Sterling Alone: The Pound Gets Abandoned While Gold Sweeps the Board
Method This analysis measures each of the eight major currencies — EUR, GBP, AUD, NZD, USD, CAD, CHF, and JPY — against a single common benchmark: gold. By comparing how…
Where Currency Trading Meets Samurai Tactics
Method This analysis measures each of the eight major currencies — EUR, GBP, AUD, NZD, USD, CAD, CHF, and JPY — against a single common benchmark: gold. By comparing how…
Takezo Trading | Week of 18 July 2026 Gold-Benchmarked Pair Analysis The Method Gold is the yardstick. By measuring each of the eight majors against gold over the same window,…
Week of 5 July 2026 The method is the same as always. Each currency is measured against gold as a common yardstick across four timeframes — 1-Year (2026), 6-Month, 3-Month,…
Week of 28 June 2026 The method is the same as always. Each currency is measured against gold as a common yardstick across four timeframes — 1-Year (2026), 6-Month, 3-Month,…
A quick personal note before the numbers. I’m still tied up with my other businesses right now, so my regular blog schedule is on hold a little longer — thank…
A quick note before the numbers: I’m still tied up with my other businesses, so the regular blog schedule is on hold a little longer. Thanks for sticking with me…
Four-timeframe comparative analysis: 1 year, 6 months, 3 months and May 2026 A quick note to my regular readers — I’m currently stretched across several other business commitments and i’m…
Gold-relative currency rankings across 4 timeframes — 11 high-conviction pairs confirmed By Takezo Trading | 31/05/2026 | Reading time: ~5 minutes A Quick Note From Me I’m currently putting out…
Hormuz still shut, gold still consolidating, and 14 currency pairs lined up with the same answer By Takezo Trading | 23/05/2026 | Reading time: ~11 minutes For background on the…
War, oil, and a stretched positioning book — where the cleanest FX setups are forming By Takezo Trading | 16/05/26 | Reading time: ~12 minutes This Week’s Bottom Line For…
Week ending: May 9th, 2026 | By Takezo Trading | www.takezotrading.com A gold-anchored read of the FX complex, cross-checked against CFTC positioning and a noisy macro backdrop. High-conviction setups, secondary…
War, oil, and the carry trade pressure cooker — plus where the cleanest FX setups are forming By Takezo Trading | 02/05/2026 | Reading time: ~10 minutes This Week’s Bottom…
By Takezo Trading | www.takezotrading.com Methodology Gold serves as a neutral benchmark for measuring currency strength. By comparing how each major currency has performed against gold across four different timeframes…
The War Regime: Inflation Shock, Carry Trade Risk, and the Fragile Balance of Global Liquidity By Takezo Trading | 04/04/2026Reading Time: ~10–12 minutes This week marks a critical inflection point…
War, Inflation, and the Fragile Carry Trade By Takezo Trading | 14 March 2026 The global macro environment continues to shift as geopolitical tensions escalate and markets attempt to price…
A concise summary of what matters most for FX this week: risk sentiment versus safe-haven flows, with gold as the compass.Takezo Trading | 21/02/26Reading time: 8 minutes This Week’s Bottom…
A concise assessment of the dominant macro forces shaping currency markets, cross-asset risk sentiment, and actionable FX positioning for the week ahead.Takezo Trading | 14 Feb 2026 Macro Backdrop Global…
A New Year, a New Market Regime: Positioning FX Portfolios for 2026 Happy New Year and Welcome to the First Macro Outlook of 2026 As we step into a new…
Repricing Global Risk: Yield Dynamics, Safe-Haven Behavior, and the Gold/Oil Stress Signal A deep dive into risk sentiment, bond yields, currency performance against gold, and multi-timeline FX trend alignment. Financial…
Financial markets continue to straddle the fine line between optimism and uncertainty. The week of August 12th has given us a clearer picture of investor sentiment, as measured through traditional…
Welcome back to another edition of the Monthly Currency Strength Report here at Takezo Trading. As always, I’m comparing the major global currencies against gold—a benchmark I continue to use…
Hello again, traders and market strategists! Welcome to June’s installment of my monthly currency strength analysis at Takezo Trading. Each month, I explore how major global currencies have performed using…
Hello traders and strategic market followers! Welcome back to my ongoing monthly series, where I analyze major global currencies by benchmarking their strength against gold. Gold, being stable and consistent,…