Thanks! I'll give that a try. Frank

Daily GBP/JPY analysis

BaasHarm, Thanks! This pair has surprised me more than once. :-) With everyone shorting, I'm wondering if a long is a good idea right now. I still have a few longs open. Frank

Daily GBP/JPY analysis

Anyone else still long on this pair? Frank

Daily GBP/JPY analysis

I have a question regarding the use of line 21 on form 1040. Do I calculate in the rollover interest gains from my carrytrade positions in this figure? What if the broker sends me a 1099-INT for the interest? Normally, this is reported as interest, ...

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If you go to an American Express office, you can buy currency for travel. They had a wide variety the last time I was there. Frank

How can I get current physical foreign currency?

Thanks. I was originally long, but now I'm short. We shall see. Frank

Daily GBP/JPY analysis

Action to the downside? Or upside?

Daily GBP/JPY analysis

Scott, Thanks! I appreciate it. I will go through this and try to figure it out (again). Frank

Daily GBP/JPY analysis

smjones, Thanks. I missed that detail. do you know how it's calculated using current rates? I used to have this down pretty good, but haven't done it in a while. Or if you have a link for it, that will be helpfull too. Frank

Daily GBP/JPY analysis

Thanks for sharing your strategy. Are they equivalent exactly though? Is 1 GBP/JPY = 1 GBP/USD + 1 USD/JPY Doesn't USD/JPY have to be adjusted? Thanks, Frank

Daily GBP/JPY analysis

My indicators so far aren't showing this pair wanting to go either way right now. It seems to want to stay in a range. I went ahead and took a small long position, but it wasn't based on any technicals. This pair appears to be consolidating, so when ...

Daily GBP/JPY analysis

Thanks Scott! That's what I was assuming, but just thought I'd confirm with someone that knows more than I do. Frank

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Is anyone else seeing a "sell" signal on GBP/JPY with this system? I see that "bar" has formed after crossing the river. I want to make sure I configured this right. Thanks, Frank

PowerTrading/The River

I have just configured this system on my trade platform. I have a couple questions: 1) Do I have to use candles? Or can I use bar charts? 2) Is it safe to enter the trade when a full bar (rather than full candle) forms outside on the other side of ...

PowerTrading/The River

What chart platform or broker will provide volume information for currency pairs? Thanks, Frank

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newjersey24, Iran asked Japan to pay for all oil in Yen rather than with USD from now on. Iran's central bank said it's cutting holdings of the US Dollar. Frank

Daily GBP/JPY analysis

Swap/rollover premium update — Just a quick update regarding the situation/problem with the swap/rollover premium I mentioned earlier. Everything should be resolved asap I was told. Once again, this is another example where it was nice to have ...

MB Trading Futures - Introduction

I have a gbp/jpy short position. I have 30,000 units short that I've held way too long. I was charged $28.74 today for this position. Frank

MB Trading Futures - Introduction

The charges doubled every single day since June 26th. So, it wasn't due to the weekend increase. Today, the charge was over 5 times what it should have been, so that wouldn't account for 3 weekend days. Thanks, Frank

MB Trading Futures - Introduction

Has anyone else noticed any problems with overcharges with daily rollover premium? My charges have gone up significantly (more than double) and the rates on the platform (watchlist) haven't changed at all. I'm curious if it's just my account? I ...

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