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nzvik
Auckland, New Zealand
Posts: 225
15 years ago
Oct 15, 2009 2:12
nzvik
Auckland, New Zealand
Posts: 225
15 years ago
Oct 15, 2009 2:06
Rajesh

You will need to read about it - however :

breakouts are simply the price moving out of clear range after a certain time - normally 4 weeks or 8 weeks.

So if say a currency makes a new 4 week high - then you go long. If it makes a new 4 week low - you go short.
Some people prefer a 55 day breakout (as it is more certain) - which is a new 55 day high - u go long and vice versa.
Pretty simple ? Not always - because u do get false breakouts, and only with experience will you get better at spotting them.
Suggest u google - turtle trading or break out trading - u should be able to find a free PDF (the original turtle rules) which u can go thru and test , if you believe this is what you want to try

Good Luck
nzvik
Auckland, New Zealand
Posts: 225
15 years ago
Oct 14, 2009 22:03
Ashraf

Do you think the divergence is gone for the time being. Obviously we need to see the week before things settle clearly in one direction.

Not really a fan of betting against GS - as with the end of Lehman, Bear ... etc. GS has visibility to an even bigger book !

however, just a bit concerned with Meredith Whitney's downgrade - will wait and watch.
nzvik
Auckland, New Zealand
Posts: 225
15 years ago
Oct 14, 2009 20:11
Investment in oil/gas exploration and production fell by $100 billion globally in 2009 from the year prior, says IEA economist Birol.
Upside risks remain as dollar weakness continues. Crude is at a year high. Will wait for a clear break either way before taking a trade.
nzvik
Auckland, New Zealand
Posts: 225
15 years ago
Oct 13, 2009 23:52
Ashraf

No reason for Financials to rally yet.
Tech rally is Intel earnings driven.
Divergence exists for the day - but all this could change after earnings later in the week

JPM - wed
Citi and Goldman - thu
BOA - Fri

if these earnings beat expectations, we go rocking up again for another 5% on the S&P in the next 10 days. Expectations should be beaten but I am not as confident as I was earlier after Whitney's downgrade of Goldman yesterday. Will wait and watch - but definitely not concerned about the divergence yet, maybe by the end of the week if it remains.
nzvik
Auckland, New Zealand
Posts: 225
15 years ago
Oct 13, 2009 1:32
USDCAD is a sharp falling knife. No point trying to catch this.

Any pullbacks I would use to short.
Breaking 1.0590 and now likely to break 1.0300.

Below 1.0300 I can't see any major support on the weekly charts till we reach the Psychological barrier of 1.000 - once broken it is a free fall to 0.97.

Only a major fundamental shift in sentiment - crashing stocks & oil, and return to substantial USD strength can stop this. The other factor in CADs favour is the Canadian economy has clearly started adding jobs - more strength.
The only thing I can see which can derail this fall in the short term is the COT data which is at a CAD bullish extreme - 88% of positions are CAD long, which could lead to a pullback - but these extreme positions can remain so for quite some time.
nzvik
Auckland, New Zealand
Posts: 225
15 years ago
Oct 12, 2009 22:12
spec

thats the fun of a forum - we can have different points of view.

I see S&P at 1150+ in the next 4 to 6 weeks. that is what my volume indicators are suggesting, however as with these things they are not right all the time. I will go long on a clear break above 1080.

The correction or sideways moves have all been under 5% - as we have seen in the last few months.

Unfortunately, most of the time when we all start looking for a correction it does not happen.

next 2 to 3 weeks are very critical - as all the major earnings are released.

you could be right on downward / sideways movement from nov. but we could be knocking closer to 1200 by then. The sign of a strong correction will be much better earnings but no rally. thats when I'll get worried and start thinking of going short.

cable - u r probably right that is has peaked for the year - i am just looking for a short term bounce and i normally get 50% of them right.
Cable crashed after the expansion of QE by BOE - once that runs out, where will we go?
nzvik
Auckland, New Zealand
Posts: 225
15 years ago
Oct 12, 2009 8:25
AUDJPY - In my opinion expect retracement to 80.50 -70 zone -then back upwards

target 83.50 in the next 2 weeks
nzvik
Auckland, New Zealand
Posts: 225
15 years ago
Oct 9, 2009 8:40
AUDJPY at 80.84 - sometimes even I get it right !
nzvik
Auckland, New Zealand
Posts: 225
15 years ago
Sep 23, 2009 13:37
Ashraf,

There appear to be rumours floating of the Fed talking to dealers on using reverse repos.

If true and also indicated by the Fed statement today - whats the impact you are expecting ? Equities down and dollar up ?

thanks