Trade Plan & Video For AU CPI q/q 07/27/10

AUD

Our plan to trade today’s CPI release out of Australia will be to look for opportunities for entry if we get a surprise in this release, here is the current forecast:

9:30pm AU CPI q/q Forecast 1.0% Previous 0.9%
ACTION: AUD/USD BUY 1.2% SELL 0.7%

Forex Trading Plan For Australian Employment Change 07/07/10

Australia Employment Change is similar to U.S. NFP (Nonfarm Payroll) and Canada Employment Change, this is an economic indicator for the Employment Changes in Australia, here’s the forecast:

9:30pm (NY Time) AU Employment Change    Forecast 16K    Previous 26.9K
                                              AU Unemployment Rate    Forecast 5.2%  Previous 5.2%
ACTION: AUD/USD        BUY 46K         SELL -14K

RBA Cash Rate Decision Trading Plan 07/06/10

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RBA (Reserve Bank of Australia) is expected to hold borrowing costs steady for the second consecutive month in July, as a overwhelming 22 analysts unanimously agree as surveyed by Bloomberg…  Here’s forecast:

12:30am (NY Time)  AU RBA Cash Rate Decision     Forecast 4.5%      Previous 4.5%
ACTION: AUD/USD                                  BUY 4.75%          

Trading Strategy For Australia Employment Change 06/09/10

AUD

Australia Employment Change is similar to U.S. NFP (Nonfarm Payroll) and Canada Employment Change, here’s the forecast:

9:30pm (NY Time) AU Employment Change    Forecast 16K    Previous 33.7K
ACTION: AUD/USD        BUY 45K         SELL -15K

Trading Tips For Australia GDP q/q 06/01/10

AUD

Australia GDP is a quarterly release similar to the U.S. Advanced GDP or the UK Pre-lim release, but usually there is only one release per quarter.  Since this is a quarterly release, it is a high impact release that may change the short term trend of AUD.  Here is the forecast:

9:30pm (NY Time) AU GDP q/q     Forecast 0.6%    Previous 0.9%
ACTION: AUD/USD      BUY 0.9%        SELL 0.3%

Trading RBA Cash Rate Decision 06/01/10

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RBA is going to render its interest rate decision today, and it is a high impact release as all currencies are driven by interest rates.  RBA is expected to pause its rate tightening policy during today’s decision, here is the forecast:

10:30pm (NY Time) AU RBA Rate Decision     Forecast 4.50%    Previous 4.50%
ACTION: AUD/USD         BUY 4.75%           AUD/USD

Trade Plan For Australia CPI q/q 04/27/10

AUD

Our plan to trade today’s CPI release out of Australia will be twofold.  First, we’ll look for a possible pre-buying of AUD ahead of this release during early Asian trading session for a possible sentiment trade; and Second, we will look for opportunities to enter the market if we get a surprise in this release, here is the current forecast:

9:30pm AU CPI q/q         Forecast 0.9%      Previous 0.5%
ACTION: AUD/USD        BUY 1.2%      SELL 0.6%

Australia Employment Change 04/07/10

AUD

9:30pm (NY Time) AU Employment Change    Forecast 20.2K    Previous 0.4K
ACTION: AUD/USD        BUY 50K         SELL -10K

We’ll be trading the Australian Employment Change release today as this news release is similar to US Nonfarm Payroll Changes, but for Australia.  This release is considered as a high impact report as the job’s market have a direct influence over the entire economy, which in turn affects inflation, and inflation will affect future RBA monetary policy.  With RBA on a steady monetary tightening policy, if this release also surprise to the upside, it would be good for AUD and we would be looking to BUY AUD/USD; however,  if the release is worse, we should be looking to SELL AUD/USD as AUD may not have enough momentum to remain in demand.