Monthly Archives: August 2015

Alphabet Soup Day: SDR, PMI, ADP

There are three main talking points today: 1) The divergence in the trajectory of monetary policy, illustrated by Atlanta Fed’s Lockhart yesterday, and to be tested today by the ADP private sector employment estimate;  2) The July service sector PMIs; and 3) The IMF’s update on the yuan’s inclusion in the SDR. Lockhart suggested for some like himself,…

EUR/USD Forex Signal For August 5, 2015

EUR/USD Signal Update Yesterday’s signals expired without being triggered. Today’s EUR/USD Signals Risk 0.75% Trades may only be taken before 5pm London time today. Long Trade 1 Long entry following a bullish price action reversal on the H1 time frame immediately upon the next touch of 1.0813. Put the stop loss 1 pip below the local…

Enhance Your Utility Sector Returns

    Imagine you’re a pilot who is preparing to land an airplane. You’ve just eased up on the throttle, thereby slowing your airspeed. To compensate, you gently pull back on the yoke to increase the plane’s angle of attack. A buzzer suddenly goes off… it’s the stall warning. Your approach is too slow! The aircraft is at risk…

September Rate Increase Likely

It looks like a Fed interest rate hike in September is a real possibility. After months of uncertainty and speculation, a senior Fed official came out in support of the rate increase sending the dollar upwards, primarily at the expense of the Swiss Franc and Canadian Dollar. Dennis Lockhart, president of the Federal Reserve Bank…