EUR/USD: disappointing report from ZEW and Italians’ pre-election populism

“You do not win – you win” – this is the principle that bears and bulls of the EUR/USD pair have been following over the past two weeks. By and large, the price is stuck in the price range of 1.1170-1.1210, although both buyers and sellers of the pair make periodic attempts to break through […]

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EURUSD: Weak eurozone data will put pressure on the euro in the afternoon

In the first half of the day, reports on the eurozone economy did not allow buyers of risky assets to resume demand for the euro and continue the upward correction. The industrial production report disappointed traders due to a contraction for the second month in a row. According to the EU Statistics Agency, industrial production […]

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EURUSD remains weak inside bearish channel

EURUSD not only got rejected at the upper channel boundary at 1.1260, price also broke below short-term upward sloping trend line support. Medium-term trend remains bearish as price has not broken out yet. Red lines – bearish channel Blue rectangle – horizontal resistance of previous tops Black lines – support trend line EURUSD has broken […]

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Gold bulls need to retake $1,300 and hold above $1,276

Gold has recently broken important technical resistance levels and is showing reversal signs. Gold price has started making higher highs and bulls now look for the possibility of a larger upward move towards $1,350-60. Black line – downward sloping trend line resistance Blue line -horizontal support Green line – upward sloping trend line support Gold […]

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May 14, 2019 : EUR/USD Intraday technical analysis and trade recommendations.

Few weeks ago, a bullish Head and Shoulders reversal pattern was demonstrated around 1.1200. This enhanced further bullish advancement towards 1.1300-1.1315 (supply zone) where significant bearish rejection was demonstrated on April 15. Short-term outlook turned to become bearish towards 1.1280 (61.8% Fibonacci) then 1.1235 (78.6% Fibonacci). For Intraday traders, the price zone around 1.1235 (78.6% […]

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Bitcoin analysis for May 14, 2019

BTC has been trading upwards as we expected. Our target at $8.15 has been reached. There is potential for the pullback. According to the H4 time-frame, we found that there is momentum up decreasing, which is sign that buying looks risky. BTC is in extended run phase and potential pullback is expected. We found the […]

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May 14, 2019 : GBP/USD approaching the backside of the broken daily channel, shall it hold ?

On March 29, the price levels of 1.2980 (the lower limit of the newly-established bearish movement channel) demonstrated significant bullish rejection. This brought the GBPUSD pair again towards the price zone of (1.3160-1.3180) where the upper limit of the depicted bearish channel as well as the backside of the depicted broken uptrend line demonstrated significant […]

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Analysis of Gold for May 14, 2019

Gold has been trading downwards in pat 24 hours. Anyway, there is still bullish view in the background. Further upward movement is possible. Gold did up break of the trading range in the background, which is good sign for further upward movement. Yesterday was the very wide range bar so the today’s pullback is normal […]

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Canadian CPI inflation follows upbeat employment report – Forex News Preview

After a solid employment report, the next important release for the Canadian currency is the inflation figures on Wednesday at 1230 GMT. While forecasts are positive, the Bank of Canada (BoC), like most of its major counterparts, is not expected to change its neutral stance on interest rates, not before the domestic economic picture brightens […]

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GBP/USD analysis for May 14, 2019

GBP/USD has been trading downwards as we expected yesterday. Anyway, there is potential for the rally in the next period so our advice is to watch for potential buying opportunities. We closed our short position from yesterday with the profit of 100 pips. The reason for our exit at 1.2908 is that we saw bullish […]

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Battered aussie looks to wage growth and jobs numbers – Forex News Preview

After taking a beating from an escalation in US-China trade tensions, the Australian dollar will now look to the nation’s wage growth data for Q1, due at 00:30 GMT on Wednesday. The all-important employment stats for April will follow on Thursday at 01:30 GMT; they may prove crucial in determining whether the RBA will cut […]

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“Swing” of oil quotes disturb the market

Rising oil prices continue to amaze market participants. On Monday, May 13, it rose by 3% but this is not the limit, analysts say. Experts are trying to figure out how dangerous the current rise in oil prices will follow if a sharp rise is no less deafening collapse. On Monday, Brent quotes reached $ […]

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Oil tankers to the bottom

When a number of bullish news is already taken into account in prices and market attention shifts to the escalation of the US-Chinese trade war that threatens to undermine global oil demand, the growth of bearish prices by 39% for WTI in the week to May 7 looks logical. Speculators increased short-selling at the fastest […]

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Trump put all at stake: selling AUD/USD and USD/JPY pairs

US President Donald Trump increased the pressure on China in order to achieve a new and more profitable trade agreement for his country. Moreover, he obviously does this in order to push the Chinese side to take active steps in the negotiation process. Trump obviously put everything in stake, hoping that the Chinese would “break […]

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US retail sales eyed as markets price in a 2019 Fed cut – Forex News Preview

The main event for the dollar this week will be the US retail sales for April, due on Wednesday at 12:30 GMT. Amidst an escalating trade conflict, markets have fully priced in a Fed rate cut by December, yet the dollar has barely retreated. This highlights that the greenback is still the ‘only game in […]

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Technical analysis of EUR/USD for May 14, 2019

Overview: The EUR/USD pair continues to move downwards from the level of 1.1192. Last week, the pair dropped from the level of 1.1192 to the bottom around 1.1111. Today, the first resistance level is seen at 1.1192 followed by 1.1216, while daily support 1 is seen at 1.1111. According to the previous events, the EUR/USD […]

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Technical analysis of AUD/USD for May 14, 2019

Overview: The AUD/USD pair is set above strong support at the levels of 0.7046 and 0.7168. This support has been rejected four times confirming the uptrend. The major support is seen at the level of 0.7046, because the trend is still showing strength above it. Accordingly, the pair is still in the uptrend in the […]

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Wave analysis of GBP / USD for May 14. The Briton is confused.

Wave counting analysis: On May 13, the GBP / USD pair lost about 50 basis points. However, this did not affect the clarification of the current wave marking. Moreover, the wave pattern is completely confusing. If you look at the part of the trend that takes its start on February 27, then it is obvious […]

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Trading plan for EUR/USD and GBP/USD pairs as of May 14, 2019

Although the macroeconomic calendar was completely empty, market participants were not bored. As soon as it became known that China was introducing retaliatory duties on goods from the United States with a total of $60 billion, investors began to play against that same dollar. Fears were fueled by rumors that the Celestial Empire could stop […]

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Indicator analysis. Daily review for May 14, 2019 for the pair GBP / USD

Trend analysis (Fig. 1). On Tuesday, technical analysis demonstrates an upward movement. The first upper target of 1.2997 is the pullback level of 24.6% (yellow dotted line). Fig. 1 (daily schedule). Comprehensive analysis: – indicator analysis – up; – Fibonacci levels – up; – volumes – up; – candlestick analysis – up; – trend analysis […]

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Indicator analysis. Daily review for May 14, 2019 for the EUR / USD pair

Trend analysis (Fig. 1). Today, the upward movement with the target of 1.1264 is the upper fractal. In case of a breakthrough, a further upward movement with the target of 1.1275 is a pullback level of 76.4% (yellow dashed line). Fig. 1 (daily schedule). Comprehensive analysis: – indicator analysis – up; – Fibonacci levels – […]

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China’s response measures increase the likelihood of further reductions in AUD and NZD

After a short pause, China has taken a number of retaliatory measures to increase import tariffs from the United States. Starting June 1, duties on goods amounting to 60 billion will be raised and despite the fact that US exports to China are significantly inferior in terms of imports, measures taken by China are more […]

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