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CURRENCIES, FOREX, TRADING

Ashraf Laidi

Founder,

Intermarket Strategy Ltd., and AshrafLaidi.com

  • Author of Currency Trading & Intermarket Analysis
  • Former Chief Global Strategist at City Index
  • Won Several #1 Rankings from FXWeek & Reuters

About Ashraf

Ashraf Laidi is an independent strategist and trader, founder of Intermarket Strategy Ltd., and author of Currency Trading & Intermarket Analysis. He is the former chief global strategist at City Index/FX Solutions, where he focused on foreign exchange and global macro developments pertaining to central bank policies, sovereign debt, and intermarket dynamics. Prior to that, he served as chief strategist at CMC Markets, where he headed a global team of analysts and led seminars and trainings in four continents. His insights on currencies and commodities won him several #1 rankings with FXWeek and Reuters.

Ashraf's Articles

A typical and major error of pure fundamental or technical analysis is the 100% use of one of form of analysis with complete disregard for the other, states Ashraf Laidi of AshrafLaidi.com.
Fed chair Powell's primary intention and challenge is to sound positively hawkish, states Ashraf Laidi of AshrafLaidi.com.
In this edition of "In the Charts," Ashraf Laidi of AshrafLaidi.com shares his expert insights and carefully selected instruments to watch as we gear up for the trading week ahead.
Ashraf Laidi of AshrafLaidi.com guides you through an array of charts and highlights the most critical events shaping the market landscape.

Ashraf's Videos

Join Ashraf Laidi as he discusses how proper use of intermetal technicals helped call gold's bottom earlier in the year. Once he has updated his gold count vis à vis silver, copper, and platinum, he will dissect USD trends beyond the "DXY Index". Ashraf will also address how to approach Bitcoin with more confidence via the Bitcoin/gold ratio. 

Are you looking for a top-down approach to intermarket flows? Time cycles may be perfect in hindsight, but how do we apply them ahead? Join Ashraf Laidi, founder of Intermarket Strategy, Ltd., for five examples on forex, metals, and indices from 2019 and 2020 that worked and failed and learn why!
Ashraf Laidi of ashraflaidi.com, discusses the relationships between currencies, interest rates and yield.

Ashraf Laidi explains how to trade the U.S. Dollar vs. gold and the Chinese yuan.


Ashraf's Books

Ashraf Laidi

Currency Trading and Intermarket Analysis: How to Profit from the Shifting Currents in Global Markets

As head FX strategist at CMC Markets–one of the world's leading forex/commodity brokers–Ashraf Laidi understands the forces shaping today's currency market and their interplay with interest rates, equities, and commodities. And now, with Currency Trading and Intermarket Analysis, he shares his extensive experiences in this field with you. Throug

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