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EURo to Weaken Toward the 1.0500 Level

Brexit wasn't kind to the Euro. The pair got sold aggressively after the UK voted to leave the EU. The reaction was partially because this will result in more easing by the ECB as well as calls for referendums in other countries in the Union.
But aside from the fundamentals and the short-term charts, things are not looking better on the long-term charts either. On the daily chart below we can see that the pair broke the important support near 1.1100 on Brexit. This level held up prices for over …
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Switching Gears

As mentioned in my previous blogs, I was itching to go long as I consider the QE decision to be priced in. Today I got an opportunity to do so as the Euro was breaking higher to 1.1600. I have now closed all my Euro shorts and switched to long. The Wall Street Journal reports that the President of France told business leaders that the ECB will start QE this Thursday. The Bank declined to comment.
When even Presidents think this is a done deal and are freely discussing its impact, you can bet QE …
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Yen Pairs Fall as BOJ Unexpectedly Announces New Easing

The yen got sold across the board as the Bank of Japan announced new easing steps. With a vote of 5-4 the Bank raised its bond buying program from 70 to 80 trillion. The BOJ also trippled its ETF buying to 3 trillion yen. The move was unexpected and it's no wonder the result is a massive selloff in the yen pairs.
I managed to take a small slice of the move, +36 pips on the GBP/JPY, +22 on the USD/JPY, +21 pips on the EUR?/JPY and +32 on the AUD/JPY. I also took some small GBP/JPY scalps that end…
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