European Markets:
EU markets traded sideways for the fourth day in a row this week, again on very little price action and not responding at all to the ECB press conference on the agenda. The EUSXX600 index closed higher 0.09%. Autos, Energy and Basic materials were the sectors lagging in the markets while Insurance stocks enjoyed a better than expected earnings report by Aviva.uk to close higher on the day. UK manufacturing production in the morning then NFP at 1:30 pm are the important news on the agenda Friday.
Earnings on the agenda Friday morning:
| Markets | DAX | CAC40 | FTSE |
| 9.3.2017 | 0.09% | 0.42% | -0.27% |
| 3 Months | 23.21% | 23.48% | 27.68% |
| 1 Year | 8.19% | 4.14% | 12.67 % |
MARKET MOVERS
| Vivendi.fr | 3.1% | BMW.de | -2.56% |
| BNP Paribas.fr | 2.43% | VW.de | -1.1% |
| Societe General.fr | 2.07% | Schneider Electric.de | -1.29% |
| Aviva.uk | 6.46% | Anglo American.uk | -4.61% |
| Capita.uk | 4.67% | BHP Billiton.uk | -6.56% |
Forex & Commodities markets
OIL and metals went thru another selloff day ahead of the NFP number tomorrow, while strength in the Euro following the ECB press conference dominated the FX markets. Silver is down 8% so far on the week, making it the worst performer other than Oil. UK manufacturing production in the morning then NFP at 1:30 pm are the important news on the agenda Friday.
| Market | GBPUSD | USDJPY | EURJPY | EURUSD | GOLD | OIL |
| 9.3.2017 | 0.1% | 0.43% | 0.92% | 0.5% | -0.58% | -3% |
| USDCHF | AUDUSD | AUDJPY | USDCAD | Silver | PLT | |
| -0.53% | -0.31% | 0.1% | 0.13% | -1.72% | -1.37% |
Swing trades follow up –
| Asset | Entry price | Position | Open profit | Date triggered | Stop loss | Remarks today |
| CAD | 3182 | 0.5 | 1210 | 28/2 | 3444 | SL changed |
| Tui.de | 13.69 | 500 | 211 | 15/2 | 13.91 | |
| Deutsche Bank.de | 18.06 | 400 | 55 | 6/3 | 18.31 | |
| BVI.fr | 17.99 | 500 | 26 | 24/2 | 18.3 | |
| AUDUSD | 7548 | 0.5 | 212 | 8/3 | 7575 | |
| Agrekko.uk | 10.7 | 400 | 852 | 3/8 | 9.21 | SL changed |
| Carrefour.fr | 21.94 | 500 | 64 | 9/3 | 22.3 | New position |
| JPN225 | 19523 | 100 | 230 | 3/3 | 19684 | |
| DAX | 12060 | 3 | 324 | 2/3 | 12099 | |
| Capita.uk | 5.09 | 500 | -255 | 8/3 | 5.51 | Stopped out |
| OPEN PROFIT | 3050$ |