Volatility: Friend or Enemy!!!

http://www.bloomberg.com/video/64585742/

Risk/Reward! Simple is that.

Take risks that can generate profits and allow you to sleep at night.

Life in general: We daily face challenges/ situations in our life which allows (enforces) us to make decisions and those decision highly impact our near future. The influence* itself is a process based on risk/ rewards ratio. For Example. What are you getting out of it!!! Like yourself, school, exercise, healthy diet, education, car, house, investments etc.

Knowledge, experience and confidence will help you consistently make the right choices based on the commitment to integrity and higher performance.

Its just a mind set. Quality Risk! Healthy Risk! Low Risk!

Plus, gradually finding opportunities to lower your risk with higher probability targets is a key

Improving your odds with confidence, knowledge, integrity and gratitude.

* Influence of decisions on future!

Oil Hourly Picture

Flag formation on hourly chart.

Gold daily Chart

Gold sharply dropping towards 1575 region. See Chart!

USD/JPY Daily Chart

USD/JPY is holding up its grounds above support levels 76.27 and 76.00, forming a consolidation period! The trend line from 04/06/2011's high (retest on 08/04/2011) in addition to 77 .84 resistance level are forming a major resistance. If broken and held then we might see a test of 200 day moving average which is currently above 80.00.

Pair is also showing powerful bullish moves above the support levels mentioned above.


See Daily Chart.

Chart of the month: Daily USD/JPY

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Weekly Viewpoint

GU: Bearish:
Price level is below 200 day moving average.
I am watching 1.6055 as a resistence and major support around 1.53435

Oil: Bearish:
Price level below 200 day moving average.
I am watching $93.25 and $94.62 (0.00 Fib) price levels.
$87.10 is Target1.

UJ: Side ways:
80.22 and 79.92 region is currently providing support.
80.92 is first resistance moving up.

EU: Bearish:
Price level currently below 100 day moving average.
I am watching 1.4235 as resistance and first target around 1.3725

Gold: Side ways:
Ranging between 1551 and 1461.
Current price level is below 40day moving average.

Summary:
Over all global economy is in a slow moving period. Corporate earning are very crucial for next move up in the equities. Housing market is lagging but a great opportunity for investment (Preferably Cash buying). Gold is still an attractive investment. I expect Dollar is looking to hold its ground against its major counter parts later this year.

Long Term: Second half of the year looks solid for Asia and global economy will sustain and grow. Consumer is getting strong and healthy (Savings are rising and spending is fairly stable).

GBP/USD H1 Chart

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Pound rebounds sharply breaking the 1.6300 level and currently finding support at it! Green light triggered towards 1.6380 level if it can hold the past broken resistance level. A daily close above might be perfect fishing opportunity of buying the dips (at support levels) towards 1.6400.

Chart of the day: AUD/USD

AUD/USD keeps its bearish momentum on the H1 chart!