February 14, 2018.
The dollar index traded lower versus majors for the third day in a row and FX markets positions change ahead of the important CPI number today in the afternoon. Most FX markets traded in narrow ranges other than the Yen who traded at 15 month highs versus the dollar and is now officially the 2018 safe heaven option. OIL traded lower on a negative IEA report that projects US shell output to top Russia and disrupt OPEC planed production cuts and price protection for 2018. Most global markets traded in narrow ranges ahead of the CPI number today.
US CPI and Retail Sales at 1:30 pm and OIL Inventories at 3:30 pm are the important news on the agenda Wednesday.
| Market | GBPUSD | USDJPY | EURJPY | EURUSD | GOLD | OIL |
| 13.2.2018 | 0.27% | -0.88% | -0.41% | 0.48% | 0.3% | -0.18% |
| USDMXN | USDCHF | AUDUSD | AUDJPY | USDCAD | Silver | Platinum |
| 0.35% | -0.55% | -0.06% | -0.97% | 0.2% | -0.3% | 0.33% |
| Dollar Index | DAX | FTSE100 | CAC40 | EURSXX50 | NIKKEI225 | CSI300 |
| -0.43% | -0.7% | -0.13% | -0.6% | -0.82% | -0.43% | 0.62% |
| 1 YEAR | 3.61% | -1.38% | 4.36% | 0.97% | 9.95% | 15.49% |
Swing trades follow up
| Trade | Entry price | Position | Open profit | Date triggered | Stop loss | Remarks today |
| USDCAD | 5468 | 0.7 | 260 | 7/2 | 5430 | |
| NASDAQ | 6334 | 5 | 1200 | 9/2 | 6000 | |
| OIL | 60.23 | 5 | -10 | 14/2 | 60.25 | New position |
| USDCHF | 9380 | 0.7 | 320 | 9/2 | 9412 | |
| NASDAQ | 6450 | 5 | 610 | 12/2 | 6420 | |
| Silver | 16.51 | 1200 | -40 | 12/2 | 16.38 | Stopped out |
| GBPUSD | 3882 | 0.8 | 130 | 13/2 | 3850 | New position |
| OPEN PROFIT | $2420 |