- Wed, 11 May 2022 13:25:33 GMT
GBP/USD reaches below 1.2300
At mid-day on Wednesday, the US Consumer Price Index caused a drop of the GBP/USD, which shortly reached below the 1.2300 mark. However, the rate almost immediately recovered to trade back near the 1.2350 level. If the pair clearly declines below 1.2300 the pair could find support in the 2020 July low level at 1.2260. Further below, support is highly likely
- Wed, 11 May 2022 13:19:10 GMT
EUR/USD remains above 1.0500 despite CPI
On Wednesday, the United States Labour Statistics Bureau released the monthly US Consumer Price Index and Core Consumer Price Index data for April. The markets expected the data for clues in regards to the effectiveness of the first US Federal Reserve Rate hike done on March 15. At 12:30 GMT, the CPI and Core CPI came in at 0.3%
- Wed, 11 May 2022 08:25:59 GMT
USD/CAD breaks ascending pattern
The 1.3050 level acted as resistance on Tuesday to the USD/CAD currency pair. The resistance was enough to force the rate into sideways trading. On Wednesday morning, the rate passed below the lower trend line of the channel up pattern, the 50-hour simple moving average and the 1.3000 mark. A continuation of the decline of the US Dollar against the Loonie
- Wed, 11 May 2022 08:12:49 GMT
GBP/JPY trades above support zone
Since early Tuesday's trading hours, the GBP/JPY has been trading between the support zone at 160.08/160.43 and the resistance of the 50-hour simple moving average near 160.80. A move below the support zone could almost immediately find support in the 160.00 mark. Further below, take into account the weekly S1 simple pivot point at 159.58, the 159.50 and 159.00 levels. Meanwhile,
- Wed, 11 May 2022 08:02:04 GMT
AUD/USD reveals support and resistance
Prior to the release of the US Consumer Price Index on Wednesday at 12:30 GMT, the AUD/USD currency pair traded sideways. The sideways trading took place from the start of Tuesday up to the middle of Wednesday's trading. Support was being provided by the 0.6910/0.6920 zone and resistance was located at 0.6980/0.6990. If the currency pair passes above the resistance zone
- Wed, 11 May 2022 07:38:35 GMT
EUR/JPY looks for support
On Wednesday morning, the EUR/JPY currency exchange rate ascended to the 137.50 mark and bounced off it to retreat to the support of the 137.05/137.12 zone. If the pair declines below the 137.05/137.12 zone, the rate could look for support in the weekly S1 simple pivot point at 136.72, before reaching the 136.50/136.60 zone. Meanwhile, take into account that the
- Tue, 10 May 2022 14:41:44 GMT
Gold reaches support zone
As forecast on Monday, the price for gold has reached the support zone at 1,850.60/1,854.50. The support zone held and caused a retracement back up to the 1,865.00 level and the upper trend line of the descending channel pattern. If the price recovers and breaks the descending pattern, resistance could be encountered not only in round price levels, but also the
- Tue, 10 May 2022 14:31:16 GMT
USD/JPY reveals resistance and support
Despite reaching below the 130.00 mark, the USD/JPY did not decline during the first half of Tuesday's trading hours. The rate revealed a support zone at 129.78/129.86. Meanwhile, resistance was being provided by the 130.50/130.58 zone and the 50-hour simple moving average. The sideways trading could be explained with the markets expecting the upcoming US Consumer Price Index data on
- Tue, 10 May 2022 14:12:24 GMT
GBP/USD remains near 1.2350
Since the middle of Monday's trading, the GBP/USD currency pair has remained almost flat, as it trades in the 1.2300/1.2375 range. In the meantime, previous forecasts remained valid. If the rate declines below the 1.2300 mark, the pair could find support in the 2020 July low level at 1.2260. Further below, support is highly likely going to be provided by
- Tue, 10 May 2022 14:01:52 GMT
EUR/USD remains near previous levels
Since the middle of Monday's trading hours, the EUR/USD currency exchange rate has been trading around the 1.0560 mark. Short term support is being found in the 1.0540 mark and resistance is provided by the 1.0580 level. Meanwhile, previous forecasts remained valid. If the pair declines, the 1.0500 is expected to act as support, before the last week's low level
- Tue, 10 May 2022 11:39:02 GMT
USD/CAD reveals pattern
The USD/CAD currency exchange rate has revealed a channel up pattern, which has guided it up since the Federal Reserve Rate hike on May 4th. Most recently, at midnight to Tuesday, the pair bounced off the upper trend line of the pattern and started to consolidate near the 1.3000 mark. In the near term future, the pair was expected to
- Tue, 10 May 2022 11:28:22 GMT
GBP/JPY respects round levels
This week, the GBP/JPY currency pair was finding resistance and bouncing off round exchange rate levels. Namely, the 161.50 and 162.00 levels were acting as resistance. In the meantime, support was being provided by the 160.08/160.43 zone. A move below the support zone could almost immediately encounter support in the 160.00 level. Further below, take into account the weekly S1
- Tue, 10 May 2022 11:22:11 GMT
AUD/USD decline aims at 0.6900
The decline of the AUD/USD has passed below the low level zone at 0.7030 and the 0.7000 mark. At midnight to Tuesday, the pair touched the 0.6915 level, which acted as support and caused a recovery. However, by the middle of the day's trading, the surge was stopped by the weekly S1 simple pivot point at 0.6978 and the 0.6980
- Tue, 10 May 2022 11:15:55 GMT
EUR/JPY reveals support zone near 137.00
This week, the EUR/JPY currency exchange rate managed to shortly reach above the 138.00 mark. However, the event was followed by a decline. Since the middle of Monday's trading hours, the rate has been finding support in a support zone at 137.05/137.12. If the pair declines below the 137.05/137.12 zone, the rate could look for support in the weekly S1
- Mon, 09 May 2022 15:59:34 GMT
Gold approaches low level zone
On Friday, gold bounced off the 1,890.00 mark and started a decline. During the second part of Monday's trading, the price had already reached below the 1,860.00 level. In the near term future, a continuation of the decline could look for support in the May low level zone at 1,850.60/1,854.50. If the price for gold declines below the 1,850.00 mark, the
- Mon, 09 May 2022 15:41:56 GMT
USD/JPY books new high
On Monday morning, the USD Dollar surged against the Yen above the high level zone at 131.00/131.25 and shortly touched the weekly R1 simple pivot point at 131.33. However, almost immediately after the event, the pair sharply declined. By 16:00 GMT, the currency pair had almost reached the combined support of the 130.00 level, the weekly simple pivot point at
- Mon, 09 May 2022 15:34:24 GMT
GBP/USD respects 1.2300 and 1.2400
Despite shortly reaching below the support zone of 1.2277/1.2325, the rate did not decline, as on Monday morning a recovery started. During the second half of the day's trading, the currency pair was fluctuating between the support of the 1.2300 mark and resistance at 1.2400. If the rate declines below the 1.2300 mark, the pair could find support in the early
- Mon, 09 May 2022 15:00:15 GMT
EUR/USD remains below 1.0600
The resistance of the 1.0600 level was enough to cause a decline of the pair to the 1.0500 mark, which acted as support. During the second part of the day's European trading hours, the Euro traded near the 1.0550 level against the US Dollar. If the pair declines, the 1.0500 is expected to act as support, before the last week's
- Fri, 06 May 2022 18:32:47 GMT
Gold trades below 1,900.00
The resistance of the 1,910.00 mark was enough to force the yellow metal's price into a decline, which shortly pierced the 1,870.00 level, before starting a recovery. However, by late Friday's trading hours, the price did not manage to reach not only above the 1,900.00 mark, but also the 1,895.00 level. If the price eventually manages to approach and pass above
- Fri, 06 May 2022 18:25:10 GMT
USD/JPY trades around 130.50
On Friday, the USD/JPY currency exchange rate returned to trading to levels, where the pair was located before the volatility, which was caused by the Federal Reserve rate hike and following press conference. During the day, the rate had encountered resistance in the 130.70 and 130.80. Meanwhile, support was provided by the previous resistance zone at 130.20/130.50. If the pair continues
- Fri, 06 May 2022 18:12:55 GMT
GBP/USD trades near 1.2350 after BoE
In the aftermath of the Bank of England rate hike, the GBP/USD rate found support in the 1.2277/1.2325 zone. Namely, the 1.2300 level appears to be acting as psychological support. Meanwhile, resistance is found in the weekly S1 simple pivot point at 1.2372 and 1.2380. A move below the 1.2277 level could result in the pair looking for support in the
- Fri, 06 May 2022 18:02:47 GMT
EUR/USD finds resistance in 1.0600
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
- Fri, 06 May 2022 12:57:43 GMT
USD/CAD trades sideways after recovery
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
- Fri, 06 May 2022 12:31:43 GMT
GBP/JPY trades sideways after declining
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,