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		<title>Did you trade the non-farm payrolls report?</title>
		<link>http://www.straightforex.com/forex_blog/2012/02/03/did-you-trade-the-non-farm-payrolls-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:37:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raul Lopez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet I didn’t, most of you already know I don&#8217;t like to trade news announcements. You never know what could happen, almost an infinite scenarios are possible: We could get a good number and: the market could go down the market could go up the market could stall the market could spike up or down [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I guess I’ll have a long weekend</title>
		<link>http://www.straightforex.com/forex_blog/2011/12/08/i-guess-i%e2%80%99ll-have-a-long-weekend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:08:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raul Lopez</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[european summit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet Want to know why I’m taking a long weekend? Earlier today the ECB announced a rate cut to 1% from 1.25%.  Did you see the impact on the market on the rate cut? It was descent, and we’ll probably see more volatility because of this. European Summit. The next following days are extremely important [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take the rest of the week off! :)</title>
		<link>http://www.straightforex.com/forex_blog/2011/11/03/take-the-rest-of-the-week-off/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raul Lopez</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[forex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greece]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet Really! The market is nervous, I’m nervous and most traders are too (I hope)! I just don&#8217;t think this is the right time to look for trade opportunities. The situation on Greece its not looking good for the Euro, the surprising interest rate cut by the ECB (they are saying “euro economy it’s not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Important fundamental announcements of the week</title>
		<link>http://www.straightforex.com/forex_blog/2011/10/31/important-fundamental-announcements-of-the-week-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightforex.com/forex_blog/2011/10/31/important-fundamental-announcements-of-the-week-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raul Lopez</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fundamental]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fundamental announcements]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet Hope you all had a great weekend! Here is the list of what I think are the most important fundamental announcements of the week. Monday: CAD – GDP AUD – Interest rate Tuesday: GBP – Halifax index, Manufacturing PMI &#38; GDP &#160; Wednesday: GBP – Construction PMI USD – ADP NFP, interest rate, FOMC [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will be a complicated week</title>
		<link>http://www.straightforex.com/forex_blog/2011/10/03/will-be-a-complicated-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raul Lopez</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fundamental]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.straightforex.com/forex_blog/?p=3595</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tweet I don’t know about you, but I don&#8217;t see many pairs trading in a clear market condition, for instance, today I only trading about 3 or 4 today, on the others, I have no clue of what the market is likely to do. Might be that this week we have a zillion important fundamental [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who thinks gold (XAUUSD) will go up?</title>
		<link>http://www.straightforex.com/forex_blog/2011/09/28/who-thinks-gold-xauusd-will-go-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raul Lopez</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fundamental]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trading gold]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet A few weeks ago everyone was talking about gold, it hit all times high, it was time to buy gold, etc. It probably had the best rally ever, almost reached the $2000 mark. Now let’s ask ourselves a question: Why did it go up? There is no right or wrong answer, but I’m sure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Important fundamental announcements of the week</title>
		<link>http://www.straightforex.com/forex_blog/2011/09/19/important-fundamental-announcements-of-the-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:52:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raul Lopez</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fundamental]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet This week isn&#8217;t full of fundamental announcements, but we got the most important of them all: US interest rate announcement. Last time it was announced, the market went wild, not because there was any change on the interest rates, but because the statement that comes along with it. Traders and investors have been focusing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Most important Fundamentals announcements of the week</title>
		<link>http://www.straightforex.com/forex_blog/2011/09/12/most-important-fundamentals-announcements-of-the-week/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightforex.com/forex_blog/2011/09/12/most-important-fundamentals-announcements-of-the-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raul Lopez</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fundamental]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forex]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet Hope you all had a nice and relaxing weekend! These are the most important fundamental announcements of the week: Monday: None Tuesday: GBP – CPI Wednesday: GBP – Claimant Count Change (similar to unemployment claims) USD – Core retail sales NZD – Interest rate Thursday: CHF – Interest rate and SNB Press Conference GBP [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SNB Intervened again&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.straightforex.com/forex_blog/2011/09/06/snb-intervened-again/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightforex.com/forex_blog/2011/09/06/snb-intervened-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:31:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raul Lopez</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fundamental]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet The Swiss National Bank intervened again on its currency. According to Bloomberg, the SNB sent an email statement: “With immediate effect, it will no longer tolerate a euro-franc exchange rate below the minimum rate of 1.20 francs” and “is prepared to buy foreign currency in unlimited quantities.” Guess where the EURCHF is currently trading? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This week’s important Forex events:</title>
		<link>http://www.straightforex.com/forex_blog/2011/09/05/this-week%e2%80%99s-important-forex-events/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightforex.com/forex_blog/2011/09/05/this-week%e2%80%99s-important-forex-events/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 15:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raul Lopez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet This is the list of what I think are the most important announcements this week. Remember every fundamental announcement (even the ones not included on this list) have the potential to have great impact in the market! Monday 5th: US and CAN banks are closed, so don’t expect much movement today, not enough liquidity! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Now I know why the market is so calm</title>
		<link>http://www.straightforex.com/forex_blog/2011/08/24/now-i-know-why-the-market-is-so-calm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightforex.com/forex_blog/2011/08/24/now-i-know-why-the-market-is-so-calm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raul Lopez</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bernanke]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.straightforex.com/forex_blog/?p=3404</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tweet On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, there is an event called “Jackson Hole Symposium” which main goal is for central bankers, finance ministers, market experts to gather and talk about the current market conditions, currencies, debt crisis, markets, etc. And guess who is going to be there: Your friend Ben Bernanke, so please, tell him [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Busy week, wasn’t it?</title>
		<link>http://www.straightforex.com/forex_blog/2011/08/12/busy-week-wasn%e2%80%99t-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightforex.com/forex_blog/2011/08/12/busy-week-wasn%e2%80%99t-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:14:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raul Lopez</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Weekly Review]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.straightforex.com/forex_blog/?p=3323</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tweet As a result of the US debt rating downgrade from AAA to AA+ (last Friday), we started the week with a gap. By the way, we saw exactly the opposite of what should have happened. On Monday, investors instead of getting rid of US bonds, etc (selling them) they ended up buying more, as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SNB and CHF appreciation</title>
		<link>http://www.straightforex.com/forex_blog/2011/08/11/snb-and-chf-appreciation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raul Lopez</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fundamental]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CHF Crosses]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet Today I’ve read two articles about the Swiss National Bank concerns about the CHF appreciation: First one:  “Switzerland’s central bank said yesterday it will increase the supply of francs to fight the currency’s massive overvaluation.” So they are using the exact same strategy the Bank of Japan does, the question here is, will it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GBPCAD Trade Update, hit limit &amp; NFP</title>
		<link>http://www.straightforex.com/forex_blog/2011/08/05/gbpcad-trade-update-hit-limit-nfp/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightforex.com/forex_blog/2011/08/05/gbpcad-trade-update-hit-limit-nfp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:28:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raul Lopez</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Signals and Setups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GBPCAD Analysis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet The decision of holding your trades during important fundamentals releases its always tough, you never know what could happen. I definitely feel more comfortable once the market has already moved on my favor and in order to hold my trade, I need to have nothing at risk on such trade, for instance moving your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Debt limit agreement, volatility and something about CHF crosses</title>
		<link>http://www.straightforex.com/forex_blog/2011/08/01/us-debt-limit-agreement-volatility-and-something-about-chf-crosses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raul Lopez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet I don’t know about you, but I think the volatility we are going to see this week might be something to note (and be careful about). First, we have plenty of fundamentals announcements, just to mention a few of the most important: NZD, JPY, EUR and GBP interest rate announcements US Non-farm payrolls report [...]]]></description>
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