December 2007

U.S. Dollar to Continue Declining Against the Euro in 2008?

December 2, 2007

There are reasons why the U.S. dollar is in the process of weakening against the Euro, Yen, Great British Pound, Canadian Dollar and other currencies.   Part of the reason is due to a strengthening of the global economy which is creating a shift in psychology for many countries to begin favoring their own currencies for savings and investment in preference to the greenback.  Beyond factors of subprime lending and the credit crunch, money supply is also a fundamental driving force for currency values.  GDP of emerging economies has grown steadily.   The Fed is actually printing less money which would theoretically create more demand and higher value and yet this has not affected the continuing decline.  The bottom line is that the demand for the U.S. dollar simply is not growing but is declining in the global market place

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Will Bernanke Open the Door to Fed Interest Rate Cuts in December?

December 1, 2007

There is a lot of discussion currently happening regarding whether Bernanke will open the door to federal interest rate cuts in December and if so, how significant these cuts will be.  The U.S. dollar has recently dropped to record lows against the Euro, Great British Pound, Swiss Franc and Canadian Dollar.   How will the rate cuts ultimately affect the value of the U.S. dollar and how will it affect the U.S. economy for the average consumer in the wake of the current credit crunch hysteria.  Generally, lowering of interest rates is considered to decrease the value of a currency so this could further weaken the already ailing greenback.  

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Optimizing Stochastics Settings for Forex and Futures Trading

December 1, 2007

Stochastics is a popular classic indicator used by many traders today.  However, it seems that very few traders understand a really useful method of applying Stochastics and understand its limitations.  The Stochastics indicator was developed by George Lane in the 1950′s.   At that time traders simply did not have the ease of access to technical analysis tools that we have today.  Only mathematicians and engineers were involved in technical analysis and the use of indicators and they had to use the indicator formulas to plot the graphs onto paper.  Today anyone can buy an inexpensive computer and within minutes be using extremely advanced free charting software.  With the click of a mouse indicators such as Stochastics will appear on your chart without you needing to understand the formulas behind it nor the history of its development.

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