Description
Book SynopsisPlay the forex markets to win with this invaluable guide to strategy and analysis Day Trading and Swing Trading the Currency Market gives forex traders the strategies and skills they need to approach this highly competitive arena on an equal footing with major institutions. Now in it''s third edition, this invaluable guide provides the latest statistics, data, and analysis of recent events, giving you the most up-to-date picture of the state of the fast-moving foreign exchange markets. You''ll learn how the interbank currency markets work, and how to borrow strategy from the biggest players to profit from trends. Clear and comprehensive, this book describes the technical and fundamental strategies that allow individual traders to compete with bank traders, and gives you comprehensive explanations of strategies involving intermarket relationships, interest rate differentials, option volatilities, news events, and more. The companion website gives you access to video sem
Table of Contents
Preface ix
About the Author xi
Chapter 1 Foreign Exchange—The Fastest Growing Market of Our Time 1
Chapter 2 Historical Events in the FX Markets 17
Chapter 3 What Moves the Currency Market? 31
Chapter 4 A Deeper Look at the FX Market 53
Chapter 5 What Are the Most Market Moving Economic Data? 61
Chapter 6 What Are Currency Correlations, and How Can We Use Them? 67
Chapter 7 Trade Parameters for Various Market Conditions 73
Chapter 8 Technical Trading Strategy: Multiple Time Frame Analysis 91
Chapter 9 Technical Strategy: Trading with Double Bollinger Bands 101
Chapter 10 Technical Trading Strategy: Fading the Double Zeros 111
Chapter 11 Technical Trading Strategy: Waiting for the Deal 117
Chapter 12 Technical Trading Strategy: Inside Days Breakout Play 123
Chapter 13 Technical Trading Strategy: Fader 129
Chapter 14 Technical Trading Strategy: 20-Day Breakout Trade 135
Chapter 15 Technical Trading Strategy: Channels 139
Chapter 16 Technical Trading Strategy: Perfect Order 143
Chapter 17 Fundamental Trading Strategy: Pairing Strong with Weak 149
Chapter 18 Fundamental Trading Strategy: The Leveraged Carry Trade 153
Chapter 19 Fundamental Trading Strategy: Macro Event Driven Trade 161
Chapter 20 Quantitative Easing and Its Impact on Forex 169
Chapter 21 Fundamental Trading Strategy: Commodity Prices as a Leading Indicator 177
Chapter 22 Fundamental Strategy: Using Bond Spreads as a Leading Indicator for FX 181
Chapter 23 Fundamental Trading Strategy: Risk Reversals 187
Chapter 24 Fundamental Trading Strategy: Using Option Volatilities to Time Market Movements 191
Chapter 25 Fundamental Trading Strategy: Intervention 195
Chapter 26 Currency Profiles and Outlook 203
Chapter 27 Currency Profile: Euro (EUR) 213
Chapter 28 Currency Profile: British Pound (GBP) 223
Chapter 29 Currency Profile: Swiss Franc (CHF) 231
Chapter 30 Currency Profile: Japanese Yen (JPY) 239
Chapter 31 Currency Profile: Australian Dollar (AUD) 247
Chapter 32 Currency Profile: New Zealand Dollar (NZD) 255
Chapter 33 Currency Profile: Canadian Dollar (CAD) 263
Index 269
