Gold entered a minor period of consolidation late on Friday, as a move below the 1,342.00 was restricted by the 55– and 100-hour SMAs.
Despite technical indicators flashing bullish signals, the US Dollar was driven by strong downside momentum on Monday.
The GBP/USD currency pair closed Monday's trading session with a solid 91-pip gain.
The Euro gained enough momentum to dash through the 55– and 100-hour SMAs and a short-term channel down early on Monday.
On Friday Dukascopy analysts expected a corrective move south to occur on the NZD/USD currency pair's charts. This has happened and the move has even extended itself more than expected.
The US Dollar has fallen below the last notable support of the Dukascopy technical analysis system against the Canadian Dollar.
The Australian Dollar has been acting immensely strange against the US Dollar since Friday.
The previous review of the EUR/JPY currency exchange rate concentrated on the fact that the currency pair had passed the resistance of the monthly pivot point at the 132.67 level.
XAU/USD did not introduce massive changes to its positioning during the previous session, as its movement was stranded by the 55-, 100– and 200-hour SMAs.
The US Dollar continued to appreciate against the Yen for the second consecutive session on Friday.
The Sterling remained steady against the US Dollar on Friday except for a slight 54-pip surge early in the day.
The Euro was trading along the 100-hour SMA on Friday, with the 200-hour moving average working as a strong support.
The US Dollar has been trading in a descending channel against the Canadian Dollar since mid-March. The currency pair tested the upper boundary of a dominant channel on March 19 and began a new wave down.
The upside risk continues to prevail in the market as of Friday's. The New Zealand Dollar has accumulated more points against the US Dollar. The currency pair has pierced the weekly S2 at 0.7390 during the European session.
The Australian Dollar has been trading in a medium-scale triangle against the US Dollar. The lower boundary of the triangle was touched on April 9. A breakout occurred through the upper border during the early hours of Friday's trading session.
The single European currency was guided mainly by bulls against the Japanese Yen on Thursday who strengthened their positions during the end of US session.
Following a massive surge earlier this week, bears have maintained their dominance in the market since late Wednesday.
Being stranded by the 55-, 100– and 200-hour SMAs, USD/JPY entered a minor period of consolidation on Thursday morning.
The GBP/USD pair was guided by the 55-hour SMA during the first part of Thursday, while the upper limit was set by a trend-line and the weekly R2.
As previously expected, the Euro surrendered under the bearish pressure on Thursday and thus was pushed down to the 200-hour SMA at 1.23.
The New Zealand Dollar was guided primarily by bullish sentiment yesterday against the US Dollar as a result, the pair breached the upper boundary of a dominant ascending channel.
The US Dollar spent Wednesday's trading with low volatility against the Canadian Dollar. The USD/CAD currency pair was guided mainly by the 55– hour simple moving average.
The AUD/USD currency pair has been trading in the 0.7738/0.7773 range since April 10. its upper boundary was tested on Wednesday and the pair return south.
The common European currency was pressured by bearish sentiment on Wednesday as a result, the currency pair breached both the 55– and the 100– hour simple moving averages.