Currencies and Forex Analysis & Opinion

CAD/JPY This is a trade analysis where I give some tips about what you should avoid in your trading. This trade was opened right after strong signal (Demand) appeared on the chart. Strong signals show...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. This week's best-performing currencies were the Australian and New Zealand dollars and while their quiet strength may come as a...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. The U.S. dollar’s correction Thursday was technical and not fundamental. The prospect of a rate hike in December has not...

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined marginally against the CAD to close at 1.3311. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 1.3258, with the USD trading 0.4% lower from...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.Wednesday's market focus was on the FOMC minutes but the big takeaway from the Fed was not contained in the details of a meeting...

The USD/CAD has been a star performer of late on the back of a surging US dollar sentiment. However, technical analysis of the pair is signalling the potential for some sharp falls ahead as the bulls...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management.How Long Do Forex Traders Let Terrorism Impact Currencies? In light of all the tragedy in France, it is refreshing to see that...

Last week the pair continued growing and reached its end of September highs. The pair was supported by commentaries from Fed Chair Janet Yellen on Thursday where she confirmed that an interest rate...

The euro has felt the wrath of the bullish US dollar over the past week, as the hawkish rhetoric from the Federal Reserve starts to bite. However, what has been an orderly retreat could become a rout...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. Recent comments from Eurozone officials are making EUR/USD traders nervous because the greatest risk of selling euros is a...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. The biggest story in Tuesday's FX market was the euro, which fell to fresh 6-month lows against the U.S. dollar. After a...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. The best way to trade currencies into year-end is to ride the monetary divergence wave. The latest U.S. jobs number satisfies...

By now, you’ve no doubt heard about Frday’s essentially perfect Non-Farm Payrolls number and the resulting surge it’s caused in the US dollar. This report, and its resulting...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. This month’s blowout nonfarm payrolls report pushed USD/JPY to 2-month highs and the EUR/USD and GBP/USD to 6-month lows....