FOREX VIDEO - New York Session Review - October 30, 2009

Source: blogs.fxstreet.com

Selling of stocks and buying of dollars had been the prevalent theme during the first three trading days of the week. After a one-day hiatus fueled by a better than expected headline figure from yesterday’s U.S. GDP report, risk aversion returned on Friday. Short trade setups on the EUR/USD currency pair produced profits between 80 to 120 pips [depending on entry and exit strategies]. Curt Wehrley FX Bootcamp’s Quantitative Analyst


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