J-DXY
How to compare various instruments in one chartIt is good idea to compare instruments to get a deeper insight into potential big moves. In this 3 min tutorial I show how to create four scales on the right of the chart for four instruments.
To add instruments you use the compare button.
Then us a drop down arrow on the instrument at top left to find Pin to scale.
US Dollar: Mind the scallopsScallops are broad patterns as shown in the chart. Whilst de-dollarisation is happening at a slow macroeconomic pace, coming from Russia, China and Japan (largely), it doesn't mean that the US Dollar will simply roll over.
The pattern of the scallops is quite visible. Now the US-Dollar is at a critical point and making attempts to do another scallop. I don't assume that each scallop will be less prominent than the previous. Overall the trend from April 2018 seems to be weakening but I make no assumptions that in the short term (next few weeks) the US-Dollar will not bounce north.
US-Dollar strength is broadly inversely correlated with commodities, metals and US-stock-markets - whilst affecting the strength of other currencies indirectly.
The pattern is useful in terms of assessing other positions in the markets both on Stock Markets and Forex.
A Lesson On Reading Risk Profiles (Must Watch)In the following video, Ivan Delgado, Head of Market Research at Global Prime, walks us through the different scenarios that can exist when trading risk.
Ivan simplifies the reading of the environment as a trader one can encounter by combining the price behavior of the SP500, US 30-yr bond yield, US Dollar index, and to a lesser extent, Gold, as it's become more a function of DXY performance.
A must watch for all forex traders, especially those trading risk-sensitive crosses such as JPY, CHF.