S&P Global has released the Manufacturing and Services Purchasing Managers Index survey results for the Eurozone countries. In general, the data has shown a larger than expected activity slowdown in the two sectors. The news caused a decline of the Euro. On the EUR/USD charts the event caused a 56 base point or 0.51% drop. From a technical perspective the
The price for gold found support in the 1,885.00 level and started a recovery. On Tuesday, the recovery reached above 1,900.00. However, resistance was encountered in the combination of the 1,902.50/1,905.00 range and the 200-hour simple moving average. A decline of the metal's price could look for support in the combination of the 1,895.00 level and the 50 and 100-hour
The USD//JPY has been broadly trading between the support of the 145.00 mark and the 146.50 level since August 14. In general, both of these levels are surrounded by support and resistance zones. Namely, support is found at 144.90/145.15 and resistance is provided by the 146.30/146.55 range. On Tuesday, the pair bounced off the resistance zone and declined to find
On Tuesday morning, the GBP/USD pierced the resistance of the 1.2782/1.2792 range. However, the 1.2800 stopped the rate and forced it back down to the 1.2760 level. An extension of a retracement downwards is expected to look for support at two levels. First is the combination of the 50 and 100-hour simple moving averages near 1.2750. Further below, take into
The EUR/USD has bounced off the resistance zone at 1.0930/1.0950. The event was followed by a sharp decline on Tuesday morning. By mid-day, the rate had passed below the support of the 1.0900 mark and the combination of the 50 and 100-hour simple moving averages and the weekly simple pivot point at 1.0890. An extension of the ongoing decline is
The price for gold has continued to decline, as support levels turn into resistance and new low levels are reached. On Tuesday, the commodity shortly traded below the 1,900.00 mark. However, support was found in the lower trend line of the broader channel down pattern. An extension of the ongoing decline is set to look for support in the 1,900.00
The channel up pattern had continued to guide the USD/JPY through resistance levels as far as 145.85. However, on Tuesday a decline occurred during which the lower trend line of the pattern was broken. By late trading hours of the day, the pair was finding support in the 144.90/145.10 range and the 50-hour simple moving average. A resumption of the
The GBP/USD has shortly traded below the 1.2667/1.2685 range on Monday. However, the decline did not result in a broad descending of the pair, as support was found in 1.2620. On Tuesday, the pair had recovered and traded near 1.2750. The 50, 100 and 200-hour simple moving averages failed to stop the GBP recovery against the USD. A continuation of
The EUR/USD has retreated below the 1.0935/1.0950 range and shortly traded below 1.0900. On Tuesday, the 1.0950 level was acting as resistance and support was found in 1.0900. A move above 1.0950 is expected to face resistance in the combination of the 100 and 200-hour simple moving averages near 1.0960, before the rate reaches the weekly simple pivot point at
Initially, the US CPI was at the forecasts or slightly lower, which caused a drop of the US Dollar on Thursday at 12:30 GMT. However, then the markets realized that the data has showed first growth in 13-months. Gold reacted to the news with a breaking of the resistance of the 1,920.30/1,922.60 range and the 50-hour simple moving average
Initially, the US CPI was at the forecasts or slightly lower, which caused a drop of the US Dollar on Thursday at 12:30 GMT. However, then the markets realized that the data has showed first growth in 13-months. On the USD/JPY charts there was an initial fake breaking of the channel up pattern, as the pair shortly traded below
Initially, the US CPI was at the forecasts or slightly lower, which caused a drop of the US Dollar on Thursday at 12:30 GMT. However, then the markets realized that the data has showed first growth in 13-months. This caused a piercing of the resistance range and 1.2800 mark, before the pair started a decline. The decline passed below
Initially, the US CPI was at the forecasts or slightly lower, which caused a drop of the US Dollar on Thursday at 12:30 GMT. However, then the markets realized that the data has showed first growth in 13-months. On the EUR/USD charts it resulted in an initial piercing of the resistance levels as high as 1.1060, before the pair
The price for gold has passed below the 1,930.00/1,932.25 range. Moreover, the previous support has turned into resistance. On Wednesday, the price was facing the 1,930.00/1,932.25 zone's and the 50-hour simple moving average's resistance. Meanwhile, support was found in the 1,925.00 level and the 1,920.30/1,922.60 range. In the case of a decline below 1,920.30 the commodity price could look for
On Tuesday, the USD/JPY managed to reach above the 142.70/143.10 range and the 100-hour simple moving average. The event was followed by the pair encountering resistance in the combination of the 143.50 level and the weekly R1 simple pivot point. By mid-Wednesday, the rate had continued to test the resistance and the 142.70/143.10 range had turned into support. A move
The GBP/USD found support in the 1.2685/1.2695 range and the 1.2700 mark. Meanwhile, a resistance range has been spotted and marked at 1.2783/1.2793. Despite the updates, the rate remained near previous levels. A move below 1.2700 and 1.2685/1.2695 might result in the rate looking for support in the 1.2650 level. This level acted as support on Thursday. Further below, note
The EUR/USD continues to wait for the US CPI in the same range, as it has bounced off the support zone at 1.0935/1.0950 and recovered back to levels near 1.1000. Forecasts remain unchanged. A decline might look for support in the 1.0935/1.0950 range, before reaching the weekly S1 simple pivot point at 1.0928. Further below, note the 1.0900 mark, the
By mid-Tuesday, the situation on gold charts remained unchanged, as the commodity price continued to trade above the 1,930.00/1,932.25 range. A move below 1,930.00 is set to find support at 1,925.00, prior to the commodity price reaching the support range above 1,920.00. On the other hand, a surge of gold's price is expected to face resistance in the combination of the
On Tuesday, the USD/JPY managed to reach above the 142.70/143.10 range and the 100-hour simple moving average. The event was followed by the pair encountering resistance in the combination of the 143.50 level and the weekly R1 simple pivot point. A move above 143.50 and the weekly R1 simple pivot point at 143.49 could be slowed down by the 144.00
The GBP/USD currency pair has encountered resistance in the descending 200-hour simple moving average near 1.2790. The event has resulted in a decline. On Tuesday morning, the pair was heading to the support of the 1.2700 mark. A move below 1.2700 might result in the rate looking for support in the 1.2650 level. This level acted as support on
The EUR/USD appears to be waiting for this week's US Consumer Price Index release by fluctuating near the 1.1000 mark. Note that the rate has been ignoring the 50, 100 and 200-hour simple moving averages and the weekly simple pivot point. A decline might look for support in the 1.0935/1.0950 range, before reaching the weekly S1 simple pivot point at
The price for gold pierced the support range at 1,930.00/1,932.25 and touched the 1,925.00 level during the US release of monthly employment data. However, after the markets took in the news, it surged to the combined resistance of the 1,945.00 mark and the 100-hour simple moving average. By mid-Monday, the rate had declined back to the mentioned support range. A
The USD/JPY found support in the 141.50 level at midnight to Monday, despite passing below the 200-hour simple moving average. During the first half of Monday's trading, the Dollar was recovering against the Yen. The surge of the currency pair faces the resistance of the 50 and 100-hour simple moving averages and the 142.70/143.10 range. Higher above, the 143.50 level
In the aftermath of the GBP/USD surge, which was caused by the US employment data weakening the USD, the currency rate has been respecting round exchange rate levels. Namely, the pair has encountered resistance as it approached 1.2800 and support is found near 1.2700. A move below 1.2700 might result in the rate looking for support in the 1.2650 level.