Author: Mark Sturdy

The Commodity Trader’s view – At the beginning of September, following a significant bull run, a sharp sell-off produced a Key Reversal Week, heralding the end of the likely end of the bull phase and start of a...

The Macro Trader’s view: ‘The Gilt is a government bond market that is dogged by an unprecedented build of peacetime debt, supported by the Central Bank.’ Discuss. Since the highs made at the end of August,...

The FX Trader’s view – For many weeks in the FX Trading Guide we have had a Fibonacci projection marked in on the Daily chart at 1.4545. It has been reached/modestly exceeded this week and we are now waiting to see...

The Commodity Trader’s view – A recent, initial bull break in Gold price has been much trumpeted (the 2008 peak has yet to be breached, note). Keeping excitement tempered we currently focus on a shorter term bull...

The FX Trader’s view – In early June a recovery attempt proved short-lived, with a new downtrend low made at the start of August. This was just above a long term 61.8% retracement level and support is emerging here....

The Commodity Trader’s view – Cotton prices recently recovered almost 50% of their 2008 losses, with price action becoming choppier on the approach to this level. Signs of bull fatigue have started to show, but we...

The Macro Trader’s view: On the 30th July, 4 weeks ago, we wrote a piece entitled “How vulnerable is Sterling”, our conclusion at the time was that we thought it not very vulnerable against the Euro, since we...

The FX Trader’s view – An earlier downmove in USD/CHF effectively came to a halt at the start of June, a choppy consolidation then ensuing. Bulls have so far failed to take the initiative but, for now, shorter term...