With this being the case, I think this is a situation where traders continue to see a lot of questions asked about the Australian dollar and risk appetite in general because the two of course are intertwined most of the time. I think you have to assume that this is a situation where traders are trying to sort out what goes next as far as the global economy is concerned.

After all we have to look at this through the prism of whether or not people are going to be willing to take risks. I think they will, but think that the bond market in America is causing a lot of headaches for people right now as rates continue to rise despite the fact that the Federal Reserve is doing everything they can to bring them down. Eventually this becomes a problem and causes chaos.

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Interest Rates Matter and Move Currencies

Keep in mind, money will flow to where it gets more yield, all things being equal over the longer term. Right now, that certainly seems to be in the United States. Nonetheless, I don't know that anything's changed. We're just doing everything we can to destroy as many trading accounts as possible right now. Because of this, you need to be cautious about your position sizing in this market, and probably all markets to be honest.

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