FOREX VIDEO | NEW YORK SESSION REVIEW | June 30, 2009

Source: blogs.fxstreet.com

The final trading day of Q2 and H1, plus a dose of sour US news, brought volatility to the currency market during today’s New York session. The US dollar rebound at the open of the session fueled moves on the major currency pairs, including a 60-pip short trade on the EUR/USD currency pair. Two hours later, a worse than expected US consumer confidence report set the stage for a 60-pip news trade on the GBP/JPY. Curt Wehrley FX Bootcamp’s Quantitative Analyst


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