Justin Freeman, Author at Forextraders.com

Justin is an active trader with more than 20-years’ industry experience of working for big banks and hedge funds. He has an inside knowledge of how the financial markets work, thanks to roles including trader on a $750m Event-Arbitrage desk and CRO and COO of hedge funds running a variety of strategies. From stat-arb and trend-following CTA to fixed-income relative value. Firm’s he has worked at include big banks like Citi, and prominent hedge funds including D. E. Shaw and Millennium Capital Management.

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Risk Off: USDX Leaps 0.64% Amid Coronavirus Concern

Justin Freeman

Published: 15th April, 2021

There are fears that the coronavirus pandemic may be about to cause further economic problems Stocks and shares decline in value across the…

“Risk-off” was the theme at the start of the week beginning 21st September.

Justin Freeman

Markets which had been trading sideways for some days broke to the downside as fears grew over the severity of a second COVID…

JPY/USD at 104.5, USDX Clings On – Election in Focus

Justin Freeman

Published: 21st July, 2022

Quick read: US dollar index holds on despite political question marks Death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg casts doubt over election stability Japanese yen…

Price volatility draining out of the forex market

Justin Freeman

Price volatility has been draining out of the forex markets since the middle of last week. Wall Street equity indices have posted a…

GBP/USD Rests At $1.2958 Amid Bank of England Moves

Justin Freeman

Published: 15th April, 2021

Quick Read: The USDX dropped in the markets despite gains earlier in the week. The Federal Reserve’s announcement – and low interest rate…

Traders Update – Dollar weakness is generating ‘Strong Buy’ signals in Euro, Gold, Silver and Bitcoin

Justin Freeman

Gold and Bitcoin are both working their way towards and through ‘Big Number’ resistance in the form of the $2,000 and $11,000 price tags. Bitcoin’s…

USDX hits 93.493 after Fed goes positive on economy

Justin Freeman

Published: 15th April, 2021

Quick Read: Dollar Index up by 0.3% Yen Dips Slightly from significant highs AUD experiencing downturn Fed largely positive about US Outlook…

JPY/USD surges to 105.26 as dollar dips before Fed announcement

Justin Freeman

Published: 15th April, 2021

The Japanese yen was one of the best performers in the foreign exchange markets on Tuesday and into Wednesday as the global markets…

Traders Update – Equity market metrics suggest it’s too early to sell and too late to buy

Justin Freeman

Equity market metrics suggest it’s too early to sell and too late to buy. The currency markets are offering stronger signals and dollar…

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