Submitted Oct 22, 2021|From blog.hycmlab.com|2 comments

One key to understanding the AUD well is not only how the central bank policy impacts the AUD. It is also how other markets impact it. This article will outline some of the major influences that go into the Australian dollar. Influence #1 China: ...

Submitted Oct 19, 2021|From blog.hycmlab.com

New Zealand Q3 inflation has risen at its fastest pace in 10 years with the annual inflation rate move up to 4.9% from 3.3% in the second quarter. This has caused the New Zealand bond yield to rise sharply higher as expectations now increase for a ...

Submitted Oct 15, 2021|From blog.hycmlab.com

This week saw a huge move out of the Yen on a yield rate-inspired move. Soaring inflation, supply chain issues, and rising energy prices are all pushing global bond yields higher. Why? This is because investors are expecting central banks to hike ...

Submitted Oct 12, 2021|From blog.hycmlab.com

The oil markets have been in intense focus recently and oil has been a major gainer on three things: falling inventories, rising demand and OPEC policy. 1. Falling inventories. The sharp rise in the natural gas markets creates further pressure for ...

Submitted Oct 11, 2021|From blog.hycmlab.com

Here are the four basic things you need to know about trading gold. Keep on top of each of these and you are a long way to understanding what moves gold markets. Real yields What are real yields? Real yields are bond yields minus inflation. Falling ...

Submitted Oct 8, 2021|From blog.hycmlab.com

The world is on course to move to green and renewable energies. The question is, ‘how fast will it happen’. This will depend on two key factors. One, how much will policy push towards carbon net-zero targets. Two, how quickly will the price of green ...

Submitted Oct 6, 2021|From blog.hycmlab.com

The United Kingdom is facing a number of headwinds at the moment: rising energy prices, a shortage of migrant workers, and general supply chain issues due to COVID. However, the Bank of England is on a steeper rate path than the Bank of Japan and ...

Submitted Sep 23, 2021|From blog.hycmlab.com

The latest crisis surrounding Evergrande resulted in some contagious selling of risk assets to start the week with commodities sliding on the news. One commodity that has been in focus for a few weeks now has been copper. Copper is often given the ...

Submitted Sep 23, 2021|From blog.hycmlab.com

Bloomberg recently had an article outlining the green metals that they see being set for gains. The reason for the gains is the extra demand on them that is expected due to the world’s move towards clean, green energy. Here is the rundown as solar ...

Submitted Sep 21, 2021|From blog.hycmlab.com

Tomorrow will see the FOMC meeting and here are some of the key factors to consider going into the event. First of all, where are we at regarding tapering? Last jobs print means a September taper is highly unlikely The August jobs print came in ...

Submitted Sep 20, 2021|From blog.hycmlab.com

Gold is to Switzerland, what wine is to the French. Most of the world’s gold is refined in Switzerland and gold accounts for around 20% of Swiss exports. This close relationship to gold means that the CHF moves quite closely with gold. See the chart ...

Submitted Sep 17, 2021|From blog.hycmlab.com

The Bank of England has been pretty pessimistic for quite some time in its rate statements. However, reading the details has meant that signs of optimism keep sitting under the surface. The last central bank meeting was no different with both growth ...

Submitted Sep 16, 2021|From blog.hycmlab.com

Focus for precious metals silver and gold now sits firmly on the FOMC meeting next week. If the Fed surprises markets next week and signals earlier and faster tapering that will be expected to send US 10-year yields higher, USD higher and pressure ...

Submitted Sep 13, 2021|From blog.hycmlab.com|1 comment

Over eighty percent of forex trading is attributed to robots. The High-Frequency Trading (HFT) industry expanded its activities in recent years as computing power grew exponentially. But HFT trading focuses on the ninth or so decimal of a currency ...

Submitted Sep 6, 2021|From blog.hycmlab.com

For a commodity, oil has a tremendous impact on the currency market. Despite many investors disregarding its influence, oil is the cause of some of the most aggressive moves in the forex market. The price of oil fluctuates on the free market like ...

Submitted Sep 3, 2021|From blog.hycmlab.com|8 comments

This is a very common mistake, an easy trap to fall into. You add even more to the losing position with the thinking that the original loss will be covered over with an even greater reward. The danger is of overexposure to one market. The risk then ...

Submitted Sep 1, 2021|From blog.hycmlab.com|1 comment

Trading is like an individual sport. This is not your football team scenario where you are working together with others to get the decisive goal. You step onto the squash court as an individual, or onto the golf course on your own – you win, or ...

Submitted Aug 31, 2021|From blog.hycmlab.com

Platinum tends to gain around the start of the year, but September is the weakest time of the year for Platinum. If we see a period of USD strength coming on US policy normalisation it may be worth being aware of this seasonal pattern for the ...

Submitted Aug 26, 2021|From blog.hycmlab.com

One of the major concerns out of the US is the rising cases of the delta variant. Not only cases but also hospitalisations and deaths have been on the rise. Even the bullish Fed’s Kaplan expressed concerns last Friday about the potential impact of ...