Saturday, February 28, 2009

EUR/USD closed 1

Short another EUR/USD 1.2690
EUR/USD closed at 1.2675
Realised Profit: 15 pips

Short another EUR/USD 1.2700
Still open

Short EUR/USD

Short another EUR/USD 1.2700

Short EUR/USD

Short EUR/USD 1.2690

USD/CHF closed

Short USD/CHF 1.1705
USD/CHF closed at 1.1670
Realised Profit: 35 pips

Short USD/CHF 1.1705
USD/CHF closed at 1.1660
Realised Profit: 45 pips

Short USD/CHF 1.1702
USD/CHF closed at 1.1660
Realised Profit: 45 pips

Total profit: 125 pips

Friday, February 27, 2009

USD/CHF update

Short USD/CHF 1.1705
Queue set at 1.1670

Short USD/CHF 1.1705
Queue set at 1.1660

Short USD/CHF 1.1702
Queue set at 1.1660

Short another USD/CHF

Short another USD/CHF 1.1702

Short USD/CHF

Short 2 * USD/CHF 1.1705

EUR/USD closed

EUR/USD shorted at 1.2657
EUR/USD closed at 1.2635
Realised profit: 22 pips

EUR/USD closed

EUR/USD shorted at 1.2660
EUR/USD closed at 1.2630
Realised profit: 30 pips

Short another EUR/USD

Short another EUR/USD at 1.2657

Short EUR/USD

Short EUR/USD at 1.2660

EUR/USD closed

Long EUR/USD 1.2718
Close EUR/USD at 1.2740
Realised Profit: 22 pips

EUR/USD Long

Long EUR/USD 1.2718

2009, February 27 Reports

00:01 UK - Gfk Consumer Confidence (Feb)
00:30 Australia - Private Sector Credit (Jan)
05:00 Japan - Annualized Housing Starts (Jan), Construction Orders (Jan)
Germany - CPI (Feb)
10:00 Europe - CPI (Jan), Unemployment Rate (Jan)
10:30 Switzerland - KOF Leading Indicator
13:30 US - GDP Annualized (4Q), Real Personal Consumption Expenditures (4Q)
14:45 US - Chicago Purchasing Managers' Index (Feb)
14:55 US - Reuters/Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (Feb)

EUR/USD closed

EUR/USD shorted at 1.2761
EUR/USD closed at 1.2725
Realised profit: 36 pips

EUR/USD closed

EUR/USD shorted at 1.2755
EUR/USD closed at 1.2735
Realised profit: 20 pips

EUR/USD shorted at 1.2761
still open

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Short EUR/USD

Short EUR/USD again at 1.2761

Short EUR/USD

Short EUR/USD at 1.2755

USD/CHF closed

Long USD/CHF 1.1625
Closed USD/CHF 1.1641
Realised profit: 16 pips

Long USD/CHF 1.1628
Closed USD/CHF 1.1641
Realised profit: 13 pips

Total profits: 29 pips

Long USD/CHF

Long another USD/CHF 1.1628

USD/CHF Long

Long USD/CHF 1.1625

USD/JPY closed

Short USD/JPY at 97.31
Closed USD/JPY at 97.6
Realised Loss: 29 pips

Short USD/JPY at 97.28
Closed USD/JPY at 97.6
Realised Loss: 32 pips

Total Loss: 61 pips

USD/JPY Short

Short another USD/JPY at 97.28
Buy Queue set at 97.00, cut loss target at 97.60

Time to sleep.. good night :)

USD/JPY Short

Short USD/JPY at 97.31
Buy Queue set at 96.90, cut loss target at 97.60

2009, February 26 Reports

Germany - CPI (Feb)
07:00 Germany - Gfk Consumer Confidence Survey
07:00 UK - Nationwide Housing Prices
08:55 Germany - Unemployment Change and Rate (Feb)
09:00 Europe - M3 (Jan)
10:00 Europe - Consumer Confidence, Economic Confidence, Industrial Confidence (Feb)
13:30 US - Continuing Jobless Claims, Durable Goods Orders, Initial Jobless Claims
15:00 US - New Home Sales (Jan)
23:30 Japan - Jobless Rate, National CPI, Overall Household Spending, Tokyo CPI
23:50 Japan - Industrial Production, Retail Trade

EUR/USD closed

EUR/USD shorted at 1.2833
EUR/USD closed at 1.27
Realised profit: 133 pips

EUR/USD shorted at 1.2822
EUR/USD closed at 1.27
Realised profit: 122 pips

Total profits: 255 pips

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

EUR/USD Shorted

Short another EUR/USD shorted at 1.2822

USD/CHF closed

Long USD/CHF at 1.1580
Closed USD/CHF at 1.1605
Realized profit: 25 pips

USD/CHF Long

Long USD/CHF at 1.1580

EUR/USD short

EUR/USD shorted at 1.2833

USD/JPY closed

USD/JPY Short at 96.75
USD/JPY Close at 97.01
Realized loss: 26 pips

2009, February 25 Reports

00:30 Australia - Construction Work Done, Wage Price Index (4Q)
07:00 Germany - GDP (4Q)
09:30 UK - GDP (4Q), Index of Services (Dec)
15:00 US - Existing Home Sales (Jan)
15:30 US - EIA Crude Oil Stocks change

USD/JPY Short Update

Updated Queue:
Queued to buy back at 95.45
Cut loss set at 97.00

USD/JPY Short Update

Queued to buy back at 96.50
Cut loss set at 97.00

USD/JPY Short

USD/JPY Short at 96.75

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

EUR/USD closed

USD/JPY Short at 96.86
USD/JPY Close at 96.69
Realized profit: 17 pips

USD/JPY Short

USD/JPY Short at 96.86

USD/JPY closed

USD/JPY Long at 96.52
USD/JPY Close at 96.72
Realized profit: 20 pips

USD/JPY Long

USD/JPY Long at 96.52

USD/JPY closed

USD/JPY Long at 96.35
USD/JPY Close at 96.52
Realized profit: 17 pips

Long USD/JPY

USD/JPY Long at 96.35

NZD/USD Closed

NZD/USD Shorted at 0.5102
NZD/USD Close at 0.5085
Realized profit: 17 pips

Short NZD/USD

Short NZD/USD 0.5102

EUR/USD closed

EUR/USD Long at 1.2730
EUR/USD closed at 1.2807
Realized profit: 77 pips

EUR/USD Long

Long EUR/USD at 1.2730

2009, February 24 Reports

08:15 Switzerland - Employment Level
09:00 Europe - Current Account
09:00 Germany - IFO Business Climate and Expectations
09:00 Switzerland - UBS Consumption Indicator
09:30 UK - BBA Mortgage Approvales and Total Business Investment
10:00 Europe - Industrial New Orders
14:00 US - S&P Home Prices Indices
15:00 US - Consumer Confidence, Fed's Bernanke testifies, Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index
22:00 US - ABC/Washington Post Consumer Confidence
23:50 Japan - Adjusted Merchandise Trade Balance, Merchandise Trade Balance Total

Monday, February 23, 2009

EUR/USD closed

EUR/USD short at 1.2890
EUR/USD closed at 1.2827
Realized profit: 63 pips

Short EUR/USD

EUR/USD shorted at 1.2890

EUR/USD position closed

EUR/USD long at 1.2898
EUR/USD closed at 1.2908
Realized profit: 10 pips

Bad Trade..

2009, February 23 Reports

13:30 Canada - Retail Sales
17:40 US - FED's Lockhart speech
23:50 Japan - BoJ Minutes, Corporate Service Price

Friday, February 20, 2009

2009, February 20 Reports

05:00 Japan - BoJ Monthly Economic Survey
08:30 Germany - Purchasing Manager Index Manufacturing and Services
09:00 Europe - Purchasing Manager Index Manufacturing and Services
09:30 UK - Retail Sales
12:00 Canada - Bank of Canada CPI, CPI
13:30 US - Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Thursday, February 19, 2009

2009, February 19 Reports

03:00 Japan - BoJ Interest Rate Decision
09:30 UK - M4 Money Supply, M4 Sterling Lending, Public Sector Net Borrowing
13:30 US - Continuing and Initial Jobless Claims, PPI
15:00 US - Leading Indicators, Philadelphia FED Manufacturing Survey
23:50 Japan - All Industry Activity Index

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

2009, February 18 Reports

00:30 Australia - Real Retail Sales
05:00 Japan - Coincident Index, Leading Economic Index
09:30 UK - BoE Minutes
10:00 Europe - Construction Output
11:00 UK - CBI Industrial Trends Survey
12:00 US - MBA Mortgage Applications
13:30 US - Building Permits, Housing Starts, Import Price Index
13:30 Canada - Wholesale Sales
14:15 US - Capacity Utilization, Industrial Production
17:30 US - Fed's Bernanke Speech
19:00 US - FOMC Minutes

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

2009, February 17 Reports

00:30 Australia - RBA Meeting's Minutes
06:00 Japan - Machine Tool Orders (Jan)
08:15 Switzerland - Adjusted Real Retail Sales (Dec)
09:30 UK - CPI (Jan), House Price Index (Jan), Retail Price Index (Jan)
10:00 Europe - Trade Balance (Dec)
10:00 Germany - ZEW Survey - Economic Sentiment (Feb)
13:30 US - NY Empire State Manufacturing Index (Feb)
14:00 US - Net Long-term TIC Flows (Feb), Total Net TIC Flows (Dec)
18:00 US - NAHB Housing Market Index (Jan)
22:00 US - ABC/Washington Post Consumer Confidence (Feb)
23:30 Australia - Westpac Leading Index (Dec)

Monday, February 16, 2009

2009, February 16 Reports

00:01 UK - House Price Index
04:30 Japan - Capacity Utilization, Industrial Production
11:16 Japan - Tokyo Condominium Sales
13:30 Canada - Canadian Investment in Foreign Securities, Foreign Investment in Canadian Securities, Manufacturing Shipments
23:50 Japan - Tertiary Industry Index

Saturday, February 14, 2009

EUR/USD open long position

EUR/USD long at 1.2898

Friday, February 13, 2009

2009, February 13 Reports

07:00 Germany - GDP (4Q)
08:15 Switzerland - Producer and Improt Prices (Jan)
10:00 Europe - GDP (4Q)
13:30 Canada - New Motor Vehicle Sales (Dec)
15:00 US - Reuters/Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (Feb)

EUR/USD long closed

EUR/USD long at 1.2838
EUR/USD closed at 1.29
Realized profit: 62 pips

Thursday, February 12, 2009

EUR/USD open long position

EUR/USD long at 1.2838

EUR/USD long closed

EUR/USD long at 1.2832
EUR/USD closed at 1.2862
Realized profit: 30 pips

EUR/USD closed and reopen

EUR/USD short at 1.2803
EUR/USD closed at 1.2831
Realized loss: 28 pips

EUR/USD long at 1.2832

2009, February 12 Reports

00:00 Australia - Consumer Inflation Expectation (Feb)
00:30 Australia - Employment Change (Jan), National Australia Bank's Business Confidence (4Q), Unemployment Rate (Jan)
09:00 Europe - ECB Monthly Report (Feb)
10:00 Europe - Industrial Production
12:00 US - MBA Mortgage Applications
13:30 US - Continuing and Initial Jobless Claims, Retail Sales
15:00 US - Business Inventories (Dec)
21:45 NZD - Retail Sales

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

2009, February 11 Reports

07:00 Germany - CPI (Jan)
09:30 UK - Average Earnings excluding/including Bonus (Jan), Claimant Count Rate (Jan), ILO Unemployment Rate (Jan), Jobless Claims Change (Jan)
10:30 UK - BoE Quarterly Inflation Report
13:30 Canada - International Merchandise Trade (Dec), New Housing Price Index (Dec)
13:30 US - Trade Balance (Dec)
19:00 US - Monthly Budget Statement (Jan)
21:45 New Zealand - Food Price Index (Dec)
23:50 Japan - Domestic Corporate Goods Price Index (Jan)

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

2009, February 10 Reports

00:01 UK - BRC Retail Sales Monitor (Jan)
00:01 UK - RICS House Price Balance (Jan)
00:30 Australia - National Australia Bank's Business Conditions (Jan)
05:00 Japan - Consumer Confidence (Jan)
09:30 UK - Goods Trade Balance (Dec), Total Trade Balance (Dec)
15:00 US - Wholesale Inventories (Dec)
21:00 US - ABC/Washington Post Consumer Confidence
23:30 Australia - Westpac Consumer Confidence (Feb)

Monday, February 9, 2009

2009, February 9 Reports

00:01 UK - GDP Estimate (Jan)
05:00 Japan - Eco Watchers Survey: Current and Outlook (Jan)
06:00 Japan - Machine Tool Orders (Jan)
07:00 Germany - Trade Balance (Dec)
09:30 Europe - Sentix Investor Confidence (Feb)
13:15 Canada - Housing Starts (Jan)

Thursday, February 5, 2009

2009, February 6 Reports

00:30 Australia - RBA Monetary Policy Statement
05:00 Japan - Leading Economic Index (Dec)
05:30 Australia - Foreign Reserves (Jan)
06:45 Switzerland - Unemployment Rate (Jan)
09:30 UK - Industrial Production (Dec), Manufacturing Production (Dec)
11:00 Germany - Industrial Production (Dec)
12:00 Canada - Net Change in Employment (Jan), Unemployment Rate (Jan)
13:30 US - Average Hourly Earnings (Jan), Average Weekly Hours (Jan), Nonfarm Payrolls (Jan), Unemployment Rate (Jan)
20:00 US - Consumer Credit (Dec)

BoE and ECB Interest Rate 5 February 2009

BoE cut the interest rate from 1.5% to 1.0%

ECB set the interest rate remain at 2%

EUR/USD update

EUR/USD long at 1.2921
EUR/USD closed at 1.2800

Realized loss: 121 pips

EUR/USD short at 1.2803

2009, February 5 Reports

11:00 Germany - Factory Orders (Dec)
12:00 UK - BoE Interest Rate Decision
12:45 Europe - ECB Interest Rate Decision
13:30 Europe - ECB Trichet's Speech
13:30 Canada - Building Permits
13:30 US - Continuing Jobless Claims, Initial Jobless Claims, Nonfarm Productivity (4Q), Unit Labor Costs (4Q)
15:00 US - Factory Orders (Dec)
15:00 Canada - Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (Jan)

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

EUR/USD

Long at 1.2921

USD/CHF closed

USD/CHF long at 1.1566
USD/CHF closed at 1.1620

Realized profit: 54 pips

USD/CHF Position closed and open

USD/CHF short at 1.1525
USD/CHF closed at 1.1566

Realized loss: 41 pips

USD/CHF long at 1.1566

USD/CHF

Shorted at 1.1525

2009, February 4 Reports

00:01 UK - Nationwide Consumer Confidence
00:30 Australia - Building Permits (Dec), Retail Sales Trend (Dec)
08:55 Germany - Purchasing Manager Index Services (Jan)
09:00 Europe - Purchasing Manager Index Services (Jan)
09:00 UK - Purchasing Manager Index Services (Jan)
10:00 Europe - Retail Sales (Dec)
10:30 UK - BRC Shop Price Index (Jan)
12:00 US - MBA Mortgage Applications
13:15 US - ADP Employment Change (Jan)
15:00 US - ISM Non-Manufacturing (Jan)
15:30 US - EIA Crude Oil Stocks change
21:45 New Zealand - Unemployment Rate (4Q)

EUR/USD - 2009, February 4

Quick Trade done:
EUR/USD short at 1.3018
EUR/USD closed at 1.3000

Realized Profit: 18 pips

EUR/USD closed

EUR/USD closed at 1.3015

Realized Loss: 1085 pips

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

2009, February 3 Reports

00:30 Australia - Trade Balance (Dec)
01:30 Japan - Labor Cash Earnings (Dec)
03:30 Australia - RBA Interest Rate Decision
07:00 Germany - Retail Sales (Dec)
07:15 Switzerland - Trade Balance (Dec)
09:30 UK - PMI Construction (Jan)
10:00 Europe - Producer Price Index
15:00 US - Pending Home Sales (Dec)
22:00 US - ABC/Washington Post Consumer Confidence

Monday, February 2, 2009

2009, February 2 Reports

00:30 Australia - House Price Index
05:30 Australia - RBA Commodity Index
08:30 Switzerland - Purchasing Managers' Index (Jan)
08:55 Germany - Purchasing Manager Index Manufacturing (Jan)
09:00 Europe - Purchasing Manager Index Manufacturing (Jan)
09:30 UK - Purchasing Manager Index Manufacturing (Jan)
13:30 US - Core Personal Consumption Expenditure - Prices Index (Dec), Personal Consumption Expenditure Deflator (Dec), Personal Income (Dec), Personal Spending (Dec)
15:00 US - Construction Spending (Dec), ISM Manufacturing (Jan)
23:30 Japan - Monetary Base (Jan)

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