Anyone scalping the FTSE Futures??

[tar]

Didnt use Sl for last trade because fxcm spread was insane for a while ...

 

[Dentalfloss]

The Swiss national bank has acted to end the currency floor, while moving the central bank interest rate into negative territory at -0.75%. This morning the move has taken the entire market by surprise and has led to wide spread selling on both EURCHF and USDCHF currency pairs. EURCHF has seen the market move to as low as 0.8500 from a high at the start of the day at 1.20, USDCHF was a similar story falling from an opening on the day of 1.0188 to trade as low as 0.7406. The move will be one of shock to the markets as the SNB has maintained its 1.20 EURCHF currency floor for a number of years. With pressures mounting over the depreciation of the Euro and the strength of the US dollar the national bank has felt under pressure to at least amend the currency floor. However today’s move has not only seen this unpopular currency floor removed but has seen the interest rate cut by 50bp to -0.75%.



The reaction to this is likely to wide reaching and cause a huge issue in terms of not just currency markets but equity markets as well. With many clients struggling to close positions and banks struggling to offer prices due to the high volatility and demand. Many had been expecting the SNB to raise the currency floor but to remove it totally has taken everyone by surprise. There has been a clear attempt to soften the blow on the currency by cutting the interest rate however this seems to have only led to spark yet more volatility and moves on the CHF based currency pairs. Today’s announcement has let investors decide just where the Swiss Franc should be valued without central bank intervention and it very much seems that around 1.05 for EURCHF and 0.90 for USDCHF are the levels that investors now feel is a better representation of the Swiss currency. However of course we cannot rule out yet more surprise and big moves throughout the trading session.
from Alpari

 

[postman]

Busy lad, don't get time on here much these days.......spent my first million on women n beer, so back making the second........

You can afford to squander the second million then.

 

[scholfield]

Nice trading Tar and Jesse!!
3 musketeers have killed it today!

 

[Dentalfloss]

they wanna stick to making cheese...

 

[inzimam]

anyone got any ideas on direction now?

 

[Jessi_trader]

anyone got any ideas on direction now?

DOWN...DOWN...DOWN..Baby

let yanks wake up

 

[inzimam]

DOWN...DOWN...DOWN..Baby

let yanks wake up

5 down days on the dow already, this will be the 6th unless we close above 465 (according to IG anyway) correct me if im wrong

 

[Jessi_trader]

Swiss down 8%

 

[Dentalfloss]

30 min Es
see how all rallies got shorted as we have said or last few days
coming into horizontal supp now
so..we see if that holds
another spike should get shorted...possibly

p/f thrives on this volatility

 

[ffsear]

sell order 9763 - sl 20

 

[ffsear]

sell order 9763 - sl 20

-20

 

[jeffre4]

up we go

 

[SuddenDeath]

sp500 march below 2000, 1966

 

[Jessi_trader]

US PPI is out in about an hour

 

[scholfield]

did anyone see my arrow charts yesterday before i deleted them?

p.s - ss 9922

 

[scholfield]

I just got my first long signal in months on wti , here at 45.20

currently 49.00!!! :clap:

 

[Jessi_trader]

currently 49.00!!! :clap:

good pick scholfield ! well done.

 

[tp0440]

Either we break 9970 on DAX, or there will be a bloodbath..


Positive on the day, but nothing to write home about.


BR

 

[jeffre4]

well i appear to be the only bull im going for 6850 on ftse next few weeks