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Forex charts

November 30, 2009 at 8:35 am

Forex charts are used by Forex traders to make a technical analysis of the trade. This helps them to take certain decisions regarding the trading. One also gets benefit of making Forex strategies with the help of these Forex charts. These Forex charts contain real time data which keep the Forex traders updated on this trade. It is recommended to make the Forex trading decisions after studying and analysing these charts.
Forex charts often prove to be significant when one is between the threshold of success and failure. For making an analysis out the chart, one should be able to read a Forex chart. The analysis as said earlier helps him making a right decisions regarding purchase and sell of currencies. These charts definitely help in making trading plans.
Forex traders always go for Forex charts or charting tools which are user-friendly. Many options are available in the Forex trading market. One can select a Forex chart for any currency. A Forex chart can be of any type like a bar chart, line chart, candle stick or any preferred chart. There are also day Forex charts, hour Forex charts and five minutes Forex charts which are also called as Tick Forex charts. A Forex trader is advised to use a Forex chart as per needs. He should understand his trading style and his requirements first.
Let us have a look on these Forex charts.
Bar Forex chart: It is a most commonly used and popular Forex chart. It gives handful information about the price movement of the currency pair. The high and low prices are united with the help of vertical bars. These types of charts offer a better visualisation of the market movements. Hence it is a preferred Forex chart.
Line Forex chart: In these types of charts, the prices are displayed as a point in a map. The resultant points are connected through a line called as a “price line”. The “line Forex charts” show the characteristic of the price movement. But they are unable to give any additional information. These charts have different time periods. The chart becomes wider as the time period increases.
Candlestick Forex charts: They are mostly related to bar Forex charts. The only difference is that it contains the price direction information. This type of chart contains body and the shadows. The opening and closing price help making the body of chart. For example, if the opening price is higher than the closing price, the body is filled with colour. Otherwise, when the opening price is lower than closing price, the body is left blank or unfilled. The colour of the body depends upon the trading platform used. Some Candlestick charts also have prediction qualities.

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Daily Review 27/11/2009

November 27, 2009 at 10:02 am

USD Dollar (USD)

The Dollar climbed against all majors after Dubai’s attempt to reschedule its debt by 6 month caused Europe Stocks to drop heavily and spurred investors to seek the safety of assets perceived as lower risk. Stocks market in U.S were close due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Crude oil fell by 3% closing at 76.2$ a barrel. Gold (XAU) closed almost unchanged at 1191.85 $ an ounce but dropped during Asia session falling back to 1170$ levels. No economic data expected today.

EURO (EUR)

The Euro fell against the Dollar following the collapse of stock markets in Europe as a result of Dubai’s debt rescheduling. EUR/USD pair traded with a low of 1.4959 and with a high of 1.5141. Loans to Euro zone households and firms fell in October for the second month in a row, coming at 0.3% vs. 0.7% forecast. No important data expected today.

EUR/USD – Last: 1.4945

Resistance

1.5020

1.5100

1.5144

Support

1.4913

1.4830

1.4800

British Pound (GBP)

The Pound fell versus the Dollar as stocks declined and a proposal by Dubai to delay debt payments prompted investors to seek what they perceive to be safer securities. Overall, GBP/USD traded with a low of 1.6466 and with a high of 1.6725. CBI Realized Sales came out at 13 vs. 12 forecast.

GBP/USD – Last: 1.6406

Resistance

1.6530

1.6648

1.6720

Support

1.6376

Japanese Yen (JPY)

The Yen rallied to a 14-year high against the Dollar, climbing past the 85.00 level, on speculation Japanese monetary authorities will tolerate further appreciation of the currency. Overall, USD/JPY traded with a low of 84.81 and with a high of 87.48. Tokyo Core CPI came out better than expected at -1.9% vs. -2% forecast.

USD/JPY-Last: 86.37

Resistance

87.00

87.70

88.62

Support

85.80

85.00

Canadian dollar (CAD)

The Canadian Dollar weakened against its U.S. counterpart by the most in almost four weeks as Dubai’s plan to reschedule its debt spurred a sell-off in crude oil, gold and equities. Overall, USD/CAD traded with a low of 1.0450 and with a high of 1.0620.Today, Current Account is expected at -12.9B vs. -11.2B prior.

CAD/USD – Last: 1.0626

Resistance

1.0641

1.0719

Support

1.0587

1.0530

1.0450

Research by http://www.ufxbank.com

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Some of the best Economic Signals in Forex Trading

November 27, 2009 at 8:30 am

There are a number of factors affecting forex trading. Hence, it is important to know these factors that are making forex a fluctuating Markey every day. The forex market keeps on changing and this is based on the various economic factors that play a vital role in the currency movements.
Economic signals and factors are generally released by the private institutions or the government who look into depth of the economic performances. These signals are basically used for analyzing the economic performance of any country. These reports keep a measure of the economic health of a country, currency events as well as the governmental policies.
Furthermore, a forex trading broker can take into consideration the economic signals and understand which trade would be the best one. The reports based on these signals are released at fixed times and they can inform you whether a particular country will experience improvement in its economical infrastructure. Whenever the rates are fluctuating, the prices are firstly affected in a great way.
The recent events or the economy’s state in any nation is the best economic signal that is useful to analyze the forex market. Some elements like housing statistics, unemployment numbers and the recent condition of a country’s government all can have a great effect on forex. Whenever there is a country that is feeling cheerful regarding the recent condition of their economic state of the country, the rates of forex do reflect it, if a nation faces political unrest, big amount of unemployment as well as inflation. Many a times, this signal has a tendency to be overlooked, however, it can offer as an essential gauge in the volatility of the forex market.
The GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is another economic signal that is being used while you observe the forex market. It is the broadest as well as widest measure of economy in a particular country. It signifies the entire market value of all the products that are generally generated in any particular country. It is measured in terms of time frame of a year and not in months or weeks. Making use of a bigger time frame provides a better statistical result on the products that are manufactured in the country. This signal is never used alone while predicting forex.
Another best signal in forex market is the industrial production report. It represents the modifications in the manufacturing in any industry like utilities, factories, etc. the report appears like actual production is association to the production limit over a particular period of time. If a country is generating at a maximum limit, it is going to affect forex positively and will be regarded as an ideal condition for the forex traders or investors.
Make use of these signals precisely to understand and benefit from forex trading.

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