tag:www.babypips.com,2008:/blogs/playing-with-comdolls//13 2008-07-02T19:48:24Z Welcome to my blog! I am HappyPip, lady trader of the Commodity Dollars or "ComDolls!" We will look at price action of the Australian Dollar, New Zealand Dollar, and the Canadian Dollar, as well as their respective economies, and how commodities prices may affect their long term movements. Put on a "happy face" and come join me, won't ya! :) tag:www.babypips.com,2008:/blogs/playing-with-comdolls//13.2385 2008-07-02T19:47:10Z 2008-07-02T19:48:24Z

With the US Employment data and the holiday weekend approaching in the US, I have decided to close my open orders in AUD/USD....

Happy Pip With the US Employment data and the holiday weekend approaching in the US, I have decided to close my open orders in AUD/USD.... tag:www.babypips.com,2008:/blogs/playing-with-comdolls//13.2373 2008-06-19T13:24:12Z 2008-06-19T13:30:26Z

Our long trade in AUD/USD didn't get a chance to execute as the lowest the pair got since the trade idea was about .9405. With the pair back at the top of the channel, I have decided to

Happy Pip Our long trade in AUD/USD didn't get a chance to execute as the lowest the pair got since the trade idea was about .9405. With the pair back at the top of the channel, I have decided to tag:www.babypips.com,2008:/blogs/playing-with-comdolls//13.2355 2008-06-10T13:24:14Z 2008-06-10T13:32:39Z

The Bank of Canada crushed expectations today as they hold rates at 3.00% on inflation concerns. Unfortunately, expectations of a cut pushed the pair higher and

Happy Pip The Bank of Canada crushed expectations today as they hold rates at 3.00% on inflation concerns. Unfortunately, expectations of a cut pushed the pair higher and tag:www.babypips.com,2008:/blogs/playing-with-comdolls//13.2338 2008-06-03T13:46:45Z 2008-06-03T13:51:16Z

Our short trade was just triggered on comments from Fed Chairman Bernanke, but I would like to close it out now as those comments may

Happy Pip Our short trade was just triggered on comments from Fed Chairman Bernanke, but I would like to close it out now as those comments may tag:www.babypips.com,2008:/blogs/playing-with-comdolls//13.2305 2008-05-20T04:16:57Z 2008-05-20T04:18:51Z

Our trade closed out at the end of last week as the Aussie found support into the weekend. Unfortunately, we were short on the pair so we took a hit at the end of the day.

Happy Pip Our trade closed out at the end of last week as the Aussie found support into the weekend. Unfortunately, we were short on the pair so we took a hit at the end of the day. tag:www.babypips.com,2008:/blogs/playing-with-comdolls//13.2295 2008-05-07T13:12:22Z 2008-05-07T13:26:09Z

Let's take another look at USD/CAD as it has fallen back to parity and possibly a reversal point from the down trend.

Happy Pip Let's take another look at USD/CAD as it has fallen back to parity and possibly a reversal point from the down trend. tag:www.babypips.com,2008:/blogs/playing-with-comdolls//13.2285 2008-05-05T15:36:43Z 2008-05-05T15:51:39Z

Our short USD/CAD idea looks like it panned out well...almost. The pair did find resistance and fell lower, but unfortunately it found sellers below our entry price around 1.0240 before falling lower.

Happy Pip Our short USD/CAD idea looks like it panned out well...almost. The pair did find resistance and fell lower, but unfortunately it found sellers below our entry price around 1.0240 before falling lower. tag:www.babypips.com,2008:/blogs/playing-with-comdolls//13.2269 2008-04-23T14:22:30Z 2008-04-23T14:33:45Z

Our hopes for a "buy the rumor, sell the news" didn't pan out for the AUD/USD as the pair boosted higher, rather than selling off on profit taking just after the release of Australian CPI yesterday.

Happy Pip Our hopes for a "buy the rumor, sell the news" didn't pan out for the AUD/USD as the pair boosted higher, rather than selling off on profit taking just after the release of Australian CPI yesterday. tag:www.babypips.com,2008:/blogs/playing-with-comdolls//13.2251 2008-04-21T17:49:47Z 2008-04-21T17:53:10Z

It seems the market has reached a bit of indecision, to no surprise as we approach the Bank of Canada's interest rate decision tomorrow. Expectations are for a

Happy Pip It seems the market has reached a bit of indecision, to no surprise as we approach the Bank of Canada's interest rate decision tomorrow. Expectations are for a tag:www.babypips.com,2008:/blogs/playing-with-comdolls//13.2240 2008-04-09T15:11:22Z 2008-04-09T15:38:24Z

Blah! Even with oil rallying above 110.00, it looks like we took a hit as USD/CAD continued to rise, in an uncorrelated move relative to the rest of the majors.

Happy Pip Blah! Even with oil rallying above 110.00, it looks like we took a hit as USD/CAD continued to rise, in an uncorrelated move relative to the rest of the majors. tag:www.babypips.com,2008:/blogs/playing-with-comdolls//13.2231 2008-04-03T15:00:07Z 2008-04-03T15:04:50Z

The pair has been swinging above and below our entry position since we opened it, and with what appears to be strong buying support at .9100, I have decided to close it down.

Happy Pip The pair has been swinging above and below our entry position since we opened it, and with what appears to be strong buying support at .9100, I have decided to close it down. tag:www.babypips.com,2008:/blogs/playing-with-comdolls//13.2225 2008-03-31T13:23:31Z 2008-03-31T13:32:37Z

Our trade triggered on Friday, and after going our away by about 30 pips or so, buyers jumped in today around 1.02 to push the pair higher even as Canadian GDP came out higher than expected.

Happy Pip Our trade triggered on Friday, and after going our away by about 30 pips or so, buyers jumped in today around 1.02 to push the pair higher even as Canadian GDP came out higher than expected. tag:www.babypips.com,2008:/blogs/playing-with-comdolls//13.2212 2008-03-19T15:10:03Z 2008-03-19T15:15:22Z

Our remaining position was closed early this morning after the pair rallied on US Dollar strength.

Happy Pip Our remaining position was closed early this morning after the pair rallied on US Dollar strength. tag:www.babypips.com,2008:/blogs/playing-with-comdolls//13.2196 2008-03-14T15:53:50Z 2008-03-14T16:02:52Z

Our remaining position closed out at breakeven as the US Dollar rallied through out the morning European trading session and after US CPI read unchanged.

Happy Pip Our remaining position closed out at breakeven as the US Dollar rallied through out the morning European trading session and after US CPI read unchanged. tag:www.babypips.com,2008:/blogs/playing-with-comdolls//13.2188 2008-03-05T19:16:37Z 2008-03-05T19:27:48Z

Looks like traders decided to buy back Canadian Dollars before we could hit parity as the pair trended lower during the Europe/US overlap. The Dollar is out of favor once again today as we

Happy Pip Looks like traders decided to buy back Canadian Dollars before we could hit parity as the pair trended lower during the Europe/US overlap. The Dollar is out of favor once again today as we