Thursday, September 13, 2012

DailyMarkets.com - Forex Trading: Euro Extends Gains Following Court Ruling

DailyMarkets.com - Forex Trading: Euro Extends Gains Following Court Ruling

Forex Trading: Euro Extends Gains Following Court Ruling

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 12:05 AM PDT

Euro Extends Gains Following Court Ruling
The euro shot up to a fresh four-month high against the US dollar yesterday, following a German constitutional court ruling that supported the ECB’s plans to combat the euro-zone debt crisis. The court ruling also resulted in other higher-yielding assets extending their bullish trends throughout the day. Today, the main piece of news is likely to be FOMC Statement, scheduled for 16:30 GMT. Speculations that the Fed will initiate a new round of … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Mortgage Rates, Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards

Fundamentals Trumped Technicals In XHB; Avoid Mistake In XLF

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 05:52 PM PDT

I could kick myself.  I allowed what people said was the fundamental realty get in the way of clear contrary picture in the charts and it cost me a bundle.  Not real dollars but only an "opportunity cost" for not … Continue reading … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Mortgage Rates, Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards

Momentum + Bull Market = Chocolate + Peanut Butter?

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 12:27 AM PDT

There has been a fair amount of research devoted to the effects of price momentum. I came upon a paper by a team of researchers at Cass Business School entitled The Trend is Our Friend: Risk Parity, Momentum and Trend Following in Global Asset Allocation (h/t Mebane Faber). The abstract reads:
We examine the effectiveness of applying a trend following methodology to global asset allocation between equities,bonds,commodities and real estate.The application of trend following offers a … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Mortgage Rates, Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards
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