USD/CHF pair remains for the third week in a very narrow channel with a lower boundary at 0.9120 and the upper one at 0.9161.
Since USD/JPY pair made a high at 86.63, which is the highest point since August, 2010, the price has depreciated reaching the 20-day SMA on a H4 graph.
Christmas and the New Year's brake reduced volatility of the major pairs, especially GBP/USD, since the price fluctuates for the second consecutive week around the 20-day SMA.
The major currency pair withstood a bulls' attack last week and today remains below the 1.3240 level.
Pair remains bound, but within tighter range—upper limit is still at 100 day SMA, whilst lower limit could be attributed to monthly PP at 0.8187.
Pair remains rather volatile, but as some of other currencies it decreased its range significantly signals about further appreciation with formation of bullish candle.
For a consecutive trading session pair varies in certain range, but different to all the other time it significantly increased upside and decreased downside signaling about propensity to step up a bit higher.
After a major gain pair lacked momentum to reach 115 JPY and crumbled after reaching 114.68.
The price is presently forming a falling wedge, meaning there is an increased chance of the pair surging, since it is a reversal pattern.
USD/JPY carries on advancing along the accelerated up-trend support line, effortlessly piercing through previous highs and other resistances.
GBP/USD appears to remain undecided after a failure to advance above 1.6140/54.
EUR/USD has largely ignored the major declining resistance line, meaning that bulls are highly unlikely to let go of it for now, pushing the price further towards 1.3485, this year's high.
After a 80 pip deviation yesterday, pair became somewhat less volatile and is moving in 50 pip range, but it seems to be continuing to form bearish candles as either 55-day or 100-day SMA is giving the pair a bearish impetus.
Pair is starting to give signs of being range bound between 100-day SMA at 0.994 ad weekly PP at 0.9907, although the latter could be simply extended to 0.990.
Pair is giving more and more reason to believe it is being range bound.
Pair started appreciating from the very start of the session and it seems it has gained momentum after receiving bullish impetus from 111.22 at Christmas eve.
USD/CHF gains more and more bearish momentum, as the price has reached the lower declining trend-line of the channel.
USD/JPY pair keeps a rapid appreciation pace, but this increase does not seem to be sustainable, as the price rises too quickly.
After a sharp fall in the beginning of a week, GBP/USD pair stabilises around the 55-day SMA at a 1.6138 level.
EUR/USD pair demonstrated a strong bearish impetus yesterday by rallying back to 1.3240. Today the price fluctuates around this level waiting for an impulse extension or a reverse.
Pair is continuing to appreciate after receiving a bullish impetus from 0.99 and at the moment is testing 55-day SMA at 0.9939.
After being range bound for a few days pair tried to pick up, but received a consecutive bearish impetus, just from different level, and dipped 50 pips already and it does not seem that pair is planning to slow down anywhere till 0.815.
For the second day in a row pair has been moving up and down in 30 pip range (1.0385-1.0355)—primarily between 100–day SMA and Bollinger band.
Right from the start of the session pair has been appreciating non stop and at the moment is hovering around 113 JPY.