USD/JPY Technical Strategy: Pending Long Haramidelivers declines, putting key support in focus Range between 101.20 and 102.77 remains in play USD/JPY has extended recent declines on the on the back of a Harami pattern on the daily which suggested the bears were looking to take control of prices...
USD/JPY Technical Strategy: Sidelines Preferred Doji suggested hesitation near key support Range between 101.20 and 102.77 remains in play USD/JPY’s long-held range between 101.20 and 102.77 remains intact following a push off support backed by a Doji formation...
Support and resistance levels are critical areas for scalpers to identify. Price action, pivots, and moving averages can all be used to find these values. Once identified, traders can then look to employ the strategy of their choosing...
USD/JPY Technical Strategy: Longs Preferred Doji suggested hesitation near key support Range between 101.20 and 102.77 remains in play USD/JPY’s long-held range between 101.20 and 102.77 remains intact after the pair teased at a breakout in recent trading. A Doji near 101...
For U.S. institutional equity traders seeking to efficiently execute large buy and sell orders, the good news is there is a wealth of available data and information available...
Forex Scalpers should always identify market conditions before trading Factor in the spread to reduce transaction costs Consider liquidity when trading to maximize trading Scalpers are continuously faced with choices and tough decisions when trading Forex...
USD/JPY Technical Strategy: Longs Preferred Doji suggested hesitation near key support Range between 101.20 and 102.77 remains in play...
Forex Scalpers should always identify market conditions before trading Markets can be broken into three major environments. Trends, Ranges, and Breakouts Once identified, traders can select the appropriate strategy that fits present price action...
The majority of market participants agree on the need to eliminate abusive practices no matter the frequency of trading. But one topic that remains an issue of debate is whether firms that employ high frequency trading strategies should be required to register...
Why HFT's race each other In the previous post, I explained that HFT's usually make their money by running market making strategies. This consists of selling liquidity to speculators at a price equal to the bid/ask spread...
What is Quantitative Finance? Quantitative finance (also known as mathematical finance or financial engineering) is the application of mathematical theory to the financial domain. It is a very broad term, covering many activities within the financial markets...
A lot of you have emailed recently asking what it is actually like to work in a quant fund. I've written before about my experiences as a quant dev but I thought I'd outline a normal day so you can get a feel for whether you would enjoy the role...
In a commentary for The Hill, Modern Markets Initiative (MMI) senior advisor Peter Nabicht explains how investments in automation technology have transformed the old, closed trading floor model into a marketplace that is more transparent and accessible than ever before for today’s average investo...
Aussie found renewed buying interest at 0.9354 last week and has finally resumed recent upmove as price broke above resistance at 0.9461, bullishness remains for further gain to previous resistance at 0.9543, above there would encourage for headway to 0...
The markets’ evolution to high-speed electronic trading has not been an entirely smooth path, but practitioners and advocates of the business note that net-net, the end result is a much better and more efficient market...
About the title Many people were misled by it, and this wasn't my intention. I was merely alluding to the book by Hardy, A Mathematician's Apology, which spent time explaining and justifying his life as a mathematician. (Hardy, in turn, was alluding to the Apology of Socrates...
Following the release of Michael Lewis’ book Flash Boys, the role of “middlemen” in the marketplace has come under scrutiny. The fact is, our financial markets have always had “middlemen” coordinating trades between market participants...
