Markets continue to churn sideways, frustrating most investors.
Instead of allowing the market to dictate your emotions along with the herd, let it simply highlight the path of least resistance. That’s what I’m doing.
Today, I want to share with you two ways to trade the British pound – regardless of its next directional move…
The structural trend for the pound undoubtedly points sideways. A zoomed-out weekly chart makes that clear:
Yes, it has reclaimed a critical shelf of former lows. But it’s messy. And while I believe the pound and other currency pairs will begin to trend in the coming weeks and months, I have no idea what direction they will take.
So I’m prepared to trade the British pound in either direction.
It's the weekly currency edition of What the FICC?
Despite the overarching range-bound action and intraday indecision across the currency markets, I continue to find trade setups with well-defined risks.
The CPI data came in a little warmer than expected today. And currency markets aren’t quite sure what to make of it.
Despite the overarching range-bound action and intraday indecision, I continue to find trade setups with well-defined risks.
Today, I’ll outline another vehicle to short a potential falling dollar – the Swiss franc.
I prepared to get long the USD/CHF pair last October. But the trade never materialized. Instead, it caught lower as the USD downtrend picked up steam in early November.
Fast-forward a few months, and I’m ready to short the USD/CHF pair.
It's the weekly currency edition of What the FICC?
Yesterday, the US dollar index $DXY booked its largest three-day gain since it peaked in late September. So will today's bounce turn into tomorrow's rally?
I don't know. But you want to monitor these two levels for insight.
