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The morning forex technical report outlines the levels in play for some of the major pairs

2022-10-12

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The EURUSD, USDJPY, GBPUSD and USDCHF are outlined in the morning report today. The USD is mixed with declines into resistance for the GBP, and gains vs the JPY into new 2022 high territory for the USDJPY. The EURUSD is trading in a narrow range with the 100 hour MA above near 0.9740 as resistance and a swing area below with 0.9662 as a key support level below. The USDCHF is coiling with close support at the 100 hour MA at 0.9947 as support,...

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A number of major indices are testing key MA resistance/support level

2022-10-11

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Dollar selling pushes pairs toward key 100/200 hour MAs. There are a number of key currency pairs vs the US testing their 100/200 hour MAs as dollar selling pushes prices back toward those levels.    If the price can continue through the MAs, the bias would shift in the short/medium term. Conversely, if the MAs can not be broken, the dollar remains the dominant bias for each of the pairs. The EURUSD, GBPUSD, USDCHF, USDCAD and NZDUSD have all...

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NZDUSD tests topside swing area and 100 hour MA as buyers make a play.

2022-10-11

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Swing area between 0.56204 to 0.56274. 100 hour MA at 0.5641. The NZDUSD is making a run to the upside today after three days of declines for the pair. The price at the lows today stalled at an old trend line and bounced, the pair is now testing a swing area and the falling 100 hour MA. A break above each followed by the 200 hour MA would tilt the bias in the pair more to the upside at least in the short term.  Stay below and the sellers...

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The USD is seeing some downside. Looking to break 4 day of gains.

2022-10-11

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The USD is seeing a modest move to the downside. There is some reactionary moves off of high USD levels in some of major currencies. EURUSD: For the EURUSD the pair found support buyers against a swing area low going back to 2002 between 0.9662. The low got within 6-7 pips of that level USDJPY: The USDJPY got within 6-7 pips of the BOJ intervention high at 145.90 reachedon September 22 and moved to the downside GBPUSD: The GBPUSD reached a...

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USDCAD moves higher and away from 200 hour MA. What next?

2022-10-10

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The USDCAD moved above the 200 hour MA last Friday and after a test, bounced against the MA level. That MA is now close support. Stay above is more bullish.  The highs from September and early October loom above between 1.3807 to 1.3836. Above that and the 1.38548 will be the next target before moving into the 2020 extreme levels.

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AUDUSD trades to news lows for the year/low going back to April 2020. What now?

2022-10-10

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The AUDUSD fell to the lowest level since April 2020 today and outside an up and down swing area that had confined the pair over the last two or so weeks of trading.   What now? Sellers are in control. The pair is in a channel on the hourly chart that if broken to the upside might give some dip buyers more hope. However, it will still take a move above the 0.6363 low from September 28 and the 38.2% of the move down from the last high last week at...

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A technical look of the major US currency pairs for October 10, 2022

2022-10-10

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The day after the better than expected US jobs report is seeing a modestly higher USD. - The EURUSD and GBPUSD are lower but consolidating near low levels. - The USDJPY remains above the 145.00 level as they brave potential intervention, but it is hard to fight the fundamentals in that pair. - The USDCHF is higher and trading above its September highs as it now looks toward the 2022 highs.  - Finally, the USDCAD is consolidating with a short...

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Jobs. Inflation.The Fed.

2022-10-10

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The US jobs report is in the rear view mirror. Inflation is this week. The Fed? They are on track to move to more restrictive policy.

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Bitcoin may heading towards $10k

2022-10-10

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Here is a 4 to 1 trade idea if it does. Trade at your own risk. See the full technical analysis for BTCUSD at ForexLive: https://www.forexlive.com/technical-analysis/bitcoin-technical-analysis-20221010/

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The EURUSD backs off from 200 hour MA test. Bears in control.

2022-10-07

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FOREX QUICK: In a forex quick look video, Greg Michalowski of ForexLive.com reviews the price action in the EURUSD after the US jobs report. The corrective high off of the lows moved up to test a key technical target at the 200 hour MA. Sellers leaned. The price moved back down. The pair now looking to move back below the 50% midpoint of the move higher from the 2022 low. What next for the pair?

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US dollar higher after better than expected US jobs report.

2022-10-07

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Fed tightening course is still on track after jobs data shows little let up. The US dollar has moved higher after the better than expected report does not pour any water on the expectations for a Fed let up any time soon.  US stocks are tumblingYields are moving higher as well.What are the charts telling us in the major currencies. In this video I outline the technicals (start times in parentheses).  Review of the employment data and markets (up...

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Some key technical levels for the EURUSD, GBPUSD and USDCAD going into the jobs reports

2022-10-07

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Both the US and the Canadian jobs reports will be released at 8:30 AM ET.  For a technical review of the EURUSD, GBPUSD, and USDCAD ahead of the report, click on the video below.  In it I look at the levels in play that would tip the technical bias more in the favor of the bears or the bulls given data outside the expected range.

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AUDUSD falls toward low from yesterday. What next as markets prepare for US jobs report?

2022-10-06

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The AUDUSD is moving to a new low and in the process is testing the low of a up and down trading range.  That level should find support on the dip. The 100/200 hour MAs are now topside resistance in what is an up and down market for the pair as it waits for the next shove.

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OCTOBER 6, 2022:The morning forex technical report.The USD is stronger with the US jobs due tomorrow

2022-10-06

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The EURUSD, GBPUSD, USDJPY and USDCHF all have their 100 hour MAs in play as trading consolidates with a dollar higher bias ahead o the key NFP report.  Traders are trading with focus on the key technical barometers which should lead the way as they define and limit the risk.

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EURUSD and GBPUSD have similar price action moves to hourly MA support. What next?

2022-10-05

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Both the EURUSD and the GBPUSD moved lower in trading today and in the process erased much of the gains from yesterday.   Each also saw the price move below their respection 100 hour MAs (rising) and fail on those breaks. The corrective moves  have seen a rebound to shorter term upside targets that would give the buyers more hope IF the targets and momentum would continue.   IN this video, I outline the targets needed to be broken and explain...

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EURJPY ping pongs between swing high resistance and swing low/MA support

2022-10-05

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Traders play the range with sellers more in control today

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USDCAD follows the USD higher. Trades back above 100/200 hour MAs

2022-10-05

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Despite the higher oil, the USDCAD is moving higher today (lower CAD). The USDCAD is moving higher back above its 100/200 hour moving averages near the 1.3666 area. Stay above keeps the buyers more in con from a shorter-term technical perspective.

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Why is the 11130 area in the Nasdaq index so important this week?

2022-10-03

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If you were to take a short to long term view of the Nasdaq index the move higher today based nicely against key support on the daily chart. However if you were to drill to the hourly chart, the index is finding some resistance near downward sloping trend line and ahead of the high from last week (on Wednesday) and the falling 100 hour MA.  

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FOREX QUICK: GBPUSD rotates back toward 4-hour MA support

2022-10-03

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The run to the upside in the GBPUSD is running out of steam and rotates back toward MA support. The GBPUSD ran higher in NY trading but is seeing a rotation back toward the broken 4-hour 100 bar MA level.  Can the pair stay above that and keep the buyers in more control?

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October 3, 2022: A review of the major technical levels in play for the major currency pair and why.

2022-10-03

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0.40 - EURUSD - The EURUSD has moved away from the overhead resistance near the 50% midpoint of the move down from the October higher and rotates back toward the 200 and 100 hour MA barometers on the downside. 

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