USD The US dollar was off to a weak start for the day as risk appetite weighed on the safe-haven currency. However, rising US bond yields and positioning ahead of this week's events allowed the currency to recover later in the day. JOLTS job openings...
GBPJPY has formed higher highs and higher lows, creating a rising wedge pattern visible on its daily time frame. Price is approaching the peak of the chart pattern, so a breakout could take place sooner or later. The 100 SMA is above the longer-term...
USD The US dollar staged a good rally against most of its counterparts last week on tax reform progress and a bit of risk aversion. The US economy added 228K jobs in November according to the NFP report, higher than the projected 198K figure. Average...
USDCAD is still trading sideways, finding resistance at 1.2900 and bouncing off support at 1.2675 on the latest test. Price is now nearing the top of the range once more and technical indicators are signaling the resistance might hold. The 100 SMA is...
USD The US dollar stayed strongly supported for the most part of the day thanks, in part, to Congress' moves to avert a government shutdown. US equities also closed in the green. Data was mixed, with the Challenger job cuts report showing a 30.1%...
USDJPY could be in for more gains from here as price broke past the neckline of its inverse head and shoulders formation. This is considered a classic reversal signal and spans 200 pips, so the uptrend could last by the same height. However, the...
USD The US dollar was able to advance against most of its peers on tax reform optimism, relatively good data, and risk-off flows. The ADP non-farm employment change came in at 190K versus the projected 189K figure but was still lower than the...
EURJPY is still trading inside its shallow descending channel visible on the 4-hour time frame and is making its way back down to support at 131.50. A bounce from this area could take it back up to the resistance around 134.00. The 100 SMA is crossing...
USD The dollar managed to snag some wins even after data was weaker than expected. The ISM non-manufacturing PMI slipped from 60.1 to 57.4 versus the projected 59.2 figure, with hiring and prices indicating declines. The ADP non-farm employment...
EURAUD recently broke below its ascending channel bottom around 1.5600-1.5650 then hit a low of 1.5500 before pulling up. Applying the Fib tool on the latest swing high and low shows that the 50% level lines up with the broken channel support, which...
