Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for September 26.

Little by little, gradually, haltingly, the commentators are putting two and two together.

The U.S. dollar was relatively strong through Thursday on speculation the U.S. Congress will approve a $700bn plan that will enable banks to clean up their balance sheets from leveraged investments in mortgage backed securities.

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for September 25.

Todd Gordon explains how he manages risk in his own trading.

The U.S. dollar had a mixed performance on Wednesday.  The greenback was particularly strong against low yielding currencies like the Japanese yen, but lost some ground against commodity currencies like the New Zealand dollar and Australian dollar.

Forex market conditions in the euro/US dollar currency pair are much improved on the week, and a positive change in trading conditions for the euro suggests that broader financial markets may likewise recover.

Can the New Zealand dollar fall further?

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for September 24.