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Long JPY – Kong Nails It Again

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It’s one of the most counter intuitive trade concepts out there….and not surprisingly – also one of the most lucrative as the vast majority of retail traders continue to find themselves on the wrong side.

The Japanese Yen has been one of the largest contributing factors to the seemingly never-ending rally there in the U.S , as the Bank of Japan ( some time ago ) obeyed their master ( The U.S Fed ) as always…..printing Yen like mad and taking some heat off USD.

Yen then borrowed at 0% – and used to pump U.S Equities. It’s called the Carry Trade….and the big banks love it.

Until it’s time to unwind of course. Fast and furious, leaving the majority of retail traders in the dust…The Yen literally “takes off into the upper atmosphere” when risk ( U.S Equities ) is sold….and all those little Yen head back to Japan.

You are seeing a small example of that this morning with AUD/JPY trade now well in profit ( hey! Wasn’t that suggested a few day ago?? ) as well as nearly every single JPY pair making reasonable moves.

If you take anything away from this blog short of the odd chuckle – put this in your tool box. It will make you some serious coin.

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Open Your Mind – Aud/Jpy Is Next To Fall

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I sound like a broken record.

Simply put ( for the 10,000th time ) The Japanese Yen takes huge inflows when risk comes off…..and commodity related currencies such as The Australian Dollar sell off hard.

You’ve got the best of both ( no shit sunshine ) when trading the pair – AUD/JPY….taking advantage of large moves ( in opposite directions ) of BOTH currencies.

This is the kind of thing currency traders really look for.

Take a quick peak at AUD/JPY on a daily chart….and once again plot the beloved 200SMA.

See anything you like?

No brainer here “price wise” as this retracement in an obvious downtrend screams “sell”.

You have to keep in mind though……price and time are two different things. This is a great level to start thinking short the pair…….regardless of how long it bounces around at the 200.

Me? I’m getting under it with sell orders a full 100 pips below. If she screams higher ( doubtful ) then I’m not in the trade ( get it? ) – job well done.

When she falls…..I get picked up on momentum.

Eezy peezy.

You have to learn to let the market come to you…….stop chasing shit all over your screen.

 

 

Trend Break Established – Drop To Lower Time Frame

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Pull up $dxy ( dollar index )

Drop to a 1 hour time frame…..and plot the 200 SMA.

Let USD retrace ( move higher ) to touch the 200.

Mark this level.

Place a “limit sell order” 50 pips below said level with a stop a full 100 pips “above”.

Ride this trade for 11 days.

Ask me more.

Thank me later.

Do the exact opposite long EUR/USD.

Ask me more.

Thank me later.

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Patience In Trading – Jedi Mind Tricks

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The ability to remain patient with your trading is arguably one of the most difficult skills to master when first getting started. You turn on your T.V, you hear the bullshit “hype”, you pull up your charts and you see the action , then something comes over you like a Jedi mind trick.

“Push the buy button Luke…..be apart of something…….change your life……..get rich…..buy…buy…buy”. As the Emperors spell works its magic on you.

The discipline needed to fight back, to remain “true to thyself”, to block out these evil messages and to remain patient is virtually impossible to exercise – short of many. many years out in the swamp practicing with Yoda.

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Timing helps….but ultimately it’s patience that serves you best.

How can this be learned? ( Cuz believe me I can tell you…….it’s impossible to teach ) In a word……

Observation.

The market is full of opportunities each and every day…some bigger than others, but in all..there is never a need to “rush in”.  You can still call yourself a trader. Just a trader that has learned to exercise patience.

“Errr…trading you will do then……strong is the force with you.” ( In Yoda voice of course ).

USD Shorts obviously “massive” trade as of this moment.

USD Short – Luke And I Shift To The Darkside

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Stubborn as a mule…this kind of mindset can really get you in trouble.

If it wasn’t for the reasonable understanding of the “big picture” it would be very easy to just jump on the ‘long train” and passively assume the The U.S Dollar will continue to rise.

What’s also interesting to note is that no matter how much media hype, or how many days where risk is still “seemingly in the green” – world markets are still in the process of putting in a “lower high”.

After an entire month trading sideways The SP 500 as well DOW are still unable to make new highs, and are now “juuuuuuust on the edge” of tipping back to the dark side.

I hear rumors that Luke Skywalker slips over to the dark side in the new Star Wars film.

Sign of the times maybe. The timing looks right to me.

QE5 Coming To Americans – Sad But True

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You know….it’s a tragedy really.

A sad, sad story of deceit.

Unfolding slowly at first, then ramping to climax when “least most expected”.

Think of  all the talk in the news…..rates hike expectations, and the “anticipation” surrounding this glorious event when essentially the U.S Fed will “put a stamp” on the economic recovery – and do the right thing.

A rise in interest rates ( as detrimental as it would be to the already “anemic economy” ) would tell the rest of the world that “everything has gone according to plan”, “we’ve done what was needed, and now it’s time for a return to normalcy”. Not gonna happen.

Consider that today’s horrible U.S jobs report ( far lower job growth than forecast ) is just another reason for The Fed to hold off on normalizing rates. Imagine that now……BAD JOBS NUMBERS allow the Fed to just keep on with the only thing it knows how to do . The only thing it “can do” in order to stop the U.S from falling off the cliff into complete and total economic collapse. You got it. You’re getting better at this.

Just print more money.

I predict “at best” a small quarter point raise some time next year – (if that…and only to appease the masses for a short period of time) before the Fed cranks up the printing presses for QE4, QE5 – crushing the U.S Dollar and finally pushing The U.S to the brink.

Perhaps on the heels of some juicy news that Russia has now done this….or China has now done that when really….as I think its become quite clear over the past few years…it’s THE FED that has done this.

As American citizens sit and watch this sad drama unfold…………………..from the cheap seats of course.

I remain short risk as this has been the best trade of the entire year ( going back several weeks now ) and I will “double down” later this year on complete and total U.S Dollar destruction.

Thank you U.S Fed.

You make this sooooo easy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Short Humanity – Long Interplanetary Travel

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The wait has been brutal, and the USD pairs “wide-ranging behavior” has made it very difficult to pick a specific level, and feel “good” about nailing an entry.

Patience has been pushed to the limit, as the daily volatility continues to wipe out the small guys.

I dare say it again…..but we should see the waterfall commence here very , very soon.

With continued concentration on the JPY pairs vs AUD, NZD and CAD – what can be said?

These trades continue to produce, now I dunno….several hundreds of pips ( 1000’s cumulatively ) in the green.

If you’ve still got a couple pennies in your jeans…..remain short…add short risk as we are clearly moving lower ( and in my view even lower ).

Interestingly……you can’t have a low in Oil…….without a high / turn in USD ( as oil is priced in USD )

I remain short risk…..long JPY and short USD….and as suggested some weeks ago – Feel free to take a look at the profits come mid/late October.

Bloglodytes Unite! – Intro To Economics

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Q: What did the midget say when I asked him for a dollar?

A: “Sorry bud……………………………………….I’m a little short”.

Feel free to pull the trigger anywhere in here today, as most currency pairs have done what was expected – providing for fantastic entries here “short USD” and short “risk in general”.

You’ll see a number of the other usual correlations play out ( as this is so straight forward and obvious ) with commodities moving higher as “the currency that they are priced in” slides lower, then lower…….and lower some more. And yes folks…..even gold and silver!

Again I marvel at the “hoards of financial bloglodytes” peddling this kind of information for money.

This is about as common knowledge as it gets.

Literally……”Introduction to economics 101″.

 

 

Wait For It…..Learn Something Numb Nuts

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Learn something here.

As a point of interest. Mark a couple of price levels on any given pair…….NOW.

Then…….sit out the bullshit / retail gong show volatility that will ensue this afternoon.

We will reconvene this afternoon/tomorrow morning  as you save yourself the grief of “guessing/hoping” you’ve traded the news correctly.

You won’t miss a thing….in fact you will “gain” as……..

You grow as a trader…..and let the market “tell you” which direction it’s headed all on it’s own.

“Then” you make your play.