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GBPUSD Drops On Soft UK Earnings Ahead Of US CPI And FOMC

The GBPUSD started the day how it ended yesterday: higher. Speculators were still felling bullish after the stronger UK inflation figures had raised the prospects that the Bank of England may turn hawkish.

Dollar Woes Continue As Merkel Says Euro Is Too Weak

Last week was a bad one for the US dollar. Market participants questioned whether it was premature to assume a June rate rise was forthcoming and that the path of future interest rate rises would be the same as those as set out by the FOMC’s projections.

Gold Up As Dollar Stalls Ahead Of US CPI, Retail Sales

The dollar buying witnessed at the start of the week was driven by rising expectations about a June rate hike following last week’s FOMC statement and a solid US monthly jobs report.

AUDUSD Channel Breakout and Pullback March 01, 2017

AUDUSD recently broke below its ascending channel visible on the 1-hour and 4-hour time frames. Price has dipped to a low of .7635 before showing signs of a pullback. Applying the Fib tool on the swing high and low shows that the 50% retracement level lines up with the broken support.

AUDUSD Rising Wedge Dec 14, 2016

AUDUSD is slowly trending higher, moving inside a rising wedge pattern visible on its 1-hour and 4-hour charts. Price is testing the resistance and could be due for a move back to support at the .7475 level.

USDCAD Defends 1.34 As Oil Falls, Canadian Data Disappoints

It has been a relatively quiet day in the markets due in part to the lack of any major economic news. The US economic calendar in particular will be rather light this week due to Thanksgiving on Thursday.

USDCAD Reversal Signal Nov 22, 2016

USDCAD seems to be tired from its climb, as a double top pattern formed on its 1-hour time frame. Price is still testing the neckline at the 1.3400 major psychological level before conrfirming this reversal signal.

AUDUSD Reversal Confirmation Sep 19, 2016

AUDUSD seems to be tired from its climb since it already formed a head and shoulders reversal pattern on its 4-hour time frame. Price also broke below the neckline at the .7500 major psychological level, confirming its potential selloff.

SLV Silver

Yesterday was, once again, another negative day for silver, which continued lower for a fourth consecutive session, opening gapped down from Friday’s close before ending at $19.00 per ounce.

USDCAD Breakdown Retracement Aug 23, 2016

USDCAD was previously trading inside an ascending channel pattern before breaking lower to signal a reversal. Price hit a low of 1.2762 before pulling up and indicating that a retracement to the broken support area could be in order.