Shoot, 3/4th of DD was spread! I dont have the right broker to scalp, but its good practice for when I do.

How FX options can affect spot price heading in to expiration

Hey thanks! I can't see your time, but looks close to 10am eastern. See how that magnetic effect .9600 had just kinda disappeared after the expiration.. never to return again? Intraday traders longing Aud/Usd would probably put their stop just below ...

How FX options can affect spot price heading in to expiration

Aud/Usd @ .96 .. Didn't see much of an opportunity. Market made their option hedging really tight. Thanks for posting this one up chucklots Had one trade for +13 pips and another for breakeven. Mostly impressed by less than 4 pips draw ...

How FX options can affect spot price heading in to expiration

UK GDP data out for Gbp in a couple hours. A large shift in Gbp/Usd could push Aud/Usd away to a range low/high to trade it back to strike.

How FX options can affect spot price heading in to expiration

The way around it in the US is to open another sub-acct with your broker for those hedged trades

Are support and resistance levels predetermined?

heya chuck, I edited my post. That A/U option hadn't come up on the google machine but it did on DS's site. Reported for tomorrow's NY cut. made a pic of the PA so far.. got a lack of buying @ 9625, all sell orders there. I've got no flow info as of ...

How FX options can affect spot price heading in to expiration

hey guys, just heard abt an option Aud/Usd @ .9600 url Price is definately pivoting over that level. Eur/Usd barrier @ 1.3825? Price looked like it should if there was one there but I didnt hear abt that either. I'm sure any recent Eur/Usd shorts ...

How FX options can affect spot price heading in to expiration

Sweet Liquidity. This NFP was a huge event. No one wanted to take on this risk event which is what happens. The whole forex market was waiting all week for it. If you were surprised by that, wait til you get slipped during central bank intervention ...

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USD sell off means bullish for GU. If you think Gbp will appriciate against the Dollar, long the pair.

Are support and resistance levels predetermined?

When, yes. Market liquidity starts to dry up as risk events approach, like data releases, speaches, closing of the market.. The lack of liquidity will welcome volatiltiy. Like this morning when the US released it's 2-week delayed unemployment and ...

Is Technical Analysis really working or it's just an illusion?

Yep, good example. I heard of barrier options on Aud/Usd every 50 pips from .9600 on up. Next one @ .9800.

FX Barrier Options

Understand that the Forex market is affected and contributes to changes in worldwide equity markets, bonds, commodities, incl presious metals. It is THE market.. if that's what you mean by a single market. By using purely 'technical analysis' you're ...

Is Technical Analysis really working or it's just an illusion?

All this math and charts definitely show dedication to the markets. I spent 5 mins on 2 of your guy's levels. lol US Dollar sell off upon bad (delayed) NFP numbers were released at 1230GMT. Any of us monkeys that shorted the dollar should keep ...

Are support and resistance levels predetermined?

News services that report info they recieve from dealers and large entities close to the market about the orders that are coming up. I found my order info sources by googling "order flow trading news" with social media these days, there's twitter ...

FX Barrier Options

Or that price has moved the other way and they must buy/sell to exit a trade thus pushing price in the opposing direction. I feel its easier to predict where a group of traders will place their stops, and I need order feeds to hear about large ...

We were fools to believe candlesticks can predict

Buy stops above barrier at ~95.10 tripped, sending the AuD higher across the board.

FX Barrier Options

Order activity due to an option barrier on Aud/Jpy @ 95.0

FX Barrier Options

Btw, there are large bids from central banks @ 1.20 on Eur/Chf and 7.75 on Usd/Hkd

Where are big banks buying or selling?

Check out Oanda's News. I think they sometimes post large orders in their BUZZ headlines.

Where are big banks buying or selling?

Wow, what an uninformative thread. Those terminals do report when dealers see leveraged traders, banks, central banks entering orders in to the market. Unfortunately they cost a lot as the info is worth $$ the sooner it comes out. Some of this 2nd ...

Where are big banks buying or selling?