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• Ashraf Laidi Talks ECB & PIIGS
  alaidi, November 10th, 2011 at 4:17 pm, Comments: 0

  The ECB need not to be shy and buy more bonds. Simply put, it needs to print money much like the $FED is doing. You [...]

• An Optimistic Case For Gold And Yen
  alaidi, September 28th, 2011 at 1:36 pm, Comments: 0

  While the TV pundits are emphasizing $USDX strength, it is JPY ($FXY) that continues to outperform the USD hurting gold short term. Central banks banks [...]

• US ISM: Manufacturing vs Services: Hot-Chart
  alaidi, August 3rd, 2011 at 9:57 am, Comments: 0

  Looking at the way the manufacturing ISM (green) has preceded services ISM (white) into the downside, it is fair to expect . . . today’s [...]

• Ashraf Laidi Talks Greece With Yahoo! Finance
  alaidi, June 29th, 2011 at 2:27 pm, Comments: 0

  @alaidi explains why the euro is pushing higher despite the sovereign debt issues coming out of Greece. Share on StockTwits

• From The Charts – BOND YIELD SPREAD
  alaidi, December 16th, 2010 at 7:46 pm, Comments: 0

  US-GERMAN 10 YR YIELD SPREAD (US minus German) breaks further above its 200-day MA for the 1st time in 5 months. The daily chart shows [...]

• From The Charts – GBPUSD
  alaidi, December 15th, 2010 at 3:44 pm, Comments: 0

  $GBPUSD SEEN TARGETING $1.5520 and $1.5280 as seen in this chart. Both the shoulders & neckline trending lower while both 55-day MA & November trendline [...]

• Daily Market Analysis by Ashraf Laidi
  alaidi, December 15th, 2010 at 1:32 am, Comments: 0

  We discuss the $GBPUSD, $EURUSD, $USDX, the $FED, the Japanese Tankan survey and $USDJPY, the Scandinavian currencies ($USDNOK, $CADNOK), and the Norges and Riksbank central [...]

• Market Glance At 2011
  alaidi, December 13th, 2010 at 12:08 pm, Comments: 0

  A SPECIAL EDITION of the Video Markets Analysis, covering equities, indices, FX, commodities and yields into 2011. Share on StockTwits

• From The Charts – EURUSD AUDUSD
  alaidi, December 2nd, 2010 at 2:39 pm, Comments: 0

  QUADRUPLE CHART DELIGHT: $USDX, US 10 yr Yield, $AUDUSD, $EURUSD. Here are the levels requiring your attention. EURO BULLS WILL NEED TO SEE A CLOSE [...]

• Afternoon Market Highlights 11/29/2010
  alaidi, November 29th, 2010 at 12:02 pm, Comments: 0

  As the week opens, I review the effects of the Ireland bailout announced Sunday on $EURUSD, the heads-and-shoulder chart formation in $CL_F, and the bearish [...]