The US dollar did well versus a number of currencies on Tuesday as it gained significantly versus the pound, the kiwi and the aussie. The euro closely mirrored the dollar’s gains as traders are waiting for the outcome of the ECB meeting on Thursday before moving the world’s most traded foreign exchange pair: euro/dollar. The […]
This autumn, XM started a seminar series in Germany on 21st October, the first destination of which was Berlin, where we were glad to welcome online investors, including many of our existing clients, who joined the educational event. Organized at Maritim Pro Arte Hotel, Berlin, the seminar attracted online traders interested in learning useful details […]
In Asia, the Nikkei 225 finished the day higher by 0.5%, extending its record winning run to 16 straight days. The Topix, a broader gauge of Japanese equities, added 0.7% to record its 12th consecutive daily advance. Both benchmarks currently stand at multi-year highs. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng shed 0.5% with the Shanghai Composite adding 0.2%. […]
Shortly after having visited the Philippines with a free forex trading seminar this summer, the XM team headed back to further destinations in the country with a new seminar series, the last location of which was Manila on 21st October. This year, XM has hosted several free seminars for Filipino traders engaged in continued learning […]
WTI oil futures have been moving sideways in the past two weeks and are trading in the upper half of a broader range that has been forming during the past month following the rise above 49.00 on September 13. On the 4-hour chart, there was a recent bounce ahead of the 49.00 level which is […]
Most foreign exchange majors stayed within narrow ranges during today’s Asian session as traders were awaiting key business survey data out of the Eurozone and the United States later in the day. The only big mover was the New Zealand dollar, which continued to post heavy losses as the country was seen getting a coalition […]
GBPUSD has been maintaining a soft bias since peaking at 1.3656. The pair has managed to trade above the key 1.3000 level since declining from the September 20 high and this looks like a strong support level, which if broken would increase downside pressure. The market has mainly been pivoting around the 50% Fibonacci retracement level (1.3215) […]
The US dollar held on to most of its Asian session gains in European trading on Monday as the yen remained weak after Abe’s landslide victory in Japan. The euro slipped further into losses as the stand-off between Madrid and the Catalan authorities intensified, while sterling also lost ground amid worries about the British economy. […]
This autumn, XM continued its forex trading seminar series started in the MENA region in September, reaching its next destination on 21st October: the city of Amman, Jordan. The seminar was held at Kempinski Hotel, where all those traders who honoured us with their presence could attend forex instructor Habib Akiki’s presentation on some of […]
In Japanese equities, the Nikkei 225 and the broader Topix once again finished the day in the green, extending their multi-year high closes; the Nikkei added 1.1% and the Topix rose by 0.8%, closing at their highest since 1996 and 2007 respectively. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng declined by 0.6%, while the Shanghai Composite added 0.1%. […]
The long forex trading seminar road trip started by XM this autumn in Malaysia has reached two further destinations: Kedah and Kota Bharu, providing forex traders with extensive education about online investing techniques and strategies. Since February, Malaysian online investors have had the opportunity to join in a high number of free forex trading seminars […]
Gold has taken on a bearish bias again in the short-term after failure to sustain an upside move above the key psychological level at 1300. Prices attempted a recovery off the 1260 area but this move proved to be a correction of the September to October downtrend that is in progress since the more than […]
Foreign exchange markets were under the spell of political developments in the absence of important economic news, with developments in Japan, the US and Spain more or less setting the tone. The yen was the session’s biggest loser as Prime Minister Abe’s comfortable win over the weekend meant the probable continuation of fiscal and monetary […]
EURUSD maintains a neutral bias in the short term as it continues to consolidate below the 50-day moving average. The longer-term uptrend stalled at 1.2091 in early September and since then there was a pullback that took the pair below the key 1.1900 level. The RSI and MACD indicators are neutral but the market is […]
We would like to inform our clients that considering our recent notification regarding the Japanese General Election, the margin requirements on all instruments have been automatically readjusted in accordance with the previous leverage settings of each of our clients’ trading accounts on financial instruments as of today, Monday 23rd of October 2017. All temporary measures […]
Our forex trading seminar due to take place in Florence, Italy, will be soon followed by yet another free seminar in the city of Reggio Emilia on 9 December. We look forward to meeting with our existing and prospective clients who wish to attend XM’s free seminar on the premises of Hotel Remilia, where event […]
The European Central Bank will take centre stage next week as it announces its long-awaited decision to scale back its asset purchase program. Central banks in Canada, Sweden and Norway will also be holding their monetary policy meetings. On the data front, the first estimate of third quarter growth in the UK and the US […]
As markets head into the weekend, investors during the European session were concentrated on political developments in Spain as well as on Brexit negotiations. Japanese snap elections would be also in focus on Sunday with the yen showing some weakness on Friday. However, the loonie was the worst performer out of majors today after retail sales and inflation figures came in worse than expected. […]
At 1355 GMT, a few minutes after US stock markets opened for the trading day, most major European benchmarks were looking set to finish this week’s last trading day on a positive note. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was higher by 0.25% on the day, though it was lower by 0.3% on a weekly basis after […]
In Asian markets, the Nikkei 225 and the broader Japanese index, the Topix, finished the day marginally higher, closing at their highest since October 1996 and July 2007 respectively. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng added 1.2% after yesterday’s sell-off and the Shanghai Composite rose by 0.3%. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 advanced 0.2%. Japan will be going to […]
GBPJPY has been trading in a range during the past two weeks and is pivoting around the 20 and 50-period moving averages which are converging around the 148.50 level. This also happens to be the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement of the recent rally from 141.34 to 152.85. Support is expected at the 50% Fibonacci at 147.11. […]
The approval of a budget blueprint for the 2018 fiscal year, drove the dollar higher against its major counterparts on Friday in Asia, while the kiwi extended its losses in the face of economic uncertainties which might emerge under the new coalition government. Trump’s tax plan, which promises substantial tax cuts to businesses and individuals, is ready to move to the House […]
USDCAD maintains a bearish market structure as the pair continues to trade below the 200-day moving average. Looking at the short-term, prices made a corrective move higher after bouncing from 1.2061 and are currently consolidating around the 1.25 handle. Immediate support is being provided by the 50-day MA, currently at 1.2438. Breaking below this level […]
The kiwi posted additional long red candles during the European session after the kingmaker New Zealand First party backed the opposition party early today, forming a new coalition government. The pound fully reversed yesterday’s gains in the wake of worse-than-expected retail sales. September’s British retail sales tumbled by 0.8% from August, surprising analysts who had […]
As trading progressed, the pan-European Stoxx 600 deepened its losses relative to morning trading, recording a three-week low of 387.81 at its lowest. At 1330 GMT, it was down by 0.9%, not far above the aforementioned low and with all industry sectors comprising the index being in negative territory. Major European benchmarks also remained in […]
Inflation and retail sales numbers out of Canada on Friday will be scrutinized for clues to a possible year-end rate hike by the Bank of Canada, following comments recent remarks from BoC Governor Stephen Poloz that suggested a pause after two consecutive hikes. The Canadian dollar has rallied by over 7% against its US counterpart […]
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 and the country’s broader gauge of equity performance, the Topix, gained 0.4% and 0.3% respectively, extending their streak of positive closes and yet again renewing multi-year highs. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and the Shanghai Composite declined by 1.9% and 0.35% respectively. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 added 0.1%. Chinese GDP growth figures […]
NZDUSD has shifted its near-term bias to bearish after dropping sharply to break key support at 0.7055. The odds are high for a move towards the next major low in the 0.6800 area. On the 4-hour chart, RSI has fallen into bearish territory below 50, indicating momentum is tilted to the downside. Price action is […]
A day after China’s twice-in-a-decade Communist Party Congress commenced, statistics out of China showed that the economy continued to grow above the government’s annual target, giving more confidence on President XiJinping’s leadership. However, the expansion was slightly softer relative to the previous quarter, with the Australian dollar falling slightly in the wake of the data. […]
USDJPY is neutral both in the short- and medium-term. A broad range of (roughly) 108 and 114 has been formed since March and this is highlighted by a lack of direction in the major moving averages (50,100 and 200-day). Price action in the near-term since September 20 shows a consolidation range between 111.46 and 113.43. […]
