WTI crude oil futures have been making higher highs and higher lows since October 2019 and yesterday the price touched a fresh eight-month high of 64.72, although it ended the day in the red. Today, the oil price is trying to recover some of the losses, remaining above the short-term simple moving averages (SMAs). The […]

GBPUSD looks to be undecided with its recent lower highs and higher lows. That said, buyers are attempting to drive the pair back up in efforts to realign with the bigger positive outlook. The short-term oscillators suggest a stall in directional momentum but lean towards the positive picture. The MACD, in the positive zone is […]

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Safe havens pull back, stocks recover as some geopolitical risk is priced out Alas, it might be only a matter of time before Middle East fears resurface – how will Iran retaliate? In economics, the ISM non-manufacturing PMI today may prove crucial for the dollar Yen retreats, stocks rebound as Middle East worries ease – […]

Since the beginning of the year, EURUSD has come under renewed selling pressure, dropping below the six-month high of 1.1240, reached on December 31. However, the pair remains above the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement level of the upward wave from the 28-month low of 1.0880 to 1.1240, around 1.1155 as well as above the ascending trend […]

Markets will get back into full gear next week as traders return from their festive breaks and the economic data start rolling again. The spotlight will be on the nonfarm payrolls report in the United States, but key indicators out of the Eurozone, China, Canada and Japan should also attract attention. With the trade optimism […]

NZDJPY corrects below the 20-day simple moving average (SMA) after slightly breaking above the previous high from July 22 of 2019 of 73.23, putting the bigger positive picture under pressure. The short-term oscillators suggest that the negative momentum is strengthening. The MACD, although deep in the positive region, is falling below its red trigger line. […]

Gold prices are continuing the strong bullish rally, reaching a fresh four-month high of 1,550 today. The short and medium-term biases look positive as the RSI keeps gaining ground in the overbought territory, while the MACD completed a positive crossover with its trigger line above the zero line in the 4-hour chart. Immediate resistance to […]

EURCHF has been moving sideways since the rebound on the 28-month low of 1.0810, reached on September 4. The upper boundary is the 1.1055 resistance level, near the 38.2% Fibonacci mark of the downleg from 1.1470 to 1.0810, and the lower boundary is the 1.0830 support level. In the very short-term, the market could maintain a […]

Tensions flare up in the Middle East after US air strikes kill Iran’s top military leader Oil prices shoot higher, stocks turn negative after the attacks Gold hits 4-month high, yen and Swiss franc soar US air strikes kill risk-on mood Heightened geopolitical tensions threatened to destroy the risk-on sentiment that’s been driving the markets […]

Tensions flare up in the Middle East after US air strikes kill Iran’s top military leader Oil prices shoot higher, stocks turn negative after the attacks Gold hits 4-month high, yen and Swiss franc soar US air strikes kill risk-on mood Heightened geopolitical tensions threatened to destroy the risk-on sentiment that’s been driving the markets […]

GBPJPY is attempting to push below the 50-day simple moving average (SMA) and swing low residing at the 141.40 and 141.15 levels respectively. The negative move seems to be aided by the momentum indicators and the slight downturn in the 20-day SMA. The short-term oscillators reflect a pause in the market but lean towards a […]

GBPJPY is attempting to push below the 50-day simple moving average (SMA) and swing low residing at the 141.40 and 141.15 levels respectively. The negative move seems to be aided by the momentum indicators and the slight downturn in the 20-day SMA. The short-term oscillators reflect a pause in the market but lean towards a […]

USDCAD continues the strong sell-off over the last six days, hitting a new 21-month low of 1.2950, at the end of last year. After the bearish cross within the 20- and 40-simple moving averages (SMAs), the price started a downside rally, falling below the 1.3015 – 1.3040 key area. However, from a technical viewpoint, the […]

USDCAD continues the strong sell-off over the last six days, hitting a new 21-month low of 1.2950, at the end of last year. After the bearish cross within the 20- and 40-simple moving averages (SMAs), the price started a downside rally, falling below the 1.3015 – 1.3040 key area. However, from a technical viewpoint, the […]

USDJPY remains under pressure and risk is still to the downside as prices continue to drift lower after the bounce off the 109.70 resistance level, remaining within the Bollinger bands. The short-term technical indicators are bearish and moving in the negative territory. The stochastic dived in the oversold zone and continues to point down, while […]

USDJPY remains under pressure and risk is still to the downside as prices continue to drift lower after the bounce off the 109.70 resistance level, remaining within the Bollinger bands. The short-term technical indicators are bearish and moving in the negative territory. The stochastic dived in the oversold zone and continues to point down, while […]

EURJPY has paused around the flat 50-period simple moving average (SMA) at 121.70 after a bounce off the 100-period SMA failed to reach the five-and-a-half-month high of 122.60. The pair’s improving picture appears still valid, with the intact bullish crossovers restricting the price from declining further. The short-term momentum oscillators reflect the recent stall in […]

EURJPY has paused around the flat 50-period simple moving average (SMA) at 121.70 after a bounce off the 100-period SMA failed to reach the five-and-a-half-month high of 122.60. The pair’s improving picture appears still valid, with the intact bullish crossovers restricting the price from declining further. The short-term momentum oscillators reflect the recent stall in […]

WTI oil futures for February delivery dived beneath the three-and-a-half-month high of 62.33 reached on December 30 and the momentum seems to be weak. The price has remained within a bullish wave since October and it touched the upper boundary several times over the last two weeks. The location of the RSI, which maintains a negative slope below its 70 […]

GBPCAD’s aggressive reversal marginally ahead of the previous high from March 12 of 1.7793 has come to a standstill at the 1.7058 level – which is the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement of the up leg from 1.5874 to 1.7790 – that previously restricted further advances in the pair. The short-term oscillators reflect conflicting signals in directional […]

As 2019 draws to a close, markets are set to enter a quiet period over the next couple of weeks, with no central bank meetings on the agenda and little economic data to keep traders entertained. That doesn’t mean that everything will be calm though, as liquidity will probably be very thin, making sharp price […]

Tesla’s stock price skyrocketed past 400.00 to uncharted territory and above the 386.83 ceiling that kept the bulls under control in the 2017-2018 period, sending the fast-RSI well into the overbought territory. The latter increases the odds for a downside correction, though only a decisive close below the previous high of 360.66 would raise concerns […]

USDCHF broke below an uptrend line in early December, which later acted as resistance, forcing the market to head down and post a lower low on the daily chart. The near-term bias has therefore turned negative, something also endorsed by the downward slope in the 50-day simple moving average (SMA). Negative momentum has taken a […]

USDCHF broke below an uptrend line in early December, which later acted as resistance, forcing the market to head down and post a lower low on the daily chart. The near-term bias has therefore turned negative, something also endorsed by the downward slope in the 50-day simple moving average (SMA). Negative momentum has taken a […]