Goldman Sachs says the medium term risks to oil prices is skewed to the downside

High risk warning: Foreign exchange trading carries a high level of risk that may not be suitable for all investors. Leverage creates additional risk and loss exposure. Before you decide to trade foreign exchange, carefully consider your investment objectives, experience level, and risk tolerance. You could lose some or all your initial investment; do not invest money that you…

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AUD/USD falls to near 0.6150 after Trump sets tariffs

AUD/USD weakens to around 0.6155 in Monday’s early Asian session, down 0.95% on the day.  The White House planned 25% tariffs on Mexico, Canada; 10% on China from Tuesday.  The rising expectation of RBA rate cuts weighs on the Aussie.   The AUD/USD pair attracts some sellers to near 0.6155 during the early Asian session on Monday. The weakening of…

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Preview of the FX options expiries for Monday, February 3, 2025 at the 10 am NY cut

Mike requested these in the comments given the big gap moves we have had already. Good idea. Justin will post more comprehensively on these late, but for now: EUR/USD: 1.0400 (EUR1.82bn), 1.0325 (EUR1.49bn), 1.0425 (EUR1.02bn USD/JPY: 155.00 (US$646mn) USD/CAD: 1.4400 (US$1.9bn), 1.4500 (US$852mn), 1.4300 (US$718mn) USD/CNY: 7.3000 (US$902.5mn), 7.3500 (US$606.2mn), 7.2500 (US$405mn) GBP/USD: 1.2650 (GBP427.7mn) This article was written…

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Week’s top three trades: Nasdaq100

Nasdaq100 (NQ) edged lower Friday after strongly reversing from the intraday high in the US afternoon.  With the lower January low and high vs the December low and high, any test of the January high in February is now only moderately but increasingly unlikely. Before bears get excited, NQ will need to break below last Monday’s low, which based off…

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Trump and Dump | Forexlive

Trump and Dump: Crypto’s Tumultuous Journey Continues Amid Tariff Uncertainty In our follow-up analysis to our earlier piece on the “Trump Pump and Dump” phenomenon (read here), we take a closer look at how the “Trump and Dump” saga is unfolding on the crypto markets. With renewed tariff moves from the Trump administration targeting China, Canada, and Mexico, traders…

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Premium Watchlist Recap: January 27 – 29, 2025

This week our currency strategists focused on the Australian Q4 2024 CPI report and FOMC monetary policy statement for potential high-quality setups in the Kiwi and U.S. Dollar. Out of the eight scenario/price outlook discussions this week, two discussions arguably saw both fundie & technical arguments triggered to become potential candidates for a trade & risk management overlay. Watchlists…

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