1. S&P 500 Index $SPX Stream_2lmuvbs Default_avatar_medium johnkicklighter An update on the S&P 500 and volatility (implied/historical) relationship. The vol is inverted. $$
    May. 24 at 6:44PM
  2. British Pound / Us Dollar $GBPUSD Stream_bmf9ke3 Default_avatar_medium johnkicklighter ...but we don't have expected rate changes from the US or UK. So, we use the gov't bond yields.
    May. 24 at 4:47PM
  3. Australian Dollar / Us Dollar $AUDUSD Stream_4naa8ds Default_avatar_medium johnkicklighter It is pretty easy to see the impact of rate expectations on AUDUSD...
    May. 24 at 4:46PM
  4. Euro / Aussie Dollar $EURAUD Stream_oy5x7cw Default_avatar_medium johnkicklighter What I'm contemplating in my reconsideration of EURAUD.
    May. 24 at 4:33PM
  5. Dow Jones Fxcm Dollar Index $USDOLLAR Stream_s57lhsa Default_avatar_medium johnkicklighter And the higher this is (volatility), the more prominent the USD's value.
    May. 24 at 4:26PM
  6. Dow Jones Fxcm Dollar Index $USDOLLAR Stream_mutjir9 Default_avatar_medium johnkicklighter Trading anything USD based? This is what's important: risk/reward balance. My simple indicator.
    May. 24 at 4:22PM
  7. Gold Futures $GC_F Stream_og2bmwi Default_avatar_medium johnkicklighter What's driving gold? Apparently, the same thing that is driving $EURUSD. Look at that correlation.
    May. 24 at 3:58PM
  8. Euro / Us Dollar $EURUSD Stream_lo3dnl3 Default_avatar_medium johnkicklighter ...and it isn't just the rate expectations for AUD. This is EURUSD vs SPX. Again, variable speeds.
    May. 24 at 3:53PM
  9. Australian Dollar / Us Dollar $AUDUSD Stream_ienx3df Default_avatar_medium johnkicklighter We have a different brand of risk out there. Look at the performance of SPX vs AUDUSD.
    May. 24 at 3:53PM
  10. Euro / Aussie Dollar $EURAUD Stream_yesegjb Default_avatar_medium johnkicklighter EURAUD moved back below 1.2900/880 floor and my trailed stop. But it stopped right at that trendline
    May. 24 at 11:53AM
  11. Euro / Us Dollar $EURUSD Stream_p7c6aqi Default_avatar_medium johnkicklighter Too many things for the ECB to target. Here's a comparison of their balance sheet and Spanish yields
    May. 23 at 5:05PM
  12. S&P 500 Index $SPX Stream_xgtaquh Default_avatar_medium johnkicklighter We are seeing that telltale - stimulus withdrawal on the S&P 500. Will the Fed respond?
    May. 23 at 5:03PM
  13. Euro / Us Dollar $EURUSD Stream_ns7rak3 Default_avatar_medium johnkicklighter As this graph shows, the EU banks aren't hurting for funds, but they aren't lending either.
    May. 23 at 4:42PM
  14. Nikkei 225 $NKY Stream_9wotuqe Default_avatar_medium johnkicklighter Another example of the concept that a break does not equate to a reversal: Nikkei 225 channel. $$
    May. 23 at 3:23PM
  15. British Pound / Canadian Dollar $GBPCAD Stream_vlgi9ly Default_avatar_medium johnkicklighter A pair you aren't watching now, but should: GBPCAD. We just had another range swing. Good fundies.
    May. 23 at 3:06PM
  16. Gold U.S. Dollar $XAUUSD Stream_rqravlt Default_avatar_medium johnkicklighter Back to serious support for gold. Perpetual bulls and waiting bears, keep an eye on 1525. $$
    May. 23 at 11:47AM