Sam Seiden
Independent Analyst
Summary
Sam began his career on the institution side of the business, facilitating order flow from banks, money managers, hedge funds, and more. Today, Sam is responsible for Online Trading Academy's patented market timing strategy that is the key to High Frequency Trading. It's no secret that banks and financial Institutions are very profitable in the world of short term trading. On the other side, retail short term traders produce either minimal profits or lose. Conventional High Frequency Trading is the use of computer algorithms to rapidly trade financial instruments. Institutions use High Frequency Trading almost exclusively for market-making and arbitrage trading. While this type of trading has been dominated by major banks and institutions, proper High Frequency Trading offers retail traders opportunity for short term income as well. The key to successful High Frequency Trading is having a simple rule based strategy that allows you to objectively determine market turning points and market moves in advance with a very high degree of accuracy. During this session, Sam will share the logic and High Frequency Trading rules to help you understand and properly execute.Latest Live Videos
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EUR/USD flirts with daily tops near 1.1650 ahead of Fed
EUR/USD manages to regain the smile on Wednesday, trading with decent gains around 1.1650, or daily peaks. The pair's daily advance comes in response to further losses in the US Dollar as market participants get ready for the upcoming FOMC gathering, where the Fed is widely expected to lower its interest rates by a quarter point.
GBP/USD advances to 1.3350 amid USD selling
GBP/USD sets aside two daily declines in a row and manages to regain some balance beyond the 1.3300 hurdle on Wednesday. The better tone around Cable follows the renewed downside bias in the Greenback ahead of the much awaited interest rate decision by the Federal Reserve.
Gold appears sidelined around $4,200 ahead of FOMC event
Gold trades slightly on the back foot on Wednesday amid a weaker US Dollar and the continuation of the upside momentum in US Treasury yields across the curve. The precious metal remains cautious ahead of the expected 25 bps rate cut by the Fed and the release of the updated “dots plot”.
Federal Reserve expected to cut interest rates as disagreement among officials grows
The United States (US) Federal Reserve (Fed) will announce its interest rate decision on Wednesday, with markets widely expecting the US central bank to deliver a final 25 bps cut for 2025.
Crypto Today: Bitcoin, Ethereum hold steady as XRP struggles ahead of Fed rate decision
Bitcoin holds above $92,000, supported by ETF inflows and hopes of a potential Fed interest rate cut. Ethereum rises above the 50-day EMA as the MACD and RSI signal a bullish turnaround. XRP trades under pressure as sellers target $2.00 support despite mild ETF inflows.
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How will US Dollar react to Fed policy announcements?
The US Fed will announce its interest rate decision on Wednesday, with markets widely expecting the US central bank to deliver a final 25 bps cut for 2025. Our experts will analyze the market reaction to the event at 18:30 GMT. Join us here!