In this episode, Mike and Rory talk about the importance of using leading indicators when trading. Rory mentions 3 of the latest that he has been looking at Including the ISM Manufacturing, ISM Services and the ESR report. The ISM reports can give a great indication of how both the manufacturing side of the economy and the services are reacting. They give their own indication of prices and employment as Rory mentions how they can be used to predict the NFP report. Mike talks about how traders he...
May 31, 2023•21 min•Season 1Ep. 60
On this week’s episode Mike and Rory brace for impact as UK Core Inflation unexpectedly rises to 6.8% from an expected 6.2%. They both mention how the BOE, and the UK government are not in the right state of mind to be dealing with the higher levels of inflation that has been felt around the world, but most other countries have been able to cope with it just fine. On the podcast, Rory mentions that the UK and BOE were not the only ones to signal dovish comments, RBNZ governor Adrian Orr and the ...
May 29, 2023•23 min•Season 1Ep. 59
On Thursday evening, 18th May, Two Blokes Trading hosted their first summer evening drinks at the Ship, in the heart of Fitzrovia, London. A group nearly 20 attended to share their ideas and trading journeys including FX traders from Nomura, Risk and Compliance members working for Bank of America and many more! In this podcast Mike and Rory discuss how important this is as trading can often be a very lonely game. Expanding your network is vital as learning from other people, sharing your thought...
May 24, 2023•15 min•Season 1Ep. 58
In this week’s Episode, Rory highlights the rollercoaster 18 months the S&P500 has seen from the highs of 4800 to the recent lows of 3500. Given everything that has happened in markets as of recent from the US regional banking crisis, growing US interest rates and the US debt ceiling limit being reached, Rory shares his opinion why "this is it, this is the top". In the podcast, Mike shares his thoughts on some Forex pairs including GBPUSD where he thinks the macro picture has a lot more to d...
May 22, 2023•21 min•Season 1Ep. 57
In this week’s Episode, Mike and Rory speak to Daniel Malinovski, Founder and CEO of Simplicity Group who shares his thoughts on the recent events within the cryptocurrency market. Mike and Rory challenge Daniel to some questions around the future of cryptocurrency in the economy, crypto as a “normal” currency as well as the regulatory outlook of crypto in the future. Daniel breaks down the use of fiat currency and how it’s used today and provides strong arguments for why crypto has a place in t...
May 17, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 56
In this latest Podcast, Mike and Rory discuss what has happened during the last week in the markets. It was a busy week which included data from US CPI, BOE interest rate decision, UK GDP growth and the UMCSI consumer sentiment. There were also major earnings being released from US equities. Mike discusses his thoughts around the latest US CPI report where the pace of inflation slowed to 4.9% from April 2022. Rory shares his thoughts around the latest trouble regarding the US debt ceiling crisis...
May 16, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 55
In this episode, Mike and Rory talk about the BRICS nations ((Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) as they continue to grow, and the speculating possibility of these emerging powers challenging the supremacy of the US Dollar. Mike and Rory talk about the factors influencing this landscape and examine whether the BRICS have the potential to replace the US Dollar. The pair investigate the following: What is the role of the US Dollar, BRICSs and their economic growth, The creation of BRI...
May 08, 2023•27 min•Season 1Ep. 54
In this week’s episode, Mike & Rory talk about inflation in the UK and discuss their thoughts on why it is still over 10%. The pair also share their thoughts on why it could be about to fall much lower but also give reasons why it may remain higher for longer. Mike and Rory look under the hood of the UK economy of what really is the driving force of inflation and talk about how wage growth isn’t always a good thing when inflation is running hot. They also discuss what factors are driving inf...
Apr 26, 2023•12 min•Season 1Ep. 53
In this week’s episode, Mike and Rory reflect on the economic data, U.S. earnings season as well as discussing the impact the higher-than-expected inflation rate in the UK has on the economy and the market. Major earnings from last week included Tesla and Morgan Stanley which are both lightly discussed in this week’s podcast with a more in-depth analysis available on the app. Rory also shares some thoughts on how he generates trade idea strategies at the macro level by using a supply chain and r...
Apr 24, 2023•21 min•Season 1Ep. 52
In this podcast, Mike and Rory talk about a Petro-dollar being replaced by Petro-yuan. China have been in talks with Saudi Arabia, the worlds largest oil exporter and China being the world’s largest oil importer to discuss futures contracts being dealt in Chinese Yuan instead of US Dollar. This idea isn’t new and in fact has been on the table for over 6 years. China being Saudi’s largest customer, obviously will apply some pressure for this to happen and has been recently trailed but ministers i...
Apr 17, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 51
In this episode Ken and Mike break down the issues with forcing a trade. Covering group on all important factors to consider, to ensure trades are not being taken unnecessarily. Download the two blokes trading app for market breakdowns, analysis, trade ideas, education and more. Speak to the blokes as well as other community members. Get involved today! https://app.twoblokestrading.com/
Apr 05, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 50
In this podcast Ken and Mike break down the large vulenrablities that remain for the Dollar, as the markets give up on hawkish FOMC narrative and action, in addition to the risk appetite across the board harming safe haven currencies. They also dive into an interesting short-selling UK stock play, and provide some analysis on the precious metals, as well as stocks. Download the two blokes trading app for market breakdowns, analysis, trade ideas, education and more. Speak to the blokes as well as...
Apr 03, 2023•19 min•Season 1Ep. 49
How to trade high impact events In this podcast Ken and Mike break down their thoughts on how a trader should approach trading higher impact events, covering all the key factors for consideration with any open positions or new position around market moving occurrences. Download the two blokes trading app for market breakdowns, analysis, trade ideas, education and more. Speak to the blokes as well as other community members. Get involved today!...
Mar 29, 2023•9 min•Season 1Ep. 48
What the market turmoil means for USD In this podcast Ken and Mike break down the rollercoaster moves across the market, as the banking crisis worsens. Discussing the safe haven flows into Gold and JPY, with USD potentially staging a rebound. They also dive into the moves observed in cryptocurrency, as markets look for alternatives outsider of the traditional banking system. Download the two blokes trading app for market breakdowns, analysis, trade ideas, education and more. Speak to the blokes ...
Mar 27, 2023•24 min•Season 1Ep. 47
Ken and Mike discussing the fundamentals of trading, key must knows to observe ahead of execution. Download the two blokes trading app for market breakdowns, analysis, trade ideas, education, and more. Speak to the blokes as well as other community members. Get involved today! - https://app.twoblokestrading.com/
Mar 22, 2023•13 min•Season 1Ep. 46
The banking collapse. Is your money safe? Ken and Mike discussing the collapse of the banking system which has hit the markets in the latest week. Big safe haven flows coming into play. Doubts about the FOMC being hawkish hurting USD with all eyes on the incoming rate decision. Download the two blokes trading app for market breakdowns, analysis, trade ideas, education, and more. Speak to the blokes as well as other community members. Get involved today!...
Mar 19, 2023•20 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Is USD doomed this week? What a rollercoaster that was last week for the dollar and peers, after a hawkish message from Powell, to then being let down by an awful U.S. jobs report. The fate of USD is based on this week, with a raft of inflation data points to watch. Download the two blokes trading app for market breakdowns, analysis, trade ideas, education and more. Speak to the blokes as well as other community members. Get involved today!...
Mar 13, 2023•12 min•Season 1Ep. 44
How to transition from demo to a live trading account This week’s podcast is now LIVE! Ken and Elliot breakdown all you need to know and must consider ahead of transitioning away from paper to a live trading account. Download the two blokes trading app for market breakdowns, analysis, trade ideas, education and more. Speak to the blokes as well as other community members. Get involved today!
Mar 08, 2023•13 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Big market volatility incoming! This week’s podcast is now LIVE! Ken and Elliot breakdown all you need to know about the latest themes and the huge market events set to come into play! Exploring this week’s key releases, with another huge one anticipated across forex, stocks and cryptocurrencies. Download the two blokes trading app for market breakdowns, analysis, trade ideas, education and more. Speak to the blokes as well as other community members. Get involved today!...
Mar 06, 2023•21 min•Season 1Ep. 42
The USD fundamentals are in charge right now This week’s podcast is now LIVE! Ken breaks down the large bullish momentum that stays with USD, given the current batch of economic data. The opportunities across the board with shorting other currencies right now. Exploring this week’s market events, with another huge one anticipated across forex, stocks and cryptocurrencies. Download the two blokes trading app for market breakdowns, analysis, trade ideas, education and more. Speak to the blokes as ...
Feb 27, 2023•18 min•Season 1Ep. 41
This week’s podcast is now LIVE! Ken breaks down the bullish momentum returning for the dollar, what the latest economic data means now for the markets. Talking about the outperformance for EUR against certain peers and more. Exploring this week’s market events, with another huge one anticipated across forex, stocks and cryptocurrencies. Download the two blokes trading app for market breakdowns, analysis, trade ideas, education and more. Speak to the blokes as well as other community members. Ge...
Feb 20, 2023•15 min•Season 1Ep. 40
This week’s podcast is now LIVE! Ken breaks down why USD has staged a rebound, and the incoming big risk events with US inflation data points in focus. He also takes a look at the big incoming flows for JPY, why it is strengthening of late. Exploring this week’s market events, with another huge one anticipated across forex, stocks and cryptocurrencies. Download the two blokes trading app for market breakdowns, analysis, trade ideas, education and more. Speak to the blokes as well as other commun...
Feb 13, 2023•19 min•Season 1Ep. 39
USD bulls back to life, EUR retreats & gold died - now what?! In this episode Ken breaks down the massive comeback for the USD, with gold coming under heavy selling pressure after the latest NFP report. Covering ground elsewhere on EUR, JPY and other major currencies with the massive market volatility. Exploring this week’s market events, with another huge one anticipated across forex, stocks and cryptocurrencies. Download the two blokes trading app for market breakdowns, analysis, trade ide...
Feb 06, 2023•24 min•Season 1Ep. 38
How to trade in the zone In this episode Ken and Rory break down the proven and effective methods of trading in the zone. Evaluating your trading psychology, overall mental well being, your trading location, set up and more. Download the two blokes trading app for market breakdowns, analysis, trade ideas, education and more. Speak to the blokes as well as other community members. Get involved today!
Jan 25, 2023•16 min•Season 1Ep. 37
This exact area is where USD bounces and everything will shift again Exploring this week’s market events, with another huge one anticipated across forex, stocks and cryptocurrencies. Download the two blokes trading app for market breakdowns, analysis, trade ideas, education and more. Speak to the blokes as well as other community members. Get involved today!
Jan 23, 2023•24 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Is it time to give up trading? In this episode Ken and Rory breakdown if you should give up trading, going over all the important aspects to establish within your current journey. Understanding all the variants and factors to persevering through perfecting the craft. Giving their own personal opinions on how to push through barriers ahead of achieving that success as a trader. Download the two blokes trading app for market breakdowns, analysis, trade ideas, education and more. Speak to the bloke...
Jan 18, 2023•19 min•Season 1Ep. 35
In this episode Ken and Rory breakdown once again USD in free fall mode, with the bears maintaining firm control. JPY strengthened aggressively with rising inflation and incoming action from the Bank of Japan. The pick up in momentum for stock buying and more. Exploring the huge events to come yet again in the new week. Download the two blokes trading app for market breakdowns, analysis, trade ideas, education and more. Speak to the blokes as well as other community members. Get involved today!...
Jan 16, 2023•24 min•Season 1Ep. 34
In this episode Ken and Rory break down the continued downfall of the USD, as the case for a less aggressive FOMC picks up pace. They also discussed the signs and what to look out for in case of a potential global recession. Exploring this week’s market events, with another huge one anticipated across forex, stocks and cryptocurrencies. Download the two blokes trading app for market breakdowns, analysis, trade ideas, education and more. Speak to the blokes as well as other community members. htt...
Jan 09, 2023•18 min•Season 1Ep. 33
How to choose a trading strategy In this episode Ken and Rory break down how to choose a trading strategy, one that works for you, based on your personality, your lifestyle, family, other commitments, taking all the key factors into consideration ahead of creating that trading methodology. Download the two blokes trading app for market breakdowns, analysis, trade ideas, education and more. Speak to the blokes as well as other community members. Get involved today!...
Dec 21, 2022•12 min•Season 1Ep. 32
USD and stocks see a big sentiment into festive season In this episode Ken and Rory break down the dramatic shift in market sentiment following the FOMC rate decision, and what this now means moving forward. USD related pairs/crosses heading for some huge levels, with stock indices set to test big areas of support. Join the community to stay regularly up to date with all market conditions and themes. Download the Two Blokes Trading app for market breakdowns, analysis, trade ideas, education and ...
Dec 19, 2022•16 min•Season 1Ep. 31
