On Tuesday morning, the US Dollar manged to pass the resistance of the 50, 100 and 200-hour simple moving averages and the weekly simple pivot point at 133.57 against the Japanese Yen. By the start of the day's US trading, the pair had reached above the 134.50 level and the 134.35/134.55 zone. In the meantime, it was spotted that
The GBP/USD broke the channel down pattern, before it even approached the 1.2000 mark. Due to that reason, the pair's decline could be considered over. Meanwhile, during Tuesday's trading hours, the pair fluctuated in the 1.2010/1.2060 range. A broad recovery of the Pound against the US Dollar might encounter resistance in the 50-hour simple moving average near 1.2085, the 1.2100 mark,
The decline of the Euro against the US Dollar has continued, as on Tuesday the pair reached the support of the 1.0123 level, which appeared to be once again impacting the rate. Meanwhile, it was spotted that the rate has been declining in a narrow channel down pattern. A continuation of the decline is set highly likely going to look
The price for gold started the week with a decline below the 1,785.00 level and the zone which captures last week's low levels, and the 200-hour simple moving average. By the middle of the day's European trading, the commodity price had reached the 1,775.00 level. A continuation of the decline of the price of gold could find support in the
The USD/JPY currency pair has revealed that it is respecting the resistance of the 100-hour simple moving average and the support of the 50-hour SMA. On Monday morning, the pair traded near the 133.50 level. A move above the 100-hour simple moving average and the weekly simple pivot point at 133.57 could be stopped by the combination of the 200-hour
The Pound has been losing value, compared to the US Dollar, in a channel down pattern since bouncing off the 1.2250 level on Thursday. Buy the middle of Monday's European trading, the price had reached the 1.2050 level. A move below the 1.2050 level could look for support in the combination of the weekly S1 simple pivot point at 1.0227
On Monday morning, the EUR/USD extended its decline, as the pair passed the support of the 100 and 200-hour simple moving averages near 1.0270 and 1.0230. By the middle of the day's European trading hours, the rate was below 1.0200. A continuation of the decline of the Euro against the US Dollar, the pair might find support in the
The price for gold appears to be waiting for the US inflation data releases that are scheduled for this week on Wednesday at 12:30 GMT and Thursday at 12:30 GMT. During Tuesday's trading hours, the price of the commodity fluctuated around the 1,790.00 mark. A move above 1,790.00 could encounter resistance in the last week's high at 1,795.00, prior to reaching
This week, the USD/JPY pair is trading around 135.00, as it awaits the release of the US Consumer Price Index on Wednesday and the Producers Price Index on Thursday. Resistance is found in a zone at 135.50 and support is provided by the 134.50 level. A surge of the USD against the Japanese Yen would have to pass the 135.50 level,
The GBP/USD is trading around the 1.2100 mark, as it has begun to await for this week's fundamental events. The US CPI, PPI and UK GDP data releases are set to guide the exchange rate during the rest of the week. However, technical levels might act as short term resistance or support. A move of the pair upwards might encounter resistance
On Tuesday morning, the EUR/USD ended its sideways trading around the 1.0200 mark with a surge. By 09:00 GMT, the rate had reached the 1.2050 mark. In the meantime, the markets were expecting the US Consumer Price Index release on Wednesday at 12:30 GMT. In general, it was expected that the whole financial markets will remain near previous levels
The better than expected US Employment data caused a drop of the price for gold below the support zone at 1,771.30/1,773.10. However, after two hours, the commodity price recovered above the zone and started to use it as support. On Monday, the price started a broad recovery and reached as high as the 1,790.00 level. A move above 1,790.00 could encounter
In the aftermath of the US Dollar's surge, which was caused by the US employment data release, the USD/JPY found resistance in the 135.50 level. The resistance held and caused a decline. On Monday, the pair found support in the 134.50 level and a zone, which surrounds it. A surge of the USD against the Japanese Yen would have to
The US employment data release on Friday caused a drop of the GBP/USD below the support zone near 1.2080 and the 1.2050 level. The pair eventually found support near 1.2000 and recovered. During Monday's trading, the recovery encountered resistance in the 100-hour simple moving average near 1.2130. An extension of the decline of the Pound against the US Dollar might look
On Friday, at 12:30 GMT, the EUR/USD plummeted due to the very good US employment data, which indicated that the Federal Reserve can hike USD interest rates and cause a decrease in USD supply. The pair plummeted from 1.0240 down to the 1.0140 level. However, since the event the pair has recovered. During the second part of Monday's trading,
The price for gold has reached above the 1,784.40/1,788.70 zone. Afterwards, resistance was found in the 1,795.00 mark. On Friday morning, the commodity price was finding support in the previous resistance zone, as the 1,788.70 level appeared to be keeping the price up. If the metal manages to recover, the 1,795.00 level and the 1,800.00 mark are expected to provide resistance.
The Thursday's decline of the US Dollar against the Japanese Yen found ended at midnight below the 133.00 level. During the early hours of Friday's trading, the pair recovered and approached the combined resistance of the 133.50 level and the 50-hour simple moving average. A potential move above the 133.50 level might encounter resistance in the 134.00 mark and the 200-hour
In the aftermath of the Bank of England rate hike, the GBP/USD currency rate has returned to trade near the 1.2150 level. In general, it appears that the effect of the 0.50% base rate increase was offset by the fact that one of the policymaker voted against the hike. On Friday, the upper and lower ranges of the recent volatility
During the second part of Thursday's trading, the EUR/USD currency pair managed to reach above the resistance of the 1.0200 mark and the weekly simple pivot point at 1.0193, and the 200-hour simple moving average. Moreover, the 100-hour SMA failed to act as resistance near 1.0210. On Friday morning, the EUR/USD traded near the 1.0240 level and appeared to
The 1,745.00/1,755.00 zone provided enough support to the price to gold for a broad recovery. By 13:30 GMT, the price had managed to reach and bounce off the resistance zone at 1,784.40/1,788.70. A decline of the commodity price could look for support in the 1,771.30/1,773.10 range. Further below, the 1,745.00/1,755.00 levels are expected to once again act as support. However, a surge
Since Wednesday's afternoon up to the middle of Thursday's trading, the USD/JPY currency pair was testing the resistance of the 134.50 mark and the weekly simple pivot point at 134.39. By 13:00 GMT, the rate was reached by the 200-hour simple moving average, which acted as resistance. The event was followed by a decline, which pierced the support of the
At 12:00 GMT on August 4, the Bank of England hiked its Official Bank rate by 0.50% from 1.25% up to 1.75%. In addition, the central bank has published its Monetary Policy Summary. The Pound lost value due to the details of the monetary policy summary. Namely, one of the committee members did not vote for the 0.50% rate hike. Instead,
On Wednesday, the EUR/USD dipped to the support of the weekly S1 simple pivot point at 1.0128, which together with the 1.0125 level appears to have caused a recovery. By the middle of Thursday's European trading hours, the pair had recovered and was once again testing the resistance of the 1.0200 level, the weekly simple pivot point at 1.0193
Since the start of Tuesday's trading, the USD/CAD currency exchange rate has been trading around the 1.2850 mark. Namely, the pair has been fluctuating in the 1.2830/1.2890 range. An end to the sideways trading with a surge above 1.2890 might encounter resistance in the weekly R1 simple pivot point at 1.2896 and the 1.2900 mark. Higher above, note the weekly