As the long-term moving average failed to keep the currency afloat late January, bears took control of the market and started a sell-off that later on developed into a channel down pattern. Accordingly, we should expect the falling resistance line, which is currently at 168, to guide the price further south. However, considering that GBP/JPY has recently hit the lower
Having climbed to a five-year high of 1.6669, the British Pound started to lose its value against the U.S. Dollar. Following a sharp sell-off, the pair bounced off the level near 1.6251, a two-month low, appreciated slightly and then again dived to this mark thus forming a double bottom pattern. Now the pair is attempting to reach the neck-line at
The U.S. Dollar fell off in vigour after it hit 105.46 against the Japanese Yen, the highest level since at least 2009. Since then, USD/JPY has been mostly following the downside trend; however, now the pair may change direction given a possible breakout of the 123-bar long falling wedge pattern. A recent drop to a three-month low of 100.16 incited
The trajectory of the British Pound's moves against Japanese currency is very similar to the greenback's trend. However, unlike the U.S. Dollar, the British Pound was capable of halting its decline after finding its bottom at 163.87 versus the Japanese Yen. At the moment, the pair is locked between the 50-hour SMA at 165.38 and the neck-line of the 86-bar
During more than a month ended on January 30, the U.S. Dollar was appreciating against the Russian Ruble; the advance was paused only when the pair managed to add dozens thousand of pips, in particular, the pair climbed from 32.5016 to a five-year high of 35.5678. This high became a peak of the double top pattern originated somewhere in the
Following a series of attempts to rally, EUR/HKD proved to be unable to overcome 10.6361 late January. Subsequently, it plunged down to 10.4646 and only then began consolidating. As a result, the currency pair has formed a good quality 70-bar long symmetrical triangle.Considering that before entering the figure the price had been declining, it is more probable that the support
Since Jan 29 EUR/SEK's trading range has been gradually narrowing, resulting in the end in formation of the symmetrical triangle on the hourly chart. Being that starting from mid-December in general the trend has been bearish, the break-out from the pattern should be to the downside. However, we should also be aware of the fact that just recently the currency
The single currency exhausted its potential during an escalation to more than a five-year high of 145.68 versus the Japanese Yen. Following a rise to this peak, EUR/JPY started a long downswing that eventually locked the pair into the area bounded by two downward sloping lines. At the moment of writing, EUR/JPY was vacillating not far away from a two-month low
The U.S. Dollar has been rebounding against the Swiss Franc since late January when USD/CHF gathered momentum for a climb and embarked on a formation of the channel up pattern, the limits of which have been smoothing the pair's fluctuations for 107 hours already. The breakout that may have taken place several hours earlier when the pair dived below its 50-hour
Recently, USD/NOK has got inspiration from a ‘golden cross' that had taken place few hours before the appreciation started. The advance was sharp enough to send the pair from 6.1652 to a five-year high of 6.3147 that represents a second peak of the double top pattern. At the moment, the currency couple is on the verge of an accelerating decline
CAD/JPY has been declining since the very end of December when the pair hit a seven-month high of 99.12. Since then, we have observed several bearish patterns formed by the pair and one of them is developing at the moment-a 131-bar long channel down. Recently, CAD/JPY has plunged to a one-year low of 90.79 but the pair refrained from a
Several months after bottoming out at 1.77 and confirming the 200-day SMA as the new support, GBP/NZD was able to form a bullish channel, which is now more than 100 candlesticks in length. And while the long-term outlook is therefore positive, in the short run the British Pound is set to decline in value relative to the kiwi, being that
Past several weeks volatility of EUR/PLN has been considerably elevated. Nevertheless, fluctuations of the currency pair were contained by two parallel trend-lines, which together form a 50-bar bullish channel on the four-hour chart.As a part of a bearish correction, right now the Euro is moving towards the lower boundary of the upward-sloping corridor at 4.2053, where the currency should encounter
A gradual depreciation of the Australian Dollar versus its U.S. peer has been bounded by the limits of the channel down pattern. Succumbing to the selling pressure, the pair plunged to a five-year low of 0.8665 in mid-January. Having bounced off this low, the pair breached its 50-bar SMA and even managed to near its 200-bar SMA. However, now
A formation of the 347-bar long double top pattern started in early November when the Euro touched a three-month low of 1.6563 against the Singapore Dollar. Since then a sharp advance has taken place, with the pair peaking at a two-year high of 1.7608 for two times. Currently EUR/SGD represents a lucrative opportunity for traders as the pair broke through the
After swinging between small gains and losses for more than a month started in mid-December, EUR/NOK was trapped by two upward sloping lines that locked the pair in more than a thousand-pips wide trading range. Now the pair is attempting to re-approach the recent peak at 8.5223, a one-month high. To succeed the currency couple has to surpass the bunch
Since June the single currency has been traded at elevated levels against the New Zealand Dollar; however, the pair followed a distinct upside trend only in the very end of October. At the moment of writing, the pair was tilted upwards after a drop to the lower trend-line of the channel up pattern. Additional buying pressure was pertaining to the
Following a precipitous decline seen late January, AUD/CHF managed to stabilise and even commenced a recovery, which developed into an upward-sloping channel. Nevertheless, there are concerns whether the pair will be able to preserve the bullish impetus. Firstly, the daily and weekly technical indicators are suggesting depreciation of the Australian Dollar relative to the Franc. Secondly, at the moment the
As it turned out, a rally through the 200-period SMA proved to be unsustainable. Since then the Swiss Franc has been underperforming the Singapore Dollar, resulting in emergence of the bearish channel.However, in the near term CHF/SGD may rise, being that the currency pair is trading at the lower boundary of the pattern at 1.4051, which is reinforced by the
Judging by the last 100 days, it appears that USD/CHF has formed a bearish channel and is therefore likely to decline, especially considering that the currency pair is currently trading near the falling resistance line. Moreover, there are more ‘sell' signals on the weekly and monthly charts than there are ‘buy' signals. However, it is noteworthy that by connecting some
Since January 29, the U.S. Dollar performed a sharp rally against the Norwegian Krone; the advance has been developing within the limits of the 55-bar long tunnel that took the pair to a five-year high of 6.3041 during the last January's session. Despite a mild retreat after a rise to the recent peak, the pair is expected to gather momentum in
Having hit a two-month high of $1,279.62 per ounce on January 26, XAU/USD started to shape a descending triangle pattern. Currently the yellow metal is vacillating in the relatively narrow trading range, meaning that triangle apex is approaching. The overall picture looks bullish for the most traded precious metal as over 72% of market players hold long positions. However, to materialize
Shortly after the U.S. Dollar started to recover from a two-month low of 101.77 against the Japanese Yen, the pair embarked on formation of the channel down pattern that prevented the greenback from further rebound versus the Japan's national currency. Now the pair is trading below its 50-hour SMA at 102.45, albeit slightly and is likely to try to surpass
GBP/JPY attempted to penetrate the lower boundary of the 218-bar long descending triangle on January 31 but both attempts were unsuccessful and now the pair is still trading in the range bounded by the triangle trend-lines. Now the currency couple is sitting at the four-hour pivot point at 168.09 that lies slightly above the pattern's support at 167.98. Considering the