As the US Dollar continues to strengthen, the price for gold has declined. The USD has been strengthening due to risk on sentiment increasing after tensions in the middle east did not escalate. Meanwhile, the talk of rising inflation in the US has been continuing, as pressure increases on the US Federal Reserve to tighten policy. On Tuesday, the metal's
Despite piercing the support range at 153.85/153.95, the USD/JPY returned to trade above it and eventually surged. On Monday, the rate was once again testing the 154.70/154.80 range. Meanwhile, support appeared to be provided by the 50 and 100-hour simple moving averages near 154.50. On Tuesday, the rate passed above the 154.70/154.80 range. However, it was still confirming the range
The GBP/USD found support in the 1.2300 mark on Monday, and recovered to the resistance of the 50-hour simple moving average on Tuesday. A move below 1.2300 could result in the rate looking for support in the weekly S2 simple pivot point at 1.2280, the 1.2250 level and afterwards the combination of the 1.2200 mark and the weekly S3 simple
The European Union country Purchasing Managers Indices were released from 07:15 GMT up to 08:00 GMT. In general, the event caused a surge of the Euro. However, the move was stopped by the 1.0675/1.0690 range and the weekly R1 simple pivot point at 1.0695. In general, the markets expected that the Manufacturing and Services sectors are doing badly. Although,
As the US Dollar continues to strengthen, the price for gold has declined. The USD has been strengthening due to risk on sentiment increasing after tensions in the middle east did not escalate. Meanwhile, the talk of rising inflation in the US has been continuing, as pressure increases on the US Federal Reserve to tighten policy. An extension of the
Despite piercing the support range at 153.85/153.95, the USD/JPY returned to trade above it and eventually surged. On Monday, the rate was once again testing the 154.70/154.80 range. Meanwhile, support appeared to be provided by the 50 and 100-hour simple moving averages near 154.50. If the rate breaks above the 154.70/154.80 range, the 155.00 mark is expected to act as
The GBP/USD has passed below the support zone at 1.2410/1.2425 and the 1.2400 mark. The Pound has continued to loose value against the USD. On Monday, the rate was heading already to the 1.2300 level. A move below 1.2300 could result in the rate looking for support in the weekly S2 simple pivot point at 1.2280, the 1.2250 level and
The EUR/USD has confirmed the 1.0675/1.0690 as a resistance range. Moreover, the range was approached by the 200-hour simple moving average which provided additional pressure. On Monday, the pair was heading once again to the support of the 1.0600 mark, the weekly S1 simple pivot point at 1.0606 and the 1.0602/1.0613 zone. A move below this zone will look
The price for gold found support on Monday and recovered. However, the 2,400.00 mark and prior high level range is acting as resistance. Meanwhile, it has been observed that the ascending 200-hour simple moving average has acted as support and caused the most recent push up to 2,400.00. A move above 2,400.00 is expected to result in a surge to
The USD/JPY rate continued its surge until it encountered resistance in the 154.70/154.80 range. Moreover, on Tuesday, support was revealed at 153.85/153.95. Since Tuesday, the pair has been fluctuating between these levels. Meanwhile, it appears that support and resistance is found from time to time in the 50 and 100-hour simple moving averages. On Thursday, the rate was being
The GBP/USD has revealed that it has been finding support in the 1.2410/1.2425 range. This range has kept the pair up throughout the week. Meanwhile, the 50 and 100-hour simple moving averages near 1.2450 and 1.2470. On Thursday, the moving averages failed to keep the pair down and a surge was expected to occur. A surge of the Pound against
The EUR/USD continued to find support in the 1.0600 mark for most part of the week. The support was strong enough to eventually start a surge that broke the resistance of the 50 and 100-hour simple moving averages. An extension of the ongoing surge is set to face the combination of the 1.0700 mark, the weekly simple pivot point
The surge of the metal's price has surged above the 2,400.00 mark. However, resistance was found in the 2,430.00 mark and a sharp decline occurred. However, it appears that after a 100 dollar drop the price found support at 2,330.00. The follow up surge has encountered resistance in the range that surrounds the 2,350.00 level and the 50 and
On Monday, the USD/JPY was already surging, when US Retail Sales were released. The data boosted the USD even more. At mid-day the rate was above 154.00 and was heading to the combination of the 154.50 level and the weekly R2 at 154.56. A move above the weekly R2 and the 154.50 level, is expected to face resistance in the
The decline of the Pound against the US Dollar has found support in the 1.2425/1.2435 range. However, by mid-Monday, the rate had reached the resistance of the 50-hour simple moving average and the 1.2500 mark. It was observed that the broader decline was resuming. A decline of the GBP/USD pair is set to look for support in the 1.2450 level
The EUR/USD has declined, as expected. The rate has found support, as it approached the trend line that acted as support throughout March. On Monday, the rate recovered and traded with low volatility near the 1.0650 level. It appeared that the pair was waiting for additional news, before picking a direction. In the near term future, the rate could be
Throughout this week, US inflation was revealed to be higher than expected, despite rising inflation was already expected. This indicates that the FED has to hike rates, which is strengthening the USD. However, this is not resulting in a decline of the price for gold, as markets now that the rising inflation signals a potential economical recession, if the
Throughout this week, US inflation was revealed to be higher than expected, despite rising inflation was already expected. This indicates that the FED has to hike rates, which is strengthening the USD. Meanwhile, the Bank of Japan has ruled out that it could hike interest rates to stop the decline of the currency. The central bank is more concerned
Throughout this week, US inflation was revealed to be higher than expected, despite rising inflation was already expected. This indicates that the FED has to hike rates, which is strengthening the USD. Meanwhile, there was no help to the GBP from the UK GDP release on Friday morning. The published data revealed that GDP has increased by 0.1%, as
Throughout this week, US inflation was revealed to be higher than expected, despite rising inflation was already expected. This indicates that the FED has to hike rates, which is strengthening the USD. Meanwhile, the ECB is preparing to cut rates, as this week's ECB events have revealed that the worse off EU countries are pressuring the monetary policy committee
The price for gold is experiencing a classic surge. It reaches a new round price level. The price level acts as resistance. Gold retraces back to the previous price that acted as resistance, finds support and surges to break the resistance. This repeats over and over and over during the ongoing surge. Meanwhile, from time to time the hourly
Announcements by the Bank of Japan of upcoming tightening of JPY supply and that the bank does not want the USD/JPY above 152.00 pushed the rate down. The USD/JPY plummeted in sharp moves on Thursday and midnight to Friday. The rate reached the support zone at 150.70/150.90. However, the market still pushed the rate higher and at mid-Friday the
On Friday, the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics published the country's monthly employment data. Markets reacted to the release by buying the US Dollar and selling off other assets. On the GBP/USD charts it resulted in a decline to levels near 1.2580, before a recovery occurred. This move and the price action before have confirmed the existence of support
On Friday, the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics published the country's monthly employment data. Markets reacted to the release by buying the US Dollar and selling off other assets. On the EUR/USD charts it resulted in a drop to the combined support of the 1.0800 mark and the 100 and 200-hour simple moving averages. These levels held and