Comments: Take extra care when trading AUD, CAD and EUR pairs. Focus on risk management.

Comments: Watch position size for pairs with USD, NZD, AUD, USD, CAD, JPY, CHF and GBP; put in SL for positions.  Watch authority announcement especially (related to USD, JPY and CHF).

Comments: Watch position size for pairs with NZD, AUD, USD, CAD, and GBP, and put in SL for positions.  Meeting over weekend that may impact EUR, maybe can consider to reduce exposure for EUR pairs.

Comments: Watch position size for pairs with USD, CAD, AUD and GBP, and put in SL for positions. IMF meeting over weekend, maybe good not to hold over weekend positions or reduce exposure.

Risk Events that is of concern to me:

1 Sep – Tue: Impact of AUD pairs @ 1230H Cash Rate & RBA Rate Statement

3 Sep – Thu: Impact of EUR pairs @ 1945H Minimum Bid Rate, @ 2030H ECB Press Conference; USD pairs @ 2030H Trade Balance & Unemployment Claims

4 Sep – Fri: Impact on most pairs @ entire day G20 Meetings; USD pairs @ 2010H FOMC Member Lacker Speaks, @ 2030H Non-Farm Employment Change & Unemployment Rate; CAD pairs @ 2030H Employment Change & Unemployment Rate, @ 2200H Ivey PMI; Most pairs @ 1700H G20 meetings

5 Sep – Sat: Impact most pairs @ whole day G20 meetings

Intention: Avoid trading AUD pairs before 1 Sep @ 1230H. Avoid trading from Thu afternoon onwards

Risk events that is of concern to me:

25  Aug – Tue: Impact on USD pairs @ 0355H FOMC Member Lockhart Speaks

26 Aug – Wed: Impact on CAD pairs @ 1225H Gov Council Member Schembri Speaks; AUD pairs @ 0930H RBA Gov Stevens Speaks; USD pairs @ 2200H FOMC Member Dudley Speaks

27 Aug – Thu: Impact on USD pairs @ 2030H Unemployment Claims

28 to 29 Aug – Fri to Sat: Impact of all pairs @ whole day (Fri & Sat) Jackson Hole Symposium; Impact on GBP @ 1025H (Sat) BOE Gov Carney Speaks

Intention: Unwind floating loss position, thereafter reduce risk. No trades to be carried out from Thu onwards.

Risk events that is of concern to me:

18 Aug – Tue: Impact on AUD pairs @ 0930H Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes

20 Aug – Thu: Impact on USD pairs @ 0200H FOMC Meeting Minutes & @ 2030H Unemployment Claims; Impact on JPY pairs @ 0200H tentatively Monetary Policy Statement & @ 1400H BOJ Press Conference

Intention: Reduce or maintain no risk position.

10 Aug – Impact USD pairs: @1915H FOMC Member Fischer Speaks; @2100H FOMC Member Lockhart Speaks

11 Aug – Impact USD pairs: @ 0025H FOMC Member Lockhart Speaks

12 Aug – Impact JPY pairs: @ 0750H Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes; Impact AUD pairs: @ 1800H RBA Deputy Gov Lowe Speaks

13 Aug – Impact AUD pairs: @ 1015H RBA Assist Gov Kent Speaks; Impact EUR pairs: @ 1930H ECB Monetary Policy Meeting Accounts

Concern with qualitative information from speeches.