Earnings season is upon us, and Wall Street is looking sharp. A slew of early performances suggest American companies are poised for another quarter of year-over-year earnings growth. According to FactSet, a financial research firm, 6% of S&P 500 companies have reported actual Q3 earnings as of 13 October. Four-fifths of those companies reported per-share […]

Morning Report: 07.00 London This morning, the Japanese Yen remains on the back foot after heavy selling yesterday. Investors are nervous ahead of the weekend’s elections. Following recent shock populist results, investors are steeling themselves for an outside shock. The USD/JPY remains in an elevated position, with the AUD/JPY pushing higher. The latter is pushing […]

Hello traders, the Dukascopy TV team is here with Thursday’s Support and Resistance Level Report. Euro/Dollar has been trending higher and now stands between R1 of 1 1820 and S1 of 1 1790. The lowest resistance line has found 6 matches, and R2 is a 50 day moving average with 5 confirmations. Bollinger Upper Band […]

On Wednesday, data released by the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed average weekly earnings (excluding bonuses) rose 2.1% in August – slightly higher than the 2% forecast. However, in real terms, due to higher inflation, they fell 0.4% on the year before. The swaps market is expecting an 80% chance of a rate […]

USDJPY is neutral both in the short- and medium-term.  A broad range of (roughly) 108 and 114 has been formed since March and this is highlighted by a lack of direction in the major moving averages (50,100 and 200-day). Price action in the near-term since September 20 shows a consolidation range between 111.46 and 113.43. […]

Wave summary: We were looking for a b-wave rally to 1.6584, this target has been spiked as the high has been seen at 1.6662. The high at 1.6662 likely was the top for wave b and wave c to below 1.6298 closer to 1.6150 is now expected. To confirm wave c lower has taken over, […]

Wave summary Make it or Break it – EUR/JPY is now sitting just below important resistance at 133.49, this resistance will need to cap the upside to confirm more downside pressure towards 127.80. Short-term a break below minor support at 133.05 will be the first good indication that the corrective rally from 131.64 has completed […]

When the European market opens, some Economic Data will be released, such as Spanish 10-y Bond Auction. The US will release the Economic Data, too, such as Natural Gas Storage, CB Leading Index m/m, Philly Fed Manufacturing Index, and Unemployment Claims, so, amid the reports, EUR/USD will move in a … volatility during this day. […]

In Asia, Japan will release the All Industries Activity m/m and Trade Balance data, and the US will release some Economic Data, such as Natural Gas Storage, CB Leading Index m/m, Philly Fed Manufacturing Index, and Unemployment Claims. So, there is a probability the USD/JPY will move with low to medium volatility during this day. […]

The price has shot up from our buying area and reached our profit target absolutely perfectly. We prepare to sell on major resistance at 88.76 (Multiple Fibonacci retracements, horizontal swing high resistance, Fibonacci extension) for a push down to at least 87.92 support (Fibonacci retracement, horizontal overlap support). Stochastic (34,3,1) is seeing major resistance at […]

The price has shot up from our buying area and reached our profit target perfectly. We prepare to sell on major resistance at 133.29 (Fibonacci retracement, Fibonacci extension, horizontal overlap resistance) for a push back down to at least 131.90 support (Fibonacci extension, horizontal overlap support). Stochastic (34,3,1) is seeing major resistance at 98% and […]

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Overview The GBP/JPY pair traded downwards yesterday moving away from the resistance at 149.10, which confirms its affection by the bearish correctional domination. We will keep waiting for the price to reach the first correctional target at 146.80, reminding you that extra negative pressure will allow the price to resume its bearish attack and reach […]

Overview GOLD price is trading lower, heading for the key support at 1,281.17. Traders are advised to excercise caution in the short term, as settling below this level will extend Gold price losses to reach 1,263.15 in the upcoming period. In general, we will keep today’s bullish scenario valid on condition of holding above 1,281.17. […]

Overview Silver price is trading lower to move below the bearish trend line again. This might push the price to test the key support 16.56 before turning back to rise again. Stochastic keeps getting rid of its negative momentum to support the expectations of a further overall bullish trend, which is holding above 16.56. The […]

While China was in the spotlight during the day, with the Chinese President Xi Jinping opening the country’s biggest political event, the Communist Party Congress, in the US, President Trump showed opposition to the bipartisan healthcare deal, driving the dollar lower. The Pound also weakened after employment data showed that UK real wages remain negative. […]

USD/CAD has been quite corrective recently inside the range of 1.2420 to 1.2660. USD has been weighed down by weak economic reports recently whereas a positive report from Canada today helped with CAD gains. Recent FOMC minutes were bearish for USD which led to further weakness against CAD. Nevertheless, the bias is bullish in the […]

Inflation in the United Kingdom rose to the highest in 5½ years in September, reaching 3% year-on-year, data out on Tuesday revealed. The figure is one full percentage point above the Bank of England’s target of 2%, adding pressure on policymakers to reign in the build-up in prices being generated by sterling’s depreciation following the […]

It’s 3 PM GMT on this Wednesday, 18th of October and time for us to find out where the 8 major currencies stand. Canada/Yen has given bears no chances and uptrend puts the pair point 75% in the green, which is the day’s top move. Loonie Dollar tops the table as Canadian manufacturing sales jumped […]

USD/JPY is expected to continue its upside movement. Despite the pair retreated from 112.45 (the high of October 17), a support base at 112.25 has formed and has allowed for a temporary stabilization. Even though a continuation of consolidation cannot be ruled out, its extent should be limited. Hence, as long as 112.25 is not […]

The picture in Europe was broadly positive as US traders were commencing their trading day with the pan-European Stoxx 600 being up by 0.4% and not far away from the four-month high of 392.42 that was recorded a couple days ago. All industry sectors comprising the Stoxx 600 were in the green with technology leading […]

Global macro overview for 18/10/017: One of the most anticipated political events this autumn has just begun – the Communist Party of China, which takes place every five years, is gathering to elect new authorities (including the president) and set new political goals. President Xi Jinping’s speech did not bring surprises, but for the markets […]

Global macro overview for 18/10/017: Estimates from the German ZEW Economic Sentiment index prepared by the Mannheim Institute were worse than expected. The rating component of the German ZEW Current Situation index was 87.0 points (previously: 87.9 points) against the expected increase of 0.6 points. Another disappointment was the German ZEW Economic Sentiment index (17.6 […]