QUOTE(rstusa @ Aug 6 2009, 03:19 PM)
Did you guys notice 3th aug until now the market very silent, you can see the chart with flat line.
IMHO, there are 2 reasons for this.
1. After 31st July 2009, NFA has passed on the new first in – first out (FIFO) rule which has affected how hedge funds usually trade. They cannot do hedging anymore so they have to change their strategy. Some of them prefer to stay sideline first and did not participate so the market is silent.
2. Traders and hedge funds are looking forward towards tonight's ECB / BOE interest rates announcement. You can check your favorite Forex calendar but here's the time.
7:00pm GBP Official Bank Rate 0.50%
7:45pm EUR Minimum Bid Rate 1.00%
From my previous experience on interest rate events, the market can shoot 100-200 pips after the announcement. Some people prefer to trade the news because of the market volatility and can earn a lot in small preiod of time. Just trade for 1 hour and you're done for the whole trading day.
Anyone care to trade the news are welcome to PM me. I'm always online chatting