Sam Seiden
Independent Analyst
Summary
The key to producing trading income in the FX markets is having a strategy that anticipates market turns and market moves with a very high degree of accuracy. To do this, you must be able to identify where banks and institutions are buying and selling in the Forex market by looking at a price chart. This means training your eye to identify institution and bank demand and supply by looking at a price chart. During this session, Sam will begin to do this by covering core market timing strategy rules that offer you low risk, high reward, and high probability trading opportunities.Latest Live Videos
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Gold rises to record high above $4,500 on safe-haven flows
Gold rises and hits its record high around $4,505 during the Asian session on Wednesday. The precious metal gains momentum as the Israel-Iran conflict and the rising in US-Venezuela tensions boost the safe-haven demand. Furthermore, the recent soft US inflation and cool jobs reports have fueled market expectations for at least two 25-basis-point rate cuts from the US Federal Reserve next year.
AUD/USD tests 14-month highs as Greenback falters
AUD/USD stepped into a second straight day of firm gains on Tuesday, climbing two-thirds of one percent and adding to the previous day’s 0.68% gain as the US Dollar falls across the board. The Australian Dollar is catching a fresh bullish bid as the Reserve Bank of Australia faces down future interest rate hikes in 2026, while the Federal Reserve is expected to get caught in a long-run rate-cutting cycle, depressing Greenback market flows.
USD/JPY attracts some sellers below 156.50 as Yen strengthens on intervention fears
The USD/JPY pair tumbles to around 156.30 during the early Asian session on Wednesday. The US Dollar weakens against the Japanese Yen despite the stronger-than-expected US Gross Domestic Product report for the third quarter. Financial markets are likely to trade in a subdued mood ahead of the Christmas holiday.
XRP price under pressure amid technical weakness and reduced whale holdings
Ripple is extending its decline below $1.90 at the time of writing on Tuesday, as headwinds intensify across the crypto market. Negative market sentiment has persisted despite a surge in inflows to XRP spot Exchange Traded Funds.
Ten questions that matter going into 2026
2026 may be less about a neat “base case” and more about a regime shift—the market can reprice what matters most (growth, inflation, fiscal, geopolitics, concentration). The biggest trap is false comfort: the same trades can look defensive… right up until they become crowded.
Here is what you need to know on Wednesday, December 24:
The US Dollar Index (DXY) struggles to find demand on Tuesday, even after strong United States Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Data. The DXY is now trading near the 98.00 price region after touching a three-month low in the Asian trading hours.