On Monday, the EUR/USD began the day's trading above the support of the various hourly simple moving averages. Although, it began to immediately decline.
The fundamental strength of the US Dollar has caused a drop of gold prices below the long term support line. By the middle of Friday's trading session on the hourly chart the metal had no support as low as 1,295.13.
The USD/JPY has made another large fundamental move. The rate has suddenly surged, breaking all the previously used pattern trend lines.
GBP/USD continued to retreat on Friday morning. The rate passed the support of the 55-hour SMA and retreated down to the weekly R2 at 1.3238.
The EUR/USD has passed the lower trend line of the ascending pattern. Although it occurred after reaching the 1.1400 mark for a third time, as expected. Moreover, the pair reached above it to the 1.1420 level.
On Thursday the charts of the yellow metal were reviewed and trend lines were added. Meanwhile, the rate had finally properly declined below the resistance of the hourly simple moving averages.
The USD/JPY has revealed a wide descending channel. The event has taken place during the recent sharp waves of volatility caused by fundamental events.
The surge of the GBP/USD had turned into a consolidation on Thursday. Namely, after touching the 1.3350 level the rate slightly declined and afterwards began to trade sideways.
The EUR/USD did not manage to pass the resistance levels at the 1.1400 mark. Instead the rate retreated down to the lower trend line of the ascending channel pattern.