Technical Analysis

GBPJPY moves below a floor between 155.918 and 156.06 The GBPJPY is trading lower for the second consecutive day after the high price from yesterday stalled against the swing area/ceiling between 157.42 and 157.766. Today, the pair moved below a old ceiling/floor going back to December 31 between 155.918 and 156.06. The price is currently

EURUSD on the 4-hour chart The EURUSD moved lower and lower today. In the process, the pair moved below what was a swing area going back to November. That area held earlier in the week. Moving below, increased the bearish bias and kicked the price lower. Looking at the 5 minute chart below, the move

Crude oil is moving closer to the cycle high from 2021 The price of WTI crude oil futures are settling at $82.12. That’s down $0.52 or -0.63%. The high price today reached $80.94 while the low extended to $81.78. The high price did stall ahead of the high from yesterday $83.07. The cycle high and

Selling in the major stock indices accelerated into the close, with all the indices all closing near the lows for the day. The NASDAQ index was the biggest loser and fell for the first time in four trading sessions The Dow and S&P broke their two day win streak All three indices are now on

EURGBP is back above its 100 hour moving average The EURGBP has moved once again, above its 100 hour MA today. Recall from last week, and on Monday too, the price of the EURGBP moved above its 100 hour moving average. On Friday it moved above on Monday back above. Yesterday the 100 hour moving

In an earlier post(s), I was targeting the 50% of the move down from the October 28 high. That was the corrective high from that day and started the sharp move to the downside that bottomed on November 24th. The midpoint was at 1.14385 (see last post here). The price has reached that target and

The major European shares are ending higher on the day, and in the process snapping three day losing streaks (for most of the indices). The closes are showing: German DAX, +1.1% France’s CAC, +0.95% UK’s FTSE 100 +0.62% Spain’s Ibex, +0.56% FTSE MIB +0.66% The German DAX index moved down toward its 100 day moving

AUDUSD moves back above the 100 hour MA The AUDUSD made a two week low on Friday after the nonfarm payroll report. At the low, the pair moved below its 50% midpoint of the move up from the December low at 0.71342, but quickly reversed and has not returned back to that key level since

The pair is up 0.3% as the pound is among one of the more solid performers on the day. The nudge higher also owes to some dollar sluggishness across the board as risk trades are faring better in general. The turnaround in equities yesterday is keeping the overall mood more optimistic and that continues to

USDCHF trends higher into resistance The USDCHF moved lower on Friday, and closed the day right near its 100 hour moving average (blue line currently at 0.9189). The price in the early Asian session based near that moving average line and closing level and started to move higher. After a brief look above the 100

USDCAD looks to test the next target swing area The Canada jobs report was once again solid. The US jobs report was also solid but with lower NFP jobs added. The USDCAD move lower and then back higher after the report, but has rotated back to the downside on the US dollar weakness. Helping the

EURGBP has moved above its 100 hour moving average Both the EURUSD and the GBPUSD are moving higher, but the EURUSDs rises outperforming the GBPUSD. That has the EURGBP moving higher. The EURGBP has been trending more to the downside cents the December 8 peak at 0.8598. The price reached a low on Wednesdaytrade at

Earlier this week, I wrote a post debating whether the downtrend line or the old highs were more important for 10-year yields. The debate is over now because they’re both broken. Yields legged higher in the last 30 minutes after the 1.777% level gave out. That’s pushed yields within a fraction of 1.80% and to

The major European indices are closing the day mostly lower. The exception is the UK FTSE 100 which is closing up around 0.35%. The provisional closes are showing: German DAX, -0.65% France’s CAC, -0.4% UK’s FTSE 100, +0.45% Spain’s Ibex, -0.45% Italy’s FTSE MIB, -0.13% For the trading week, the major indices are mostly higher

The price of WTI crude oil futures are settling at $78.90. That’s down -$0.56 or 0.7%. The high price reached $80.47. The low price extended to $78.52. Crude oil was up sharply this week For the week, the price moved up for the first four trading days, but is trading down today after reaching the

USDCHF is testing its 38.2% retracement and 100 hour MA The USDCHF is testing the 100 hour MA and the 38.2% of the move up from the December 31 low at 0.9182 area. The low price just reached 0.9183. A move below the 100 hour moving average and the 38.2% retracement, would increase the bearish

NZDUSD traders in the lower half of the day’s trading range The NZDUSD move down early in the Asian session yesterday on it’s way to a low at 0.6733 . That was just below a swing area between 0.6734 and 0.6740. The subsequent rise to the upside moved up to test the Tuesday low at

EURGBP price remains below the 100H MA and swing area When I look at a chart, I focus on who is in control. To determine control, you need clues that give a bias. I like to technical clues like moving averages (100/200 bar MAs), trend lines, swing areas where support and resistance floors and ceilings