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
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 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
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
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. An extension of the decline below the 144.00 mark could be slowed down by the 143.50 and
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. To surge higher the rate would have to break the resistance of the 50-hour simple
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. A surge of the Euro against the US Dollar would have to pass the 1.0800/1.0805 range and the descending 100-hour simple moving
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
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. A surge above 147.50 might encounter resistance in the combination of the weekly simple pivot
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. If the Pound continues to decline against the US Dollar, it is set to look for support in the 1.2580 and 1.2560 levels. These round levels have shown
Since last week, the US Dollar has continued to strengthen due to the good GDP data giving the needed push. On the EUR/USD charts by mid-Wednesday it had resulted in a decline below 1.0800. An extension of the ongoing decline could look for support in the 1.0750 level or the weekly S2 simple pivot point at 1.0720, before the
Since reaching the 2,050.00 mark, the price for gold has remained below it, as the price appears to be consolidating in the 2,040.00/2,050.00 range. From a fundamental perspective it is explained by the strengthening of the US Dollar that was caused by the publication of the US GDP data. In the near term future, the price could surge due to
Despite the recent strengthening of the US Dollar that was caused by the US GDP data release, the USD/JPY has declined. The rate appears to have been pushed down by the 50-hour simple moving average. On Thursday morning, the currency exchange rate was once again finding support in the 147.00 mark. An extension of the decline would have to pass
The GBP/USD surge has paused due to additional strength of the US Dollar. Namely, the higher than expected Wednesday's reveal of US GDP has strengthened the US Dollar and forced the pair to trade sideways. It has been spotted that the trading occurs between the resistance of the weekly R2 simple pivot point and support of the weekly R1
On Wednesday, at 13:30 GMT, the United States Bureau of Economic Analysis published the US Preliminary Gross Domestic Product data. The markets expected the US GDP to have increased by 5.0% on a quarter to quarter basis. However, the actual number turned out to be 5.2%. The news strengthened the US Dollar and caused a decline of the EUR/USD. However,
The price for gold started a major surge at mid-day on Tuesday. The surge eventually reached and pierced the 2,050.00 mark. During the move, the rate shortly paused near 2,040.00, before breaking the ascending channel pattern to the upside. However, during the first half of Wednesday a retracement downwards occurred, as traders took profits before the release of the
The decline of the US Dollar against the Japanese Yen reached below the 147.00 mark at midnight to Wednesday. However, it was followed by a recovery, as the short sellers are taking gains before the release of the US Gross Domestic Product data scheduled for 13:30 GMT. The data set is expected to impact the pair and set
The GBP/USD gained additional support from the 50-hour simple moving average and extended its surge. The surge eventually hit the resistance of the weekly R2 simple pivot point at 1.2724 that combined with the fundamental background started a consolidating decline. Namely, the markets wait for the US GDP release at 13:30 GMT, due to which profits from the long
The resistance zone at 1.0950/1.0965 failed to hold, as the additional support of the 50-hour simple moving average approached. The follow up surge easily passed above the weekly R1 simple pivot point at 1.0982 and pierced the 1.1000 mark. However, during the first half of Wednesday's trading the pair started a decline. In general, the bulls were taking gains,
After the initial surge, on Monday the price for gold fluctuated between the 2,010.00 and 2,015.00 levels. On Tuesday, the price firmly fluctuated around the 2,015.00 mark. A proper move above 2,015.00 might encounter resistance in other round price levels. In the meantime, any sharp surge is set to be slowed down by the upper trend line of the channel
The USD/JPY currency pair has passed below the support of the 50, 100 and 200-hour simple moving averages, and the combination of the weekly simple pivot point at 148.84 and the support range at 148.55/148.75. On Tuesday morning, the pair found support in the 148.00 mark and confirmed the 148.55/148.75 range as resistance. In the near term future, it is
The GBP/USD currency exchange rate has continued to benefit from the broader weakness of the US Dollar. Most recently, the pair managed to reach above the 1.2600 mark. On Monday the 1.2600 mark was confirmed as support. On Tuesday, the rate was approached by the additional support of the 50-hour simple moving average. A potential surge is expected to encounter
On Monday, the EUR/USD currency exchange rate approached the November high level zone at 1.0950/1.0965. By mid-Tuesday, situation had not changed, the rate remained below this level and was testing its resistance. A breaking of the resistance zone could result in the pair testing the resistance of the weekly R1 simple pivot point at 1.0982. Higher above, take into account
The support of the 100-hour simple moving average held on and eventually forced the price for gold to surge. The surge managed to finally break the resistance of the 2,005.00 level. During the first half of Monday's trading the surge struggled to reach above the 2,015.00 level that has turned out to be resistance. A move above 2,015.00 might encounter