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Sunday, November 16th, 2008
It is almost end of Spring in Australia, but , as usual, we have the luxury of enjoying 16-ish degree Celsius in Melbourne most of the time. I always think Melbourne is a great place for trader, it just keeps you cool most of the time :). I am sitting ...
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Sunday, November 9th, 2008
It has been a very busy and wonderful two-week. After seeing off my families back to Malaysia, I am back to my trading desk. I hope to start some tradings soon.
It is very interesting to know how the retail business people from south east asia (particularly from Indonesia, Malaysia and ...
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Monday, October 27th, 2008
H/T to Kathy Lien
Other than Chinese Yuan and Japanese Yen, almost all currencies are beaten by the rising Dollar.
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Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
I received an email from a lady who is working in a bank. Pretty interesting explanation of current market condition though.
If anyone has difficulty understanding the current world financial situation and shoring up the banks, the following may help....
Once upon a time in a village, a man announced to ...
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Sunday, October 12th, 2008
Here is another chart of a hell. Rogers International Commodity index shows a pretty clear picture of commodities markets at the moment. Bear in mind, crude oil weights 21% while Gold weights 3% in this index.
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Sunday, October 12th, 2008
This chart is to show how carry trade strategy is being hurt badly this year. Price of PowerShares DB G10 Currency Harvest (DBV) has lost, roughly, around -25% (from 27-ish to 20-ish) This is likely going to be a shitty year for carry traders.
Here is the....CHART!
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