Technical Analysis

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In the video above, I focus on the technicals that are driving the three major currency pairs – The EURUSD, USDJPY, and the GBPUSD. The markets are reacting to the chances of US government shutdown and the hangover from the Fed BOE and BOJ rate decisions. For the US stocks, it is not the Fed

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The GBP/USD has extended its recovery after reaching its lowest level since May 10, with the decline bottoming out at 1.24739, just below the November low at 1.24865. Early in the US session, the pair began to reverse course with more momentum, regaining prior breaks below key November swing levels at 1.2506 and 1.25237 respectively.

The EURUSD is stretching higher and it has now broken back above the November 26 swing low at 1.0442 and is testing its falling 100-hour moving average at 1.0443 (blue line on the chart above). Just above that is a swing area between 1.0448 and 1.0461 and the falling 200-hour moving average at 1.04719 (green

The major U.S. stock indices ended the day with gains of 1% or more for all three major benchmarks, but they closed lower for the week. Here’s a detailed snapshot: Closing Levels (Daily Gains): Dow Jones Industrial Average: rose 498.82 points (+1.18%) to close at 42,841.06. S&P 500 Index: rose 63.79 points (+1.09%) to close

The USDCHF fell below its 100 hour moving average, swing area and upward sloping trendline near 0.8956. That tilted the short-term bias to the downside. That momentum continued to the next key target area defined by the rising 200 hour moving average (green line on the chart above) and a swing area between 0.8914 and

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The AUDUSD is correcting higher in trading today after the sharp move lower yesterday after the hawkish cut from the Federal Reserve. The price moved to a low near natural support at 0.6200 (the low reached 0.61983) and bounced. The high price today reached 0.62646. That was just below the low of a swing area

The major stock indices are moving to new lows as the Fed Chair says the call was a closer call with risk two-sided. That helped to push the USD higher as well. The Dow is down -0.83% while the S&P and the Nasdaq are down over 1% The S&P is currently down -1.04% and the

The EURUSD is moving to a new low on the day and in the process is moving away from the 200 hour MA and the 100 bar MA on the 4 hour chart. Those MAs come in at 1.0514 and 1.0522 respectively. Into the FOMC rate decision and moving above that area is needed to

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Both the AUDUSD and the NZDUSD are trading lower and in the process testing key support targets. The video above goes through the technicals driving the pairs. Below are the key technical points outlined in the video for each pair. AUDUSD Technical Analysis:The AUDUSD is retesting a key support swing area on the daily chart

The USDCAD has moved lower after failing to sustain a break higher earlier today. Technically, the pair briefly pushed above the April 19, 2020 high at 1.4264, reaching a session high of 1.4270, but momentum quickly faded. The price rotated back below last week’s high at 1.4244 (Friday) and extended to a corrective low of

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Fundamental Overview Gold failed to extend the rally above the resistance zone around the 2723 level and pulled back as we got a technical break, and the US PPI came in higher than expected. In the bigger picture, the market’s pricing remained largely unchanged around three rate cuts by the end of 2025 but the

Fundamental Overview The US CPI report on Wednesday came in line with expectations and sealed the 25 bps cut next week. That helped the Russell 2000 as the hedges into a potentially hot CPI got unwound. The gains though were short lived. The US PPI yesterday surprised to the upside and weighed on the sentiment

UK GDP came in weaker than expected -0.1% for the month versus +0.1% estimate. Construction output, industrial production, manufacturing production was also weaker and the trade balance had a larger deficit. The declines sent the GBP lower but buyers came in near technical support targets and the price has since rebounded off lows. The EURUSD