Archive posts for 'Fixed Income'
We agree with the Saxo & Blackrock views in this intersting article.Please click... read more
I've pointed out on these pages before how useful both RSI and Keltner channels can be to traders across the asset classes. What I'd like to show today is how the two indicators can combine in another method of application for trading. This article is going to look at using Keltner channels around the RSI indicator rather than... read more
Your Own Worst Enemy. - Why it is so hard to develop a real ‘Behavioural Edge’ in Trading.a guest article by Steven GoldsteinThe Dunning-Kruger effect is a behavioural bias which refers to people’s belief that they are more capable than they really are. This is a cruel trick played on traders by themselves which keeps most... read more
Courtesy of: Visual Capitalist All of the World’s Money and Markets in One VisualizationThis infographic is the updated version of our best-known piece from The Money Project, an ongoing collaboration with Texas Precious Metals. It was first published in late 2015.Millions, billions, and trillions…When we talk about the giant size of Apple, the fortune of Warren Buffett, or the... read more
My Favourite Books on Technical Analysis.When I first got into Technical Analysis the only real way to learn was by reading books by those technicians that had started the ball rolling in modern times, and by playing with simple indicators on graph paper. The arrival of dealing room computers and then software accelerated the emergence of... read more
Courtesy of: Visual Capitalist CHINA AND U.S. STILL GENERATING >50% OF REAL GDP GROWTHThe Chart of the Week is a weekly Visual Capitalist feature on Fridays.According to forecasts from earlier this year by the World Bank, the global economy is expected to average a Real GDP growth rate of 2.8% between 2017-2019.But where will this growth actually... read more
3cAnalysis Performance figures for May 2017 Below is a summary of the success of our daily calls for May 2017. These are broken down into an overview of percentage of directional success. May Apr Mar 2017 FX Majors 75.2% 70.5% 79.0% 76.8% FX Crosses 60.6% 66.0% 73.8% 69.7% Equities 73.2% 69.2% 76.7% 71.3% Fixed Income 88.0% 65.5% 71.2% 78.0% Total 74.3% 68.9% 75.4% 74.4% May % Win/Lose Best Class Fixed Income 88.0% 59/8 Best performers in class. USDCHF 85.7% 12/2 GBPCHF 71.4% 10/4 ESTOXX 90.0% 9/1 BUNDS 93.3% 14/1 Underperformer EURPLN 33.3% 3/6 Performance broken down into each asset class and their components. FX Majors MAY APR 2017 EURUSD 60.0% 58.3% 75.0% CABLE 81.2% 81.8% 79.2% EURGBP 75.0% 90.9% 76.4% USDJPY 72.7% 60.0% 69.0% EURJPY 84.6% 60.0% 67.3% USDCHF 85.7% 40.0% 83.9% USDCAD 78.6% 84.6% 85.7% AUDUSD 54.6% 66.7% 75.0% FX Crosses May Apr 2017 GBPCHF 71.4% 66.7% 73.7% EURSEK 66.7% 71.4% 71.4% EURNOK 66.7% 72.7% 68.7% GBPJPY 55.6% 50.0% 68.4% AUDJPY 58.3% 40.0% 66.7% EURPLN 33.3% 85.7% 68.9% Equities May Apr 2017 DAX 81.8% 87.5% 81.1% ESTOXX 90.0% 66.7% 80.9% FTSE 71.4% 62.5% 73.8% DOW 55.6% 66.7% 61.9% S&P 60.0% 75.0% 62.8% NASDAQ 77.8% 60.0% 63.4% Fixed Income May Apr 2017 BUNDS 93.3% 66.7% 78.6% BOBLS 86.7% 72.7% 79.2% GILTS 85.7% 64.3% 76.1% T-NOTES 80.0% 55.6% 75.0% 30 yr 92.3% 66.7% 80.6% Any opinions, news, research, analysis,... read more
3cAnalysis Performance figures for April 2017Below is a summary of the success of our daily calls for April 2017. These are broken down into an overview of percentage of directional success. ... read more
3cAnalysis Performance figures for March 2017Below is a summary of the success of our daily calls for March 2017. These are broken down into an overview of percentage of directional success. Consistency remains the key over a period of time despite sharp swings in Fixed Income and Equities during March and February as market conditions encourage volatility.... read more
Are we headed for a bond market bloodbath? - a guest articleby Simon Jack BBC Business editorThe greatest bull market in history is over. Last week's rise in US interest rates confirms the reversal of a 30-year trend, and that spells big trouble according to some Cassandras.There have been bumps in the road along the way but the market... read more