April 23, 2018.
The dollar index traded sharply higher Friday on increased interest rates sending the greenback to two week highs versus majors. Commodities markets traded lower on a higher dollar while equity markets where under pressure and close in the red late Friday in the US. US President Trump tweet against the OPEC Cartel sent a message that the recent rally in Oil despite increased production will not go without US government notice. Asian markets traded lower Monday morning yet a flat open is expected for EU and US markets on very little news agenda.
German Flash Manufacturing at 8:30 am is the important news on the agenda Monday.
| Market | GBPUSD | USDJPY | EURJPY | EURUSD | GOLD | OIL |
| 20.4.2018 | -0.55% | 0.2% | -0.32% | -0.53% | -0.86% | -0.22% |
| USDMXN | USDCHF | AUDUSD | AUDJPY | USDCAD | Silver | Platinum |
| 0.8% | 0.37% | -0.82% | -0.61% | 0.63% | -0.7% | -0.74% |
| Dollar Index | DAX | FTSE100 | CAC40 | EURSXX50 | NIKKEI225 | CSI300 |
| 0.61% | -0.21% | 0.54% | 0.39% | 0.22% | -0.3% | -0.5% |
| 1 YEAR | 4.08% | 3.56% | 6.99% | 1.57% | 19.67% | 7.94% |
Swing trades follow up
| Trade | Entry price | Position | Open profit | Date triggered | Stop loss | Remarks today |
| GBPUSD | 4074 | 0.7 | 370 | 19/4 | 4086 | SL changed |
| USDCHF | 9722 | 0.7 | 210 | 19/4 | 9722 | SL changed |
| USDCAD | 2677 | 0.7 | 410 | 20/4 | 2677 | New position |
| OPEN PROFIT | $990 |