After hitting a rock bottom near 1.51 on January 3 EUR/AUD started an up-trend on the hourly chart that still remains topical. Right now the exchange rate is undergoing a bearish correction from 1.5358 forced by the 200-hour simple moving average and is therefore headed towards the up-trend support line, which is expected to terminate the decline in the region
Being underpinned by the long-term moving average, the Euro continued to outperform the Japanese Yen, thereby giving a possibility for the channel up to make its entrance. Given that the currency pair is presently oscillating near the lower boundary of the corridor, we are inclined to believe that EUR/JPY will soon commence rising, an idea that is supported by the
CHF/JPY is about to breach the neck-line of the 136-bar long triple bottom pattern that was shaped on January 1. If the pair manages to gain a footing above this important resistance it is likely to witness an accelerating advance in the hours to come. According to the SWFX data, the currency pair is capable to consolidate above the pattern's
The Australian Dollar has been rallying against its Canadian peer since the beginning of the year. The advance has been developing within a tunnel formed by two upward sloping lines that represent boundaries of the channel up pattern. Recently, the pair, being a subject to buying pressure, touched almost a one-month high that provoked a retreat to the pattern's support,
Although USD/HKD has surpassed the upper limit of the pattern for several times, all these attempts to break through the 92-bar long triangle proved to be unsuccessful. At the moment of writing, the currency couple was faltering relatively close to the apex, solidifying the view that we will see a breakout in the nearest future. Meanwhile, analysis of technical signals
EUR/JPY formed an ascending triangle pattern in the end of December when it started to retreat from a five-year high of 143.11. Now the pair is trading not far away from the triangle apex, implying that the breakout is likely to appear before long. The direction of the breakout may be bullish given the type of the triangle and the
During the first nine days of 2014 the U.S. Dollar has been constantly strengthening against the Norwegian Krone and each new high was higher than the previous one, reflecting the strength of bullish movement. Nevertheless, the pair is unlikely to reach another high, as aggregate technical indicators are neutral, while almost 72% of traders are holding short positions on the
After a rally to 0.90 during the first couple of days in January, the AUD/USD pair has inched back to a weekly S1 at 0.8864. However, the pair refuses to go any lower and at the moment of writing was changing hands at the level of 0.8889. While market sentiment has been strongly bullish during the last couple of months,
Starting from mid-December the U.S. Dollar has been outperforming the Turkish Lira and at the same time respecting the up-trend line that currently creates support in the region around 2.1786.Given that USD/TRY has formed a rising wedge and the apex of the figure is already nearby, there is a significant chance that this demand area will soon be breached, potentially
After remaining side-lined just above the 200-period SMA for a prolonged period of time, USD/ZAR seems to have finally commenced a robust recovery. This is evidenced by a 40-bar channel up pattern the currency pair has recently formed.However, the near-term risks are notably skewed to the downside, being that the price is fluctuating circa the upper boundary of the corridor
Following a rise to more than a three-month high in the very end of December, the Euro commenced an accelerating depreciation versus its New Zealand peer that eventually resulted in the 101-bar long double bottom pattern. Now the currency pair is recovering after hitting an eight-week low for the second time, implying that a continuous advance may lie ahead. However,
After trading sideways for three-months ended in mid-December, AUD/JPY performed several more distinct moves that were enough to shape the ascending triangle pattern with quality and magnitude well above average.At the moment, we may observe a decline that occurred after the pair broke through the support line of the 115-bar long pattern. However, the drop may have been much steeper
It may be noted that the Canadian Dollar has been weaker versus most of its peers since the beginning of the year and this weakness is illustrated on the NZD/CAD one-hour chart. On January 2, NZD/CAD embarked on a sharp appreciation that has been developed within the limits of the channel up pattern. So far, the pair has managed to
Having reached the highest mark since at least 2009 in the first day of 2014, the British Pound started to lose ground against the Japanese Yen and retreated to the lower limit of the rising wedge pattern that at the moment of writing was 319-bar long. While being a subject to a heavy selling pressure, the pair attempted to breach
The bullish tendency HKD/JPY has been constantly following since the end of the last year's October persists. However, it is noteworthy that the pace of Dollar's appreciation relative to the Japanese Yen has been decreasing lately, which allowed this bullish channel to emerge.Not so long ago the currency pair respected the support at 13.4354 and is therefore poised for an
For the past 200 hours EUR/GBP has been consistently trading between two parallel bearish trend-lines, suggesting there is a channel down being formed on an hourly chart. If this is the case, just recently the Euro bounced off the upper boundary of this corridor (we must note that the 200-hour SMA did not play a secondary role in the initiation
USD/SGD has been moving higher for 412 hours; the advance has been developing within the range bounded by the limits of the channel up pattern that was formed at a time when the appreciation started. At the moment, the pair is declining after a rise to the highest level since August; however, in the hours to come USD/SGD is likely
After a jump to a two-year high of 1.3894 pushed the most traded currency pair lower, EUR/USD shaped a channel down pattern. A flow of upbeat data from the U.S. further exacerbated the selling pressure thus restricting the upside and forcing the pair to prolong the pattern. Now the currency couple is trading close to the upper boundary but it
Recently GBP/CAD has attempted to breach the lower trend-line of the rising wedge pattern that was commenced on October 25 and now is 287-bar long. The breakout failed due to support pertaining to the 200-bar SMA that is meandering just below the pattern's lower limit and is likely to prevent any future bearish moves that may occur beneath the
The U.S. Dollar has been appreciating versus the Japanese Yen since late October; however, the pair stated to shape a channel up pattern only in early December after it approached a five-month high. Whilst wandering in the corridor, the pair continued to rally, reaching more than a five-year high of 105.43 in early January. This was a toilsome escalation that
For a long time before Dec 13 EUR/SEK has been persistently moving north, but the following days were associated with poor performance of the Euro. Moreover, it appears that the sell-off will persist. The first argument in favour of the decline is the current location of the currency pair—it is trading just below the down-trend resistance line, which in turn
If we consider the last 115 candlesticks on the four-hour chart of AUD/JPY, there is a strong case of the ascending triangle emerging at the moment. From the upside fluctuations of the price are limited by the formidable horizontal resistance level at 94.00, which proved to be relevant already in September. From beneath AUD/JPY is underpinned by the rising support
The distinct upside trend was observable on the CAD/JPY four-hour chart since early November. The currency pair performed a rise within a tunnel of two upward sloping parallel lines-in the boundaries of the 238-bar long channel up pattern. After a recent stab to a seven-month high, the pair came under a heavy selling pressure and dived below its 50-bar SMA; however,
A rise to a one-month high of 0.8466 incited an accelerating depreciation of the single currency against the British Pound that was paused only after the pair reached a one-month low of 0.8270 on January 2. In fact, this low is a part of the double bottom pattern that was shaped on December 30 and now is 95-bar long. At