Desmond Leong runs an award-winning research firm (The Technical Analyst finalists 2018/19/20 for Best FX and Equity Research) advising banks, brokers and hedge funds. Backed by a team of CFA, CMT, CFTe accredited traders, he takes on the market daily using a combination of technical and fundamental analysis.

Favorite trading instruments

• Currency pairs: EUR/USD, AUD/USD, NZD/USD, USD/CHF, GBP/USD, USD/JPY, EUR/JPY, USD/CAD

• Precious metals: Gold and Silver

Preferred market analysis

Technical analysis combining the correlations across multiple asset classes to draw a ‘big picture’ idea of how the market is flowing. Strong focus on Elliott Wave theory along with price action and Fibonacci.

Trading style

Desmond primarily focuses on scalping setups using Fibonacci confluence. He prefers to get in-and-out of the markets fast.