Entries Categorized as 'forex seasonality'

August: A Bad Month for USD/JPY

Date August 31, 2010

More than 3 weeks ago, I talked about how USD/JPY has a strong tendency to weaken in the month of August (see post: USD/JPY Falls 10 out of the Last 12 Augusts). The year 2010 was no different as USD/JPY ends the month down nearly 3 percent.
At that time, I said “Although seasonality does [...]

Outlook for Non-Farm Payrolls, How to trade it

Date July 1, 2009

I was on Bloomberg Television earlier today talking about the outlook for non-farm payrolls and how the dollar could react to it. For my full NFP and ECB Preview, make sure you read my special report What to Expect for ECB and Non-Farm Payrolls

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Seasonality in USD/CAD

Date April 8, 2009

As you know, I love cases of seasonality. In the month of April, the strongest case of seasonality in forex can be found in USD/CAD. In 7 out of the past 10 years or 70 percent of the time, USD/CAD has fallen in the month of April. Take a look at the eerily [...]

USD/JPY: Seasonality This Week

Date February 10, 2009

For people who are familiar with my work, you may know that I love Seasonality studies! I have just picked up on a case of seasonality in USD/JPY that you may find interesting. Since 2000, USD/JPY has fallen 6 times out of the past 8 years. Although this is not a tremendous [...]