The New Zealand Dollar dropped against the USD following the Fed’s decision to continue tightening and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s decision to continue easing. In its September meeting, the monetary policy committee left interest rates unchanged and pointed to a continuation to the low interest rates policy. The rates have not been changed […]
Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The dollar flattened around 112.72 versus the yen early in the European session, while relative to six major currencies the greenback was in a better position, gaining 0.36% on the back of a weaker euro and pound. Euro/dollar was struggling to recoup earlier losses triggered by news that the […]
Trading recommendations: According to the H1 time – frame, I found that price broke the bearish flag in the background, which is a sign that sellers are in control. The short term trend is bearish and my advice is to go with the trend. Watch for selling opportunities. The downward targets are set at the […]
On September 13, the GBP/USD pair was testing the depicted downtrend line which came to meet the pair around 1.3025-1.3090. Since then, the pair has been demonstrating a successful bullish breakout so far. This price zone (1.3025-1.3090) also corresponds to 50% and 61.8% Fibonacci levels. Currently, this price zone turned to become a prominent demand […]
On the weekly chart, the EUR/USD pair is demonstrating a high-probability Head and Shoulders reversal pattern where the right shoulder is currently in progress. Recently, the price level of 1.1500 offered temporary bullish recovery towards 1.1750. The EUR/USD bulls failed to pursue towards higher bullish targets. Instead, a descending high was established around 1.1800. However, […]
Recently, Gold has been trading downwards. The price tested the level of $1 193.95. According to the H1 time – frame, I found the breakout of the bearish flag (the end of an upward correction abc flat), which is a sign that sellers are in control. Most recently I found that a breakout of the […]
Recently, the EUR/USD pair has been trading downwards. The price tested the level of 1.1684. According to the M30 time – frame, I found the breakout of the descending triangle (bearish pattern), which is a sign that sellers are in control. The key support at 1.1723 retained firmly for long, but it couldn’t hold today. […]
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This would suggest a bearish market because the moving average (100) is still in a negative area and does not show any signs of a trend reversal at the moment. Amid the previous events, the USD/CHF pair is still moving between the levels of 0.9689 and 0.9600, so we expect a range of 89 pips […]
Overview: The GBP/USD pair rose from the level of 1.3100 towards 1.3211 yesterday. Now, the current price is set at 1.3119. On the H4 chart, the resistance is seen at the levels of 1.3211 and 1.3298. Besides, the weekly support 1 is seen at the level of 1.3038. Today, the GBP/USD pair is continuing to […]
NZDUSD has come under renewed selling pressure falling back below the 0.6630 price level but remaining above the lower Bollinger band. Meanwhile, the 20-simple moving average (SMA) is ready to record a bearish crossover with the 40-SMA in the 4-hour chart, suggesting more losses. The RSI indicator dropped below the 50 level with strong momentum, […]
Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The dollar index – which tracks the greenback’s performance against a basket of six major currencies– is higher by 0.35% on Thursday. This is owed mainly to weakness in the currency that has the biggest weight in this index by far, the euro, which is under pressure […]
Gold price remains trapped inside the bearish channel and inside the trading range between $1,211-$1,190. Short-term trend remains neutral. Gold traders should be patient and wait for a breakout sign. Red lines – trading range Green lines – bearish channel Short-term resistance is at $1,203 and next at $1,211. Support is at $1,190 and next […]
EUR/USD had a volatile night as expected after the FOMC. Prices tried to move back above 1.18 but got rejected. We warned that another rejection at 1.18 would be a bearish sign. EUR/USD is now nearly 100 pips lower. Green line – important short-term support Dark blue dots – maximum strength support EUR/USD has touched […]
USDJPY has reversed to the downside after printing a new two-month high of 113.12 in Wednesday’s trading session, posting a double top formation. Despite the latest pullback though, the pair has not posted a fresh lower low, which makes one hesitant to trust further strong declines for now. However, a short-term bearish correction is possible. Looking at momentum indicators, […]
The Fed left mixed feelings, which makes it difficult for the currency market to take direction. Today in the morning EUR loses bad news from Italy; CAD is under pressure through prolonged NAFTA negotiations, and NZD has not received new guidelines from a neutral RBNZ. Today in the morning EUR is losing in connection with […]
The New Zealand Reserve Bank left the main OCR rate at 1.75%, and did not change its approach to its monetary policy. However, the global investors have learned some details about the future movements of the central bank. RBNZ expects that the interest rate will not be changed until 2020 inclusive. Both the increase and […]
The FOMC meeting ends with a rate hike up to 2.00-2.25$ and maintaining the current view on the prospects of the economy and the optimal shape of monetary policy. As expected, the fragment referring to the “accommodative” nature of monetary policy was removed from the statement. In that situation, the global investors expect another hike […]
The new report published by the Bank for International Settlements (BRM) showed a strong correlation between the prices of cryptocurrencies and novelties regarding the intervention of supervisors. According to the BRM report – an organization based in Switzerland consisting of 60 central banks – cryptocurrencies have close links with news about regulatory actions in different […]
What did the Fed say? Commentary on the decision on interest rates on September 26, 2018 The fed raised the rate by + 0.25%, from 1.875 to 2.125%, and gave a comment: The information received since the Fed’s meeting in August indicates that the labor market continued to strengthen and that economic activity increased at […]
Morning Report: 07.00 London This morning, there is still a mixed reaction to yesterday’s FOMC meeting where the Fed raised rates by 0.25% as expected, but kept additional guidance mostly the same as last month. Most dollar pairs including the EUR/USD slipped yesterday, but there is a hint of a recovery this morning. The biggest […]
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To open long positions for EUR / USD pair, you need: Today, the Fed will announce its rate decision in the afternoon. Most likely, there will be no significant changes in the market, and trade will continue around the middle of the side channel at 1.1763. After raising rates on the part of the Fed, […]
The wave pattern of the H4 graph: The descending wave of the major pound from April 17 achieved the upper limit of the powerful zone of support for a higher timeframe. The wave structure looks formed. The wave pattern of the H1 graph: The potential of the rising wave from August 15 allows us to […]
Trading plan 26.09.2018 The overall picture: all the attention on the Federal Reserve. The attention of the market has completely shifted to the Fed. Everyone is waiting for the Fed rate hike at +0.25%, from 1.875% to 2.125% The Fed decision and the text of the statement at 18.00 London time. The latest report on […]
German public debt at the end of the second quarter of 2018 amounted to 1934.4 billion, or 2.3 percent. and 46.5 billion euros less than a year earlier – announced on Wednesday the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This is all the claims against federal authorities, federal states, municipal entities and their associations, and social […]
Copper futures have recovered substantially from the 14-month low of 2.5485 set on August 15. But the positive momentum has eased after prices met resistance at the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level of the downleg from 3.115 to 2.5485. The upside drive ran out of steam as the stochastic oscillator entered overbought territory. The %K line […]
At 1800 (GMT), the Fed will release its interest rates decision. The bank is expected to raise interest rates for the third time this year. This will be the eighth interest rates hike since 2015 when the bank started a gradual tightening process. 30 minutes after the rate hike, the Fed chair, Jerome Powell will […]
EURGBP has retreated significantly from the more than one-year high of 0.9098 touched at the end of August and appears once again to be struggling for direction. Prices have been drifting inside the Ichimoku cloud during the past couple of weeks and a brief overshoot following the rebound on the 50% Fibonacci retracement of the […]
