The yen's negative aspects which you said are the reason behind the weakness of Japanese yen. Of course I also understand it, and I also tend to sell yen when times aren't tough. (As FxTrader1979 mentioned before, JPY is a taking currency to ...

I would like to add another relevant fact to friend B's comment. When we deposit in foreign currency using our local bank(Japanese banks), we have to pay a fee of 100 pips per one transaction. After this, if we convert foreign currency into JPY, we ...

Hi Oberg, — I recommend "Enhancing Trader Performance: Proven Strategies From the Cutting Edge of Trading Psychology" written by Brett N. Steenbarger for young man. I could read the book which was translated into Japanese language as Trader's ...

I also saw the attachments on 2ch(largest Japanese Internet forums including forex forums) a little ago, these forex quotes have become topics of conversation... Well, my financial asset consists mostly of savings(yen deposits at Japanese banks) ...

From Japan — That's a really mean thing to say. Did you come to Japan? Since other Japanese members don't say a word, so I answer candidly.(I'm a Japanese, therefore I have the authority to argue.) Your ideas are behind the times. Things ...

What do you mean? Many seem to make the shift to dollar selling. Or they resolve never to invest in foreign currencies again!

Net Long — The attachment is CFTC graph by largest Japanese forex broker. [November 13] non-commercial JPY long:+3,393 , JPY short:-26,300→+29,693(net buying/lower right blue bar graph) But many Japanese investors including me look forward to ...

That depends. — Currently, I often scalp JPY cross pairs(USD/JPY, GBP/JPY, EUR/JPY, AUD/JPY and CAD/JPY) with 1 minute Linuxtroll chart and daily Point and Figure charts, I think these scalping work well when sudden and sharp decline in the ...

Hi Marrethiel, — Hmm....if that tells you anything, currently I can hardly imagine that Chinese currency(including Hong Kong dollar) will soon segue into free-floating exchange rates. Because Chinese government wants to keep the economy ...

Oh, sorry. In fact, my chart like game or toy for children is my strategy to conquer my fear of trading...

Hi C.E.O. — I also prefer 1 minute, but my husband who is passionate about yen-carry trading is huge fan of Linuxtroll, so I often glance at this thread for him...

Hi Tznef, — The attachment is Gaitame.com's own platform. Their leverage ratio is 10:1 (for example, USD/JPY $10,000 ....required margin money:100,000 yen). But, another Japanese forex brokers almost use overseas forex broker's platform(i.e. ...

About Gaitame.com(largest Japanese forex broker) — Hello(Ohayou-gozaimasu), Tznef! The attachment is Gaitame.com's quotes and interest swap rates. This forex broker is most famous in Japan and they have about 170,000 customer's live accounts ...

Hi Inggscap, — Ah, I found this thread today, nobody trades USD/RUB? On 2ch(largest Japanese Internet forums including forex forum), there is USD/RUB thread which is called "RUB-Russian Empire again" recently. Russian ruble is basket of ...

Individuals' disinterested observation — We heard Merrill Lynch announced credit and mortgage woes will lead it to post a third-quarter loss, as it takes $5.5 billion in writedown in the wake of a credit crunch that paralyzed Wall Street this ...

Hi Zannian, — In Japan, some investors are passionate about TRY(New Turkish Lira), ISK(Iceland Krona) or ZAR, the investors who are concerned about foreign exchange volatility seem to prefer HKD or OMR(Omani Rial). About TRY/JPY, current swap ...

Hi Nshutts, — Well, I use line graphs because I can trade without fear or hesitation when I aim for rebound from sudden fall. This attachment is my using chart based in Linuxtroll's rainbow chart.

"match-pump" — I agree with you. If oil is way too expensive, even if US and Japan can buy its expensive oil, people would switch to alternative fuels. Well, Japan's absolute must is departure from dependence on oil, I really ...

Hello Rking, — I also recommend you to accustom yourself to one or two currency pairs first. I chose USD/JPY and GBP/JPY because I'm a Japanese and I know many carry traders want to buy low, so I aim for rebound. Mr.Takashi ...