Here is a Question for Forex Traders

[horace 10]

Hi there,

 

I would like to track the cash flow of the major currencies. I know I can do this through the Fx Futs but is there a source of this info on a weekly/ monthly basis available on the net for Forex.

 

The interest rates are freely available from several sites that I am aware of.

 

thanks

[horace 10]

Hi there,

 

I would like to track the cash flow of the major currencies. I know I can do this through the Fx Futs but is there a source of this info on a weekly/ monthly basis available on the net for Forex.

 

The interest rates are freely available from several sites that I am aware of.

 

thanks

 

 

Let me try this question again.

With so many Fx Traders here, somebody must be able to pony up a source of Fx cash flow.

 

thanks

[Mysticforex 13]

Let me try this question again.

With so many Fx Traders here, somebody must be able to pony up a source of Fx cash flow.

 

thanks

 

For basic information on how international currency flow works try here:

International Capital Flows: The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics | Library of Economics and Liberty

 

 

For speculative positioning I only know of the COT report.

I would be interested in another source if someone can suggest it.

[zdo 20]

Horace,

 

Are you asking about composite international money flows?

or are you just talking about 'heat maps' , etc?

[horace 10]

Horace,

 

Are you asking about composite international money flows?

or are you just talking about 'heat maps' , etc?

 

 

Thanks for the reference zdo, I am interested in money flow.

[BlueHorseshoe 10]

For speculative positioning I only know of the COT report.

I would be interested in another source if someone can suggest it.

 

I seem to remember reading an article or post that argued that the COT report for currency futures wasn't really indicative in the same way as it is for commodities etc. This had something to do with the fact that only specific types of market participant trade futures as opposed to the cash market - unfortunately I can't remember any more detail than that.

 

Might be worth thinking about before employing currency futures COT reports though.

 

BlueHorseshoe

[horace 10]

I seem to remember reading an article or post that argued that the COT report for currency futures wasn't really indicative in the same way as it is for commodities etc. This had something to do with the fact that only specific types of market participant trade futures as opposed to the cash market - unfortunately I can't remember any more detail than that.

 

Might be worth thinking about before employing currency futures COT reports though.

 

BlueHorseshoe

 

 

Yes this is the problem, the Futs Fx market is a small fraction of the cash market.