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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USD/JPY stays deep in the red below 156.00 on intervention risks
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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.