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Month: November 2011

Unfinished Business

I was just about to close shop for the day and instead ended up having a conversation with a good friend of the site.  We discussed quite a few things that happened today, and most
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The Euro Drifts, Still 400 Pips Higher Than October Low

Update: I've been active on Twitter today walking through these motions on the drop.  Please refer to the feed for some quick explanations in terms of how this gets approached and as it moves. I am always
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Jim Rickards: The U.S. is the World's Largest Currency Manipulator

While I am not one to watch / browse much of anything posted on CNBC, I came across this interview via another blogger, and found it to be one of the better summaries in terms
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Current EUR/USD Levels: Where They Are and Why They're There

While I try to keep things simple, this post is all technical. I am asked many questions surrounding these areas all of the time. Below is an attempt to be very specific in regards to
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The Sovereign Debt Market Explained

The number of headlines focused on sovereign debt these days can be mind bending, but all for good cause. Every day I see articles posted written by a slew of commentators, and I wonder how
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Event-Driven Spikes

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_video link=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvugvSLHT7Q”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][dt_gap height=”15″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Video Notes: Context of the spike is by far the most relevant – every spike is unique and understanding the market's common reaction to like-events is most crucial Fibonacci Retracements used
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Bank Analyst Performance

How Well Do Bank Analysts Really Perform?

I've said it a million times on this site: “Analysts are not traders, they are publishers. They are forced to perform on a daily basis and release information regardless of market conditions. As a result,
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Fate and Papandreou

Rumor mill is in full operation again today regarding the fate of Papandreou. Facing heavy criticism for his call for the referendum, the BBC originally announced that an “unnamed source” explained that Papandreou will resign.
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Not Enough Volatility? ECB Announces Rate Decision Tomorrow

With an already massive storm of events this week the Euro Zone has yet one major scheduled hurdle to get past: tomorrow's ECB rate decision. Consensus is pointing at UNCH with a handful of dovish analysts looking
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