
Dollar Smile Theory
Have you ever wondered why the value of the US dollar seems to fluctuate in unique patterns, sometimes smiling brightly, and at other times displaying a more somber expression?
Have you ever wondered why the value of the US dollar seems to fluctuate in unique patterns, sometimes smiling brightly, and at other times displaying a more somber expression?
Trading in the forex market can be a daunting task, with its fast-paced environment, constant fluctuations, and numerous factors that can affect currency values.
To be a successful trader, it is essential to have a comprehensive understanding of the market and how it works. This includes being able to analyze the three key elements that makeup forex trading: fundamentals, technicals, and sentiment.
The Market Profile indicator as know as Volume Profile is a powerful tool for forex traders that provides valuable insights into the market structure and dynamics. It is a visual representation of the trading activity over a specific period, which shows the distribution of price and volume across different price levels.
In every trading week, a large number of economic indicators are published, but only a few of them move and affect the market. I always see newbies asking questions about how fundamental analysis isn’t useful because they see numbers for US economic data for example that look good in theory but the market doesn’t act according to it and sometimes even acts against it.
The VIX index, also known as the “fear index,” is a measurement of the market’s expectation of volatility in the next 30 days. The VIX is calculated using the prices of put and call options on the S&P 500 index.
How to measure the sentiment of traders in the forex market?
How to measure the sentiment of traders in the forex market?
Why Economic data and financial indicator is important?
The Retail Traders indicator is one of the Ziwox terminal components that shows the confrontation ratio between buyers and sellers collected from millions of traders over the forex, CFTC market. It can be used as a market sentiment that determines the buy and sell position across a range of assets. Essentially, it shows where the majority of traders are positioned and how much in the percentage they are going long and short.
Most Forex traders use technical analysis to trade on forex/stocks, but more sophisticated and successful traders tend to increase their success rate by using fundamental analysis in their trading decisions.
We have debunked the myth that the gold-to-silver ratio should revert to its “true” level around 16. The predominant range for the ratio in modern times is rather well between