Technical Analysis

The strongest to weakest currencies as the week begins As the North American session begins (and so does the week), the USD is the strongest and the AUD is the weakest. The JPY and the CHF are also higher as “risk-off” sentiment controls the flows in the forex today. The FOMC will start their two

GBPUSD tests lower swing area and 100 day moving average Recall from last week in the GBPUSD, pair moved above its 200 day moving average for the first time since September 2021, but the tries above that moving average failed. That led to selling on Friday last week and set up this week as a

USDJPY on the hourly chart The USDJPY has seen a down, up and back down day. The last move to the downside has seen the price retest the earlier low for the day and also a swing low level going back to last Friday’s trading (see blue numbered circles. The pair did move below that

EURGBP on the hourly chart The EURGBP moved to the lowest level since February 2020 yesterday reaching 0.8305. That took out the previous days low at 0.83124 and also moved below a swing area on the hourly chart at 0.83219 to 0.83242 (see green numbered circles). T The price did bounce off the low, however,

USDCAD buyers take the price above a cluster of MAs today The USDCAD buyers are making a play today. Here are the technical reasons: The price low yesterday stalled ahead of the price low from Wednesday. The low reached 1.2452. The low from Wednesday’s trade reached 1.24476. Moreover the low from yesterday was near the

GBPJPY on the hourly chart Yesterday, I posted about the    GBPJPY  . The pair had continued to find support against a floor at the 155.39 to 155.44 area, but also found resistance against the falling 100 hour moving average (blue line in the chart above). Something had to eventually give, and that was the

AUDUSD retraces the NY session run higher The AUDUSD trading low for a world higher stalled near key resistance. The AUDUSD moved higher earlier today on the back of a strong jobs report for December 2021. The unemployment rate fell to its lowest since 2008 and near a 50-year low. The total employment change was

The major indices gave up solid gains on the day and are closing at the lows for the second consecutive day. The NASDAQ index and Russell 2000 were the worst performers as investors rushed for the exits.. The Dow industrial average gave up a 462 point gain and is closing down -313 points. The S&P

Bank of America Global Research discusses GBP/USD technical outlook and likes buying dips in Q1. “In late November and December we liked buying GBP at 1.32 for a rally to the 1.35s due to a variety of technical conditions. Since then GBP/USD has rallied and broke out above the channel with strong momentum to confirm

GBPJPY stalls against its 100 hour moving average The GBOJPY pair has been moving up and down in trading today. On the downside, the low did take out the lows from yesterday and on Friday near 155.44. However the low could only reach 155.39 before reversing and heading back higher. The run to the upside

GBPUSD moves below an old ceiling. The GBPUSD has been stepped lower in trading today, with the price sliding back below its 200 hour moving average in the process (green line currently at 1.36315). After breaking that level, it also cracked below a swing area (old ceiling) between 1.35978 and 1.3603. The price is also

AUDUSD on the hourly chart The AUSUSD in the Asian session based against a swing area (see green numbered circle 8) and moved higher into another swing area (see red numbered circle 9). That high upper swing area stalled the rally and the price moved sharply to the downside. After a corrective move back to

AUDUSD on the hourly chart The AUDUSD moved higher this week after bottoming ahead of support near 0.7142 to 0.7145 on Monday. THe momentum started to pick up on Tuesday and on Wednesday after moving above its 200 hour moving average with momentum, the pair shot to and through the 100 day moving average at

It’s been a one-way trade in oil since the spike down to $66 in early December but we’re now testing a big resistance level. Brent touched $86.71 today, which is a cent higher than the October high of $86.70, but we’ll call it even since it’s now back to $86.58. What’s more is that the

USDCHF bottom this week at the floor area The USDCHF peaked on Tuesday at 0.92776. That was short of the December high at 0.92937. On Wednesday, the price fell sharply and in the process cut through its 100 day MA (blue line on the daily chart above) at 0.92128, and the 200 day moving average

USDCAD tests its 100 hour moving average The USDCAD is moving higher in reaction to the USDs general move to the upside. Helping the trend is the rise in yields. 2 year 0.955%, +5 point basis points 10 year 1.759%, +5.3 basis points 30 year 2.098%, +5.2 basis points Technically, the pair also is getting

NZDUSD has push sharply to the downside and tests 200H MA The NZDUSD has been stepping lower and lower and lower, since it’s high at the start of the London morning session. Recall from yesterday’s trade, the price moved above the swing highs from December 29 and January 3 at the 0.6856 level. The move

NASDAQ index toys with the 200 day moving average The NASDAQ index as traded up and down and trading today and toyed with the idea of trading below its 200 day moving average. That moving average currently comes in at around 14726. The low price for the day reached 14689.43, and the current price is