The recovery from the 1,890.50/1,893.60 zone continued during Wednesday's trading hours. By 15:00 GMT, the price for gold was approaching combined resistance of the 100-hour simple moving average at 1,937.50 and the 1,940.00 mark. If the price for gold manages to pass above the 1,940.00 level, next targets for the commodity might be the 1,950.00 mark and the late March
The decline of the USD/JPY currency pair eventually reached the support zone at 121.00/121.50. In that zone, the last week's high and low level zone is located at. In addition,note the weekly simple pivot point at 121.27. Moreover, the 200-hour simple moving average has crossed the zone. In the near term future, the ascending 200-hour simple moving average could
On Wednesday, the GBP/USD currency exchange rate step by step surged, as by 16:00 GMT the pair had passed the 50, 100 and 200-hour simple moving averages and reached the 1.3180 mark. In the near term future, the pair was expected to approach the weekly simple pivot point at 1.3198 and the 1.3200 level. If the Pound manages to surge against
At mid-day on Wednesday, the EUR/USD currency exchange rate managed to break the resistance zone of the March high levels at 1.1130/1.1138. In addition, by 14:00 GMT, the pair had reached above the weekly R3 simple pivot point at 1.1157 and confirmed the weekly R2 at 1.1136 as a support level. In general, the recent surge of the Euro
On Wednesday, the USD/CAD recurrence exchange rate traded below the 1.2500 mark, which is where it was located before the 115 base point spike on Monday. If the pair declines, it would look for support in the March low level at 1.2467 and the 2022 low level at 1.2450. However, it was observed that some support was being found in
The decline of the GBP/JPY currency pair has passed below all potential support levels in the range from 161.50 down to the 159.50 level. Moreover, the 159.50 mark was shortly pierced on Wednesday morning, before retracing to the 160.00 level. If the Pound recovers against the Japanese Yen, the currency pair would encounter resistance in the 160.50 and 161.00 levels, prior
Despite shortly piercing the support zone at 0.7467/0.7474 on Tuesday, the AUD/USD eventually surged. By the middle of Wednesday's trading hours, the currency exchange rate had reached the resistance of the 0.7537/0.7541 levels. If the Australian Dollar surges above the 0.7537/0.7541 zone against the US Dollar, the pair might encounter resistance in the form of the 0.7550 level and the 2021
On Tuesday, the EUR/JPY made a failed attempt at passing the resistance of the 137.50 mark. As the round exchange rate level held, the rate started a decline. On Wednesday morning, the pair shortly traded below the support zone at 135.20/135.30 and the 135.00 level, before recovering to trade above the zone. If the Euro recovers against the Japanese Yen,
Talks between Russia and Ukraine have been attributed to an ongoing risk on sentiment. On the gold charts, the sentiment resulted in the breaking of the channel up pattern, which recently guided the price up, and a decline that pierced the March low level. By 16:00 GMT on Tuesday, the price for gold had recovered to the 1,915.00 mark. If the
The decline of the USD/JPY, which started after the test of the 125.00 mark, has gained new strength, as the US Dollar has lost value against all currencies. Namely, risk on sentiment on Tuesday increased the losses of the USD against the Japanese Yen, as the pair touched the 122.00 mark. If the pair declines below the 122.00 mark, support might
Talks between Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday were assumed to have caused a risk on sentiment in the markets, which resulted in an all out decline of the US Dollar. However, prior to the drop of the USD, the rate had reached the 1.3060 level's support. At mid-day on Tuesday, the pair was testing the resistance of the 100 and
Due to ongoing talks between Russia and Ukraine, risk on sentiment caused large moves on Tuesday. On the EUR/USD charts the event resulted in a sharp surge to the March high level zone at 1.1130/1.1138. If the pair bounces off the high level zone, the rate might look for support in the 1.1100 mark, before approaching the weekly R1 simple
In general, the USD/CAD spiked up 115 base points and it is not clear why. There were no such moves on other USD assets, which indicates that it is the weakness of the CAD that caused the spike up. Some news outlets attribute it to the comments on macroeconomic policy made by the Bank of Canada Deputy Governor Sharon Kozicki
First of all, Dukascopy Analytics apologizes for the mistake of publishing the USD/JPY chart to the 28.03.2022 technical analysis publication of GBP/JPY. The chart codes got mixed up due to a human error of the analyst. In the aftermath of the Bank of Japan bond buying announcement surge, the GBP/JPY retraced downwards. On Tuesday, it was clearly spotted that the rate
The support of the 50-hour simple moving average failed to push the AUD/USD currency exchange rate through the resistance of the 0.7537/0.7541 zone. Afterwards, a decline below the 50-hour SMA at 0.7515 occurred. During the second half of Monday's trading, the pair started to find support in the 0.7467/0.7474 zone and resistance was provided by the 0.7500 mark. If the currency
The EUR/JPY retraced downwards on Monday, in the aftermath of the Bank of Japan bond purchase announcement. Eventually the retracement ended, as support was found at 135.20/135.30. By the middle of Tuesday's trading, the support zone had been tested twice. Meanwhile, the 136.50 mark had acted as resistance. If the currency exchange rate declines, it is expected to look for
Previously marked support and resistance zones have been removed. Instead, high and low levels have been marked on the chart. In addition, it was spotted that during the second half of March the commodity price has been surging in a channel up pattern. On Monday, the price for gold declined and found support in the lower trend line of the
The Bank of Japan announced on Monday that it would create, if needed, even unlimited supply of the Japanese Yen for the buying of the government's ten year maturity bonds in an effort to increase the price of the bonds and decreasing yields. Namely, the bank wants to keep borrowing costs low via a flooding of the money markets. As a
On Monday, the GBP/USD currency pair passed the support zone, which surrounds the 1.3120 mark. Moreover, by the middle of the day, the rate had passed below the 1.3100 mark and the weekly S1 simple pivot point at 1.3097. If the Pound continues to depreciate in value against the US Dollar, the rate would eventually reach the March low level
On Monday morning, the EUR/USD passed below the support zone at 1.0960/1.0970. However, after the event, a sudden surge occurred, as the rate returned to the resistance of the 1.1000 mark. By 14:00 GMT, the rate had bounced off 1.1000 and declined to the levels below 1.0950. If the Euro continues to decline against the US Dollar, the pair might
On Friday, the USD/CAD passed below the 1.2500 mark. Afterwards, the rate found support at 1.2465 and recovered. On Monday morning, the pair's recovery found resistance in the 1.2500 level, which continued to hold up to the middle of the day's European trading. If the US Dollar resumes its decline against the Canadian Dollar, the currency exchange rate would have to
On Monday, the GBP/JPY currency exchange rate jumped. Actually, the Japanese Yen plummeted on all charts, as the Bank of Japan announced that it would buy an unlimited amount of ten year Japanese government bonds to keep the yields of the bonds down. Due to the event, the GBP/JPY currency exchange rate reached the 164.65 level. This level acted as
On Friday, the AUD/USD eventually broke the channel up pattern, which had guided the last week's surge. However, the event was not followed by a decline, as the pair found support in the 50-hour simple moving average. By the middle of the day's European trading hours, the rate continued to find support in the SMA. Meanwhile, resistance appeared to be
On Monday, the EUR/JPY currency exchange rate jumped. Actually, the Japanese Yen plummeted on all charts, as the Bank of Japan announced that it would buy an unlimited amount of ten year Japanese government bonds to keep the yields of the bonds down. On the EUR/JPY charts the event resulted in a move up to the 137.50 level.