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EUR/HKD Higher Inside the Wedge

The EUR/HKD has been in a strong downtrend last year. On the chart below we can see the EUR/HKD getting sold heavily over 20 percent, from 10.80 to 8.12, as the ECB undertook a large QE program.
But this year things are starting to turn around. Since March 2015, there have been no new lows for the pair. On the contrary, a sequence of higher lows may indicate more gains for EUR/HKD. To be fair, we're also seeing a sequence or lower highs so this situation is not wildly bullish by any measure. Thi…
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Shorting the Euro on SNB

In a shock move the Swiss National Bank abandoned the 1.2000 floor today. The EUR/CHF crashed from 1.2000 to below 1.0000 within minutes of the announcement. Because I think the moves in the Swiss Franc may be overdone, I decided to play this with the EUR/USD. The SNB move will remove buying pressure from the Euro. We will no longer have a central bank buying up Euro denominated assets in an attempt to keep the 1.2000 floor. In addition to this, the rumblings about more QE on the European side g…
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