Midday Snapshot — May 17th 2012
Natalie MacDonald brings you the Midday Snapshot in this video, which reviews and analyzes the trading activity in relation to the actual market movement. EUR/USD pair took a sharp slide all the way to the low of 1.2666 measuring a volatility of 84 pips, with price movement sharply down: -0.43%, trader’s sentiment is neutral—0% and traded volume is average: -18% short of the monthly average. Sharp downtrend makes profits likely for traders with short positions. Its bearish for the GBP/USD pair as well measuring a volatility of 108 pips, and the downtrend has resulted in a loss of 0.49% price movement, trader’s sentiment is neutral: -6% short and traded volume is average: 9%. Plenty of profit opportunities for bears, but losses are more likely for the bulls. USD/JPY took a slide but bounced back to cancel the loss. Trading has been passive measuring a volatility of 22 pips. Price movement is sharply down: -0.16%, trader’s sentiment is bearis: -34% short and the traded volume is extremely low: -57% low. GBP/JPY has been moving sharply lower from the early high of 128.00 measuring a volatility of 108 pips with price movement sharply down: -0.65%, trader’s sentiment is neutral: 3% long, and traded volume is extremely low: -59%. EUR/JPY has been trading passively measuring a volatility of 81 pips, with price movement sharply down: -0.59%, trader’s sentiment is neutral: 4% long and traded volume is extremely low: -43%. Profits are more likely for the bears as the rate has been moving sharply lower.

