Challenging Times

While I realize the world went through a bit of an unwind, before and after the Dubai incident, I've been busy with work and family issues instead.Things have just been incredibly busy!In any case, what with the volatility and unwinding that has been going on it's probably a good time to be inactive. I did manage to blow up my small discretionary account (my robots are far better traders than I

Carry Trade Panic Selling?

Did anyone notice the panic selling out there?All kinds of carry trades unwound several hundred points in a very short period of time. Speculation in the Forex news rags suggests that losses due to the falling stock exchanges forced people to unwind their carry trades to cover their margins.In any case, after days of regimented downward movement, the sudden fallout represented a panic moment --

Crushed By The AUD/JPY Rollover?

How did you do during the recent AUDJPY (AUD/USD to USD/JPY) freefall?If you were paying attention you noticed the double top happen not too long ago -- the one I blogged about recently. That was your warning that the market was facing a potential reversal.The market fell pretty fast. I hope you weren't sitting on any large unprotected positions.While I don't have the patience to stay

Weekend Forex Thoughts

Although it is the weekend, I can't help but think about trading.One of the things I've noticed recently is that the EURTRY pair is much less influenced by Wall Street. The DOW is flying all over the place, dragging the AUDJPY and related pairs up and down the charts, while the EURTRY drifts sedately instead.However, a caution, the EURTRY has historically had some very violent and large moves

AUDJPY Unwinding

The yen is appreciating quickly at the moment, or should I say a short period ago. Luckily I was awake and able to scramble around in my account to keep things sane!EDIT: It is still unwinding... now at 102.75 and holding. Oops, now approaching 102 and probably beyond.