Stocks and Dollars

On Thursday Dollar/Yen decreased insignificantly with 40 pips. The currency couple depreciated from 77.95 to 77.57 yesterday, not matching the positive Interbank sentiment at above +8%, closing the day at 77.62. This morning the Dollar weakened slightly further against the Yen, reaching 77.29. On the 1 hour chart quotes are

It seems only fitting that to kick off the last trading day of the year FX markets were just drifting. EURUSD traded down from 1.2964 to 1.2928 with little conviction in thin volume. Gold which took a pounding all week, crawled off the $1522.00 floor to $1563.57. Asian regional indices

It seems only fitting that to kick off the last trading day of the year FX markets were just drifting. EURUSD traded down from 1.2964 to 1.2928 with little conviction in thin volume. Gold which took a pounding all week, crawled off the $1522.00 floor to $1563.57. Asian regional indices

2011 was not a kind year for mostly everyone involved in the currency markets. Traders generally depend on fundamental data to dictate directions in the forex market, but the uncertainty in Europe and the floundering global economic recovery were a recipe for daily bouts of volatility that had not been

2011 was not a kind year for mostly everyone involved in the currency markets. Traders generally depend on fundamental data to dictate directions in the forex market, but the uncertainty in Europe and the floundering global economic recovery were a recipe for daily bouts of volatility that had not been

It seems only fitting that to kick off the last trading day of the year FX markets were just drifting. EURUSD traded down from 1.2964 to 1.2928 with little conviction in thin volume. Gold which took a pounding all week, crawled off the $1522.00 floor to $1563.57. Asian regional indices

On Thursday Dollar/Yen decreased insignificantly with 40 pips. The currency couple depreciated from 77.95 to 77.57 yesterday, not matching the positive Interbank sentiment at above +8%, closing the day at 77.62. This morning the Dollar weakened slightly further against the Yen, reaching 77.29. On the 1 hour chart quotes are

By Gary Gordon:

This is the 10th piece in our Positioning for 2012 series. Readers can find the entire Positioning For 2012 series

here

.

Gary A. Gordon, MS, CFP® is the president of

Pacific Park Financial

, Inc., a Registered Investment Adviser with the SEC. He has more than 22 years of experience as a personal coach in ‘money matters,’ including portfolio management, risk assessment, and small business development. Gary writes regular commentary at

ETF Expert

. He currently hosts the ETF Expert Show.

Seeking Alpha’s Jonathan Liss recently spoke with Gary to find out how he planned to position clients in 2012 in light of his understanding of how a range of macro-economic and geopolitical trends were likely to unfold in the coming year.

Seeking Alpha (SA): How would you generally describe your investing style/philosophy?

Gary Gordon (GG): Successful investing is not about picking the next Apple (AAPL). It’s about what you can control.

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