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Forex trading analysis: what goes on with the markets?

The economic situation in the US might be giving off signals indicating a recovery from the financial crisis, but the US Dollar is not destined to fair very well.

While there are countless analysts who are forecasting a rise in the Dollar in the months to come, there is a an evolving group of traders who are expressing genuine concern over the Dollar’s long term prospects.

The bottom line of this concern is based on the reality that the large amount of money the US has used in order to dig from out of the financial avalanche will come back to haunt them in the form of Dollar weakness.

The Wall Street Journal reported only a few days ago this exact sentiment, and the notion that it presented has taken off and was widely discussed on business shows where onetime Dollar hawks have been pouncing on the notion that it can survive and thrive moving forward.

The truth is the US debt load is too heavy, it is unbearably large and it will affect the future of American business as it relates to other countries.

Import and export prices might skyrocket as a result of inflation, new taxes might be levied to help pay off the debt, basically we might see an economic recovery that will be highlighted by a weak and struggling Dollar – which will in turn bring on another crisis.

I am in no way suggesting that the Dollar will fall – for now the US is too strong for that, but I am saying that they are on the right path to having that happen.  Obama’s policies are beginning to cause issues for his popularity.

His Democratic congress is not secure in their jobs as more and more people express dissatisfaction with the spending.  His honeymoon is over.

Forex Trading bloggers have been more and more critical of his policies as the world emerges from the darkness of the recession and seeks “something else” to invest in. People who deal with online Forex traders have also been keen to this – as the news becomes better the Dollar becomes weaker. And this is a trend that I believe will continue. 

Analyzing the USD. More contradictory data came out on Wednesday, this time a disappointing Durable Goods Orders report. 

The bad news helped propel the Dollar to shake off all of this weeks losses as investors retreated from their riskier investments into the relative safety of the Greenback. 

The past few weeks has been difficult for investors, hearing things are getting better but not seeing the supporting data for those claims. 

Home sales rose 9.6% as well it was announced on Wednesday, however most of the rise was due to foreclosure sales and government auctions of foreclosed properties owned by defunct banks.

At 11:00 PM GMT, the Dollar was up .32% to the Euro to 1.4249, up .005% to the Yen to 94.2, up .7% versus the Yen to 1.6244, up 1% to the Canadian Dollar to 1.0971, up .9% to the Australian Dollar to .828, up .4% to the Kiwi and up .65% to the Swiss Franc to 1.0679.

The Chinese stock market has all but collapsed the past several weeks, falling off nearly 25% in a six week span overall capped by a 6.7% drop yesterday. The causes for concern in the Forex world relate specifically to the Dollar. 

As you might recall from several weeks ago, I spoke of the Chinese selling off some of their US treasuries and diverting that money to support their commodity purchases. 

This tactic is proving to be detrimental to the short term stability of the Chinese economy as with the information on the  stock exchange shows that industry is not moving which means the metals and durable goods  they are buying are sitting in warehouses instead of feeding the economic machine.

For the Dollar this is a signal that could spell out a difficult Fall/Winter once again, as China commits more money to helping their own corporations and diverts more and more funds away from Treasuries. 

Already, the US has held three Bond issue auctions in which the Chinese bought nothing – a fact that is not getting as much attention at this stage than it should.  I would bet, since my blogs have been a few weeks ahead of the mainstream news, that this will become a bigger deal in the coming months as more auctions go by and China continues sitting on the sidelines.

Aside from this we have the British Economy which is sputtering along as it seems the politicians are doing nothing. Political sensitivity aside, the Sterling has been suffering because the establishment in Parliament is still trying to get over a spending scandal which dominated the headlines for two months. 

They are timid and afraid to do anything significant for fear of more backlash, so they are also sitting and watching.  What Forex investors need is a clear sign from government that they are doing something, being proactive and working to turn the economy around instead of hoping that it will all by itself.

This week will be a slow one, many in the US are off for the week and Europeans are spending the last week catching the remnants of the summer sun. The ECB meets this week – don’t look for anything shocking there – they too are catching rays.

JPY. The Japanese Yen rallied on Monday as a 6.7 percent fall in the Shanghai Composite Index in China sent investors to the relative safety of the Yen for safety and was a big factor on the higher-yielding currencies most of the day. 

The Yen also rose in part on a post-election rally that saw the opposition party take over for the first time ever. The winning party called the Democratic Party of Japan is widely seen as to favor broader spending in government run social programs and economic stimulus programs. 

At 11:15PM GMT, the Yen was up .6% to the US Dollar, up .3% to the Euro to 133.43, up .35% to the British Pound to 151.71, up .43% to the Swiss Franc to 87.95 and up .2% to the Australian Dollar to 78.68. 

More Forex trading news. Trading was extremely quiet all around as the British markets were closed for a public holiday and many American’s on vacation in advance of the Labor Day holiday which marks the unofficial end to summer. The primary focus this week will be on the European Central Bank policy meeting on Thursday and the US non-farm payrolls figures which are due to be released on Friday. 

The Sterling fell 2.6% in August against the US Dollar, the largest fall of the year for the British currency.  The UK outlook is uncertain in traders eyes, despite official efforts to portray the situation as improving. Disappointing data, growing unemployment and rising consumer prices are cited as sources of the uncertainty.

The Chinese Shanghai Composite Index was down nearly 25% in the past 40 days which has raised concerns with American economists about the interest China will hold in future US treasury auctions. Their answer might come sooner than expected as they will have their first opportunity next week to see what, if any affect the drop has had.

It is becoming increasingly easier to pick a winner in the Forex market – and when I mean easier I mean, short the US Dollar.

The US Dollar dropped to its lowest point in a year against a basket of currencies on Tuesday after broad gains stocks brought a return of risk appetite.  Trading volume was markedly higher as investors returned from their vacations and began to assess the happenings of recent weeks.

The Dollars fall was also sparked by the rise in commodity prices such as gold which traded above $1000 for the first time since February.  Concerns over the USD’s status as the reserve currency were also a factor as a report by the United Nations which called for a new World Reserve System diminished the demand for the Dollar.

 at 11:15PM GMT, the Us Dollar was trading down 1.14% to the Euro to 1.4494, down 1% to the Japanese Yen to 92.23, down 1% to the Sterling to 1.6494, up .07% to the Canadian Dollar to 1.0785, down .8% to the Australian Dollar to .8622, down .5% to the New Zealand Dollar to .6959 and down 1.4% to the Swiss Franc to 1.0463 

The US Dollar dropped to its lowest point in a year against a basket of currencies on Tuesday after broad gains stocks brought a return of risk appetite.  Trading volume was markedly higher as investors returned from their vacations and began to assess the happenings of recent weeks.

The Dollars fall was also sparked by the rise in commodity prices such as gold which traded above $1000 for the first time since February.  Concerns over the USD’s status as the reserve currency were also a factor as a report by the United Nations which called for a new World Reserve System diminished the demand for the Dollar.

At 11:15PM GMT, the Us Dollar was trading down 1.14% to the Euro to 1.4494, down 1% to the Japanese Yen to 92.23, down 1% to the Sterling to 1.6494, up .07% to the Canadian Dollar to 1.0785, down .8% to the Australian Dollar to .8622, down .5% to the New Zealand Dollar to .6959 and down 1.4% to the Swiss Franc to 1.0463

The Australian Dollar has been stellar in the past few months, and I have made no secret of my love for this currency. But, it is the US Dollar that has now caught my eye as the most lucrative trade, whichever currency it is paired up with, if you happen to be on the short side of things you have been doing quite well.  Even against the pathetic Sterling the Dollar has been losing and I do not foresee this changing anytime soon.

One reason for this is the new development out of the United Nations, which openly called for a “new World Reserve” currency system – a new world order of things if you will.  Now, keep in mind the UN has not been a fan of the US for some time now, despite the US paying most of its bills and being a staunch supporter of most of its social programs such as UNESCO and UNICEF.  The world hates the top dog and if it were not for the veto power the US holds, I know there would be much more open criticism and dare I say, sanctions, against the world’s largest economy. 

But the announcement from the UN comes on the heels of President Obama deciding that he will be the first sitting US president to chair the all powerful (I am being cynical here) Security Council.  In a gesture meant to help bridge the gap between the impression the world has on the “stuck-up” and “maverick” United States, the President wants to approach the world stage with an open hand and show that we can all work together.  Now, I will bet that this move has less to do with nuclear proliferation than it does the UN’s call yesterday – but I am not qualified to make such an accusation.

In the online Forex marketplace we have seen the Dollar start its collapse.  China, which had kept mum on its concerns over the Dollar for a few months, is also back into the picture.  Speculation is that their $2 Trillion Dollars in USD reserves is being liquidated quietly and relocated to gold – which would explain the sudden increase in the shiny commodity.  Aside from this, they are also becoming vocal once more, sending a top Communist party official to the media using words like “dismayed” to describe how they feel about the US’s free use of the Treasury printing presses to cover their bills. 

Cheng Siwei, a top leader in China told the UK’s Daily Telegraph that Beijing was being compelled to redesign its foreign currency reserve policy.  No doubt this is having a grave affect on the USD  and it is the reason why I believe that no matter what the data shows about a recovery, the USD is destined for a downward trend in the coming few months.  China does not do things half assed, and you can bet that this is not the last we will hear about discontent from the US’s largest lender.  The season is ripe for a controversy – its September, and historically it has not been a good month for the USD – my bet is that this will be one of the worst on record.  Sit back and short – you won’t be sorry you did.

At the last BoE meeting, sterling got some measure of relief as the bank decided not to move forward with rumored measures to cut the deposit rate for banks who held their reserves at the central bank.

Today, however, the Bank confirmed that it is considering making such a move and GBP took an enormous hit versus the broader market, swooning all the way back below 1.6500 vs. the USD and sending EUR/GBP to a new since June. 

The purpose of such a move is to jump start lending by the banks, who are hoarding capital as they try to repair their balance sheets and all manner of ugly assets they still contain. The very weak sterling yesterday came with very little to no news flow and one has to wonder if someone was in the know beforehand – very suspicious.

In any case, the pound has been very consistent inthe Forex market in reacting to every move from the BoE during this part of the cycle.

Let’s see if EUR/GBP pays any to the 200-day moving average up around 0.8885, just above today’s high thus far.. This sell-off in GBP/USD has been rather damaging to the up-trend – see more in today’s chart. Meanwhile, the RICS House Price Balance number was far better than expected and suggested that more estate agents are seeing rising rather than falling prices in the housing market.

The RBA statements at its last meeting at the beginning of this month were far less hawkish than expected, suggesting that an October hike the market was trying to price in was somewhat premature. The minutes released overnight confirm that the RBA’s trigger finger is less than itchy at the moment, as it sought to avoid “premature tightening”.

It is a bit surprising to see AUD not biting a bit more to the downside on this story and recent, less than inspiring data from the Australian economy. It looks like Aussie traders are following the moves in risk appetite in equities (scratched to new highs yesterday) and gold, which has recently topped the 1000-dollar an ounce mark.

The Fed’s Yellen was out with a rather dour speech about the economy and warned that deflation risk was greater than inflation risk. She recommended that the administration do more to support job growth. Meanwhile, Obama is going a bit out on a limb by declaring that the job losses are “bottoming out” .  Meanwhile, the treasury is considering unloading its share of Citibank for a significant profit (if it can get current market prices). Now if that isn’t a signal that the rally in equities has moved too far, we’d like to know what is?

The German ZEW was uninspiring, with the current conditions part of the index still rather gruesome, even if the expectations part of the survey notched a marginal new high for the cycle. This survey is symptomatic of the kind of hope that is out there for a strong recovery and suggest show much optimism is already priced in here. The expectations component has topped out around 70 three times in the last ten years, so we are already most of the way to the “top” after bottoming out at a remarkable -60 in October of 2008. It’s great if reality turns out to be so rosy, but scary to contemplate the disappointment if the future proves more humdrum.

The US data was far stronger than expected in the headlines and saw the paradoxical re3action of the USD heading weaker after the data (USD moving in inverse correlation with risk appetite, bla bla….), though not convincingly. This is getting a bit silly – if the US is really in recovery mode, then this should eventually be a positive for the dollar.

Looking at the internals of the retail sales data, it looks like much of the strength outside of Autos and Gas was due to back to school shopping (strength in clothing, general merchandise, book and sporting goods stores). The US PPI rose more than expected and bonds are selling off heavily, boosting USD/JPY to new highs on the day. The JPY will be very sensitive to any further sell-off in fixed income. 91.75/92.00 looks like a key area of resistance for that pair.

More Forex Trading Analysis: Moody’s came back yesterday to haunt the British Treasury.  Nearly six months after the rating agency lowered the rating on the sovereign nations debt, they came back yesterday with a warning that the country will be in negative territory for the next year to year and a half.  With all the whispering about the true state of the UK economy, publicly seen as stabilizing while privately seen as fledgling, the independent auditors at Moody’s has seemingly undermined political efforts to paint a brighter picture.

The result of this effort was a drop across the board in the Sterling, which has not performed as bad as it could have been after the parliamentary corruption scandal of the early summer.  In fact, British lawmakers have been scarcely seen on television or the newspapers for that matter, keeping a low profile to avoid any further scrutiny that could bring back the calls for a House of Commons overhaul.  To this end, even the Exchequer, Alistair Darling and Prime Minister Gordon Brown have been less than visible since the scandal – only talking when necessary and not really saying much when they do.

It should not come as a surprise that Moody’s found the British economy in bad shape and is forecasting a bleak immediate future.  With record unemployment, manufacturing and exports down to 50 year lows, cost of basic goods rising considerably and increasing poverty at the middle class level, it is a given that they are in trouble.  However, the opinion I hold on the fate of the Sterling in relationship to the current economic climate is bold, by any accounts, and contradictory to the Moody’s report.  Here is why:

I believe that the Sterling is one of the most fairly valued currencies in the Forex Trading Market out there at this moment because of Gold.  The UK spent hundreds of years pillaging and plundering the nations of the world for every natural resource it could find, especially Gold.  So the past 60 years has seen the Brits give back the land they occupied, the deals did not include the treasures.  The UK has by far one of the largest collections of Gold reserves, next to the Vatican of course, and the price of this precious metal has been on the rise topping $1000 per ounce last week.

Even if the economy spends another two years in depression, the value of the Sterling can be stable based on their reserves.  I am not a fan of the British economic policies and I do believe that the ease in which they have gone about spending citizen funds on bailouts has contributed to their situation, but I must respect the almighty Sterling – it has for a long time, and will for a long time to come, be worth every penny (or should I say quid?).

This week has been a strange and yet interesting week on the Forex.  The volume has been incredibly light due to end of summer festivities in the US and Canada and Western Europe, however the flow of data and information has not ceased. 

We have seen officials declaring the recession over, and yet only a few hours later a piece of Data comes out that contradicts that idea. And we have seen the Dollar getting bounced around.

September in the stock market is normally the worst month, about an average of 3% loss are recorded each year since 1929. While October is the “crash month” (last year alone the market fell 13% in October) the downfalls are few and far between – so September is the hard month. 

A reason for this is that people come back from vacation and pull back their investments to gage the market and see what has happened – a portfolio reshuffle is how brokers define it. 

In the forex trading though it is different: A down market typically means a stronger currency and although this works out most of the time, this year, 2009, we are not seeing this trend.

The worries that investors have now are no longer just about which company will do better next year, or which company is poised for a breakout, the concern is based on governmental activities and it is affecting the Forex’s relationship to stocks. 

As currency is a true indicator of how strong a country is economically, traders have begun translating this into their stock holdings as well. 

Which company will be most affected by government legislation or which organization will fall under a new law or which bank will need money? 

The Dollar has been falling this month – in tandem with the US stock markets.  The question remains for Forex traders, will this trend continue and if so, how low can it go?  

The Dollar fell broadly on Wednesday, in the online forex market, after an informal data release showed a higher than expected rate of unemployment. 

US employers in the private sector shed 298,000 jobs in August according to the ADP payroll report. The Dollar initially rose on risk aversion sentiment, however continued fears over the mounting governmental debt load along with a very light volume combined to bring the Dollar down in late session trading. 

The ADP jobs report is an early indicator of how the official government “non-farm payroll” (NFP) report will look. 

The NFP report is set to come out on Friday and includes both public and private industries.  The consensus on the street is that 225,000 jobs will be reported as lost, although with private industry alone shedding close to 300,000, the NFP is likely to disappoint.

At 11:00 PM GMT, the Dollar was down .42% to the Euro to 1.4282, down .9% to the Japanese Yen to 92.15, down .85% to the British Pound to 1.6286, down .05% to the Canadian Dollar to 1.1041, down 1.2% to the Australian Dollar to .8357 up .2% to the Kiwi to .6736 and down .55% to the Swiss Franc to 1.0594.

The USD/CAD currency pair is up challenging that 1.1100/20 area again on weakness in the commodity currencies and a new sell-off in oil. A close above that level looks significant for further progression towards perhaps 1.1400 or more. 

The 55-day moving average is up just above 1.1100 as well, but the USD/CAD doesn’t seem to have much of a habit of paying attention to that number.

If oil continues below 67 dollars a barrel and equities remain in a sour mood, it’s hard to see the pair not continuing its ascent. Structurally, the failed attempt to maintain new lows below 1.0800 recently has neutralized the old bearish trend, but we’ve no bullish confirmation just yet. 1.1120+ would be a first step.