Fawad Razaqzada

Fawad is an established analyst with 10 years' experience in the city across a range of asset classes with particular expertise in global macro and technical analysis. He has consistently provided high-quality commentary and trading education; has extensive experience in hosting trading webinars and liaising with financial journalists. Fawad has a deep knowledge of fundamental drivers of FX, indices, gold and oil, but his expertise in technical analysis allows him to cover any market including individual stocks and cryptos. Fawad also trades his own account and has managed family funds.

Gold testing KEY support

Will it hold or fold? Gold and silver have dropped sharply today as investors chose to put their money in the racier equity markets instead, owing to speculation that a Democratic sweep in the Senate could usher in further fiscal support for the economy. The dollar rebounded and yields rose, causing non-yielding precious metals to …

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GBP/USD likely heading to 1.40s

The GBP/USD is currently stuck between a hard place and a rock, but I think it will rise further over time. Although right now it is facing resistance due to fears over the economic impact of the latest national lockdown, the downside looks to be limited. I think the cable will be provided stronger support …

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[Video] Thinking outside the box and gold & silver live analysis

In this video, I wanted to highlight something rather important, which doesn’t get talked about much by analysts. Given that most retail traders lose money, doing the opposite of what they typically do should, in certain situations, translate to trading success. That and more to the point – thinking outside the box – was something …

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Why I think GBP/USD’s “double top” is a bear trap

I wated to share some thoughts on the cable as it is in line with how I look for trade ideas and hopefully you might learn a thing or two from this article. Although I could be completely wrong about this, I have seen such setups many times to make me confident about what I …

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EUR/USD short squeeze imminent?

There hasn’t been much to get excited over in FX over the past couple of days, but with vaccine optimism still the more dominant theme, the US dollar continues to be sold. If the trend continues, the EUR/USD is a candidate to look for long opportunities on, given that most people are bearish on it …

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Post election trades: Why being patient pays

The volatility that has been triggered by the US presidential election has been great for some and nightmare for others. I wanted to share a couple of before and after charts to make a point that being patient always pays. Just because it is the presidential election, you don’t need to jump into trades that …

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[Video] Trading Inside Bar Failure Pattern

I talk a lot about liquidity and trading the inside bar failure pattern, so I thought let’s create a short video and discuss these topics in greater detail. So how do you trade the inside bar failure? Here is how I do it: If you want to learn how I turn my analysis reports and …

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[Video] Gold set for breakout above $1920?

Following several failed attempts, gold looked set to break and (hopefully this time) hold above that long-term and pivotal level of $1920/1. In this video, I have provided my latest thoughts on gold, silver and the dollar index, and given some insights in how I manage trades. There’s something to learn from this video, even …

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The secret to win is to learn from losses

Not all trades work I have previously shared some of my before & after trade details (most recently HERE and HERE), mostly of those that provided a profit. But it is from the ones that do not work that you learn more from about. So in this short article I have shared the details of …

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Some thoughts on silver

Have a look at this silver monthly chart below: A lot of people are presumably waiting for silver to get back down to re-test broken breakout area around $19-$20, before loading longs again. If silver gets there, it would be a bearish sign IMO and I would only expect a modest bounce there. Indeed, in …

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