AUDUSD stays above a upward trend line on 4-hour chart, and remains in uptrend from 1.0287. As long as the trend line support holds, the uptrend could be expected to continue, and further rise to 1.0550 area is still possible. On the downside, a clear break below the trend line support will suggest that a cycle top has been formed at 1.0515, and the uptrend has completed, then the following downward movement could bring price back to 1.0000 zone.
EURUSD breaks below the lower line of the price channel on 4-hour chart, suggesting that a cycle top has been formed at 1.3125 and the uptrend from 1.2661 has completed. The pair is now in downtrend from 1.3125, further decline could be expected and next target would be at 1.2850-1.2900 area. Key resistance is at 1.3125, only break above this level could trigger another rise towards 1.3500.
EURUSD may be forming a cycle top at 1.3125 on 4-hour chart. Range trading between 1.3000 and 1.3125 would likely be seen in a couple of days. Support is now located at the lower line of the price channel, as long as the channel support holds, the fall from 1.3125 could be treated as consolidation of the uptrend from 1.2661, one more rise towards 1.3500 is still possible after consolidation, only a clear break below the channel support could signal completion of the uptrend.
The Euro continues to be under pressure for the 9th straight session. As headlines hit the wires about Greece and Spain market participants look to move away from the risk appetite assets send money flowing out of the Euro and into the U.S. dollar. Playing the move Euro move
The Euro continues to be under pressure for the 8th straight session. As headlines hit the wires about Greece and Spain market participants look to move away from the risk appetite assets send money flowing out of the Euro and into the U.S. dollar. Playing the move Euro move
The USD/CAD moved lower today on mixed Canadian economic data and imminent Spanish bailout sent traders fleeing the U.S. dollar into the Lonnie.
The U.S. dollar continues to remain under pressure as the U.S. dollar index trades below the 80 level to 79.68 in anticipation of the Federal Reserve will begin its third round of monetary easing (QE3). Market participants are focusing on tomorrow’s statement from the FMOC scheduled for 12:30 a.m. ET.
Most of the major currency pairs continue to show significant correlations with the MSCI World Stock Index, suggesting that broad-based risk appetite trends remain dominant as drivers of price action. This puts thematic macro-level concerns – specifically, the durability of the US recovery and its ability to offset headwinds from Europe and China facing global growth – squarely at the forefront. The US economic calendar is relatively quiet, with headline event risk clustered at the end of the week as PPI and UofM Consumer Confidence readings cross the wires on Friday. This puts the onus on evaluating the extent of downward pressure.
The ongoing political turmoil in Europe continues to shake the markets, with the inability for Greece to form a government now fueling speculation that the country might soon exit the Eurozone. Although an exit by Greece would have only a minimal impact on the broader economy, given the country’s size, fears of contagion seem to be the bigger problem right now, as investors start to price in the impact this will have on larger economies like Spain and Italy.
Euro: French, Greek Elections Raises Risk For Breakup – 1.3000 Crucial British Pound: Correction In Focus, BoE To Discuss Exit Strategy Euro: French, Greek Elections Raises Risk For Breakup – 1.3000 Crucial The Euro tumbled to a fresh monthly low of 1.2954 as French President Francois Hollande overtook Nicolas Sarkozy as the president of France, while the two main parties in Greece failed to obtain a joint majority, and the
