Forex Options Trading — We've received a lot of interest lately in our currency options trading strategies so I decided to start up the Facebook page, "Currency Options Trading Corner." Right now you can go there and get my interview with Paul ...

Dharmendar, The posts on top-down trading on this thread are good. Just a word of caution, you will be paying more on spreads in absolute dollar terms for lower time frames due to higher leverage required to make a profit and more frequent trades. I ...

Ha ha. I agree about your last note. To be completely honest, I haven't read any texts by Keynes, rather I learned all about him indirectly from hedge fund traders, other books, etc. If you're looking for macro stuff, definitely get a hold of ...

I wouldn't look in to the ups and downs in this pair lately. USD/CAD looked like it was going to stage a rally but is still ranging. We're going to have to wait this summer doldrums period out unless a really big stimulus comes in. Yes, there's a ...

Does it have to be in the UK? In the US Hedge Funds may not be advertised but you may invest with CTAs. Go to MFGlobalFutures and browse through their CTA list, which I think is provided by BarclayHedge. I wouldn't pay for BarclayHedge if you're an ...

volume data in FX — Unless you're trading currency futures and looking at IMM positioning, there is no *reliable* FX Volume data. As one of the previous posters mentioned, FX is OTC (decentralized) so you're not going to get all encompassing ...

Re: looking for an economist — MrGreen, For what purpose, if I may ask? For commentary or for economic wisdom? John Maudlin and Roubini might be good for the former. For the latter, Keynes is one of the only economists worth his salt in terms ...

Hi Platypus, welcome back! I'm glad you posted that cnbc article. I actually didn't think of the possibility of the current account narrowing as compensating for lack of foreign investment. The only issue I see is that this is ex oil. If, however, ...

Hey Pipmutt! Maybe I'm missing something but I don't remember any other points- could you let me know which? As for intraday opportunities, sure there are. I'm just not an expert at most of them. The way I do make money with releases on the intraday ...

Hi funguy, I did get your message and ear-marked it for a reply later on in the week, as I thought it would take longer to solve our server upgrade problems. My tech guy just informed me however that everything should be functioning correctly now. ...

You're welcome Stephanus, I hope you attract a big following. Good luck on your venture!

Becoming a CTA — I thought this might be useful to those who want to trade other people's money.

I believe no one was saying the indicators were "lying" (not doing what they were supposed to do), but there's nothing you can tell from indicators that price already showed you. Indicators say "overbought" or "oversold" but the market doesn't CARE. ...

some ideas about trading Other People's Money (OPM) — Hi Stephanus et al, I believe Oanda's "Fund Manager" platform will allow you to do that now, but as I said earlier, you may run into trouble from new legislations that require everyone to ...

Re: Tier 1 data — Tier 1 releases are usually market moving type numbers but not always. Tier 1 loosely refers to economic data that are the most important (particularly to central banks) and are thus held up to the highest statistical ...

Ok, before I answer your question, let me get one thing straight. Most people on this forum seem to be intraday traders, which is why you hear, "stay out of the market during news events." For people who trade on larger time frames, news is often ...

re: managing assets from family & friends — Avoid managing assets for family and friends. Take your series 3, get your CTA license and get an institutional account. If you really believe in your strategy then you should put a good fraction ...

Yes, that's why in addition to fundamental imbalances I look for a change in sentiment. We're starting to see a change in sentiment in the big picture as USD is starting to rally on good US news, but we haven't seen any sustained USD/CAD upmoves. ...

Bye! — See you, Platypus. Have a fantastic vacation in the Bahamas. Hope to hear from you soon!