Alan Hill
Could it be that it was all so Simple?
Friday’s data confounds the “old way”
The non-farm payroll data that was released on Friday illustrated perfectly how the market is changing and evolving and...
Don’t believe all you read
False news applies in the market too.
It used to be so simple. Market news and analysis was provided by qualified economists and traders had...
Second Quarter living up to its name
The “money making” quarter continues
In banks trading rooms, the four quarters of the year are known as: Q1 - The Preparation Quarter, Q2 -...
Generalize or Specialize?
One Currency? One Asset Class?
When I was trading full time, I found it easier (or maybe less difficult) to make money concentrating on one...
Trailing stops counter sharp turnarounds
Run them, but protect your profits
It has become a feature of the market recently that currencies not only seem to run out of steam...
The Successful Traders Template
It doesn’t Exist!
The nature of the foreign exchange market is that there is no hard and fast way in which to make money consistently....
Dollar Higher as Yields hit 3%
A sustained period of Dollar strength on the horizon
As analysts made their predictions for 2018 back in December/January, very few predicted the rally in...
Sterling Still the “Only game in Town”
Good Bad or Indifferent?
Sterling is fast becoming the “Marmite currency”. Marmite, for those who don’t know it is a savoury spread which is often...
Sanity At Last
Data has final say
There is any number of reasons and even more theories as to why the market got so ahead of itself concerning...
Lower Inflation fails to Deter Hawks
Sterling remains firm as rates set to rise.
There are none so blind as those who will not see!
Sterling fell a little yesterday following the...