Monthly Archives: July 2010

Weak USD Pre-Market Makes Favorable S&P 500 Open

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A weak USD vs the major forex trading pairs making for a positive open on the S&P 500. Futures are up slightly just prior to the bell. I will be watching the VIX in addition to the usual forex crosses to determine market direction today. My instincts tell me VIX falling today keeping S&P...

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Key Forex Trading Crosses Drop on Retail Sales Number

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Risky forex trading crosses fell pre-market after the retail sales number (-0.5% vs. -0.3% expected) – making for a likely down start for the S&P 500 this morning. Although the futures market reaction has been muted early the gap down is widening as I am typing this. I will be watching the usual suspects,...

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Strong Forex Market in Pre-Market Options Trading

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Sponsored LinkOptions trading looking up as strong forex market appetite for risky currencies is driving S&P 500 and major US market index futures higher this morning. Retail traders obviously won’t get the opportunity to participate in the morning pre-market rally – so instead we’re lurking on the sidelines with an eye on the forex...

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Options Trading Monday Briefing

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Options trading activity looking for small rise this morning with the rise in EURUSD, also risk forex crosses with AUD and NZL. Pre-market activity in these same risk currencies was weak so I expect a turn (and S&P 500 fall) early in the trading session. In afternoon activity we’re seeing a broad but relatively...

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Forex Market Portends Options Trading Up Plus Corporate Earnings Preview

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Forex markets showing modest up options trading this morning. We’ll see what the retail market does to the cross rates but early indications are drawing down USD and Yen, a positive for US markets at the open. As always are bias remains negative while we continue the search for a compelling growth narrative. Send...

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Binary Options Trading Opportunity Today

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I am looking at binary options trading on individual transport securities today. Transports are oddly up immediately after a Baltic Dry Index falling like a stone (a leading indicator for economy and transports). Also saw pre-market money plow into risky forex assets only to begin reversing at the open. Looking for a top in...

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An Economy with a Gun to Its Head: America’s Game of Chicken

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In this economy equities markets lately are ultimately much ado about nothing. There are so many well known negative market influences these days it’s really painful to watch CNBC and other financial programs try to bloat what little positive news exists. In reality there is no positive news… there is only news (that if...

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Forex Market Option Trading Opening Indicator 7/7/10

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Forex market options trading indicator for today showing weakness in the USD and Yen – normally a positive for the S&P 500 however the strength in the market is in GBP and CHF – making this a weak signal (I call this position “robbing peter to pay paul.”) Here’s the rub: taking money from...

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Options Trading Forex Overview 7/6/10

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Sponsored LinkOptions trading based on forex market swings this morning favored risk taking. I will be out most of the day but based on what I could see of the market I see some of the risky forex pairs reversing so keep your eyes peeled for strengthening USD and or Yen. Otherwise looking like...

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Options Trading Signal – Who Turned on the Lights?

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Options trading signal today let itself be known at about 9:15am EDT this morning. After heavy CHF intervention in Euro markets (thanks Zerohedge) we saw a very bearish pattern in the major cross pairs. Having said that, somewhere around 9:15am someone at the Forex trading desks flipped on the collective “risk=ok” switch this morning...

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