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Update - the Graveyard - USD/JPY

Posted by Graham Parlane on 7 November 2012

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This trade is progressing slowly but surely. To recap, the bones of this trade are;

# The 30 year run of trade surpluses has now turned to deficits as the Japanese turned off their nuclear power stations after the Tsunami inspired Fukushima disaster. As a result the Japanese now import the vast majority of their energy requirements.

# Japan’s demographics are poor with the population forecast to decline to 90 mio by 2055 from the 127 mio peak in 2004. Those citizens that are left will be much older too.

# The Bank of Japan has set forth on a new round of monetary policy easing. Top Japanese research house Nomura have been widely quoted recently regarding the new policy saying that the “JPY is likely to weaken due to the BoJ becoming more proactive as a result of likely changes in government leadership as well as changes at the Japanese central bank in coming months.

# …and the budding theme that we here at Edge Capital are watching with great interest is the vast supplies of cheap energy (shale gas) that the U.S is currently harnessing. We think this could be a major kicker for the U.S in coming years. Cheap currency and super low interest rates have been prevailing for 5 years now, add super lean business organisations and top it off with cheap energy. That should be one tasty cake when baked.

USDJPY – click here to view chart

P.S. Got to love NZD/JPY on this basis too !

Cheers G.

Tags: BOJ, Broker, Currencies, Energy, Foreign Exchange, FX, FX trading, Japan, JPY, Nuclear Power, NZD, NZDJPY, Shale Gas, Trader, US, USD, USDJPY

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Natural Gas - Price ready to explode?

Posted by Graham Parlane on 2 October 2012

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Natural Gas prices have been so low (12 year lows) that many drilling operations have been suspended at a time where much of the United States heavy industry is moving toward converting their energy needs to gas based.

Many analysts have been scratching their heads at the lack of upside in gas prices given that so many conversions to gas are on-going.

Scratch heads no more, natural gas prices look ready to explode (pun intended).

Here is a 10 year chart of weekly Nat Gas. The potential for vastly higher prices is obvious.

Natural Gas Weekly – click here to view chart

A closer look at the recent price action is enlightening. A series of higher weekly lows, a doji rejection of lower levels 5 weeks ago followed by a bullish engulfing week 2 weeks later then the sharp jump on Monday. The charts are crammed with bullish signals.

Natural Gas A Closer Look – click here to view chart

Feel free to call in for further details on trading this commodity.

G.

Tags: Broker, CFD trading, CFDs, Commodities, Energy, Futures, Futures trading, Natural Gas, Trader, US

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