Monthly Archives: March 2011

Preview – USD ISM Manufacturing PMI report

The US is releasing a report tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM ET, along with 2 other reports – the main economic report has been good for a winning FOREX trade – check it out.   Tomorrow, Friday, 04-01-11 at 10:00 AM ET the USD ISM Manufacturing PMI report will be released along with two other [...]

Preview – USD Non-Farm Employment Change and Unemployment Rate reports

Tomorrow the US will release the Unemployment Rate and the Non-Farm Employment Change – reflecting on yesterdays unemployment claims report – tomorrows reports are forecast as a decline of the US dollar.   Tomorrow, on Friday, 04-01-11 at 8:30 AM ET, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the monthly reports of the USD Non-Farm [...]

Preview – GBP Purchasing Managers Index Manufacturing report

Great Britain will be releasing the Purchasing Managers Index Manufacturing report tomorrow morning, Friday, 04-01-11. There are 2 release times, about 2 minutes apart. I have only been able to execute 2 trades out of the last 8 news releases – 3 wins! The first release is for subscribers to Reuters.   On Friday, 04-01-11 [...]

Follow Up – USD Consumer Confidence report

The US Consumer Confidence report was released on Tuesday – not a good difference between the “actual” and the “forecast” – so I did not enter a trade.   On Tuesday, 03-29-11, at 10:00AM ET the USD Consumer Confidence report was  released. The last “preview” was posted on Monday, 03-28-11, click here for a review. [...]

Preview – AUD Retail Sales m/m report

Tomorrow, Wednesday 03-30-11, Australia will be releasing the “Retail Sales” report – this report is usually a good report to trade.   On Wednesday, 03-30-11, at 8:30 PM ET the AUD Retail Sales m/m report will be released. Along with 2 other reports: AUD Trade Balance AUD Building Approvals m/m The AUD Trade Balance report [...]

Preview – USD ADP Non- Farm Employment change report

US Employment reports have become important indicators of the US economy over the last 2 years. The ADP Non-Farm Employment change is tomorrow – I have traded this report 7 times out of the last 11 months. Looking forward to another FOREX trade – maybe a winner this time.   Tomorrow, Wednesday, 03-30-11 at 8:15 [...]

Preview – USD Consumer Confidence report

The US Consumer Confidence report is being released tomorrow (Tuesday), the last 2 releases have shown possibilities.  I had been giving some thought about taking this report off of the blog for awhile- – perhaps not! Last report release I entered 2 trades – both were winners!   Tomorrow, on Tuesday, 03-29-11, at 10:00 AM [...]

Video History of the CAD-IVEY Purchasing Managers Index report

The Canadian IVEY School of Business releases a monthly Purchasing Managers Index report which has provided much worth while trade opportunities. I have found this report FOREX productive since I started trading it in early 2008. This video was captured on Wednesday the 7th of July, 2010 – I used Camtasia Studio for the screen [...]

Follow up – USD Core Durable Goods report

On Friday, the 24th of March, the US Core Durable Goods Orders report was released – there was enough difference between the “actual” and “forecast” for both the  Durable Goods Orders and the Core to provide an opportunity for a small trade. Both reports were such that they were not in conflict – but the [...]

Follow up – USD New Home Sales report

The US New Home Sales report last Wednesday was enough of a surprise for 2 trades – the “actual“ report came out close to enough for a good surprise to the market, the currency pair USD/JPY moved in the right direction. I entered 2 trades – both winners!!   On Wednesday, 03-23-11 at 10:00 AM [...]