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  Euro Drifts Lower as Markets Await Greek Parliament Approval
  Written by Boris Schlossberg
  Last updated 2/10/2012 10:30:07 AM ET
  Risk FX drifted lower on the last trading day of the week, hurt by the reluctance of EU officials to release the bailout funds to Greece and the weaker than expected import data out of China. The EUR/USD tickled lower in early European trade dropping through the 1.3250 level as EU officials refused to approve the rescue package with Greece insisting on Greek Parliamentary ratification of the austerity agreement that the country reached with Troika.
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• Aussie Declines on Chinese Trade Data
  Written by Boris Schlossberg
  Last updated 2/10/2012 4:01:50 AM ET
  China’s Trade Balance for January printed much hotter than expected at 27.3 Billion versus 10.8 Billion eyed, but the headline data masked a marked weakness in imports that suggested demand may be slowing significantly. The wide gap was caused by sharp slowdown in imports, particularly iron ore, which declined by -15.3% compared to a gain of 11.8% the year prior. Exports decline by -0.5%.
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• Trading Psychology- Recency Bias
  Written by Bradley Gareiss
  Last updated 2/9/2012 8:31:58 PM ET
  What is recency bias, and how can it negatively impact your trading results?
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• EUR: Dear IMF, Do We Have A Deal Or Not?
  Written by Kathy Lien
  Last updated 2/9/2012 4:41:12 PM ET
  After months of anticipation, the Greeks finally got their act together and agreed to all of the Trioka’s harsh austerity measures but unfortunately it was not enough. The announcement of a Greek deal should have had a big impact on the EUR/USD but the currency pair’s gains were limited by the amount of the concerns from the IMF and other Eurozone nations.
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• EUR Up on Greek Deal but Gains Curtained by ECB Collateral Changes
  Written by Kathy Lien
  Last updated 2/9/2012 9:48:16 AM ET
  Between the announcement of a Greek austerity deal and ECB President Draghi's press conference, there has been a lot of excitement in the currency markets this morning. The EUR/USD rose to fresh session highs following
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• Euro Trades Cautiously Ahead of ECB
  Written by Boris Schlossberg
  Last updated 2/9/2012 5:28:09 AM ET
  Euro hit yet another fresh yearly high in late Asian trade today, but stalled at the 1.3300 level in morning European trade as markets awaited the ECB press conference scheduled for 13:30 GMT. Earlier, the pair tumbled to 1.3215 on headline news that Greek negotiations reached an impasse, but sentiment improved when it was revealed that Greek authorities are within 300M of reaching the austerity target cuts required by the Troika of creditors.
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• Euro at New Year Highs Above 1.33 As Greek Deal Close
  Written by Boris Schlossberg
  Last updated 2/9/2012 2:44:45 AM ET
  Euro saw a whipsaw session in Asian trade first dropping sharply to 1.3215 only to stage a powerful rebound to take out the 1.3300 barriers on optimism that negotiations in Greece were coming to an end as a deal was within reach. The pair tumbled on initial headlines that one last issue was still be resolved in talks between Greece and Troika, but when the details emerged that Greece was only 300M from reaching the austerity targets required by the Troika, the pair recovered rising to a fresh yearly high of 1.3312 in late Asian trade.
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• Following the Plan
  Written by Bradley Gareiss
  Last updated 2/8/2012 8:12:03 PM ET
  Creating a trading plan is one thing; following it is another.
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• EUR: We Must Be Getting Close…
  Written by Kathy Lien
  Last updated 2/8/2012 4:45:15 PM ET
  The euro ended the North American trading session unchanged against the U.S. dollar on the eve of the European Central Bank’s monetary policy announcement.
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• EUR and GBP: Why BoE Will Ease and ECB Will Not
  Written by Kathy Lien
  Last updated 2/8/2012 11:29:39 AM ET
  With the two leading central banks in Europe scheduled to make monetary policy announcements on Thursday, we are looking forward to an active and busy trading session. Throughout the past year, the Bank of England’s monetary policy meetings had very little impact on the British pound
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• Euro Stalls Ahead of 1.3300 As Germany Threatens to Withhold Funds
  Written by Boris Schlossberg
  Last updated 2/8/2012 5:21:01 AM ET
  A lackluster night of trade in early European session with EUR/USD trapped in a very narrow 20 point range as currency traders awaited further progress from Athens. The EUR/USD rose to an eight week best in late Asian and early morning European trade hitting 1.3283 as risk flows and continued enthusiasm over the prospect of a Greek deal propelled the pair higher. However, the euro stalled ahead of the 1.3300 barrier on news of possible new demand by Germany.
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• Euro at 8 Week High As German Trade Data in Line
  Written by Boris Schlossberg
  Last updated 2/8/2012 2:57:23 AM ET
  German Trade data printed in line with expectations as Eurozone’s largest economy registered yet another healthy surplus in December. On seasonally adjusted basis Germany recorded trade surplus of 13.9 Billion euros just a tad lower than the 14 Billion eyed.
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• Creating a trading plan
  Written by Bradley Gareiss
  Last updated 2/7/2012 8:25:20 PM ET
  We will go over the basic steps and requirement for creating a complete trading plan.
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• Risk On! EUR Breaks 1.3250, Stocks on a Tear
  Written by Kathy Lien
  Last updated 2/7/2012 4:59:17 PM ET
  Currencies and equities performed extremely well today with the EUR/USD rising to its highest level since December. The S&P 500 also hit an 8 month high but the performance of technology stocks was the most spectacular with the Nasdaq composite reaching levels last seen
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• EUR/USD at 1.32, Not Much Enthusiasm from Bernanke
  Written by Kathy Lien
  Last updated 2/7/2012 10:15:17 AM ET
  With Greek officials working frantically behind closed doors to reach an agreement on fresh austerity measures, the EUR/USD has been both a victim and a beneficiary of headline risk. In early Europe, the EUR/USD was hit by
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