The dollar is opening the trading week on a flat note, as trading volume are expected to be light due to the Martin Luther King holiday is the US and the typical low volume opening of the week in Europe on zero economic news. Global equity markets closed Friday with a sharp move higher making January green across the board, US, EU and Asian markets all up more than 6% on average in 2019. Metals traded flat Friday and continue to slide on very little price action while OIL managed another positive close Friday, breaking above the 53$ per barrel bull flag on the optimism in global markets and better than expected China economic news.
There is no important news on the agenda Monday, US MARKETS ARE CLOSED TODAY.
| Market | GBPUSD | USDJPY | EURJPY | EURUSD | GOLD | OIL |
| 21.1.19 | 0.02% | -0.21% | -0.1% | 0.16% | -0.02% | 0.4% |
| USDMXN | USDCHF | AUDUSD | AUDJPY | USDCAD | SILVER | NAT GAS |
| 0.12% | -0.08% | 0.1% | 0.01% | 0.05% | -0.42% | -4% |
| Dollar Index | DAX | FTSE100 | CAC40 | EURSXX50 | NIKKEI | CSI300 |
| -0.1% | 2.63% | 1.95% | 1.7% | 2.14% | 0.26% | 0.29% |
| 1 YEAR | -16.59% | -9.86% | -11.77% | -14.09% | -12.97% | -25.79% |
Swing trades follow up
| Trade | Entry price | Position | Open profit | Date triggered | Stop loss | Remarks today |
| GBPUSD | 2875 | 0.8 | -20 | 21/1 | 2850 | New position |
| GBPUSD | 2851 | 0.8 | -320 | 18/1 | 2820 | Stopped out |
| NASDAQ | 6654 | 8 | 970 | 17/1 | 6724 | SL changed |
| OPEN PROFIT | $950 |