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FX Trader of the year: LIVE ACCOUNT CONTEST starts on Monday!
This is your last chance to join the trading challenge of the year and win a trip to Dubai along with a laptop, forex courses, books, DVDs, and more!
The challenge will be held in our Social Network Forexstreet.net. You need to join the Participants' Group and post a message with your broker after registering here.
[Read more]International Traders Conference - Barcelona - October 20-22
Invest in your Education... and come to Barcelona!
Education is key if you want to become a profitable trader.
The ITC Barcelona is a perfect place to learn Forex, discover new strategies and techniques and meet fellow traders in a small set. The ITC is unique: you will spend 9 hours of small-group, live trading
instruction with the experts. You can see what they really do, you can ask questions one-on-one and receive a personal attention in a professional context.
Register here - First come, first served!
Check the speakers panel - World-class traders and strategists: Boris Schlossberg, Rob Booker and 5 others!
Download the schedule - Live Trading, Keynote Speeches, Panel Discussion
The week ahead
Danske Bank A/S − There is little in the way of US events or data that can seriously be expected to move markets, partly because Monday is Labor Day. Can the German upswing continue despite the problems stateside? There is much speculation about this at present, so it will be worth keeping an eye on the figures for German manufacturing orders and output. The UK and Japanese central banks are holding rate−setting meetings, but we do not see either being particularly exciting.
The most likely outcome is 1.7−1.8%
UniCredit Group − The flash estimate for eurozone August HICP came in at 1.6% yoy (slowing from 1.7% in July), in line with our and consensus forecast. The final reading will be published on September 15, and we see risks tilted towards a downward revision of the preliminary estimate.
METATRADER
FXstreet.com − he Tunnel of 5's is a combination of two moving averages: a 5−period smoothed (or exponential) moving average applied to the highs; and a 5−period smoothed (or exponential) moving average applied to the lows. The main idea to bear in mind when trading with this indicator is that you want to open positions only when price is outside of the tunnel...
Aroon Oscillator: define trends
FXstreet.com − he Aroon Oscillator is a little bit simpler than the Aroon Indicator, providing less information, though traders may prefer the oscillator as it is easier to read and tends to have less contradictory signals. The key levels to watch in Aroon Oscillator are 50, 0 and −50. When the oscillator moves above 50, it indicates a strong bullish trend is in place.
Special Regulation
First reactions to the CFTC regulations
Now the regulator has released its guidelines: No more leverage above 50:1 in majors and 20:1 in minors; Any brokers, advisors, money Managers, retail traders must register with CFTC and they have to pass an exhaustive exam; It is possible that traders won't be able, by law, to operate with non-US firm.
CFTC final FX Rules: leverage reduced to 1:50 by James Bibbings
Send your questions about the CFTC regulations to the experts - Francesc's blog
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Real-time Economic Calendar
| GMT | Country | Event | Actual | Cons. | Previous | |
| Sep 5 | 00:30 | AU | TD Securities Inflation (MoM) (Aug) | 0.1% | ||
| 00:30 | AU | TD Securities Inflation (YoY) (Aug) | 2.8% | |||
| 23:30 | AU | AiG Performance of Construction Index (Aug) | 43.3 | |||
| Sep 6 | 00:00 | US | Labor Day | |||
| 00:00 | CA | Labour Day | ||||
| 01:30 | AU | ANZ Job Advertisements (Aug) | 2.7% | |||
| 08:30 | EMU | Sentix Investor Confidence (Sep) | 9.0 | 8.5 | ||
| 23:01 | UK | BRC Retail Sales Monitor - All (YoY) | 0.5% | |||
| Sep 7 | n/a | JP | BoJ Monetary Policy Meeting (Sep 7) | |||
| 04:30 | AU | RBA Interest Rate Decision (Sep 7) | 4.5% | 4.5% | ||
| 04:30 | AU | RBA Monetary Policy Statement | ||||
| 05:00 | JP | Coincident Index (Jul) ![]() | 101.8 | 101.3 | ||
| 05:00 | JP | Leading Economic Index (Aug) ![]() | 98.2 | 99.0 | ||
| World Interest Rates | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US : 0.25% | EMU: 1% | UK : 0.5% | JP : 0.1% | CH : 0.25% | CA : 0.75% | AU : 4.5% | NZ : 3% |
Research
New Contributors on FXstreet.com
Forex Trade Setups Commentary - EURUSD inside bar, USDJPY pin bar 9-3-10 by Learn To Trade The Market
Sat, Sep 4 2010, 06:31 GMT
Traders' Corner-- AUD/USD Technicals by Paragon FX
Fri, Sep 3 2010, 12:21 GMT
The S&P 500 climbed 0.8 percent to 1,090.00 at 4:30 p.m. in New York by Amplify Trading
Fri, Sep 3 2010, 10:55 GMT
USD/CHF Intraday by Amplify Trading
Fri, Sep 3 2010, 10:33 GMT
Latest Updated Reports
A week filled with data and variable uncovered that led to strong fluctuation by ecPulse.com
Sat, Sep 4 2010, 13:13 GMT
ECB expands monetary support, while growth estimates revised to the upside by ecPulse.com
Sat, Sep 4 2010, 13:08 GMT
A busy week full of important events for Asia by ecPulse.com
Sat, Sep 4 2010, 13:02 GMT
Comprehensive FX and Futures Daily Commentary by FastBrokersFX
Sat, Sep 4 2010, 11:23 GMT






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US : 0.25%
EMU: 1%
UK : 0.5%
JP : 0.1%
CH : 0.25%
CA : 0.75%
AU : 4.5%
NZ : 3%





