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What’s next for gold after the Italian referendum

2016-12-04

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Adam Button from ForexLive speaks to Kitco about the outlook for gold and why the Italian referendum probably won’t matter.

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Adam Button at the London Stock Exchange

2016-11-20

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Adam Button from ForexLive talks about the outlook for currencies after Donald Trump won the US election. What to watch for from the US dollar and why the forex market was caught off guard.

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The finer points of trading forex on US election night

2016-11-03

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A minute-by-minute preview of how to trade the US election. Adam Button from ForexLive breaks down when results will be released and how to interpret them. Adam looks at the different outcomes and what to watch for and how to trade the US dollar and other markets in the aftermath.

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Forex trading can be like football. You win some. You lose some.

2016-09-03

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Sometimes risking a little more, works out for you too In the US, the college football season is getting underway on Saturday. Yippee. A comment from an Attacking Currency Trend trader reminded me of conversations I have had with my son, a college football coach. The comment was about a trade that got stopped out …

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BOC Governor Stephen Poloz gets testy on exports

2016-08-31

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Poloz is asked about weak non-commodity exports and gets defensive.

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Video of the purported Yemen attack on a Saudi oil facility

2016-08-26

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This video was originally posted to Facebook with the caption: By the grace of Allah, Just about an hour ago, a video from inside Najran city for #Aramco oil company burning by a Yemeni ballistic missile “Zelzal-3″, Friday 26-8-2016. The video shows a huge fire on the oil tanks .. Note the oil tanks at …

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The five smartest words retail forex traders say

2016-08-24

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Greg Michalowski, Author Attacking Currency Trends. Director of Client Education and Technical Analysis at ForexLive.com. I am more of technical forex trader, but that bias comes with some important reasons, especially for retail traders. Fundamental analysis is important, but it does not do a good job with defining and limiting risk…especially when traders are wrong. …

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How to trade the August BOE interest rate decision

2016-08-03

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On August 4th, the BOE will announce there interest rate decision. The expectations is for a cut of 25 basis points to 0.25%. What do they say in the statement? Do they do more QE? Do they surprise and say they don’t have enough information yet? The pair has rallied over the last few days … Continue reading...

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The BOJ is about to go big

2016-07-28

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Preview of the Bank of Japan decision for July 28, 2016. This is a highly-anticipated central bank announcement and Adam Button from ForexLive breaks down what to watch out for and how to be ready for the BOJ.

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Federal Reserve preview for July 27 2016

2016-07-26

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What to expect from the July 27 Federal Reserve interest rate decision. Some trade ideas for the FOMC from Adam Button ahead of the 2 pm ET decision. What to look for from Janet Yellen and the Fed and what it will mean in the forex and stock market.

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Three trade ideas to end the week

2016-07-21

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A look at the EURUSD, AUDUSD and the USDJPY The EURUSD, the AUDUSD and the USDJPY are all trading around some technical levels that could set up some low risk trading opportunities. The EURUSD is trading in the most narrow trading range for a week since end of 2014 with one day to go. Will … Continue reading »

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Three ways Donald Trump could roil markets at the Republican National Convention

2016-07-19

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Adam Button looks at the potential impacts of Donald Trump at the 2016 Republican National Convention. What impacts will the RNC have in the foreign exchange market, stocks and for the economy. Donald Trump’s speech is the key point for the 2016 RNC but there are other drivers and things to watch as well. Visit …

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The technicals are talking to us in the EURUSD. What are they saying?

2016-07-15

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The EURUSD is trading in a narrow trading range on the daily and the hourly chart. What does that tell us about the pair and what we can expect in trading in the new future?

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Plan your trade: A look at the key levels for the EURUSD through US employment report

2016-07-07

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The June US employment report will be released tomorrow at 8:30 AM ET. The expectations are around 180K. The unemployment rate is expected to tick up to 4.8% from 4.7%. I don’t look to go into a high risk event with a position. There are better times to trade, but after the news is known, …

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Forex trading video: EURUSD falls below 200 day MA.What next?

2016-07-05

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The EURUSD has fallen below the 200 day MA in trading today. That is nothing new if you look at recent history. The price has been trading above and below the MA line as traders ponder “Which way next” for the pair… Now yesterday the MA did hold. Today…not so lucky. In fact, the correction …

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Forex technical analysis: USDJPY finishes a fairly quiet week near 100 hour MA

2016-07-01

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The USDJPY is finishing the trading week near the 100 hour MA at 102.56. The pair spent the last two trading days mostly between the 100 hour and 200 hour MAs. Those levels will define the close range in trading in the early week. Look for the break and run.

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EURUSD ends the week on a soft note. What’s in store for next week?

2016-07-01

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The EURUSD has moved a little lower in the last few hours of trading – holding against the 200 hour MA in the process. The 50% retracement level held earlier today. So the pair has a bit of a negative bias heading into the weekend For trading next week, the pair will be looking toward … Continue...

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Stay safe in your trading before the UK referendum vote. Key levels to lean against.

2016-06-17

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he UK referendum is upon us next week. Will the UK stay “In” or will they opt “Out”. In either case, traders will be nervous. Liquidity will likely be limited. Look for extremes BEFORE the event (that means at the beginning of the week – not and hour before the event!) Lean against them. IF …

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Does this remind you of your forex trading?

2016-06-17

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Having trouble pulling the trigger in your forex trading? Do you lunge at your forex trades with no rhyme or reason? Get help! Get a coach! The Attacking Currency Trends course will smooth your trading swing out. Do you want to hit it down the middle? For more information: https://forexlive.leadpages.co/act-four/ Or email Greg Michalowski at …

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Forex Education: If risk is too high, you could always go to the beach…

2016-06-13

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…or trade other pairs The action today in the GBPUSD was beyond words. Rumors about a BREXIT poll, led into a release which was reported incorrectly. The comedy of errors highlights the unscheduled event and liquidity risk that traders face in the market. What exactly is that? What can you do or cannot do to …

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