Posts Tagged by nfp report

A Deeper Look at Friday’s Jobs Number

The jobs number was not even good based on the manipulated numbers presented.  People who live in the real world probably understand this, but there are a few additional things about the jobs number that need to be considered.  Unfortunately, these things make the employment situation even a little more grim.  Here are the numbers that were…

Dead Markets…and an NFP report?

The average movement for the S&P in a week is a little over 30 points.  This week we saw a movement of about 16 points – or about half of the movement we normally see.  Any serious volume was contained with a tight range for most part. Now this is not to say there was…

Trading the News

We have GBP PPI Input out at 8:30 GMT and also US Non-Farm Payrolls at 12:30 GMT.  So be cautious in pairs involving these currencies – especially ones involving the USD.   I don’t recommend having “bet” positions placed before the numbers come out – especially the Non-Farm Payroll (NFP) report.  But I do recommend being…

Be Prepared! U.S. Non-Farm Employment Change

The U.S. Non-Farm Employment Change report is expected on Friday, May 8th, at 12:30 GMT, and you need to be prepared! Market events like these tend to create either big changes to current trends or push current trends even further. The majors are the ones most affected by market events in general, but Crude Oil,…