Currencies

USDCAD Trend is Down against 9980

240 Minute Bars Prepared by Jamie Saettele, CMT The multi month USDCAD range has been resolved to the downside therefore my bias is to the downside. Today’s advance off of GDP offers an opportunity to align with the larger downtrend. Resistance extends to 9925 and risk on shorts should be above 9980. Bottom Line (next 5 days) – sideways/lower?

Economic Data On Deck

Today economic data releases are relativity light today. Release schedule for today are as follow:

Aussie Sold Aggressively Post Shocking RBA Rate Decision; Euro Still Bid

– RBA shocks markets and cuts by 50bps to 3.75% – Decision surprising given RBA track record – Aussie sold aggressively across the board in response – UK manufacturing PMIs disappoint; weighs on Pound

U.S. Stock Market

Futures Ahead of the Open S&P fair value: +0.20 NASDAQ fair value: +1.00 Europe volume will be limited with May Day holiday, however, the UK’s FTSE will be open for trading. Currently up 0.39%. UK Manufacturing PMI fell to 50.5 on a downwardly revised 51.9 for the prior month.

USD To Find Bid On Broader Fundamentals, AUD At Risk On RBA Policy

Index Last High Low Daily Change (%) Daily Range (% of ATR) DJ-FXCM Dollar Index 9830.8 9844.1 9816.27 0.07 55.72% The Dow Jones-FXCM U.S. Dollar Index (Ticker: USDollar) is 0.07 percent higher from the open after being oversold on Friday, and the greenback should continue to retrace the decline from earlier this month as we expect the Federal Reserve to conclude its easing cycle this year. However, the technical outlook

Euro Formation Foreshadows Key Break, Sterling Rally To Gather Pace

Talking Points Euro: Spain Faces Double-Dip Recession, Triangle Continues To Take Shape British Pound: Clears 23.6% Fib, RSI Bouncing Around 70 Euro: Spain Faces Double-Dip Recession, Descending Triangle Continues To Take Shape

Week of April 30 Economic Calendar

Week of April 30, 2012 Economic Calendar.

What to Do with the USDCAD at 2012 Lows

FXCM Expo Videos Innovative Techniques with Traditional Technical Indicators Trading with the Elliott Wave Principle Seeing the Forest from the Trees: An Analysis of Global Markets Afternoon Technicals (all charts) Other TA (crosses, COT, etc.) April was choppy and difficult to navigate. May ideally ushers in better conditions. Continue to watch the Yen crosses, as many are near/at their 50% retracements from the February lows. The EUR, CAD, AUD, and

Japanese Yen Gains Likely to be Short-Lived on Fading Fed QE Bets

Fundamental Forecast for the Japanese Yen: Bearish Bank of Japan Fails to Sink Yen With Stimulus Expansion Speculative Sentiment Points to Near-Term Yen Strength Looking to Sell Yen vs. Dollar Following Trend Line Break The Japanese Yen outperformed last week, rising against all of its major counterparts. Interestingly, the advance came even as the Bank of Japan expanded policy easing efforts. While cumulative monetary expansion amounted to just ¥5 trillion

April Consumer Confidence Hits 14-month High, USD Pares Loss

THE TAKEAWAY: April U. of Michigan Confidence Final Index Rose to 76.4 > Americans Appeared Optimistic about the State of the Economy> USD Pares Loss vs. Most of its Major Peers Confidence among U.S. consumers hit fourteen-month high in April, reflecting their optimism about the prospective strength of the economy and rising expectations on business conditions, employment and income. The Thomson Reuters/ University of Michigan final index mounted to 75.3