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  • #9,501
  • Sep 7, 2011 6:39am Sep 7, 2011 6:39am
Quoting sisse
Yeap I know it was very useful but I guess Twitter wasn't that happy with the agreement of losing all traffic to them.

sisse
can you recommend any good analysts to follow for timely news updates?
  • #9,502
  • Sep 7, 2011 6:52am Sep 7, 2011 6:52am
Quoting FibbinArchie
can you recommend any good analysts to follow for timely news updates?
I follow the flash news/reports on bloomberg and directly from the source (most if not all reports have live coverage).

For analysts, well thats what I read when I am not holding a trade but it depends on what you are looking for and the level of depth you want to read.

If you stay with the general sources and their analyst (and guest articles), FT, WSJ, Bloomberg, etc it is enough information to have a very decent a solid overview on the news and macro side. If you want to wrap up a specific topic is always useful to read some of the serious media and especially their bloggers in the country involved (for example Spiegel for today announcement, Le Monde when was France, El Pais, Spain, NY times in the US, etc).

For more technical info, you need to read directly the reports from JPM, UBS, etc and some of the good blogs and websites around....

In general, is a good a idea to have a general overview from the main sources and read some serious contradictory opinions on the technical side in the more specific issues ...at the end it will depend on the level of FA in your trading plan or/and your level of interest in the subject....

sisse
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  • #9,503
  • Sep 7, 2011 6:59am Sep 7, 2011 6:59am
Quoting sisse
I follow the flash news/reports on bloomberg and directly from the source (most if not all reports have live coverage).

For analysts, well thats what I read when I am not holding a trade but it depends on what you are looking for and the level of depth you want to read.

[b]If you stay with the general sources and their analyst (and guest articles), FT, WSJ, Bloomberg, etc it is enough information to have a very decent a solid overview on the news and macro side. If you want to wrap up a specific topic is always useful to read some of the serious...
good advice, thankyou, sisse...
  • #9,504
  • Sep 7, 2011 7:00am Sep 7, 2011 7:00am
Quoting FibbinArchie
can you recommend any good analysts to follow for timely news updates?
I like to check out the main ones reuters.com, bloomberg.com and WSJ and FT and the free DJ service that comes with Oanda (pretty much a lot of the WSJ in it plus more market talk) thats more then enough.

Also use IFR markets and 4cast services, good stuff.
  • #9,505
  • Sep 7, 2011 7:02am Sep 7, 2011 7:02am
SH 4050...BE+1 now
  • #9,506
  • Sep 7, 2011 7:02am Sep 7, 2011 7:02am
Quoting Monroe
I like to check out the main ones reuters.com, bloomberg.com and WSJ and FT and the free DJ service that comes with Oanda (pretty much a lot of the WSJ in it plus more market talk) thats more then enough.

Also use IFR markets and 4cast services, good stuff.
i use the free reuters service i get with ig, but it's no good for news driven spikes like this morning's ruling...

used to use the global twitter feed, but am gonna have to make better use of my twitter account, now they've stopped it...
  • #9,507
  • Sep 7, 2011 7:04am Sep 7, 2011 7:04am
Hi guys.
  • #9,508
  • Sep 7, 2011 7:04am Sep 7, 2011 7:04am
Quoting Mr Hatch
Hi guys.
morning hatch..
  • #9,509
  • Sep 7, 2011 7:05am Sep 7, 2011 7:05am
Quoting FibbinArchie
i use the free reuters service i get with ig, but it's no good for news driven spikes like this morning's ruling...

used to use the global twitter feed, but am gonna have to make better use of my twitter account, now they've stopped it...
oh you mean live news service for data events and what not?
  • #9,510
  • Sep 7, 2011 7:09am Sep 7, 2011 7:09am
4026, up again..
Look Sharp/Trade Tight
  • #9,511
  • Sep 7, 2011 7:09am Sep 7, 2011 7:09am
Quoting Monroe
I like to check out the main ones reuters.com, bloomberg.com and WSJ and FT and the free DJ service that comes with Oanda (pretty much a lot of the WSJ in it plus more market talk) thats more then enough.

Also use IFR markets and 4cast services, good stuff.
True, if you want some more market talk and orders "gossip", IFR markets and DJ FX Select are a must. In my particular case not a big fan of order talks as I am more interested on the macro FA moves and this info usually blur my FA levels (i prefer to be wrong than confused) but thats just me and both sources are definitively good if you are into that.

sisse
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  • #9,512
  • Sep 7, 2011 7:10am Sep 7, 2011 7:10am
atm, I'm switching to and fro between the two charts on lower timeframes, depending on respect given.
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  • #9,513
  • Sep 7, 2011 7:12am Sep 7, 2011 7:12am
Quoting Mr Hatch
atm, I'm switching to and fro between the two charts on lower timeframes, depending on respect given.

nice, respect...
Look Sharp/Trade Tight
  • #9,514
  • Sep 7, 2011 7:12am Sep 7, 2011 7:12am
Quoting PayTheLimit
4026, up again..

Yup, let's see if we can make a runner out of this one, been a bit of a crapshoot today, not a lot of big opportunities about. Only had one 60 pip trade all day.
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  • #9,515
  • Sep 7, 2011 7:13am Sep 7, 2011 7:13am
Quoting cloggie
Yup, let's see if we can make a runner out of this one, been a bit of a crapshoot today, not a lot of big opportunities about.
Keep shorting 1.405x ? ...GL mate....patiently on the sidelines here...

sisse
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  • #9,516
  • Sep 7, 2011 7:13am Sep 7, 2011 7:13am
Quoting Mr Hatch
atm, I'm switching to and fro between the two charts on lower timeframes, depending on respect given.
say is chart 2 a 2008 variant?
Look Sharp/Trade Tight
  • #9,517
  • Sep 7, 2011 7:14am Sep 7, 2011 7:14am
Quoting Mr Hatch
atm, I'm switching to and fro between the two charts on lower timeframes, depending on respect given.
  • #9,518
  • Sep 7, 2011 7:15am Sep 7, 2011 7:15am


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Quoting cloggie
Yup, let's see if we can make a runner out of this one, been a bit of a crapshoot today, not a lot of big opportunities about. Only had one 60 pip trade all day.
  • #9,519
  • Sep 7, 2011 7:16am Sep 7, 2011 7:16am
Quoting cloggie
Yup, let's see if we can make a runner out of this one, been a bit of a crapshoot today, not a lot of big opportunities about. Only had one 60 pip trade all day.
I'm 0/2 and short a bunch now, last one of the day...below 4026 is a cluster fuck...
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  • #9,520
  • Sep 7, 2011 7:17am Sep 7, 2011 7:17am
Quoting Monroe
oh you mean live news service for data events and what not?
yeah, but not adverse to a bit of decent analysis as well...
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