Week of May 12 to May 16, 2014
By Mark So on May 12, 2014
Monday, May 12, 2014
946PM (GMT +8)
Market Sentiment AnalysisUkraine Tension on Slow Boil, Better Chinese, European, UK, and US data should promote “greed” this week. Read more »
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Week of May 5 to May 9, 2014 – No Trades Tonight, May 5, 2014
By Mark So on May 5, 2014
Monday, May 5, 2014
930PM (GMT +8)
Market Sentiment AnalysisViolence in Ukraine, Slower Chinese manufacturing growth, BoJ’s (Kuroda), US Dismal GDP all conspired to instill risk aversion (Fear) into the Forex market over the weekend (and today). Read more »
Week of Apr 28 to May 2, 2014
By Mark So on April 28, 2014
Monday, Apr 28, 2014
920PM (GMT +8)
The tension in Ukraine is turning the rest of the trading world into zombie land. Read more »
Week of Apr 21 to Apr 25, 2014
By Mark So on April 21, 2014
Monday, Apr 21, 2014
1035PM (GMT +8)
There is a huge chance of a sell-off in risk assets as the Ukraine situation is not going to de-escalate and may re-escalate into a Military incursion in the coming days. Read more »
Week of Apr 14 to Apr 18, 2014
By Mark So on April 14, 2014
Monday, Apr 14, 2014
1019PM (GMT +8)
Huge trading gaps lower for the ongoing trades over the weekend due to 2 events: 1.) Read more »
Week of Apr 7 to Apr 11, 2014
By Mark So on April 7, 2014
Monday, Apr 7, 2014
805PM (GMT +8)
Crimea is no longer in the news cycles and so the Market has focused once more to Fundamentals, and there is a lot of it going around this week. Read more »
Week of Mar 31 to Apr 4, 2014
By Mark So on March 31, 2014
Monday, Mar 31, 2014
10PM (GMT +8)
Russia and the West look like they are coming to a diplomatic solution which has relieved a lot of tension and caused the JPY trades to surge over the weekend and today. Read more »
Week of Mar 24 to Mar 28, 2014
By Mark So on March 24, 2014
Monday, Mar 24, 2014
725PM (GMT +8)
Focus this week should start shifting more and more back to fundamental economics of the 8 Major currencies as I believe that Russia is already on the back burner. Read more »
Week of Mar 17 to Mar 21, 2014
By Mark So on March 17, 2014
Monday, Mar 17, 2014
921PM (GMT +8)
Over the weekend, Traders and investors all around the world waited on the edge of their seats as the referendum to join Russia was held on Sunday. Read more »
Week of Mar 10 to Mar 14, 2014
By Mark So on March 10, 2014
Monday, Mar 10, 2014
1008PM (GMT +8)
Over the weekend, the Market sold off risk and huge price gaps appeared when the market re-opened this morning most probably due to the Ukraine political developments over the weekend. Read more »