Since early Tuesday's trading hours, the price for gold has been fluctuating between the support of the 1,766.15/1,768.30 zone and resistance at 1,784.20/1,786.60. On Wednesday morning, the commodity was observed to be finding support in the 50-hour simple moving average near 1,770.00. A surge of the commodity price is expected to test the resistance of the 1,784.20/1,786.60 zone, before approaching the
This week, the USD/JPY currency pair has been mostly located below the 140.00 mark, as on Tuesday the pair even shortly traded below 138.00. A resumption of the US Dollar's decline against the Japanese Yen could look for support in round exchange rate levels like the 139.00 and 138.00 mark, before reaching the weekly S1 simple pivot point at 135.63. However, a
In the aftermath of bouncing off the weekly R1 simple pivot point at 1.2026, the GBP/USD found support in the combination of the 1.1800 level and the 50-hour simple moving average. On Thursday morning, the recovery of the pair encountered resistance in the 1.1900 level. It could be clearly observed that round levels impacted the currency pair. A move above 1.1900
The EUR/USD has found support in the 50-hour simple moving average, which has been strengthening the 1.0350 level. The combination of these levels was enough to start a surge. The surge of the Euro against the US Dollar could encounter resistance in the 1.0450 and 1.0500 levels, before reaching the weekly R1 simple pivot point at 1.0512. Higher above,
The US Federal Reserve caused major USD volatility, which ended with a strengthening of the US Dollar. By the end of the event the price for gold had declined to 1,635.00. If the price for gold continues to decline, the commodity might find support in this week's low levels near 1,630.00. Further below, note the 1,615.00/1,622.00 zone, which has kept the
The initial announcement of the US Federal Reserve rate hike caused a decline of the USD/JPY to the late October low level zone at 145.13/145.67, which acted as support. Afterwards, explanations about policy that were given by the head of the US Federal Reserve Jerome Powell, caused a surge of the pair. By 20:00 GMT, the pair had approached the
Despite an initial boost due to the markets seeing something dovish in the US Federal Reserve Rate statement, as the US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell explained the position of the central bank, the GBP/USD plummeted below 1.1400. If the GBP/USD continues to lose value against the US Dollar, the pair might find support in the weekly S1 simple pivot
Initially, markets saw something bearish to the USD in the Federal Reserve rate hike. The EUR/USD surged and almost reached the 1.0000 mark. However, as the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell hosted the Press Conference, he explained that the Federal Reserve is not about to pivot and stop the monetary tightening policy. This resulted in a drop
On Friday, the US Dollar strengthened due to the major monetary easing being set to continue in Japan. As the Dollar index gained strength, the price for gold declined. By the middle of the day, the price had reached below 1,650.00. An continuation of the decline is expected to find support in two zones. First one is the 1,639.60/1,642.00 zone. The
Despite the massive depreciation of the Japanese Yen and currency interventions done by the Bank of Japan, the central bank has recently announced that it would stick to its monetary easing policy. The central bank has kept its short term interest rate target at -0.1% and pledged to keep the 10-year bond yield near 0.0%. Moreover, the policymakers stated that
The GBP/USD has passed below the combined support of the lower trend line of a channel up pattern, the 1.1550 level and the 50-hour simple moving average. In the near term future, the pair is expected to find support and resistance in round exchange rate levels. A continuation of the decline might find support in the 1.1500 mark and the 100-hour
Despite initially holding, the support of the lower trend line of the channel up pattern and the 1.0000 mark failed. By the middle of Friday's trading, the pair had reached below 0.9950. A decline of the Euro against the US Dollar could look for support in the 0.9900 mark and the 200-hour simple moving average. Further below take into account
In general, the price for gold has been almost flat. On Thursday, the price descended below the 50-hour simple moving average and touched the 1,655.00 level. If the price for gold continues to decline, the 1,655.00 level and the 100-hour simple moving average are the first levels, which could act as support. Further below, the 1,650.00 mark is being strengthened by
The USD/JPY currency pair reached the support of the weekly S1 simple pivot point on Thursday morning at 145.19. Meanwhile, it was spotted that the recent decline of the US Dollar against the Japanese Yen was guided by a trend line, which connects the pair's this week's high levels. A continuation of the ongoing decline is expected to look for support
In general, the GBP/USD encountered resistance in the weekly R2 simple pivot point at 1.1644. A decline followed, and at mid-day on Thursday, the 1.1550 level provided support and a surge started. At the time of writing, 14:30 GMT, the rate was heading to once again test the weekly R2 at 1.1644 and the 1.1650 level. A move above 1.1650 is
The reaction to the ECB interest rate hike was a decline of the Euro against other currencies. On the EUR/USD chart it resulted in a piercing of the combined support of the 1.0000 mark, the 50-hour simple moving average and the weekly R2 simple pivot point at 0.9985. However, by 14:00 GMT, the pair was observed to have recovered
As the US Dollar has been experiencing a decline due to the markets thinking that the Federal Reserve would be less restrictive in their monetary policy, the price for gold has surged. On Wednesday morning, the price touched the 1,675.00 level. An extension of the ongoing surge is set to face resistance at 1,678.75/1,683.85, where the early October high level zone
In the aftermath of another intervention, the USD/JPY pair appears to be steadily declining. Namely, this week the US Dollar is experiencing a broad decline due to the markets expecting the US Federal Reserve to change its policy to be less restrictive. On Wednesday morning the currency pair had reached and pierced the support of the 147.00 mark. An extension
The recovery of the Pound against the US Dollar continues on, as on Wednesday morning the rate reached above the 1.1600 mark. In the near term future, resistance to the surge might be provided by the weekly R2 simple pivot point at 1.1644. However, round levels mostly impact the pair. Note 1.1700, 1.1750 and 1.1800 levels. A potential decline is expected
Since finding support in the 0.9700 level on Friday, the EUR/USD has been recovering. Most recently, the rate encountered resistance in the 1.0050 level and support was provided by the 1.000 mark. An extension of the ongoing surge could face resistance in the combination of the upper trend line of a channel up pattern, the weekly R3 simple pivot
At mid-day on Friday the price for gold suddenly surged and broke the channel down pattern to the upside. By the start of Monday's trading, the 1,670.00 level had been touched. The 1,670.00 acted as resistance and caused a decline. By mid-Monday, the price had almost reached the 50 and 100-hour simple moving averages near 1,640.00. A decline below 1,640.00
The USD/JPY currency pair was testing the resistance of the 152.00 level, as it once again suddenly plummeted. The USD/JPY suddenly dropped on Friday evening and at the open of Monday's trading, as fundamental news had spread over the weekend. In general, the drop was caused by the government of Japan releasing a new long term plan. In the plan
On Monday, the GBP/USD was facing the resistance of the 1.1400 level and the support of the 1.1300 level. A move below 1.1300 might look for support in the weekly simple pivot point at 1.1265, the 50, 100 and 200-hour simple moving averages and the 1.1250 level. Further below, take into account the 1.1200 and 1.1150 levels. Afterwards, the last week's
On Monday morning, the EUR/USD confirmed that the 0.9900 level can act as resistance, as the pair bounced off it. An extended decline of the Euro against the US Dollar might find support in the weekly simple pivot point at 0.9814, the 50 and 100-hour simple moving averages and the 0.9800 mark. Further below, take into account the 200-hour