Let’s talk about risk to
reward ratio. This is something controversial, because setting a fixed RR
(reward to risk) like 3:1 isn’t fully wrong, but it isn’t even right. You need
to understand that there are no certainties that your trade goes to the target,
it may reverse at 1:1.

You may say „yeah,
but I would have already put my SL at BE (breakeven) by that time, because I
trailed it“ and you would be correct, but what if all of your 3:1 trades
end up at breakeven? Your account would be actually down a little because of the commissions
you paid. You would have worked hard for nothing.

That’s why you shouldn’t
have a fixed rule like that, in trading you need to adapt, be flexible and
proactive. Your soft target may be a technical level like a strong support or
resistance zone, or maybe a Fibonacci extension level and so on, but your trade
should remain active until you see that the reasons for the trade
have changed, or you lost conviction in it.

If your reasons are still
there you can keep it active or maybe you can take some profits off the table
at different times and let the rest run. You can also manage the trade by
trailing your stop loss behind strong swing points for example. But if the
reasons aren’t there anymore just close it and get what you gained instead of
hoping and losing all your gain exiting with a BE trade, or worse a loss.

You can even cut your
losses limiting them to a fraction of your original risk, there’s no need to
holding just because of hope. You can see that this way your trade can even
turn into a 5:1 or more and that will compensate for your losing trades. Remember
that it’s not about being right or wrong but how much you make when you’re
right and how much you lose when you’re wrong.

This article was written by Giuseppe Dellamotta at www.forexlive.com.

„I think there is certainly a high likelihood. But it is not inevitable at the moment.“

Until one of the major players pioneer the use of a digital currency successfully, one can expect these „plans“ to be ongoing indefinitely. China has been the leader in this space and even through forceful means, a digital yuan can hardly be said to be a success. So, I wouldn’t expect other major central banks to adopt this any time soon. But if and when the change comes, it will be a swift one across the globe.

This article was written by Justin Low at www.forexlive.com.

Fundamental
Overview

The mood in the markets has
been slowly improving this week after the month-end flows last week impacted
the risk sentiment. The US data this week came on the softer side which sent
Treasury yields lower and consolidated the market’s expectations of two rate
cuts by the end of the year.

The risk-on sentiment is
still present in the markets as the data overall has been showing good growth
without worrying inflationary pressures. If this were to continue, Bitcoin could
reach a new all-time high in the next few weeks.

Bitcoin
Technical Analysis – Daily Timeframe

On the daily chart, we can
see that Bitcoin bounced on the 67275 support and extended the rally into the next
resistance around the 72000 level. The buyers continue to buy the dips looking
for a new all-time high as long as the risk sentiment supports the market. The
sellers, on the other hand, might lean on the 72000 resistance with a defined
risk above it to position for a drop back into the 67275 level.

Bitcoin Technical
Analysis – 4 hour Timeframe

On the 4 hour chart, we can
see that we had some nice confluence around the support with the trendline and the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level. This technically strengthens
the support zone, so the sellers will need to break below that level to target
the 60000 support next. If we get a pullback from the 72000 resistance, we can
expect the buyers to lean on the trendline again to position for a breakout to
the upside.

Bitcoin Technical Analysis – 1 hour Timeframe

On the 1 hour chart, we can
see that we have some choppy price action at the moment around the 70640 level.
This recent breakout should see the buyers increasing the bullish bets into the
all-time high. The sellers will want to see the price falling below the 70000
level to position for a drop into the major trendline. The red lines define the
average daily range for today.

Upcoming
Catalysts

Today we get the US ADP and the US ISM Services PMI. Tomorrow, we will see
the latest US Jobless Claims figures, while on Friday we conclude the week with
the US NFP report.

This article was written by Giuseppe Dellamotta at www.forexlive.com.

In FX, USD/JPY is the main mover on the day with the pair up 0.9% to 156.20 currently. Besides that, USD/CHF is up slightly by 0.3% to 0.8925 amid a test of key technical support here. But outside of that, the changes are minimal with narrow ranges still prevailing on the day. I mean, EUR/USD is still contained within a 15 pips range so that does say quite a bit.

In other markets, bonds are also settling down a bit after the strong bids since last week. 10-year yields in the US are up 1.3 bps to 4.349% amid another test of the critical juncture here. As for stocks, European indices are up slightly in catching up to the Wall Street rebound yesterday. US futures are a touch higher but nothing outstanding as of yet.

All eyes now are on the US ADP employment roulette data coming up later. This is a report that I’ve grown to detest over the years and I’m sure I am not alone on that. It has lost much of its importance in terms of relating to the overall labour market report on Friday. And the numbers here can even come up to be rather random at times. Hence, the roulette table meme.

Today will be no different with the estimated reading seen at 175K for May, down from the 192K in April.

Still, it is one that markets will look towards to make any moves. Or at least the algos will. That especially if there is a big miss or beat on the estimate. So, do keep an eye out for the data later even if it might not be one that predicts well what to expect from Friday’s non-farm payrolls.

This article was written by Justin Low at www.forexlive.com.

Headlines:

• The one word that markets are concerned with right now
• Safety flows dominate the major currencies bloc on the day
• Equities sour further in European morning trade
• What are the main events to look out for today?
• BOJ reportedly mulls reducing bond purchases as early as June meeting
• BOJ’s Himino: It is inappropriate for monetary policy to target exchange rate
• Germany May unemployment change 25k vs 7k expected
• Switzerland May CPI +1.4% vs +1.4% y/y expected

Markets:

• JPY leads, AUD lags on the day
• European equities lower; S&P 500 futures down 0.4%
• US 10-year yields down 1.6 bps to 4.386%
• Gold down 1.0% to $2,327.48
• WTI crude down 1.5% to $72.92
• Bitcoin down 0.3% to $68,911

The dollar is finding a footing in the new day, as risk sentiment in markets soured in European trading. There wasn’t a direct trigger but I would argue that softer US data as of late is starting to bring about stagflation risks. And that is seeing market players start to stand up and take notice.

Equities sold off right from the onset with European indices bordering on 1% losses across the board. S&P 500 futures fell from flat levels to be down by 0.6% before pulling back a little.

In the bond market, 10-year yields continue to retreat in a fall to 4.386% today. For some context, it was as high as 4.638% just last week.

Going back to FX, USD/JPY fell from around 156.40 in Asia all the way down to 154.70 at the lows for the day. The pair is now still down 0.6% but holding just above 155.00. That makes the yen the lead gainer on the day.

The dollar is seen gaining elsewhere with EUR/USD down 0.4% to 1.0860 and GBP/USD also down 0.4% to 1.2750 on the day. The commodity currencies are the laggard amid the dour risk mood. USD/CAD is up 0.4% to 1.3680 while AUD/USD is down 0.7% to 0.6640 currently.

The flight to safety also saw a selloff in commodities with oil back down under $73 and gold down 1% to $2,327 levels at the moment. The big drag though is in silver, as the precious metal is down over 3% in a fall back under the $30 mark.

It is on to the US JOLTS job openings next.

This article was written by Justin Low at www.forexlive.com.

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This article was written by Jeff Patterson at www.forexlive.com.

Fundamental
Overview

Yesterday, the US
ISM Manufacturing PMI missed forecasts although it wasn’t such a big miss
as it was still in the range of estimates, but it was nonetheless a miss and the market reacted accordingly. I’d
say that one bad report amid a series of good ones shouldn’t be enough for a
change in the trend, especially considering that the final reading of the S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI released a bit earlier showed an even greater improvement. The ISM report though, should set aside the inflation fears
which should be good news for the stock market as long as we don’t have more worrying data on the growth side.

S&P 500
Technical Analysis – Daily Timeframe

On the daily chart, we can
see that the S&P 500 bounced recently around the 5200 level where we had
the confluence
of the trendline
and the 50% Fibonacci
retracement level. That’s where the buyers piled in on the last day of the
month fading the weakness from the month-end flows. The sellers will need the
price to break below the trendline to turn the bias more bearish and start
targeting a drop into the 5000 level.

S&P 500 Technical
Analysis – 4 hour Timeframe

On the 4 hour chart, we can
see that the price recently probed above the downward counter-trendline but
couldn’t really extend the rally into new highs. The 5313 level will be the
spot to watch as a break above it should see the buyers increasing the bullish
bets into a new all-time high. The sellers, on the other hand, should wait for
a break below the major trendline to get a bit more conviction for a correction
lower.

S&P 500 Technical
Analysis – 1 hour Timeframe

On the 1 hour chart, we can
see more clearly the recent price action with the S&P 500 now consolidating
between the major trendline and the 5312 level. There isn’t much to do in the
middle of this “range” as the erratic moves could give false signals. If we get
another drop into the major trendline though, some late buyers could take it as
an opportunity to step in with a better risk to reward setup. The red lines
define the average daily range for today.

Upcoming
Catalysts

Today we have the US Job Openings data. Tomorrow, we have the US ADP and the
US ISM Services PMI. On Thursday, we get the latest US Jobless Claims figures,
while on Friday we conclude the week with the US NFP report.

This article was written by Giuseppe Dellamotta at www.forexlive.com.

The dollar is trading to the highs for the day against the other major currencies outside of the yen and franc. EUR/USD is now down 0.3% to 1.0868 while GBP/USD is down 0.4% to 1.2758 on the day. Commodity currencies are bearing the brunt of the pain with AUD/USD in particular now down 0.8% to 0.6635 and erasing all of its gains from yesterday.

The drop also sees sellers looking to seize back near-term control on a push below the key hourly moving averages. The confluence of the 100 (red line) and 200-hour (blue line) moving averages is at 0.6640-43.

Meanwhile, USD/CAD is also marked higher by 0.5% to 1.3695 on the day and NZD/USD down 0.4% to 0.6160 currently.

It’s an all out flight to safety in European morning trade thus far. Equities are keeping on the defensive with European indices down roughly 1% across the board. S&P 500 futures are down by 0.6% currently.

Going back to FX, USD/JPY is now down 0.7% to test the 155.00 level. The pair is down by more than 140 pips since Asia trading.

This article was written by Justin Low at www.forexlive.com.

At the same time, it is reported that the BOJ has no intention to surprise bond traders. I mean, not to say that taking such a step is entirely surprising. They will likely do so while reaffirming that they have the flexibility to step back in again, should market conditions dictate them to do so.

In any case, this was always going to be the next move before they get to raising interest rates again. The latter looks to be on the cards for July potentially next.

This article was written by Justin Low at www.forexlive.com.

10-year yields in the US are down 5 bps to 4.461% currently and that is weighing on USD/JPY mostly in European trading. The dollar is now trading more mixed again versus the rest of the major currencies, keeping little changed. But in the case of USD/JPY, the pair is nudging to the lows for the day as seen above.

In the bigger picture, there is still some pushing and pulling in and around the 157.00 mark.

Any attempts by buyers to try and test higher levels are still being met with some caution, with Japanese authorities keeping a watchful eye on things.

Meanwhile, the downside for now is being arrested by some near-term support. The region around 156.57-62 is limiting losses in the pair, at least for the time being. As such, sellers will have to do more as well in justifying any return trip towards the 155.00 mark.

For trading this week, the big US data surrounding the labour market will be key. The ISM manufacturing and services reports will be the first hurdle, before moving on to the ADP employment numbers and the initial weekly jobless claims. And all of that will culminate in the release of the non-farm payrolls report on Friday.

This article was written by Justin Low at www.forexlive.com.