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What would have happened this w/e if Israel and Iran had clashed?

  • #1
  • First Post: Jun 8, 2008 2:16pm Jun 8, 2008 2:16pm
I am pretty good on charting and understanding trends. But weak on world events.

Would like to know what would have happened to EUR/USD, and EUR/JPY trades if Israel and Iran had clashed, as was rumored this w/e?

I heard the rumor and didn't know what to do, so I went ahead and closed my successful day trades Friday morning.
  • #2
  • Jun 8, 2008 2:24pm Jun 8, 2008 2:24pm
Oil and food would skyrocket. It would have to be overall dollar bearish. On the other hand, WWIII is not going to start without many major players and a lot of money knowing ahead of time. In other words it may be already priced in and will only create volatility. See last week. Or maybe it will be the final nail in the coffin of our illusory monetary system and it won't matter how many Euros you can get for your dollars. Make sure you possess food, guns, and precious metals.
  • #3
  • Jun 8, 2008 2:31pm Jun 8, 2008 2:31pm
Are you making fun of me?

I just wanted to know if my EUR/USD would have gone a lot higher.

Also was long on EUR/JPY since around 3/20 and was at 152.11.
  • #4
  • Jun 8, 2008 2:35pm Jun 8, 2008 2:35pm
Quoting joebryce
Oil and food would skyrocket. It would have to be overall dollar bearish. On the other hand, WWIII is not going to start without many major players and a lot of money knowing ahead of time. In other words it may be already priced in and will only create volatility. See last week. Or maybe it will be the final nail in the coffin of our illusory monetary system and it won't matter how many Euros you can get for your dollars. Make sure you possess food, guns, and precious metals.
and while you're at it a tin foil hat to protect from oral shrapnel.
  • #5
  • Jun 8, 2008 2:49pm Jun 8, 2008 2:49pm
Thanks very much for your serious and thoughtful reply. I am fashioning my hat as we speak.
  • #6
  • Jun 8, 2008 2:52pm Jun 8, 2008 2:52pm
Quoting TradurGurl
Thanks very much for your serious and thoughtful reply. I am fashioning my hat as we speak.
Hah..I hope that was sarcasm!
  • #7
  • Jun 8, 2008 2:58pm Jun 8, 2008 2:58pm
No, I was dead serious. Should I make it like a pirate hat?

Would either of my trades have spiked? If so - in which direction?

I assume Joe B is saying long for EUR/USD -- same for EUR/JPY?
  • #8
  • Jun 8, 2008 3:30pm Jun 8, 2008 3:30pm
Being self sufficient should never be taken lightly, unless you are a slave. Having ready access to water, food and shelter away from heavy populated areas is a must in any crisis. Letting the TV tell you, the government will be there to wipe my hiny is on the same level as lambs to the slaughter house(FEMA camp).
  • #9
  • Jun 8, 2008 3:37pm Jun 8, 2008 3:37pm
Quoting TradurGurl
I am pretty good on charting and understanding trends. But weak on world events.

Would like to know what would have happened to EUR/USD, and EUR/JPY trades if Israel and Iran had clashed, as was rumored this w/e?

I heard the rumor and didn't know what to do, so I went ahead and closed my successful day trades Friday morning.

World war 3
  • #10
  • Jun 8, 2008 3:43pm Jun 8, 2008 3:43pm
ask hizbullah if israel can do any thing???
hasan nasrallah is only the man who can answer all questions regarding to israel....he is the best man in earth who understand israel....
and he said....no.
  • #11
  • Jun 8, 2008 4:36pm Jun 8, 2008 4:36pm
Sorry, Tahshoon..

NO intent to offend or suggest any taking of sides in this matter.

The market is open now, so it looks like both trades did spike up just on rumor, during the w/e.

EUR/JPY falling rapidly for the moment. EUR/USD still up. For now.
  • #12
  • Jun 8, 2008 9:16pm Jun 8, 2008 9:16pm
Quoting pippy le pur
Being self sufficient should never be taken lightly, unless you are a slave. Having ready access to water, food and shelter away from heavy populated areas is a must in any crisis. Letting the TV tell you, the government will be there to wipe my hiny is on the same level as lambs to the slaughter house(FEMA camp).
Glad to see there are other sane and intelligent people in the world. Sometimes I've got to wonder.

No Tradergurl I was not making fun of you. I was trying to answer your question. I think the seriousness of an Iran war makes your worries about your positions a little misplaced. But if we were to speculate I think the equity markets would tumble so any jpy pair would have trouble.
  • #13
  • Jun 8, 2008 9:18pm Jun 8, 2008 9:18pm
Quoting tahshoon
ask hizbullah if israel can do any thing???
hasan nasrallah is only the man who can answer all questions regarding to israel....he is the best man in earth who understand israel....
and he said....no.

Are you saying that Nasrallah has said that Israel will not strike Iran? I tend to agree. I think it will be the US who does the attacking.
  • #14
  • Jun 8, 2008 9:27pm Jun 8, 2008 9:27pm
Robert Gates just went to the Bilderberg confernce to get the go ahead to attack Iran from the world rulers meeting at the Marriott in Westfield, Virginia. I'm waiting for the reports to leak out via Jim Tucker and Daniel Estelin etc. If an airstrike goes ahead , oil to over $200 a barrel. All commodities will spike higher also.
  • #15
  • Jun 8, 2008 9:43pm Jun 8, 2008 9:43pm
http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?i...onid=351020101


http://www.warwithoutend.co.uk/zone0...ic.php?t=89840

Closed all my stocks !!
Holding my swiss francs
  • #16
  • Jun 8, 2008 9:55pm Jun 8, 2008 9:55pm
Quoting highway
http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?i...onid=351020101


http://www.warwithoutend.co.uk/zone0...ic.php?t=89840

Closed all my stocks !!
Holding my swiss francs
It's a time to play safe. Earn a little less than to risk
a large part of it !! More problems ahead !!

http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article4984.html
  • #17
  • Jun 8, 2008 10:04pm Jun 8, 2008 10:04pm
If a nuclear war occurs in the middle east - and God has to sort them out - where does he put them?
In trading, there is no bullshit. You either make money or you don't.
  • #18
  • Jun 8, 2008 10:10pm Jun 8, 2008 10:10pm
The sky is falling, the sky is falling!

LOL.

What would have happened? Who knows, probably a lot of jitteriness. Trade what happens, not what you think will happen.
  • #19
  • Jun 8, 2008 10:17pm Jun 8, 2008 10:17pm
The European's don't want WW3 because Putin's got nukes pointed at them. I'm not sure that the neocon Israel lovin crue are going to get their war. The Bush nuts have tried at the last two Bilderberg meetings to get it going but the European elites keep rejecting the plan.
  • #20
  • Last Post: Jun 9, 2008 7:31pm Jun 9, 2008 7:31pm
What if god doesn't exist and no sorting takes place - do we have to live with scumbags forever

Quoting mrgreen
If a nuclear war occurs in the middle east - and God has to sort them out - where does he put them?
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