Author: Mark Sturdy

In recent weeks, Ireland has again become the cause of concern as her Banks desperately need restructuring. Unfortunately, Ireland doesn’t have the necessary resources to recapitalise her Banks. Fearing a collapse of the...

The Commodity Specialist view – This year’s recovery in Soybeans finally managed to exceed the 2009 high, but has found resistance from a Fibonacci level not much above. The chart is now in pullback mode, turning...

The FX Specialist view – From a rally high in 2009 the GBP/JPY cross has continued to experience downward pressure through 2010. However, a 76.4% pullback level has, on three occasions now, been eroded but with bears then...

The Commodity Specialist view – This year there have been two legs in the downtrend in Natural Gas, and finally interesting dual support has been reached. This has prompted a s/term recovery, but further signals are...

Over recent weeks German economic data has strengthened, and traders are in no doubt about the role the strong German economy is playing in pulling along the weaker Euro zone and its long peripheral tail. Indeed some traders are...

The FX Specialist view – Following the earlier fall in the EUR/GBP cross a recovery phase has been in process since the June low. However, this has now seen a test of a key resistance area, with the market accordingly...

The Commodity Specialist view – Following a 38.2% pullback in Copper earlier this year subsequent recovery breached important resistance which opens the way for a return to the old 2008 peak. Shorter term, though, the...

The FX Specialist view – The recovery in the US Dollar Index earlier in 2010 has largely been undone, although technically it is still unclear if the 2008 low is going to give way. There are various supports before then...

The Commodity Specialist view – Following a consolidation over the summer months a fresh, unbroken bull move in Silver has seen the major 2008 peak overcome and the first of our Fibo projections reached. There is room for...