The main move on the USD/CAD on Wednesday occurred due to the Bank of Canada hiking their base interest rate. Namely, a hike from 1.25% to 1.50% caused a strengthening of the Canadian currency.
After the AUD/USD pair met and passed the previous target, a larger review of the currency pair was done.
Positions Today Yesterday % Change Longs 36% 31% 13.89% Shorts 64% 69% -7.81% Indicator 4H 1D 1W MACD
The yellow metal lost value against the US Dollar significantly on Tuesday, thus closing the business day with a 1.01% plunge. As a result, the commodity revealed a new junior descending pattern.
After reaching a seven-week high at 111.35 on Tuesday morning, the USD/JPY currency pair began to decline, and by the end of the US session, the pair lost 58 base points.
The GBP/USD currency pair was moving sideways on Tuesday, being restricted by the 55-hour simple moving average from above and the combination of the 100-hour SMA and the monthly pivot point below.
The single European currency has finally stopped it bullish momentum against the US Dollar. By the end of trading session on Tuesday, the currency pair has declined by 70 base points.
As expected, the New Zealand Dollar made a correctional move south against the US Dollar. The exchange rate breached the 55-hour SMA and also, a breakout occurred through the lower boundary of an ascending channel.
The Greenback continue to appreciate against the Loonie for the second consecutive trading session. This upward movement has resulted in the pair to breached the 55- and 100-hour SMA and a resistance cluster set by the weekly and the monthly PPs located near the 1.3112 mark.
The AUD/USD currency pair remained downwards tended on Tuesday after it reversed from the weekly pivot point at 0.7481. By the middle of the day, the pair breached the 55-hour simple moving average.
The single European currency surpassing the upper boundary of an ascending pattern late on Monday signaled to a continuous rally within the given session.
On Monday, the New Zealand Dollar continued to gain ground against the US Dollar. However, the surge was not caused by the strength of the NZD alone.
After the plummeting of the US Dollar caused by the weaker than expected US employment data and a steady release of Canadian Employment data kept the Canadian Dollar unchanged, the USD/CAD currency rate was continuing its decline.
The Australian Dollar surged on Monday against the US Dollar until it reached the resistance of the weekly R1 at the 0.7480 mark. Meanwhile, it had passed the monthly resistance level, which provided the currency exchange rate with support in the second half of the day at the 0.7470 level.
On Monday, the common European currency passed the resistance of a long term ascending pattern against the Japanese Yen.
The yellow metal on Monday morning booked new high level near the 1,260.00 mark. Moreover, during the surge the pair broke the resistance of a medium term descending channel pattern.
On Monday the USD/JPY currency pair traded near the 110.50 mark. At that level it was being kept by the resistance of the 200-hour simple moving average.
The surge of the Pound has extended on Monday against the US Dollar, as the currency pair had reached above the 1.3350 mark during the first part of the day's trading.
The common European currency for the third consecutive trading session continued to gain new heights against the US Dollar.
Bulls continue their dominance in the market for the NZD/USD currency pair. During the first part of Friday' trading session, the exchange rate breached the 200-hour simple moving average.
No significant changes were introduced to the USD/CAD currency pair positioning on Thursday, as it remained trading sideways and along the 55-hour simple moving average.
The Australian Dollar has been trading sideways against the US Dollar for almost a week now. The currency pair has been moving within range of 0.7425 and 0.7361 since June 3.
The common European currency remained stable against the Japanese Yen on Thursday, as the currency pair continued moving sideways for the second consecutive trading session.
The recently, experimentally drawn pattern on the yellow metal's charts has been broken. However, note that this provides an opportunity for more charting.