The EUR/USD rate has declined below the 1.0900 mark, where it appears to have found support in the combination of the weekly simple pivot point, 100-hour simple moving average and the 1.0880/1.0888 range.Meanwhile, Dukascopy traders have been short since Friday and most likely were gaining profits. Economic Calendar Analysis During the week before Christmas, there will be a couple of data releases
Since the Fed move, the metal's price remains near 2,040.00. We have marked the resistance and support ranges of the ongoing consolidation at 2,046.80/2,047.80 and 2,027.70/2,030.00. Meanwhile, on Friday already 55% of open positions were short. Moreover, pending orders in the 1000-point range around the current price were 100% to sell.Economic Calendar Analysis During the week before Christmas, there will be a
In general, the rate appears to be consolidating at the 141.00 mark, as it waits for more news either from the US or Japan. In the US it is the case of whether the Dollar continues its decline or it gets oversold and a retracement recovery occurs. Meanwhile, in Japan the Prime Minister is changing the government. Media reports indicate that
On Thursday, at 12:00 GMT, the United Kingdom's central bank announced the Official Bank Rate and released the Monetary Policy Summary. As forecast by the market consensus, the bank kept the rate at 5.25%. In the meantime, the Monetary Policy Committee was expected to vote with two members voting for an increase and seven for keeping the rate intact. However,
The rate was surging after finding support in the 1.0880/1.0888 range, as the management of the European Central Bank added fuel to the fire. Despite keeping the Euro rate unchanged, the central bank President Christine Lagarde made comments on how the policy should be strict and tight, which pushed the Euro even higher. After the events, the surge continued until the
The drop of the US Dollar that was caused by the Federal Reserve boosted the price for gold. The commodity jumped and eventually surged to the resistance of the 2,040.00 mark. Meanwhile, throughout first part of Thursday's trading, the price was finding support in 2,030.00. Economic Calendar Analysis On Friday, the markets could move if one of the Markit Institute Flash Services
The USD/JPY drop that was caused by the Federal Reserve found support in the 141.00 mark. During the decline, prior low levels were passed. By mid-Thursday, the pair was trading in the 141.00/142.00 range.Meanwhile, before the drop, 54% of Dukascopy traders were short. After the event, 58% were in short positions. It appears that traders had benefited. Economic Calendar After the US
The GBP/USD surged due to the Fed rate comments. The pair moved above the 1.2590/1.2610 range and confirmed it as support two times by mid-Thursday. Meanwhile, the Bank of England was set to release its rate, which was set to remain unchanged. Due to this reason, forecasts are made pre-event. Economic Calendar After the US reveal their policy, the rest of the
The Federal Reserve announced that it could cut interest rates in 2024, which caused a massive drop of the US Dollar. The EUR/USD jumped and reached levels near the 1.0900 mark. After the event, the pair shortly reached above 1.0900, before retracing downwards and revealing a support zone at 1.0880/1.0888. Economic Calendar Analysis After the US reveal their policy, the rest of
With the exception of a short spike above 1,990.00 that was caused by the CPI, the price consolidates at 1,980.00, as it was described as possible on Monday. However, the Fed should finally move the metal's price. Meanwhile, before the event the 50-hour simple moving average was observed to be acting as resistance. Economic Calendar Analysis On Wednesday, the top event of
In general, the 146.50 level and the 200-hour simple moving average were enough to force the USD/JPY into a decline. On Tuesday, the decline eventually was approaching the 145.00 mark, as the US CPI release caused volatility and a slight recovery. Since these event, the rate has been waiting for the publication for the US Federal Funds Rate near the
Like the rest of the markets, the GBP/USD pair waits for the release of the US Federal Reserve rate announcements at 19:00 GMT. Previously, it was expected that the pair would trade between the resistance zone at 1.2590/1.2610 and a support range at 1.2500/1.2515. In the meantime, note that the Tuesday's volatility was caused by the US CPI release, which showed
The pair has remained between support at 1.0740 and resistance of the 1.0820 level, throughout this week. The only exception was the US CPI release on Tuesday that caused an increase of volatility, but no direction was established. The markets wait for the Federal Reserve Rate announcements at 19:00 GMT. The event should easily break the moving averages, weekly pivot
The price for gold had already started a decline, as the US employment data was released on Friday. The higher than expected data sets caused a surge of the value of the USD, which in turn caused a drop of the price for gold. Eventually, the price found some support near the 2,000.00 mark, but an attempted recovery failed at
A combination of two fundamental trends has caused a surge of the USD/JPY. First of all, the US better than expected monthly employment data caused a strengthening of the USD. Secondly, the markets realized that the Bank of Japan has not made a promise to change their policy, but is just evaluating its ultra easy policy. By mid-Monday, the rate had
Prior to the Friday's release of US employment data, the GBP/USD confirmed a resistance zone at 1.2590/1.2610. The zone caused a decline to the support of the 1.2545/1.2550 range. Afterwards, the US data strengthened the US Dollar, which resulted in the pair touching the support of the 1.2500 mark. However, by mid-Monday, the pair had recovered and once again tested the
The EUR/USD made an attempt to surge, prior to the Friday's US employment release. However, it encountered resistance in the 100-hour simple moving average. Afterwards, the US data publication caused a decline below 1.0740, but it was followed by a recovery to the resistance of the 50-hour simple moving average. On Monday, the combined resistance of the 50 and 100-hour SMAs
Gold has been observed to be respecting the resistance of the 2,040.00 mark and periodically the 50, 100 and 200-hour simple moving averages. Namely, it does not appear that an SMA can hold for longer than half-a-day. On Thursday, the price bounced off the combination of the 2,040.00 and the 100-hour simple moving average. The subsequent decline was slowed down by
The Bank of Japan has hinted that it would end its ultra-easy monetary policy next year. The news caused a major drop of the USD/JPY, as it ignored one support level after another. By mid-Thursday, the pair had already reached below 144.00. Economic Calendar On Friday, watch out for the US employment data release. The release is bound to impact the financial
The GBP/USD currency exchange rate has found support in the 1.2545/1.2550 zone. It has resulted in a recovery that has managed to break the resistance of the December channel down pattern. However, as the 50-hour simple moving average approached the pair, it acted as resistance. Economic Calendar On Friday, watch out for the US employment data release. The release is bound to
The EUR/USD has confirmed the support and resistance zone at 1.0800/1.0805 and that there is support at 1.0760. Meanwhile, as the rate has fluctuated sideways, it has pierced the upper trend line of the December channel down pattern. Economic Calendar Analysis On Friday, watch out for the US employment data release. The release is bound to impact the financial markets through the
The consolidation of gains of the metal's price ended with a sharp surge that shortly reached above 2,140.00. Namely, the metal surged by 4.61% as a new month started. However, the gains were quickly erased, as the price returned to levels near 2,020.00. On Wednesday, the price was finding support in 2,020.00 and resistance was provided by the 50-hour simple moving
In general, the USD/JPY currency pair remains below 150.00. Meanwhile, it has been spotted that the pair has been impacted by the round levels in the range from 146.50 up to 148.50. On Wednesday, the rate was located between the 147.00 and 147.50 levels. Economic Calendar On Friday, watch out for the US employment data release. The release is bound to impact
The Pound has made three attempts to move above 1.2720. All of these attempts failed. This week, the rate appeared to have started a decline, as on Wednesday it moved below 1.2600.Meanwhile, it has been observed that Dukascopy traders were positioned short for the decline.Economic Calendar On Friday, watch out for the US employment data release. The release is bound to