EUR/USD Technical Analysis: Euro Aims to Test 1.1200 Talking Points: EUR/USD Technical Strategy: Short at 1.1317 Euro vulnerable to deeper losses after largest 2-day drop in a month Short position entered, aiming for descent to challenge the 1.12 figure...
Bitcoin: Remains above $450 In short: short speculative positions, target at $153, stop-loss at $515. Banks are looking into the possibility to come up with their own versions of Blockchain. At the same time, none of these emerging solutions are as tested in real life as Bitcoin itself...
EUR/USD Still Below 20 DMA, awaits Next Catalysts EUR/USD remains better bid, despite the US CPI data that builds a case for a June hike from the Fed. EUR/USD recovered to 1.1348 highs earlier on the US opening spike from 1.1311, but has since drifted sideways after a little profit taking...
USD/CHF Retreats Rejected from 0.9800 USD/CHF reached levels on top of 0.9800 for the first time since mid-March but it was rejected and pulled back, erasing all day’s gains. The pair recently bottomed at 0.9751 and it was trading at 0.9757/60, down 0.18% for the day...
GBP/USD is a Fade Back to 1.4350 - Scotiabank Analysts at Scotiabank explained the technical conditions surround GBP/USD. Key Quotes: "Cable’s rebound stalled in the low 1.45 area earlier, where the last two Cable rallies have failed...
NZD/USD: Bulls in Charge Hunting Down Key Resistance NZD/USD has rallied to take on the previous intra-session highs with some more ground to cover before 0.6847 highs of 12th May are met or exceeded...
Less Volatility than Expected in the FX Markets We were expecting a little more volatility in the FX markets today, with the data releases offering a little more perspective on interest rate policy. In the US, the CPI numbers were as expected, with the core y/y rate easing back a touch to 2...
NOK, CAD: Its All about Oil? - Rabobank Jane Foley, Research Analyst at Rabobank, notes that yesterday Nigerian oil Minister Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu reportedly stated that the country’s oil production had fallen by almost 40% to 1.4 b/d due to militant attacks on facilities in the Delta region...
Fed: June Rate Hike Chances Growing - ING Rob Carnell, Chief International Economist at ING affirms that recent economic data and current financial conditions increased the chances of a rate hike from the Federal Reserve at the June meeting Key Quotes: “With inflation heading back in the right di...
USD/JPY Erases Gains and Hits Fresh Lows Under 109.00 USD/JPY rose toward daily highs after US CPI data but then turned to the downsides and it has been falling constantly since then. Recently it dropped below 109.00 and currently trades at 108.95. It printed a fresh daily low at 108.82...
FxWirePro: Hedge Renewed Aud Weakness Upon Risks of RBA'ss Easing Cycle The RBA doesn’t seem to have finished cutting interest rates, and markets should refocus on China woes in H2...
Gold Tests Highs Around $1,280, Fedspeak Eyed The ounce troy of the precious metal is extending its weekly advance today, testing daily tops in the $1,280 area...
US Dollar Drops to 94.40 Despite US Data The greenback, measured by the US Dollar Index, is trading on the defensive today around the 94.40 area...
EUR/GBP Recovers Sharply, Erases Majority of its Losses to Move Back Above 0.7850 The EUR/GBP pair's recovery from day's through level of 0.7800 gained traction in the last one hour, boosting the pair back above 0.7850 level (20-day SMA region...
USD/JPY Likely to Move Towards 116 by 2016-End The USD/JPY vulnerability continues to be a major factor in FX through April. The pair continues to be on its volatile downtrend, noted Lloyds Bank in a research report...
EUR/USD: US Rate Hike Getting Closer? EUR/USD Current Price: 1.1310 The EUR/USD pair advanced up to 1.1339 this Tuesday, as risk appetite dominated the first half of the day. The pair however, retreated towards its daily lows in the 1...
EUR/USD Recovers Sharply to 1.1350 from Sub-1.1300 Level As the US trading session gets underway, fresh bids just below 1.1300 handle boosted the EUR/USD pair to the vicinity of 1.1350 level. The pair initially dropped below 1...
USD/CAD Neutral/Bullish Short-Term – Scotiabank FX Strategist at Scotiabank Eric Theoret has reiterated the bullish perspective for the pair in the near term. Key Quotes “USDCAD remains bound within the (roughly) 1.2780-1.3000 range from early May”. “The 50 day MA (1...
USD/CAD Unable to Extend Momentum Beyond 1.2950 A slight better-than-expected CPI data and an extended slide in oil prices boosted the USD/CAD pair back above 1.2950 level before giving-up few pips to currently trade near 1.2939...
