During Friday's trading, the EUR/USD found support in the zone at 1.0472/1.0492 and recovered to the 1.0600 mark, which started to act as resistance. During the late hours of the day's trading, the exchange rate was trading between 1.0600 and the support of the 1.0550 mark. If the EUR/USD declines below 1.0550, the rate might once again look for support
From a technical perspective, the 1.2718/1.2724 zone provided enough support for a surge up to the 1.2870 mark. The 1.2860/1.2870 zone acted as resistance and forced the pair into a retracement to 1.2813/1.2816. At mid-day on Friday, the pair had bounced off the combination of the 1.2813/1.2816 zone and the 200-hour simple moving average. Note that the bounce off was consistent
On Thursday, at 11:00 GMT, the Bank of England crashed the value of the Pound by revealing that the bank expects an incoming recession and inflation above 10.00%. The GBP/JPY plummeted down from the 163.00 level to 160.33. Since the event, the GBP had recovered and revealed a resistance zone at 161.50/161.60 and support at 160.30/160.40. At mid-day on Friday,
The AUD/USD currency exchange rate extended its decline during Friday's trading, as the pair bounced off the technical levels at 0.7120 and by the middle of the day the 0.7065 level had been touched. Note that during the decline the pair mostly ignored the 0.7100 mark. A continuation of the decline of the Australian Dollar against the USD might find support
During the first half of Friday's trading, the EUR/JPY currency exchange rate declined and found support in the 200-hour simple moving average, before suddenly surging to the resistance of the 138.00 mark and shortly reaching above it. If the Euro extends its gains against the Japanese Yen, the currency pair might encounter resistance in the 138.50 and 139.00 levels.
At mid-day on Thursday, the price for gold bounced off the resistance of the 1,910.00 level. By 15:00 GMT, the price had declined to the 1,885.00 level. A continuation of the decline might look for support in the 50 and 100-hour simple moving averages near 1,880.00. In addition, note the 1,872.00/1,878.00 zone, which has acted as both support and resistance. On
The USD/JPY currency pair has recovered in the aftermath of the US rate hike. By the start of the day's US trading start at 13:30 GMT, the USD/JPY had reached back up to the resistance zone at 130.20/130.50. A move above the 130.20/130.50 zone could look for resistance in the 131.00/131.25 zone. Higher above, note the 131.50 level and the
On May 5th, the Bank of England hiked its interest rate from 0.75% up to 1.00%, which is the highest level in 13 years. In addition, the bank revealed how the monetary policy makers voted on the rate hike. Namely, six of the committee voted for a 0.25% hike, but three members wanted a 0.50% hike that would set the
On Thursday, comments made by the Head Economist of the ECB beat down the value of the EUR/USD, as it was revealed that the ECB is only preparing for rate hikes. By the start of the day's US trading hours, the EUR/USD had reached below the 1.0550 mark, where it encountered support. A move below the 1.0550 mark might encounter
On Wednesday, at 18:00 GMT, the USD/CAD initially spiked up due to the US Federal Reserve Rate hike. However, at the following press conference the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell stated that the central bank is not considering 0.75% rate hikes, which caused an all out drop of the USD. On the USD/CAD charts it resulted in a
Despite the GBP/JPY rate not involving the US Dollar, the rate appears to have still felt an impact from the US Federal Reserve Rate hike on Wednesday at 18:00 GMT. Namely, the currency pair shortly reached below the support zone at 162.25/162.40, before surging up to the 163.50 level. The initial rate hike caused risk off sentiment. Afterwards, comments made
As the head of the US Federal Reserve Jerome Powell stated that the Fed is not considering 0.75% interest rate hikes, the value of the US Dollar plummeted. On the AUD/USD currency exchange rate charts the event resulted in a jump from 0.7126 up to 0.7266. On Monday morning, the pair started a decline, as it bounced off the 0.7266
On Thursday morning, the EUR/JPY currency pair approached the 137.50 level, which was then observed to be acting as resistance to the currency pair. A move above the 137.50 level could encounter resistance in the 137.95/138.00 zone. The zone acted as resistance on April 28 and 29 and caused the most recent decline to the 136.50 mark. Above the
On Wednesday, the comments made at the Federal Reserve press conference by the Chairman Jerome Powell caused a drop of the US Dollar's value. On gold price charts it resulted in a move above a resistance zone at 1,872.00/1,878.00 up to the 1,890.00 level. If the price for gold continues to recover, it might encounter resistance in the 1,900.00 mark and
On Wednesday, the US Federal Reserve hiked interest rates by 0.50%. Afterwards, the Chairman of the bank Jerome Powell hosted a press conference. Comments made by Powell that the bank is not considering 0.75% rate hikes caused a drop of the US Dollar. On the USD/JPY charts the event resulted in a sharp move below the 129.00 level and a
During the US Federal Reserve rate hike and the following press conference, the GBP/USD was highly volatile in the 1.2450/1.2550 range. As the head of the Federal Reserve stated that the Fed is not considering a 0.75% rate hike, the GBP/USD started to move upwards. The surge was expected to test the resistance of the 1.2590/1.2615 zone. This range had acted
Throughout the week, the EUR/USD has been trading in a hundred base point range between a support zone at 1.0472/1.0491 and resistance at 1.0572/1.0593. The sideways trading was explained by the markets expecting the Federal Reserve Rate Hike on Wednesday at 18:00 GMT. As the rate hike occurred, the EUR/USD reacted with a 37 point move upwards, which hit
On Monday, the USD/CAD currency pair recovered to the April high level at 1.2880. Meanwhile, the pair has revealed a support zone near 1.2720. If the pair surges above the 1.2880 mark, the currency rate could encounter resistance in the 1.2900 level and the weekly R1 simple pivot point at 1.2927. On the other hand, a bounce off from the April high
Since Thursday, the GBP/JPY currency pair has been trading between the support zone at 162.25/162.60 and resistance at 163.95/164.25. A move below the 162.25/162.60 zone would have no technical support as low as the weekly S1 simple pivot point at 160.10. Meanwhile, take into account that round exchange rate levels could slow down a decline. On the other hand, a surge above
On Monday morning, the AUD/USD currency exchange rate declined below the 0.7050 mark and a support zone at 0.7055/0.7075. Meanwhile, last week's second half high levels have been marked and make up a resistance zone at 0.7160/0.7190. If the Australian Dollar declined against the USD, the pair might look for support in the 0.7000 mark and the weekly S1 simple pivot
On Friday, the EUR/JPY currency exchange rate declined and found support in the combination of the 136.50 mark and the 100-hour simple moving average. Afterwards, a short lived recovery to the 200-hour SMA and the 137.60 level occurred. By the middle of Monday's trading, the rate appeared to be heading back down to the 136.50 level. A move below the
Due to the recent decline of the value of the US Dollar, the price for gold has surged. By the middle of Friday's GMT trading hours, the price had passed two hourly simple moving averages and the resistance zone near 1,910.00. In addition, the commodity has broken the channel down pattern, which guided it since the middle of April. A continuation
On Friday morning, the retracement of the USD/JPY currency pair shortly pierced the 130.00 mark, before finding support in the weekly R1 simple pivot at 129.82. In the meantime, the pair had ignored the Thursday's mid-day low level zone at 130.18/130.30. Moreover, note that the 50-hour simple moving average was approaching the rate from below. In the case that the USD
The US Dollar has recently declined against all other currencies and assets. On the GBP/USD chart is has resulted in a surge, which at mid-day on Friday was approaching the resistance zone at 1.2590/1.2600. The resistance zone marked the Tuesday and Wednesday high levels. In addition, the 100-hour simple moving average had reached the zone from above. A surge above the