Faraday Research

The break above 1.1831 takes EUR/CHF to it’s highest level since January 2015 – the infamous month SNB pulled the plug on their currency peg with the Euro. And with little in the way of...

Recent trade war tensions seem to have abated as President Xi's grown-up stance on global trade has soothed volatile stock markets. FX markets are not so sanguine on USD though, as geopolitics and US...

With geopolitical theater (trade war posturing, central bank comments, FBI raids etc) grabbing all the headlines this week, it’s easy to forget that there is still some potentially market-moving...

The swissie is unloved currently but USD/CHF's steady uptrend is heading into some key technical levels ahead of US employment data.Below you find the video Original post

If price action yesterday is anything to go by, USD/CAD is in for a bad week. And if seasonal patterns are anything to go by, it could be in for a rough few months too. As our US Analyst Matt Weller...

Tuesday was a “King CAD” kind of day in the FX market, with the loonie rallying against all of her major rivals. The proximate catalyst is (wait for it) the latest scuttlebutt about the...

Since the beginning of December NZD/CAD has formed a steady uptrend. And with prices compressing above an established trendline, we see potential for the rally to resume. The price structure on the...

As we head towards the long weekend, price action has proven to be fickle due to end of month/quarter flows. But that doesn’t mean opportunities won’t be around the corner.Throughout...

The aussie has hit a new low for the year today as the risk-off environment pervades the market once more. With commodities struggling, led by a near 20% decline in iron ore prices this month, there...

It’s almost as if President Trump was tempting fate when he tweeted "great news"” about the rebound in the US stock market. Or perhaps he was beckoning Wall Street to have another stab at...

When it comes to the $5.3T/day foreign exchange market, speculators account for a clear majority of daily volume, but occasionally, demand from actual users can still have a major influence on the...

After noting the US dollar index was showing signs of compression last week, we’ve been on the lookout for volatility to broadly hit the USD since. And with WTI testing highs, euro breaking out...

GBP/CAD has been the strongest performer among Sterling crosses this past month, so after a minor retracement from the highs we’re seeking bullish setups on the pair. We also take a look at the...

GBP/CAD has been the strongest performer among Sterling crosses this past month, so after a minor retracement from the highs we’re seeking bullish setups on the pair. We also take a look at the...

After much publicity, the US administration announced $60bn of tariffs for Chinese goods. China were quick to respond with a 25% revenge-tax on US pork products (and 15% on US steel pipes, among...

Many have marveled at the massive amount of cash built up on the balance sheets of big tech companies in recent years. It’s truly astounding and almost incomprehensible. When you put together...