The Forex Trader’s Guide to Major Economies. Today we’re going to take a trip around the world, but it ain’t gonna take 80 days. If you’re […]
Intermarket Analysis Cheat Sheet. Intermarket analysis studies the relationships between asset classes, typically currencies, bonds, commodities, and stocks. It can help traders generate broader trading ideas, reveal potential […]
How to Use EUR/JPY as a Leading Indicator for Stocks. As we said earlier, in order for someone to invest in a particular stock market, one […]
Correlation Between USD/JPY and Dow. Let’s take a look at the correlation between the USD/JPY and the Dow. Generally, the strength or weakness of the dollar, […]
How the Stock Market Affects the Forex Market. Let’s see how the forex market can affect the stock market, specifically stock indexes. When people talk about the stock […]
The Relationship Between Stocks and Forex. One issue with using global equity markets to make forex trading decisions is figuring out which leads which. It’s like answering […]
Global Equity Indices. Not too familiar with the major global equity indices? It’s your lucky day! Here they are! Equity Index Description Dow The Dow Jones […]
Forex and Global Equity Markets. Did you know that equity markets can also be used to help gauge currency movement? In a way, you can use the […]
How Fixed Income Securities Affect Currency Movements. A quick recap: So far, we’ve discussed how differences in rates of return can serve as an indicator of […]
How Bond Spreads Between Two Countries Affect Their Exchange Rate. The bond spread represents the difference between two countries’ bond yields. These differences give rise to carry trade, […]
How Bond Yields Affect Currency Movements. A bond is an “IOU” issued by an entity when it needs to borrow money. These entities, such as governments, municipalities, or […]
The U.S. Dollar And Oil Relationship Is Changing. Historically, the price of oil is inversely related to the price of the U.S. dollar. The explanation for this relationship […]
How Oil Moves with USD/CAD. Let’s talk about the other kind of gold… the black one. As you may know, crude oil is often referred to […]
How Gold Affects AUD/USD and USD/CHF – Continued. Gold and USD/CHF Across the seven seas, Switzerland’s currency, the Swiss franc, also has a strong link with […]
How Gold Affects AUD/USD and USD/CHF. Before we detail the relationship between the comdolls and gold, let’s first note that the U.S. dollar and gold don’t quite mesh […]
The Dollar Smile Theory Explained – Continued. Scenario #3: USD Strengthens Due to Economic Growth The dollar appreciates due to economic growth. Lastly, a smile begins to form […]
What is the Dollar Smile Theory? Stephen Jen, a former economist at the International Monetary Fund and Morgan Stanley, who now runs a hedge fund and […]
The Dollar Smile Theory. Ever wonder why the U.S. dollar strengthens both in times of tough luck and when the economy is booming like a Taylor […]
Which Currencies Are Part of the Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index? Here is the most recent composition of the Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index compared to the previous […]
Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index (BBDXY) tracks the performance of a basket of 10 global currencies against the U.S. dollar. Its composition is updated […]
The Trade-Weighted U.S. Dollar Index. The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis provides “weighted averages of the foreign exchange value of the U.S. dollar against the currencies […]