U.S., Israel, and Iran: Yesterday’s 3pm EUR/USD expiry at 1.14794 took me for a loop.

Leave it to President Trump to cause a market mover in the EUR/USD yesterday when he shared that he was not in the mood to negotiate with Iran. According to FXStreet, a financial media publication, the President’s sentiments helped drive the EUR/USD below 1.1500 indicating a move to safe-haven assets including, ironically, the US dollar. … Continue reading U.S., Israel, and Iran: Yesterday’s 3pm EUR/USD expiry at 1.14794 took me for a loop.

Binary options: My conservative bet on a EUR/USD close above 1.1520 by 3pm today.

Betting that the EUR/USD closes above 1.1520 by 3pm today seems like a very conservative bet. The spot around 4:20 am was 1.1582 and I calculated a forward price for tomorrow at 1.1860, so why so bloody conservative? In short, the events in Western Asia aka the Middle East are hard to ascertain in terms … Continue reading Binary options: My conservative bet on a EUR/USD close above 1.1520 by 3pm today.

Retail foreign exchange trader news scan: Iranian president is missing …

Iran. Ebrahim Raisi. “Rescue teams are trying to locate Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi after his helicopter was forced into an emergency landing on his way back from a visit to the country’s northwest.” — Bloomberg. Nigeria. Central Bank of Nigeria. naira. “Central bank intervention this week failed to stop slide in Nigeria’s naira to a … Continue reading Retail foreign exchange trader news scan: Iranian president is missing …