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		<title>Follow Up &#8211; AUD Employment Change and AUD Unemployment Rate reports</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:27:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[// On Wednesday, 07-07-10 at 9:30 PM ET, the Australian Bureau of Statistics released the monthly AUD Employment Change and AUD Unemployment Rate reports I posted a “preview” of these reports on Tuesday, 07-06-10, click here to review. I Did enter 2 trades this time of the AUD/NZD &#8211; 1 loser &#8211; 1 winner!! Here [...]]]></description>
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<p>On Wednesday, 07-07-10 at 9:30 PM ET, the Australian <a href="http://www.abs.gov.au/" target="_blank">Bureau of Statistics</a> released the monthly <span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD Employment</span> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Change</span> and <span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD Unemployment Rate</span> reports</p>
<p>I posted a “preview” of these reports on Tuesday, 07-06-10, <a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/2010/07/06/preview-aud-employment-change-and-aud-unemployment-rate-reports-9/">click here</a> to review.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>I Did enter 2 trades this time of the AUD/NZD &#8211; <span style="color: #ff0000;">1 loser</span> &#8211; 1 winner!!</strong></em></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Here is how the reports for this month were set up and what happened</span>:</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD Employment Change</span></span> &#8211; Stats</p>
<p>Previous = <span style="color: #ff0000;">26.9K</span>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;revised= 22.8K</p>
<p>Forecast = <span style="color: #ff0000;">15.3K</span></p>
<p>Actual = 45.9K</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD Unemployment Rate</span></span> &#8211; Stats</p>
<p>Previous = <span style="color: #ff0000;">5.2%</span>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;revised= 5.1%</p>
<p>Forecast =<span style="color: #ff0000;"> 5.2%</span></p>
<p>Actual = 5.1%</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Here is what happened then</span>:</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD-9-30PM-ET-07-07-10</span><br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">Looking for a 20K difference</span><br />
Actual &gt; Forecast = Good for AUD<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD Employment Change</span></span><br />
&#8212;&#8212;actual&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-forecast&#8212;&#8212;-previous<br />
_________<span style="color: #ff0000;">______15.3K______26.9K</span><br />
_____45.9K_____ 15.3K_____ 22.8K<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">out at 35.3K or higher &#8211; BUY  AUD/NZD<br />
out at -05.3K or lower &#8211; SELL AUD/NZD</span><br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Good</strong></span> &#8211; “actual” came out higher then “forecast” by 30.6K<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Good</strong></span> &#8211; “actual” came out higher then “previous” by 19.0K<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Good</strong></span> &#8211; “actual” came out higher then revised “previous” by 23.1K</p>
<p>Actual &lt; Forecast = Good for AUD<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD Unemployment Rate</span><br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<span style="color: #ff0000;">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;5.2%&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; 5.2%</span><br />
_____5.1%______ 5.2%________ 5.1%<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Good</strong></span> &#8211; “actual” came out lower then “forecast” by 0.1%<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Good</strong></span> &#8211; “actual” came out lower then “previous” by 0.1%<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Good</strong></span> &#8211; “actual” came out same as revised “previous” by 0.1%</p>
<p>Here are the charts:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(AUD/JPY)</p>
<div id="attachment_5339" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/AUD-JPY-7-7-2010-8-33-51-PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-5339" title="AUD-JPY-7-7-2010 8-33-51 PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/AUD-JPY-7-7-2010-8-33-51-PM-edited-400x264.png" alt="a one minute AUD/JPY currency chart" width="400" height="264" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute AUD/JPY chart</p></div>
<p>This currency pair AUD/JPY  spiked up 1st minute about 70 PIPS &#8211; <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>right direction</strong></span><br />
Ranged!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(AUD/NZD)</p>
<div id="attachment_5340" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 409px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/AUD-NZD-7-7-2010-8-36-53-PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-5340" title="AUD-NZD-7-7-2010 8-36-53 PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/AUD-NZD-7-7-2010-8-36-53-PM-edited-399x330.png" alt="a one minute AUD/NZD currency chart" width="399" height="330" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute AUD/NZD chart</p></div>
<p>This currency pair AUD/NZD spiked up/down 1st minute about 76 PIPS/ 42 PIPS -<br />
Moved up next 62 minutes about 54 PIPS &#8211; <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>right direction</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(AUD/USD)</p>
<div id="attachment_5341" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/AUD-USD-7-7-2010-8-36-53-PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-5341" title="AUD-USD-7-7-2010 8-36-53 PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/AUD-USD-7-7-2010-8-36-53-PM-edited-400x262.png" alt="a one minute AUD/USD currency chart" width="400" height="262" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute AUD/USD chart</p></div>
<p>This currency pair AUD/USD  spiked up 1st minute about 80 PIPS &#8211; <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>right direction</strong></span><br />
Ranged!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(EUR/AUD)</p>
<div id="attachment_5342" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/EUR-AUD-7-7-2010-8-36-53-PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-5342" title="EUR-AUD-7-7-2010 8-36-53 PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/EUR-AUD-7-7-2010-8-36-53-PM-edited-400x329.png" alt="a one minute EUR/AUD currency chart" width="400" height="329" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute EUR/AUD chart</p></div>
<p>This currency pair EUR/AUD spiked down 1st minute about 108 PIPS -<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong> right direction</strong></span><br />
Ranged!</p>
<p>The next scheduled release of these two reports on Wednesday, 08-11-10 at 9:30 PM ET.</p>
<p>I will probably post a “preview“ a day or two prior.</p>
<p>Stay tuned!</p>
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		<title>Follow Up &#8211; AUD Retail Sales m/m and AUD Building Approvals  reports</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[// On Wednesday, 06-30-10, at 9:30 PM ET the AUD Retail Sales m/m report was released. Also, the AUD Building Approvals report was released. I did a “preview” post of these reports on Tuesday, 06-29-10, click here to check it out. The AUD Retail Sales m/m and Building Approvals reports are released by the Australian [...]]]></description>
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<p>On Wednesday, 06-30-10, at 9:30 PM ET the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD Retail Sales m/m</span> report was released.</p>
<p>Also, the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD Building Approvals</span> report was released.</p>
<p>I did a “preview” post of these reports on Tuesday, 06-29-10, <a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/2010/06/29/preview-aud-retail-sales-mm-report-and-building-approvals-report-5/">click here</a> to check it out.</p>
<p>The <span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD Retail Sales m/m</span> and <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Building Approvals</span> reports are released by the Australian <a href="http://www.abs.gov.au/" target="_blank">Bureau of Statistics</a>.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Lets take a look at what happened</span>:</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD Building Approvals m/m</span></span> Stats:</p>
<p>Previous =<span style="color: #ff0000;"> -14.8%</span>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;revised = -11.4%</p>
<p>Forecast = <span style="color: #ff0000;">0.0%</span></p>
<p>Actual = -6.6%</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD Retail Sales m/m</span></span> Stats:</p>
<p>Previous = <span style="color: #ff0000;">0.6%</span></p>
<p>Forecast = <span style="color: #ff0000;">0.3%</span></p>
<p>Actual = 0.2%</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Here is how I was set up and what happened</span>:</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD-7-30PM-06-30-10</span><br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">Looking for a 1.0% difference</span><br />
Actual &gt; Forecast = Good for AUD<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD Building Approvals m/m</span></span><br />
&#8212;&#8212;actual&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-forecast&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-previous<br />
_____-6.6%_<span style="color: #ff0000;">_____0.0%________-14.8%</span><br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">Out at -3.9% or higher &#8211; SELL EUR/AUD<br />
Out at -5.9% or lower &#8211; BUY EUR/AUD<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bad</span> &#8211; “actual” came out lower then “forecast” by 6.6%</span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Good</strong></span> &#8211; “actual” came out higher then “previous” by 8.2%</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Good</strong></span> &#8211; “actual” came out higher then revised “previous” by 4.8%</p>
<p>AUD Retail Sales m/m<br />
______0.2%__<span style="color: #ff0000;">_____0.3% ________0.6%</span><br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bad</span> &#8211; “actual” came out lower then “forecast” by 0.1%<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bad</span> &#8211; “actual” came out lower then “previous” by 0.4%</span></p>
<p>It <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>does not</em></span> appear these reports were in much conflict! &#8211; <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>However, I did suffer 2 losing trades of the currency pair EUR/AUD!!!</strong></span></p>
<p>Here are the charts:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(AUD/JPY)</p>
<div id="attachment_5237" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/AUD-JPY-06-30-10-7-30PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-5237" title="AUD-JPY-06-30-10-7-30PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/AUD-JPY-06-30-10-7-30PM-edited-400x379.png" alt="a one minute AUD/JPY currency chart" width="400" height="379" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute AUD/JPY currency chart</p></div>
<p>This AUD/JPY currency pair spiked down/up 1st minute about 26 PIPS/ 12 PIPS<br />
ranged up for 6 minutes<br />
Move down next 43 minutes about 69 PIPS &#8211; <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>right direction</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(AUD/NZD)</p>
<div id="attachment_5238" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/AUD-NZD-06-30-10-7-30PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-5238" title="AUD-NZD-06-30-10-7-30PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/AUD-NZD-06-30-10-7-30PM-edited-400x318.png" alt="a one minute AUD/NZD currency chart" width="400" height="318" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute AUD/NZD currency chart</p></div>
<p>This AUD/NZD currency pair ranged down for 50 minutes &#8211; <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>right direction</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(AUD/USD)</p>
<div id="attachment_5239" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/AUD-USD-06-30-10-7-30PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-5239" title="AUD-USD-06-30-10-7-30PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/AUD-USD-06-30-10-7-30PM-edited-400x380.png" alt="a one minute AUD/USD currency chart" width="400" height="380" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute AUD/USD currency chart</p></div>
<p>This AUD/USD currency pair spiked down/up 1st minute about 26 PIPS/ 9 PIPS<br />
Moved up and ranged up for 13 minutes about 30 PIPS &#8211; <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">wrong direction</span></span><br />
Move down next 36 minutes about 55 PIPS &#8211; <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>right direction</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(EUR/AUD)</p>
<div id="attachment_5240" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/EUR-AUD-06-30-10-7-30PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-5240" title="EUR-AUD-06-30-10-7-30PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/EUR-AUD-06-30-10-7-30PM-edited-400x325.png" alt="a one minute EUR/AUD currency chart" width="400" height="325" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute EUR/AUD currency chart</p></div>
<p>This EUR/AUD currency pair spiked up/down 1st 10 minutes about 45 PIPS/ 40 PIPS<br />
Ranged up for 8 minutes<br />
Move up next 32 minutes about 90 PIPS &#8211; <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>right direction</strong></span><br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><span style="color: #ff0000;">Here I had 2 losing trades &#8211; entered the trades too early!</span></em></span></p>
<p>The next scheduled release of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD &#8211; Building Approvals</span> report is on Thursday, 08-03-10 at 9:30 PM ET.</p>
<p>The next scheduled release of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD &#8211; Retails Sales</span> report is on Tuesday, 08-02-10 at 9:30 PM ET.</p>
<p>I will probably post a “preview” a day or two prior.</p>
<p>Past performances are not an indication of future results</p>
<p>I will write a “follow up” post soon after this release.</p>
<p>So&#8212;Stay tuned!</p>
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		<title>Follow Up &#8211; AUD Employment Change and AUD Unemployment Rate reports</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>On Wednesday, 06-09-10 at 9:30 PM ET, the Australian <a href="http://www.abs.gov.au/" target="_blank">Bureau of Statistics</a> released the monthly <span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD Employment</span> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Change</span> and <span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD Unemployment Rate</span> reports</p>
<p>I posted a “preview” of these reports on Tuesday, 06-08-10, <a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/2010/06/08/preview-aud-employment-change-and-aud-unemployment-rate-reports-8/">click here</a> to review.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>I Did enter 2 trades this time of the AUD/NZD &#8211; <strong>both winners!!</strong></em></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Here is how the reports for this month were set up and what happened</span>:</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">AUD Employment Change</span></span> &#8211; Stats</p>
<p>Previous = <span style="color: #ff0000;">33.7K</span></p>
<p>Forecast = <span style="color: #ff0000;">16.1K</span>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;revised= 20.1K</p>
<p>Actual = 26.9K</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">AUD Unemployment Rate</span></span> &#8211; Stats</p>
<p>Previous = <span style="color: #ff0000;">5.4%</span></p>
<p>Forecast = <span style="color: #ff0000;">5.4%</span></p>
<p>Actual = 5.2%</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>I did set up and traded these reports this month.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Here is what happened then</span>:</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD-79-30PM-ET-06-09-10</span><br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">Looking for a 20K difference</span><br />
Actual &gt; Forecast = Good for AUD<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD Employment Change</span></span><br />
&#8212;&#8212;actual&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-forecast&#8212;&#8212;-previous<br />
_______<span style="color: #ff0000;">________16.1K______33.7K</span><br />
______26.9K____ 20.1K______ 33.7K<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">out at 36.1K or higher &#8211; BUY  AUD/NZD<br />
out at -03.9K or lower &#8211; SELL AUD/NZD</span><br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>good</strong></span> &#8211; “actual” came out higher then “forecast” by 10.8K<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>good</strong></span> &#8211; “actual” came out higher then revised “forecast” by 6.8K<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">bad</span> &#8211; “actual” came out lower then “previous” by 6.8K</span></p>
<p>Actual &lt; Forecast = Good for AUD<br />
AUD Unemployment Rate<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;5.2%&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;5.4%&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; 5.4%<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>good</strong></span> &#8211; “actual” came out lower then “forecast” by 0.2%<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>good</strong></span> &#8211; “actual” came out lower then “previous” by 0.2%</p>
<p>Here are the charts:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(AUD/JPY)</p>
<div id="attachment_5026" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/AUD-JPY-06-09-10-7-30PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-5026" title="AUD-JPY-06-09-10-7-30PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/AUD-JPY-06-09-10-7-30PM-edited-400x399.png" alt="a one minute AUD/JPY currency chart" width="400" height="399" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute AUD/JPY chart</p></div>
<p>This currency pair AUD/JPY  move up for 34 minutes about 59 PIPS &#8211; <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>right direction</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(AUD/NZD)</p>
<div id="attachment_5027" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/AUD-NZD-06-09-10-7-30PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-5027" title="AUD-NZD-06-09-10-7-30PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/AUD-NZD-06-09-10-7-30PM-edited-400x313.png" alt="a one minute AUD/NZD currency chart" width="400" height="313" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute AUD/NZD chart</p></div>
<p>This currency pair AUD/NZD move up for 34 minutes about 39 PIPS &#8211; <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>right direction</strong></span><br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>2 winning trades here!!</strong></em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(AUD/USD)</p>
<div id="attachment_5029" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 405px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/AUD-USD-06-09-10-7-30PM-edited1.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-5029" title="AUD-USD-06-09-10-7-30PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/AUD-USD-06-09-10-7-30PM-edited1-395x400.png" alt="a one minute AUD/USD currency chart" width="395" height="400" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute AUD/USD chart</p></div>
<p>This currency pair AUD/USD  move up for 33 minutes about 59 PIPS &#8211; <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>right direction</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(EUR/AUD)</p>
<div id="attachment_5030" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 394px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/EUR-AUD-06-09-10-7-30PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-5030" title="EUR-AUD-06-09-10-7-30PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/EUR-AUD-06-09-10-7-30PM-edited-384x400.png" alt="a one minute EUR/AUD currency chart" width="384" height="400" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute EUR/AUD chart</p></div>
<p>This currency pair EUR/AUD move down for 33 minutes about 93 PIPS -<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong> right direction</strong></span></p>
<p>The next scheduled release of these two reports on Wednesday, 07-07-10 at 9:30 PM ET.</p>
<p>I will probably post a “preview“ a day or two prior.</p>
<p>Stay tuned!</p>
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		<title>Follow Up &#8211; AUD Gross Domestic Product QoQ report</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:06:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[// On Tuesday, 06-01-10 at 9:30 PM ET, the AUD Gross Domestic Product QoQ report was  released. Also, the AUD Gross Domestic Product YoY report was released. I wrote a “preview” post on Monday, 05-31-10, click here for a review. These news reports are released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Here is how the [...]]]></description>
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<p>On Tuesday, 06-01-10 at 9:30 PM ET, the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD Gross Domestic Product QoQ</span> report was  released.</p>
<p>Also, the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD Gross Domestic Product YoY</span> report was released.</p>
<p>I wrote a “preview” post on Monday, 05-31-10, <a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/2010/05/31/preview-aud-gross-domestic-product-qoq-report-3/">click here</a> for a review.</p>
<p>These news reports are released by the Australian <a href="http://www.abs.gov.au/" target="_blank">Bureau of Statistics</a>.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Here is how the report for this month came out</span>:</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">AUD Gross Domestic Product QoQ</span></span> &#8211; Stats</p>
<p>Previous =<span style="color: #ff0000;"> 0.9%</span>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;revised = 1.1%</p>
<p>Forecast = <span style="color: #ff0000;">0.6%</span></p>
<p>Actual = 0.5%</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>It appears the economists believed the AUD economy was not improving &#8211; and, they were right. There was not enough difference between the “actual” and the “forecast” for a trade.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Here is how I was set up for this news report</span>.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD-9-30PM-ET-06-01-10</span><br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">Looking for a 0.2%  difference</span><br />
Actual &gt; Forecast = Good for AUD<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">AUD GDP q/q</span></span><br />
&#8212;&#8212;actual&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;forecast&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;previous<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">_______________0.6%________0.9%</span><br />
_____0.5%______ 0.6%_______ 1.1%<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">Out at 0.8% or higher &#8211; BUY AUD/NZD<br />
Out at 0.4% or lower &#8211; SELL AUD/NZD<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bad</span> &#8211; “actual” came out lower then “forecast” by 0.1%<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bad</span> &#8211; “actual” came out lower then “previous” by 0.4%<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bad</span> &#8211; “actual” came out lower then revised “previous” by 0.6%</span></p>
<p>Here are the charts:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(AUD/JPY)</p>
<div id="attachment_4927" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/AUD-JPY-06-01-10-7-30PM-edited1.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4927" title="AUD-JPY-06-01-10-7-30PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/AUD-JPY-06-01-10-7-30PM-edited1-400x274.png" alt="a one minute AUD/JPY currency chart" width="400" height="274" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute AUD/JPY chart</p></div>
<p>This currency pair AUD/JPY moved up for 19 minutes about 44 PIPS</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(AUD/NZD)</p>
<div id="attachment_4928" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/AUD-NZD-06-01-10-7-30PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4928" title="AUD-NZD-06-01-10-7-30PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/AUD-NZD-06-01-10-7-30PM-edited-400x278.png" alt="a one minute AUD/NZD currency chart" width="400" height="278" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute AUD/NZD chart</p></div>
<p>This currency pair AUD/NZD minutes spiked up/down 1st 3 minutes about 11 PIPS/ 35 PIPS<br />
Ranged down next 20 minutes about 35 PIPS</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(AUD/USD)</p>
<div id="attachment_4929" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/AUD-USD-06-01-10-7-30PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4929" title="AUD-USD-06-01-10-7-30PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/AUD-USD-06-01-10-7-30PM-edited-400x267.png" alt="a one minute AUD/USD currency chart" width="400" height="267" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute AUD/USD chart</p></div>
<p>This currency pair AUD/USD spiked down/up 1st 4 minutes about 12 PIPS/ 35 PIPS<br />
Moved down next 23 minutes about 19 PIPS</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(EUR/AUD)</p>
<div id="attachment_4930" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/EUR-AUD-06-01-10-7-30PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4930" title="EUR-AUD-06-01-10-7-30PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/EUR-AUD-06-01-10-7-30PM-edited-400x267.png" alt="a one minute EUR/AUD currency chart" width="400" height="267" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute EUR/AUD chart</p></div>
<p>This currency pair EUR/AUD spiked up/down 1st 7 minutes about 17 PIPS/ 42 PIPS<br />
Moved up next 19 minutes about 33 PIPS</p>
<p>The next scheduled release of these two reports is on Tuesday, 08-31-10 at 9:30 PM ET.<br />
The schedule could change.</p>
<p>I will probably post a “preview“ a day or two prior.</p>
<p>Stay tuned!</p>
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		<title>Follow Up &#8211; AUD Retail Sales m/m and AUD Building Approvals  reports</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:28:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[// On Monday, 05-31-10, at 9:30 PM ET the AUD Retail Sales m/m report was released. Also, the AUD Building Approvals report was released. I did a “preview” post of these reports on Monday, 05-31-10, click here to check it out. The AUD Retail Sales m/m and Building Approvals reports are released by the Australian [...]]]></description>
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<p>On Monday, 05-31-10, at 9:30 PM ET the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD Retail Sales m/m</span> report was released.</p>
<p>Also, the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD Building Approvals</span> report was released.</p>
<p>I did a “preview” post of these reports on Monday, 05-31-10, <a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/2010/05/31/preview-aud-retail-sales-mm-report-and-building-approvals-report-4/">click here</a> to check it out.</p>
<p>The <span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD Retail Sales m/m</span> and <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Building Approvals</span> reports are released by the <a href="http://www.abs.gov.au/" target="_blank">Australian Bureau of Statistics</a>.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Lets take a look at what happened</span>:</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">AUD Building Approvals m/m</span></span> Stats:</p>
<p>Previous = <span style="color: #ff0000;">15.3%</span>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;revised = 16.8%</p>
<p>Forecast = <span style="color: #ff0000;">-4.9%</span>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;revised =  -5.2%</p>
<p>Actual = -14.8%</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">AUD Retail Sales m/m</span></span> Stats:</p>
<p>Previous = <span style="color: #ff0000;">0.3%</span>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;revised = 0.4%</p>
<p>Forecast = <span style="color: #ff0000;">0.3%</span>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;revised = 0.8%</p>
<p>Actual = 0.6%</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>I did not enter a trade &#8211; too much possible conflict!</strong></em></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Here is how I was set up and what happened</span>:</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD-9-30PM-05-31-10</span><br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">Looking for a 1.0% difference</span><br />
Actual &gt; Forecast = Good for AUD<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">AUD Building Approvals m/m</span></span><br />
&#8212;&#8212;actual&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-forecast&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-previous<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">________________-4.9%________15.3%</span><br />
____-14.8% ______-5.2% _______16.8%<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">Out at -3.9% or higher &#8211; SELL EUR/AUD<br />
Out at -5.9% or lower &#8211; BUY EUR/AUD</span><br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bad</span> &#8211; “actual” came out lower then “forecast” by 9.9%<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bad</span> &#8211; “actual” came out lower then revised “forecast” by 9.6%<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bad</span> &#8211; “actual” came out lower then “previous” by 30.1%</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">AUD Retail Sales m/m</span><br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">________________0.3% ________0.3%</span><br />
_____0.6%_______ 0.4%________ 0.8%<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Good</strong></span> &#8211; “actual” came out higher then “forecast” by 0.3%<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Good</strong></span> &#8211; “actual” came out higher then revised “forecast” by 0.2%<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Good</strong></span> &#8211; “actual” came out higher then “previous” by 0.3%<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bad</span> &#8211; “actual” came out lower then revised “previous” by 0.2%</span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>The reports were in conflict!</strong></em></span></p>
<p>Here are the charts:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(AUD/JPY)</p>
<div id="attachment_4890" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/AUD-JPY-05-31-10-7-30PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4890" title="AUD-JPY-05-31-10-7-30PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/AUD-JPY-05-31-10-7-30PM-edited-400x317.png" alt="a one minute AUD/JPY currency chart" width="400" height="317" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute AUD/JPY currency chart</p></div>
<p>This AUD/JPY currency pair spiked down/up/down 1st minute about 3 PIPS/ 36 PIPS/ 25 PIPS<br />
Moved up for 3 minutes about 19 PIPS -<span style="color: #ff0000;"> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">wrong direction</span></span><br />
Move down next 13 minutes about 62 PIPS -<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong> right direction</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(AUD/NZD)</p>
<div id="attachment_4891" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/AUD-NZD-05-31-10-7-30PM-8050.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4891" title="AUD-NZD-05-31-10-7-30PM-8050" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/AUD-NZD-05-31-10-7-30PM-8050-400x296.png" alt="a one minute AUD/NZD currency chart" width="400" height="296" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute AUD/NZD currency chart</p></div>
<p>This AUD/NZD currency pair spiked up/down/up 1st minute about 29 PIPS/ 47 PIPS/ 12 PIPS<br />
Move down next 29 minutes about 30 PIPS &#8211; <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>right direction</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(AUD/USD)</p>
<div id="attachment_4892" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/AUD-USD-05-31-10-7-30PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4892" title="AUD-USD-05-31-10-7-30PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/AUD-USD-05-31-10-7-30PM-edited-400x275.png" alt="a one minute AUD/USD currency chart" width="400" height="275" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute AUD/USD currency chart</p></div>
<p>This AUD/USD currency pair spiked down/up/down 1st minute about 8 PIPS/ 29 PIPS/ 18 PIPS<br />
Moved up for 3 minutes about 17 PIPS &#8211; <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">wrong direction</span></span><br />
Move down next 14 minutes about 52 PIPS &#8211; <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>right direction</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(EUR/AUD)</p>
<div id="attachment_4893" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/EUR-AUD-05-31-10-7-30PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4893" title="EUR-AUD-05-31-10-7-30PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/EUR-AUD-05-31-10-7-30PM-edited-400x293.png" alt="a one minute EUR/AUD currency chart" width="400" height="293" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute EUR/AUD currency chart</p></div>
<p>This EUR/AUD currency pair spiked up/down/up 1st minute about 15 PIPS/ 43 PIPS/ 28 PIPS<br />
Moved up for 3 minutes about 22 PIPS &#8211; <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">wrong direction</span></span><br />
Move down next 13 minutes about 72 PIPS &#8211; <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>right direction</strong></span></p>
<p>The next scheduled release of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD &#8211; Building Approvals</span> report is on Thursday, 07-01-10 at 9:30 PM ET.</p>
<p>The next scheduled release of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD &#8211; Retails Sales</span> report is on Wednesday, 06-30-10 at 9:30 PM ET.</p>
<p>I will probably post a “preview” a day or two prior.</p>
<p>Past performances are not an indication of future results</p>
<p>I will write a “follow up” post soon after this release.</p>
<p>So&#8212;Stay tuned!</p>
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		<title>Follow Up &#8211; AUD Employment Change and AUD Unemployment Rate reports</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 16:33:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[// On Wednesday, 05-12-10 at 9:30 PM ET, the Australian Bureau of Statistics released the monthly AUD Employment Change and AUD Unemployment Rate reports I posted a “preview” of these reports on Tuesday, 05-11-10, click here to review. I Did enter a trade this time of the EUR/AUD &#8211; a loser!! Here is how the [...]]]></description>
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<p>On Wednesday, 05-12-10 at 9:30 PM ET, the Australian <a href="http://www.abs.gov.au/" target="_blank">Bureau of Statistics</a> released the monthly <span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD Employment Change</span> and <span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD Unemployment Rate</span> reports</p>
<p>I posted a “preview” of these reports on Tuesday, 05-11-10, <a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/2010/05/11/preview-aud-employment-change-and-aud-unemployment-rate-reports-7/">click here</a> to review.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>I Did enter a trade this time of the EUR/AUD &#8211; a loser!!</strong></em></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Here is how the reports for this month was set up and what happened</span>:</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">AUD Employment Change</span></span> &#8211; Stats</p>
<p>Previous = <span style="color: #ff0000;">19.6K</span></p>
<p>Forecast = <span style="color: #ff0000;">22.6K</span></p>
<p>Actual = 33.7K</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">AUD Unemployment Rate</span></span> &#8211; Stats</p>
<p>Previous = <span style="color: #ff0000;">5.3%</span></p>
<p>Forecast = <span style="color: #ff0000;">5.3%</span></p>
<p>Actual = 5.4%</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">I did set up and traded these reports this month</span>.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Here is what happened then</span>:</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD-9-30PM-ET-05-12-10</span><br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">Looking for a 20K difference</span><br />
Actual &gt; Forecast = Good for AUD<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD Employment Change</span><br />
&#8212;&#8212;actual&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-forecast&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-previous<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">_____<span style="color: #000000;">33.7K</span>_____22.6K________19.6K</span><br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">out at 42.6K or higher &#8211; SELL  EUR/AUD<br />
out at 02.6K or lower &#8211; BUY EUR/AUD</span><br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Good</strong></span> &#8211; “actual” came out higher then “forecast” by 11.1K<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Good</strong></span> &#8211; “actual” came out higher then “previous” by 14.1K</p>
<p>Actual &lt; Forecast = Good for AUD<br />
AUD Unemployment Rate<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;5.4%&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-5.3%&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; 5.3%<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bad</span> &#8211; “actual” came out higher then “forecast” by 0.1%<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bad</span> &#8211; “actual” came out higher then “previous” by 0.1%</span></p>
<p>Here are the charts:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(AUD/JPY)</p>
<div id="attachment_4695" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/AUD-JPY-05-12-10-7-30PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4695" title="AUD-JPY-05-12-10-7-30PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/AUD-JPY-05-12-10-7-30PM-edited-400x357.png" alt="a one minute AUD/JPY currency chart" width="400" height="357" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute AUD/JPY chart</p></div>
<p>This currency pair AUD/JPY  move up/down 1st 2 minutes about 26 PIPS/ 17 PIPS<br />
Ranged next minute<br />
Moved down next 9 minutes 19 PIPS &#8211; <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">wrong direction</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(AUD/NZD)</p>
<div id="attachment_4696" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/AUD-NZD-05-12-10-7-30PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4696" title="AUD-NZD-05-12-10-7-30PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/AUD-NZD-05-12-10-7-30PM-edited-400x345.png" alt="a one minute AUD/NZD currency chart" width="400" height="345" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute AUD/NZD chart</p></div>
<p>This currency pair AUD/NZD moved up 17 minutes about 38 PIPS &#8211; <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>right direction</strong></span><br />
Moved down next 29 minutes 36 PIPS &#8211; <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">wrong direction</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(AUD/USD)</p>
<div id="attachment_4697" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/AUD-USD-05-12-10-7-30PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4697" title="AUD-USD-05-12-10-7-30PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/AUD-USD-05-12-10-7-30PM-edited-400x380.png" alt="a one minute AUD/USD currency chart" width="400" height="380" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute AUD/USD chart</p></div>
<p>This currency pair AUD/USD  move up/down 1st 2 minutes about 22 PIPS/ 14 PIPS<br />
moved down next 11 minutes about 22 PIPS &#8211; <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">wrong direction</span></span><br />
Moved up next 30 minutes 40 PIPS &#8211; <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>right direction</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(EUR/AUD)</p>
<div id="attachment_4698" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/EUR-AUD-05-12-10-7-30PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4698" title="EUR-AUD-05-12-10-7-30PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/EUR-AUD-05-12-10-7-30PM-edited-400x336.png" alt="a one minute EUR/AUD currency chart" width="400" height="336" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute EUR/AUD chart</p></div>
<p>This currency pair EUR/AUD  move down 1st 3 minutes about 25 PIPS &#8211; <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>right direction</strong></span><br />
moved up next 9 minutes about 21 PIPS &#8211; <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">wrong direction</span></span><br />
Moved down next 43 minutes 37 PIPS -<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong> right direction</strong></span><br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>I Did enter a trade this time of the EUR/AUD &#8211; <span style="color: #ff0000;">a loser</span>!!</strong></em></span></p>
<p>The next scheduled release of these two reports on Wednesday, 06-09-10 at 9:30 PM ET.</p>
<p>I will probably post a “preview“ a day or two prior.</p>
<p>Stay tuned!</p>
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		<title>Follow Up &#8211; AUD Employment Change and AUD Unemployment Rate reports</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:29:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[// On Wednesday, 04-07-10 at 9:30 PM ET, the Australian Bureau of Statistics released the monthly AUD Employment Change and AUD Unemployment Rate reports I posted a “preview” of these reports on Tuesday, 04-06-10, click here to review. Did not enter a trade this time!! Here is how the reports for this month was set [...]]]></description>
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<p>On Wednesday, 04-07-10 at 9:30 PM ET, the Australian <a href="http://www.abs.gov.au/" target="_blank">Bureau of Statistics</a> released the monthly <span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD Employment Change</span> and <span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD Unemployment Rate</span> reports</p>
<p>I posted a “preview” of these reports on Tuesday, 04-06-10, <a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/2010/04/06/preview-aud-employment-change-and-aud-unemployment-rate-reports-6/">click here</a> to review.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Did not enter a trade this time!!</strong></em></span></p>
<p>Here is how the reports for this month was set up and what happened:</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">AUD Employment Change</span></span> &#8211; Stats</p>
<p>Previous = <span style="color: #ff0000;">0.4K</span></p>
<p>Forecast = <span style="color: #ff0000;">20.2K</span>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;revised = 20.1K</p>
<p>Actual = <span style="color: #ff0000;">19.6K</span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">AUD Unemployment Rate</span></span> &#8211; Stats</p>
<p>Previous = <span style="color: #ff0000;">5.3%</span></p>
<p>Forecast =<span style="color: #ff0000;"> 5.3%</span></p>
<p>Actual = 5.3%</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Here is what happened then</span>:</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD-7-30PM-04-07-10</span><br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">Looking for a 20K difference</span><br />
Actual &gt; Forecast = Good for AUD<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">AUD Employment Change</span></span><br />
&#8212;&#8212;actual&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-forecast&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-previous<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">_______________20.2K________0.4K</span><br />
_____19.6K_____ 20.1K<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">out at 40.2K or higher &#8211; BUY  AUD/NZD<br />
out at 00.2K or lower &#8211; SELL AUD/NZD<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bad</span>- “actual” came out “forecast” by 0.6K<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bad</span>- “actual” came out revised “forecast” by 0.5K</span><br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Good</strong></span> &#8211; “actual” came out “previous” by 19.2K</p>
<p>Actual &lt; Forecast = Good for AUD<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD Unemployment Rate</span><br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;5.3%&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-5.3%&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; 5.3%<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Neutral</span> &#8211; “actual” came out same as “forecast” and “previous”</p>
<p>Here are the charts:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(AUD/JPY)</p>
<div id="attachment_4248" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/AUD-JPY-04-07-10-7-30PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4248" title="AUD-JPY-04-07-10-7-30PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/AUD-JPY-04-07-10-7-30PM-edited-400x349.png" alt="a one minute AUD/JPY currency chart" width="400" height="349" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute AUD/JPY chart</p></div>
<p>This currency pair AUD/JPY  spiked down/up 1st minute about 15 PIPS/ 27 PIPS<br />
Moved up next 49 minutes 18 PIPS</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(AUD/NZD)</p>
<div id="attachment_4249" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/AUD-NZD-04-07-10-7-30PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4249" title="AUD-NZD-04-07-10-7-30PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/AUD-NZD-04-07-10-7-30PM-edited-400x349.png" alt="a one minute AUD/NZD currency chart" width="400" height="349" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute AUD/NZD chart</p></div>
<p>This currency pair AUD/NZD moved up for 6 minutes 50 PIPS</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(AUD/USD)</p>
<div id="attachment_4250" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/AUD-USD-04-07-10-7-30PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4250" title="AUD-USD-04-07-10-7-30PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/AUD-USD-04-07-10-7-30PM-edited-400x342.png" alt="a one minute AUD/USD currency chart" width="400" height="342" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute AUD/USD chart</p></div>
<p>This currency pair AUD/USD  spiked down/up 1st 2 minutes about 15 PIPS/ 30 PIPS<br />
Moved down next 6 minutes about 8 PIPS<br />
Moved up next 42 minutes about 17 PIPS</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(EUR/AUD)</p>
<div id="attachment_4251" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/EUR-AUD-04-07-10-7-30PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4251" title="EUR-AUD-04-07-10-7-30PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/EUR-AUD-04-07-10-7-30PM-edited-400x339.png" alt="a one minute EUR/AUD currency chart" width="400" height="339" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute EUR/AUD chart</p></div>
<p>This currency pair EUR/AUD  spiked down/up 1st 2 minutes about 24 PIPS/ 40 PIPS<br />
Ranged!</p>
<p>The next scheduled release of these two reports on Wednesday, 05-12-10 at 9:30 PM ET.</p>
<p>I will probably post a “preview“ a day or two prior.</p>
<p>Stay tuned!</p>
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		<title>Follow Up &#8211; AUD Retail Sales m/m report and  AUD Building Approvals report</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[// On Wednesday, 03-30-10, at 7:30 PM ET the AUD Retail Sales m/m report was released. Also, the AUD Building Approvals report was released. I did a “preview” post of these reports on Monday, 03-29-10, click here to check it out. The AUD Retail Sales m/m and Building Approvals reports are released by the Australian [...]]]></description>
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<p>On Wednesday, 03-30-10, at 7:30 PM ET the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD Retail Sales m/m</span> report was released.</p>
<p>Also, the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD Building Approvals</span> report was released.</p>
<p>I did a “preview” post of these reports on Monday, 03-29-10, <a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/2010/03/29/preview-aud-retail-sales-mm-report-and-building-approvals-report-3/">click here</a> to check it out.</p>
<p>The AUD Retail Sales m/m and Building Approvals reports are released by the <a href="http://www.abs.gov.au/" target="_blank">Australian Bureau of Statistics</a>.</p>
<p>Lets take a look at what happened:</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">AUD Building Approvals m/m</span></span> Stats:</p>
<p>Previous = -<span style="color: #ff0000;">0.7%</span>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;revised = -5.5%</p>
<p>Forecast = <span style="color: #ff0000;">0.3%</span>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;revised =  2.2% / 2.1%</p>
<p>Actual = -3.3%</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">AUD Retail Sales m/m</span></span> Stats:</p>
<p>Previous = <span style="color: #ff0000;">1.2%</span>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;revised = 1.1%</p>
<p>Forecast = <span style="color: #ff0000;">0.3%</span></p>
<p>Actual = -1.4%</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>I did enter 2 trades of the currency pair AUD/JPY &#8211; both were winners!!!.</strong></em></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Here is how I was set up and what happened</span>:</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD-6-30PM-03-30-10</span><br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">Looking for a 1.0% difference</span><br />
Actual &gt; Forecast = Good for AUD<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">AUD Building Approvals m/m</span><br />
&#8212;&#8212;actual&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-forecast&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-previous<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">________________2.2%________-7.0%</span><br />
____-3.3%_______ 2.1%_______ -5.5%<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">Out at 3.2% or higher &#8211; BUY AUD/JPY<br />
Out at 1.2% or lower &#8211; SELL AUD/JPY</span><br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bad</span> &#8211; “actual” came out lower then “forecast” by 3.6%<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bad</span> &#8211; “actual” came out lower then 2nd “forecast” by 5.5%<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bad</span> &#8211; “actual” came out lower then revised “forecast” by 5.4%<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bad</span> &#8211; “actual” came out lower then “previous” by 4%</span><br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Good</strong></span> &#8211; “actual” came out higher then revised “previous” by 2.2%</p>
<p>AUD Retail Sales m/m<br />
________________0.3% ________1.2%<br />
____-1.4%_______ 0.3%_______ 1.1%<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bad</span> &#8211; “actual” came out lower then “forecast” by 1.7%<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bad</span> &#8211; “actual” came out lower then “previous” by 2.6%<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bad</span> &#8211; “actual” came out lower then revised “previous” by 2.5%</span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Both reports moved in the same way</strong></em></span></p>
<p>Here are the charts:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(AUD/JPY)</p>
<div id="attachment_4124" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 391px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/AUD-JPY-03-30-10-6-30PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4124" title="AUD-JPY-03-30-10-6-30PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/AUD-JPY-03-30-10-6-30PM-edited-381x400.png" alt="a one minute AUD/JPY currency chart" width="381" height="400" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute AUD/JPY currency chart</p></div>
<p>This AUD/JPY currency pair moved down for 9 minutes about 59 PIPS -<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong> right direction</strong></span> &#8211; <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>2 winning trades</strong></em></span><br />
Move up next 27 minutes about 50 PIPS &#8211; <span style="color: #ff0000;">wrong direction</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(AUD/NZD)</p>
<div id="attachment_4125" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/AUD-NZD-03-30-10-6-30PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4125" title="AUD-NZD-03-30-10-6-30PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/AUD-NZD-03-30-10-6-30PM-edited-400x378.png" alt="a one minute AUD/NZD currency chart" width="400" height="378" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute AUD/NZD currency chart</p></div>
<p>This AUD/NZD currency pair moved down for 40 minutes about 55 PIPS &#8211; <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>right direction</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(AUD/USD)</p>
<div id="attachment_4126" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/AUD-USD-03-30-10-6-30PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4126" title="AUD-USD-03-30-10-6-30PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/AUD-USD-03-30-10-6-30PM-edited-400x378.png" alt="a one minute AUD/USD currency chart" width="400" height="378" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute AUD/USD currency chart</p></div>
<p>This AUD/USD currency pair moved down for 9 minutes about 64 PIPS &#8211; <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>right direction</strong></span><br />
Ranged!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(EUR/AUD)</p>
<div id="attachment_4127" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/EUR-AUD-03-30-10-6-30PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4127" title="EUR-AUD-03-30-10-6-30PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/EUR-AUD-03-30-10-6-30PM-edited-400x385.png" alt="a one minute EUR/AUD currency chart" width="400" height="385" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute EUR/AUD currency chart</p></div>
<p>This EUR/AUD currency pair moved up for 25 minutes about 78 PIPS &#8211; <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>right direction</strong></span></p>
<p>The next scheduled release of this report is on Tuesday, 05-04-10 at 9:30 PM ET.</p>
<p>I will probably post a “preview” a day or two prior.</p>
<p>Past performances are not an indication of future results</p>
<p>I will write a “follow up” post soon after this release.</p>
<p>So&#8212;Stay tuned!</p>
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		<title>Follow Up &#8211; AUD Employment Change and AUD Unemployment Rate reports</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[// On Wednesday, 03-10-10 at 7:30 PM ET, the Australian Bureau of Statistics released the monthly AUD Employment Change and AUD Unemployment Rate reports I posted a “preview” of these reports on Tuesday, 03-09-10, click here to review. Executed 2 losing trades of the currency pair AUD/NZD ! The additional report were: AUD &#8211; Participation [...]]]></description>
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<p>On Wednesday, 03-10-10 at 7:30 PM ET, the Australian <a href="http://www.abs.gov.au/" target="_blank">Bureau of Statistics</a> released the monthly <span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD Employment</span> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Change</span> and <span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD Unemployment Rate</span> reports</p>
<p>I posted a “preview” of these reports on Tuesday, 03-09-10, <a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/2010/03/09/preview-aud-employment-change-and-aud-unemployment-rate-reports-5/">click here</a> to review.</p>
<p><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Executed 2 losing trades of the currency pair AUD/NZD !</strong></span></em></p>
<p>The additional report were:</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD &#8211; Participation Rate</span></p>
<p>Released by the <a href="http://www.rba.gov.au/" target="_blank">Reserve Bank of Australia</a></p>
<p>Here is how the reports for this month was set up and what happened:</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">AUD Employment Change</span></span> &#8211; Stats</p>
<p>Previous = <span style="color: #ff0000;">35.2K</span>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;revised = 56.5K</p>
<p>Forecast = <span style="color: #ff0000;">15.1K</span>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;revised = 15.2K</p>
<p>Actual = 52.7K</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">AUD Unemployment Rate</span></span> &#8211; Stats</p>
<p>Previous = <span style="color: #ff0000;">5.3%</span>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;revised = 5.2%</p>
<p>Forecast = <span style="color: #ff0000;">5.3%</span></p>
<p>Actual = 5.3%</p>
<p>I did set up and traded these reports this month.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Here is what happened then</span>:</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD-5-30PM-03-10-10</span><br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">Looking for a 20K difference</span><br />
Actual &gt; Forecast = Good for AUD<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD Employment Change</span><br />
&#8212;&#8212;actual&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-forecast&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-previous<br />
_______________15.1K________35.2K</span><br />
_____0.4K______ 15.2K_______ 56.5K<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">out at 35.1K or higher &#8211; BUY  AUD/NZD<br />
out at -05.1K or lower &#8211; SELL AUD/NZD<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bad</span> &#8211; “actual” came out lower then “forecast” by 14.7K<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bad</span> &#8211; “actual” came out lower then revised “forecast” by 14.8K<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bad</span> &#8211; “actual” came out lower then “previous” by 34.8K<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bad</span> &#8211; “actual” came out lower then revised “previous” by 56.1K</span></p>
<p>Actual &lt; Forecast = Good for AUD<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD Unemployment Rate</span><br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-5.3%&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; 5.3%</span><br />
_____5.3%______ 5.3%________ 5.2%<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Neutral</span> &#8211; “actual” came out as “forecast”<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Neutral</span> &#8211; “actual” came out as “previous”<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bad</span> &#8211; “actual” came out higher then revised “previous” 0.1%</span></p>
<p>Here are the charts:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(AUD/JPY)</p>
<div id="attachment_3914" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/AUD-JPY-03-10-10-5-30PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-3914" title="AUD-JPY-03-10-10-5-30PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/AUD-JPY-03-10-10-5-30PM-edited-400x276.png" alt="a one minute AUD/JPY currency chart" width="400" height="276" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute AUD/JPY chart</p></div>
<p>This currency pair AUD/JPY spiked down/up 1st minute about 28 PIPS/ 8 PIPS<br />
Ranged!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(AUD/NZD)</p>
<div id="attachment_3915" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/AUD-NZD-03-10-10-5-30PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-3915" title="AUD-NZD-03-10-10-5-30PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/AUD-NZD-03-10-10-5-30PM-edited-400x335.png" alt="a one minute AUD/NZD currency chart" width="400" height="335" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute AUD/NZD chart</p></div>
<p>This currency pair AUD/NZD spiked down/up 1st minute about 28 PIPS/ 15 PIPS<br />
Moved up next 30 minutes about 45 PIPS &#8211; wrong direction<br />
<em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Executed <span style="color: #ff0000;">2 losing trades</span> of this currency pair AUD/NZD !</strong></span></em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(AUD/USD)</p>
<div id="attachment_3916" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/AUD-USD-03-10-10-5-30PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-3916" title="AUD-USD-03-10-10-5-30PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/AUD-USD-03-10-10-5-30PM-edited-400x313.png" alt="a one minute AUD/USD currency chart" width="400" height="313" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute AUD/USD chart</p></div>
<p>This currency pair AUD/USD spiked down/up 1st minute about 27 PIPS/ 8 PIPS<br />
Ranged!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(EUR/AUD)</p>
<div id="attachment_3917" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/EUR-AUD-03-10-10-5-30PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-3917" title="EUR-AUD-03-10-10-5-30PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/EUR-AUD-03-10-10-5-30PM-edited-400x238.png" alt="a one minute EUR/AUD currency chart" width="400" height="238" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute EUR/AUD chart</p></div>
<p>This currency pair EUR/AUD spiked up/down 1st minute about 34 PIPS/ 11 PIPS<br />
Ranged!</p>
<p>The next scheduled release of these two reports on Wednesday, 04-07-10 at 8:30 PM ET.</p>
<p>I will probably post a “preview“ a day or two prior.</p>
<p>Stay tuned!</p>
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		<title>Follow Up &#8211; AUD Gross Domestic Product QoQ report</title>
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		<dc:creator>shark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[// On Tuesday, 03-02-10 at 7:30 PM ET, the AUD Gross Domestic Product QoQ report was  released. Also, the AUD Gross Domestic Product YoY report was released. I wrote a “preview” post on Monday, 03-01-10, click here for a review. These news reports are released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Here is how the [...]]]></description>
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<p>On Tuesday, 03-02-10 at 7:30 PM ET, the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD Gross Domestic Product QoQ</span> report was  released.</p>
<p>Also, the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD Gross Domestic Product YoY</span> report was released.</p>
<p>I wrote a “preview” post on Monday, 03-01-10, <a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/2010/03/01/preview-aud-gross-domestic-product-qoq-report-2/">click here</a> for a review.</p>
<p>These news reports are released by the Australian <a href="http://www.abs.gov.au/" target="_blank">Bureau of Statistics</a>.</p>
<p>Here is how the report for this month came out:</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">AUD Gross Domestic Product YoY</span></span> &#8211; Stats</p>
<p>Previous = <span style="color: #ff0000;">0.2%</span>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;revised = 0.3%</p>
<p>Forecast = <span style="color: #ff0000;">0.9%</span></p>
<p>Actual = 0.9%</p>
<p><em>It appears the economists believed the AUD economy was improving &#8211; and it came out that way. There was not enough difference between the “actual” and the “forecast” for a trade.</em></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Here is how I was set up for this news report</span>.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD-5-30PM-03-02-10</span><br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;">Looking for a 0.2%  difference</span><br />
Actual &gt; Forecast = Good for AUD<br />
<span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">AUD GDP q/q</span><br />
&#8212;&#8212;actual&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-forecast&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-previous<br />
________________0.9%________0.2%<br />
<span style="color: #000000;">_____0.9%_______ 0.9%_______ 0.3%</span><br />
Out at 1.1% or higher &#8211; BUY AUD/NZD<br />
Out at 0.7% or lower &#8211; SELL AUD/NZD</span><br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Neutral</span> &#8211; “actual” came out just as “forecast”<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Good</strong></span> &#8211; “actual” came out higher then “previous” by 0.7%<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Good</strong></span> &#8211; “actual” came out higher then revised “previous” by 0.6%</p>
<p>Here are the charts:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(AUD/JPY)</p>
<div id="attachment_3778" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/AUD-JPY-03-02-10-5-30PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-3778" title="AUD-JPY-03-02-10-5-30PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/AUD-JPY-03-02-10-5-30PM-edited-400x398.png" alt="a one minute AUD/JPY currency chart" width="400" height="398" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute AUD/JPY chart</p></div>
<p>This currency pair AUD/JPY spiked down/up/down the 1st minute about 3 PIPS/ 20 PIPS/ 12 PIPS<br />
Moved down next 2 minutes about 14 PIPS<br />
Moved up the next 6 minutes about 26 PIPS</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(AUD/NZD)</p>
<div id="attachment_3779" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/AUD-NZD-03-02-10-5-30PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-3779" title="AUD-NZD-03-02-10-5-30PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/AUD-NZD-03-02-10-5-30PM-edited-400x287.png" alt="a one minute AUD/NZD currency chart" width="400" height="287" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute AUD/NZD chart</p></div>
<p>This currency pair AUD/NZD spiked up/down/up the 1st minute about 12 PIPS/ 27 PIPS/ 14 PIPS<br />
Ranged for 18 minutes</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(AUD/USD)</p>
<div id="attachment_3780" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/AUD-USD-03-02-10-5-30PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-3780" title="AUD-USD-03-02-10-5-30PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/AUD-USD-03-02-10-5-30PM-edited-400x373.png" alt="a one minute AUD/USD currency chart" width="400" height="373" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute AUD/USD chart</p></div>
<p>This currency pair AUD/USD spiked up/down/up the 1st minute about 11 PIPS/ 17 PIPS/ 2 PIPS<br />
Moved down next 2 minutes about 8 PIPS<br />
Moved up the next 6 minutes about 13 PIPS<br />
Moved down next 22 minutes about 28 PIPS</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(EUR/AUD)</p>
<div id="attachment_3781" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/EUR-AUD-03-02-10-5-30PM-edited.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-3781" title="EUR-AUD-03-02-10-5-30PM-edited" src="http://fundamentalforexblogging.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/EUR-AUD-03-02-10-5-30PM-edited-400x374.png" alt="a one minute EUR/AUD currency chart" width="400" height="374" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">a one minute EUR/AUD chart</p></div>
<p>This currency pair EUR/AUD spiked up/down/up the 1st minute about 8 PIPS/ 26 PIPS/ 13 PIPS<br />
Ranged for 8 minutes<br />
Moved up the next 6 minutes about 21 PIPS</p>
<p>The next scheduled release of these two reports is on Tuesday, 06-01-10 at 7:30 PM ET.<br />
The schedule could change.</p>
<p>I will probably post a “preview“ a day or two prior.</p>
<p>Stay tuned!</p>
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