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Technical Analysis of GBP/JPY for April 25, 2016 GBP/JPY is expected to trade with a bullish bias above 159.45. The pair remains bullish above its nearest support at 159.45. The sequence of higher highs and lows remains intact, which should confirm a positive outlook...

Technical Analysis of NZD/USD for April 25, 2016 NZD/USD is expected to trade with a bearish bias as the pair is capped by a negative trend line. The pair stays below its key resistance at 0.6820 and is also capped by a negative trend line...

Longs are Building in AUD, CAD, NZD and JPY - SocGen Kit Juckes, Research Analyst at Societe Generale, notes that the CFTC data paint a now-familiar picture of speculative FX positioning: Longs are building in AUD, CAD, NZD and JPY...

Oil: Spec Market is Long Crude – Westpac Robert Rennie, Research Analyst at Westpac, notes that the West Texas front month crude oil traded above $44/bbl last week for the first time since Nov 2015...

Fed’s in a Pickle - SocGen Kit Juckes, Research Analyst at Societe Generale, suggests that the odds of this week’s US FOMC meeting delivering a rate hike are zero, according to Bloomberg. Key Quotes “The chances of a cut are higher, but only 2...

BoJ Preview: Clouds Gathering - ING James Smith, Economist at ING, suggests that given recent JPY strength, we expect the BoJ to expand stimulus this week, via increased risk asset purchases and a move to negative rates on the Loan Support Programme...

Asia's Anesthesia Could Wear Off – Deutsche Bank Mallika Sachdeva, Strategist at Deutsche Bank, suggests that three forces – beyond positioning and seasonality – have been at play in the latest Asian FX rebound but the numbing relief from each could wear off...

EUR/GBP Steady Above 0.7800 Mark Ahead of German IFO Business Climate Recovering from its Monday morning gap down opening of 0.7752 monthly low level, the EUR/GBP pair recovery swiftly and is currently holding just above 0.7800 mark...

Elliott Wave Analysis of EUR/NZD for April 25 - 2016 Wave summary: The rally of the 1.6063 low is doing okay. We are not yet at a stage where we can say with a high degree of certainty that a long-term bottom is in place. We do expect this, but still need a break above important resistance at 1...

Elliott Wave Analysis of EUR/JPY for April 25 - 2016 Wave summary: We continue to look for more upside pressure towards the 127.77 target as red wave iii. However, in the long term a strong test of the 128.22 high is expected and if this resistance breaks, then a long-term bottom at 121...

USD/CAD Bid Around 1.2690, Oil Eyed USD/CAD is attempting a consolidation scheme below the 1/2700 handle at the beginning of the week, coming up from lows near 1.2660 during the Asian session...

USD/CHF Facing Resistance Near 0.9800 Area During the Asian session on Monday, the USD/CHF pair has been witnessing some minor profit taking move from nearly 0.9800 mark touched on Friday and is currently trading at 0.9765, close to its immediate support near 0.9750 round figure...

Technical Analysis of EUR/USD for April 25, 2016 When the European market opens, some economic news will be released such as Belgian NBB Business Climate, German IFO Business Climate. The US will release economic data too such as New Home Sales...

Technical Analysis of USD/JPY for April 25, 2016 In Asia, Japan will release the SPPI y/y and the US will release some economic data such as New Home Sales. So there is a probability the USD/JPY will move with low to medium volatility during this day. TODAY'S TECHNICAL LEVELS: Resistance. 3: 111...

Daily Analysis of major pairs for April 25, 2016 EUR/USD: The bulls tried seriously to push this pair upwards, but following the volatility we witnessed here last week on Thursday, the price came down on Friday...

NZD: Guided by the RBNZ Decision this Week - Westpac Imre Speizer, Research Analyst at Westpac, suggests that the RBNZ OCR Review (Thu) headlines this week. Key Quotes “We expect an on-hold decision (at 2...

Daily Analysis of DAX for April 25, 2016 The DAX is trapped inside a bullish sideways consolidation above the support zone of 120291, but the overall outlook is still there, as the Index's price action is moving in favor of the bulls in the short-term picture...

AUD/JPY Reversing from 86.00 Strong Resistance On Monday, the Japanese currency strengthened against its Australian counter part with the AUD/JPY giving up some of its rapid appreciation on Friday to trade at 85.75 odd level. The pair's sharp recovery from early April lows of 80...

USD/JPY Could Re-test 112.20 – UOB According to the research team at UOB Group, the pair’s upside could initially target the 112.20 area in the near-term. Key Quotes “The break above the key 110...