Author: Mark Sturdy

The Commodity Specialist view – Earlier this year the game looked as though it was up for Cotton bulls, but fresh interest created new highs. A temporary halt has now been made, within a projection area that we had...

The FX Trader’s view – Last November saw a bear break that, in the end, amounted to a type of blow-off move, with subsequent quick recovery putting the bulls in contention once more. However, there were key...

Some analysts have alarmed bulls by pointing out the relative underperformance of the Nasdaq and the Russell indices, the failure to make new highs in key S&P leadership stocks and, yesterday, the 14day RSI registering its...

The FX Trader’s view – We last looked at EUR/USD when the downmove was approaching a 61.8% retracement/ support level. It has proved effective in halting the bears but there has so far been a lack of enthusiasm to...

The Commodity Specialist view – Wheat prices have continued to drift back this year, recently approaching last year’s low. In the Commodity Specialist Guide we have stuck to a bearish outlook, but it is now useful to...

The Euro has recently suffered a very pronounced period of weakness against both the US Dollar and the Japanese Yen but against Sterling it has remained strong throughout. Why is that? The Technical Traders View: MONTHLY CHART...

The FX Trader’s view – A bear move finally got going this year, after a prolonged choppy period in 2009. There are, though, signs that bears could be temporarily tiring now, so we begin to look closer for a recovery...

The Commodity Specialist view – Early this year the prior steady uptrend from a late 2008 low was seen to falter at a key Fibonacci level. After an initial sell-off a strong bounce has unnerved the bears – there is...

The FX Trader’s view – After a dramatic breakdown at the end of 2009 the move lower has notably slowed this year. Clear technical support has recently been found, but bulls so far remain reluctant to move from the...

The Commodity Specialist view – Price action earlier on in 2010 was seen to favour a bearish outlook for the weeks/months ahead. The recent strong correction/recovery, though often a feature when trends are in the process...