Despite breaching the massive resistance of the 100– and 200-hour SMAs, the weekly PP and the 61.80% Fibonacci retracement at 1.3550 early on Thursday, the pair had returned below this cluster by mid-session.
Thursday's trading session did not introduce massive changes to the direction of EUR/USD.
Contrary to expectations of the analyst, the New Zealand Dollar was guided by bullish forces on Wednesday. This decline was not significant due to a nearby resistance level.
The overall strength of the Canadian Dollar put bearish pressure on the USD/CAD exchange rate on Wednesday, thus sending the pair's to losses for the second consecutive trading session. This decline was stopped at the bottom border of an ascending pattern.
The Australian Dollar has been strengthening against the US Dollar after the pair made a U-turn from the 0.7445 mark set by the weekly support level during the early hours of Wednesday's session.
The first half of Wednesday's session was spent under the bearish pressure, as the common European currency lost 102 base point against the Japanese Yen. However, this decline was stopped after the rate pierced through the weekly support level at the 129.67 area.
Following the massive decline mid-Tuesday, Gold entered a period of consolidation which was still apparent on the market this morning.
The US Dollar maintained its movement sideways against the Yen for the second consecutive day on Wednesday.
GBP/USD stood at a standstill on Wednesday, as no significant price changes occurred throughout the day.
EUR/USD remained trading between the weekly S1 and S2 on Wednesday.
The movement for the NZD/USD exchange rate on Tuesday was guided by bearish momentum. The pair breached the weekly pivot point at 0.6902 during the middle of yesterday session.
The US Dollar continued to gain strength against the Canadian Dollar, and by the end of yesterday session, the currency pair has moved past a resistance formed by the weekly pivot point at 1.28.
The Downside risks dominated the AUD/USD currency pair on Tuesday and thus sent the Australian Dollar to erased previously gained points against the US Dollar. However, the decline has been temporarily stopped by the weekly pivot point near the 0.7445 mark.
The common European currency spent most of Tuesday on a negative note, thus breached the 55-, 100-, and the 200– hour SMAs. The Euro surrendered all it gains it has accumulated during the last three days.
The inability of the yellow metal to surpass the 200-hour SMA on Tuesday morning was followed by a significant 1.85% plunge down to the 1,290.00 level.
The US Dollar managed to maintain its upside momentum on Tuesday, thus gaining 0.55% against the Japanese Yen.
Bearish momentum prevailed during the first part of Tuesday, thus sending the Sterling 112 pips lower against the Greenback.
Following a breakout of the 55-, 100– and 200-hour SMAs early on Tuesday, downside risks prevailed and thus pushed the EUR/USD exchange rate down to the weekly S1 at 1.1840.
The downside momentum continues to push the New Zealand Dollar lower against the US Dollar. The exchange rate has lost all gains it accumulated during the last two trading sessions.
The Greenback has been trading in a channel down against it Canadian counterpart since May 8. However, the currency pair has formed a new junior ascending channel within this short period and can be observed on the chart.
Despite a brief attempt for the AUD/USD exchange rate to surge yesterday, the currency pair was driven by a downside momentum which resulted for a breakout through the lower boundary of newly formed ascending channel.
The single European currency continues to gain strength against the Japanese Yen. The pair bounced off the lower boundary of an ascending channel on May 8 and has since gained more than 200 base points.
Gold remained stable against the Greenback during the most session on Monday, as it was restricted by the 55-hour SMA from below.
Despite facing strong resistance of the 55-, 100– and 200-hour SMAs near 109.40, bulls managed to gather enough strength to push USD/JPY above this level on Monday.