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Apple Applies for Patent to Protect Dropped iPhone

Apple Inc. (AAPL, quote) watches today are pointing to a patent the focuses on protecting components of the iPhone such as the glass screen if the phone happen to be dropped.

Short Term Daily Forex Analysis - March 21, 2013

EURUSD remains in downtrend from 1.3711 (Feb 1 high), the rise from 1.2843 is likely consolidation of the downtrend. Key resistance is now located at the downward trend line on 4-hour chart, as long as the trend line resistance holds, the downtrend could be expected to resume, and another fall to 1.2800 is still possible.

CurveAheadMarketStrategies.com Morning Coffee Break

Morning Coffee Break – Thursday March 21 With no significant impact from the Federal Reserve’s two day meeting and statement the S&P 500 is coming off its largest gain in over two weeks.  The crisis over in Cyprus hasn’t even deterred the U.S. equities from moving higher.

Dr copper requires some medical attention!

Doctor copper is anything but on the daily chart, as the May futures contract traded lower once again today, following yesterday’s sharp sell off, which saw the metal end the commodities trading session with a wide-spread down candle, finally propelling copper below the recent sideways price congestion which has been in place since early March.

Short Term - Daily Forex Analysis – March 20, 2013

USDCAD breaks above the downward trend line on 4-hour chart, suggesting that the downtrend from 1.0341 had completed at 1.0180 already.

Short Term Daily Forex Analysis

USDCAD may be forming a cycle bottom at 1.0180 on 4-hour chart. Resistance is at the downward trend line, a clear break above the trend line resistance will indicate that the downward movement from 1.0341 had completed at 1.0180 already,

Chesapeake Energy Corporation $2.3B Bond Offer Hits Snag

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK, quote) announced today it plans to offer $2.3 billion of senior notes in order to help fund a tender offer worth about $938 million in outstanding senior notes.

USD/JPY preparing to attack 100.00 level !

The USD/JPY appears to have run into a slight headwind in the short term on the daily chart, at the 96.60 area, with the pair having tested this price level on three occasions over the last 10 days, before pulling back.

Gold Bars

Gold bugs finally had something to cheer about today as April gold futures finally awoke from their recent slumbers, trading higher in today’s session, and moving to test the $1600 per ounce price level. The catalyst for this modest recovery for gold was from the ECB, with suggestions that inflationary pressure was easing in the Eurozone, but hardly sufficient to spark a reversal in the longer term trend!

Daily Forex Analysis – March 18, 2013

EURUSD’s downward movement from 1.3711 extends to as low as 1.2888. Key resistance is at 1.3161, as long as this level holds, the downtrend could be expected to continue, and next target would be at 1.2800 area, only break above 1.3161 resistance could signal completion of the downtrend.