Author: Mark Sturdy

The FX Specialist view – The upmove in AUD/USD from the May-10 low exceeded the major 2008 peak, but started to lose momentum in November. Bulls are now cautious and we here look at what the danger signs could be. MONTHLY...

The Commodity Specialist view – New uptrend highs in Copper have been seen in 2011 and the next interesting long term resistance has now been reached. We await reaction around here, looking for bull fatigue clues on the...

The FX Specialist view – The downtrend in USD/CHF has slowed over the last few months, support emerging on the longer term chart. Our stance in the Commodity Specialist Guide has remained bearish, but a clear break of a...

The Commodity Specialist view – Following the sharp 2010 drop back in Sugar the subsequent recovery has seen new highs which have tested a long term Fibonacci level. We currently await a better reaction around here but, so...

The ground may have shifted in Sterling’s favour, but given the uncertain outlook for the UK economy, don’t expect Cable to rally as dynamically as it previously sold off, at least not just yet. The Technical...

The FX Specialist view – Long term support in EUR/JPY has come from a 76.4% pullback level, and we are still waiting to see if a better recovery can get established. At the moment the first noteworthy resistance has now...

The Commodity Specialist view – Following a correction low last September Cocoa prices lacked direction for several months, albeit with an upward bias. Recent breaks of resistance, though, have provided a clear bull...

The FX Specialist view – The chart of the EUR/CHF cross remains weak, with previous recovery attempts only proving short-lived affairs. At present the current bounce is relatively unexciting, but we are looking at certain...

The Commodity Specialist view – After a major low in 2009 the CRB Index started its recovery, a second upleg getting underway in May last year. Fairly steady progress has now seen the Index starting to test the next key...

The safe-haven days of the Bund are clearly in the past. After the frenetic buying that peaked in August, the Bund has been on a clear trend lower and it hasn’t been alone. But given the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis...