Category Archive: 4) FX Trends
Market Continues to Converge With Fed’s Forward Guidance
Overview: A key development in recent days has been
the market's convergence with the Federal Reserve's forward guidance regarding
scope for two quarter-point hikes in the second half. The US two-yield is up
about six basis points today, extending yesterday's 15 bp increase. It is
approaching 5%. The Fed funds futures strip implies one hike has been fully
priced in and about a third of the next one. The dollar has risen against all
the G10...
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GBPUSD Technical Analysis
Here's a quick technical analysis on GBPUSD with some fundamental background.
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EURUSD sellers test the 38.2% target at 1.0867. What next?
The sellers are working the price lower...and back down to key retracement level. Can the sellers keep the momentum going now?
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EURUSD bounces and tests a key short term resistance. Can the sellers stall the rally?
The swing area between 1.0886 and 1.0896 is being tested. Key short term barometer for the EURUSD pair.
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USDCAD buyers trying to push higher but fail at topside resistance target
The USDCAD moved above the 200-hour MA yesterday but stalled in a swing area target between 1.3271 to 1.32853.
Today, the buyers pushed against that target again on two separate occasions and stalled on both tries. That helps to neutralize the buyer's bias. What next for the pair?
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USDJPY overbought but buyers are still in control
Trending markets can get overbought and stay overbought. That is the case with the USDJPY. It has been up 6 of the last 7 days (and up strongly in June), and the RSI on the daily is overbought, but trending markets can get overbought and overbought and overbought.
Having said that the pair has a topside channel trend line along that could be a level to lean against. Also the low of a swing area on the daily chart. Both are near the 145.00 area....
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GBPUSD falls to support target at 1.2599. Can the price move below the target?
The better claims and GDP sends the USD higher and the GBPUSD lower. The price low has moved down to a downside target at 1.2599 (call it 1.2600). A move below that level is needed to increase the bearish bias technically today.
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PBOC Fixes Dollar Lower, but It Recovers Against the Yuan, Riksbank Hikes and Market Yawns
Overview: The US dollar is narrowly mixed against
the G10 currencies. Stronger than expected Australian retail sales helped
steady the currency after the soft inflation data took it down. Sterling has
also steadied after it suffered its largest loss yesterday (~0.9%) in over a
month. Sweden's 25 bp rate hike has not given the krona much of a lift. Central
European currencies lead the emerging market currencies higher, while the PBOC
set the...
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S&P 500 Technical Analysis
Here's a quick technical analysis on the S&P 500 with some fundamental background.
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The NZDUSD breaks lower and is the biggest mover. What led to the decline? What next?
The 200 day MA was broken, some weaker price data in Australia, and other technical breaks lest the pair lower
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