February 28, 2018.
The dollar index traded sharply higher following comments from FED member Powell predicting more than three rate hikes to combat rising inflation in 2018. The testimony took the markets by surprise and most global markets followed the US weakness to trade lower across the board. Metals lost on average more than 1.2% as the dollar strengthened and commodities fell as well as OIL which will be in focus today on the inventories number.
US prelim GDP 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 |
| 27.2.2018 | -0.44% | 0.41% | -0.3% | -0.71% | -1.1% | -1.6% |
| USDMXN | USDCHF | AUDUSD | AUDJPY | USDCAD | Silver | Platinum |
| 0.87% | 0.12% | -0.88% | -0.45% | 0.67% | -1.16% | -1.7% |
| Dollar Index | DAX | FTSE100 | CAC40 | EURSXX50 | NIKKEI225 | CSI300 |
| 0.65% | -0.29% | -0.1% | -0.01% | -0.15% | -1.44% | -0.6% |
| 1 YEAR | 5.55% | 0.26% | 9.99% | 4.17% | 15.43% | 16.85% |
Swing trades follow up
| Trade | Entry price | Position | Open profit | Date triggered | Stop loss | Remarks today |
| DAX | 12560 | 3 | -320 | 23/2 | 12400 | |
| NASDAQ | 6737 | 5 | 1150 | 22/2 | 6950 | Stopped out |
| GBPUSD | 3972 | 0.7 | -150 | 26/2 | 3950 | Stopped out |
| NZDUSD | 7277 | 0.7 | 260 | 27/2 | 7300 | New position |
| OPEN PROFIT | $-60 |