This week we’ll begin with our monthly and weekly forecasts of the currency pairs worth watching. The first part of our forecast is based upon our research of the past 16 years of Forex prices, which show that the following methodologies have all produced profitable results:
Let’s take a look at the relevant data of currency price changes and interest rates to date, which we compiled using a trade-weighted index of the major global currencies:
Monthly Forecast September 2018
For the month of September, we forecast that the best trade will be short AUD/USD.
For the month of August, we forecast that the best trades would be short EUR/USD and short GBP/USD. The final performance was as follows:
Currency Pair
Forecast Direction
Interest Rate Differential
Final Performance
EUR/USD
Short ↓
2.00% (2.00% – 0.00%)
-0.45%
GBP/USD
Short ↓
0.75% (0.75% – 0.00%)
+0.32%
Weekly Forecast 2nd September 2018
Last week, we made no forecasts, as there were no strong counter-trend movements.
This week, we again make no forecast, as there were again no strong counter-trend movements.
This week has been dominated by relative strength in the Swiss Franc, and relative weakness in the Australian Dollar. Sentiment remains mixed and unclear.
You can trade our forecasts in a real or demo Forex brokerage account.
Previous Monthly Forecasts
