Technical Analysis

Oil up 0.7% on the day to $70.70 If there was a convincing argument that the sizable move on Monday for oil (and to some extent the loonie) was a squeeze, the chart is certainly saying so. The drop at the start of the week was a big one and took oil towards testing key

The NASDAQ index leads the way in a close finish The major stock indices are all surging into the close and closing near their highs for the day Dow S&P, NASDAQ post 2-day gains Dow S&P and NASDAQ erase losses from Monday’s a selloff Dow has best today rally since early March S&P and NASDAQ

Higher Treasury yields is helping to see yen crosses a little higher today After Monday’s sharp drop, USD/JPY saw a solid rebound yesterday and that is continuing today as Treasury yields are also bouncing back. 10-year yields are up by nearly 4 bps to 1.245% and that is helping to provide the market with some

NASDAQ and S&P declines from yesterday Highlights for the day include: NASDAQ has its best day in more than two months NASDAQ snapped a five day decline Nasdaq 67 new highs but 76 new lows which is diverging. S&P higher for the first time in four sessions S&P has its best day in four months

The dollar is not letting up just yet to start the new week Risk trades may be retracing slightly after yesterday’s sharp losses but in FX, the dollar is still keeping more resilient as we get into European morning trade. Commodity currencies are leading losses but it isn’t so much just contained to that space,

Dow falls 946 points at the low The major indices are all closing lower but off their lowest levels Russell 2000, Dow transports down 10+ percent from the highs NASDAQ down for the fifth consecutive day. Longest losing streak since October 2020 Energy sector sags as oil prices tumble. Crude oil has its worst day

CAD/JPY falls by over 1% on the day to $86.13, lowest since April As much as I am a CAD bull from a structural point of view, one can really ignore the technical implications when it comes to the charts. The latest drop in CAD/JPY today firmly takes out daily support from the 8 July

BOE Saunders says ending QE is a possibility in the forthcoming meetings and that rate hikes could follow next year That has seen cable come to life in a move from 1.3840 to a session high of 1.3884 as buyers also push for a move above the 100-hour moving average (red line): BOE policymakers have

NZD/USD holds above 0.7000, trades near the highs at 0.7025 Growing expectations of a RBNZ rate hike next month is fueling a move higher in the kiwi, with NZD/USD up 0.6% today to 0.7025 currently. The pair is once again looking to try and hold a break above 0.7000 but after the failure to hold

Only one thing can explain the broad market moves this month If you start with the assumption that the pandemic doesn’t matter to markets — and it hasn’t for a year — then the broad price action and macro picture doesn’t make sense. Talk of a Fed policy error or bottleneck problems or anything else

GBP/USD falls to 1.3805, keeps more sluggish to start the day The pair hit a high of 1.3898 yesterday after more hawkish remarks by BOE policymaker, Michael Saunders. In case you missed it, you can check them out here. Invest in yourself. See our forex education hub. There was a bit of a pullback after

The dollar is picking up some momentum ahead of North American trading Fresh lows for commodity currencies, in particular the antipodeans as the dollar is seeing a bid going into US trading today. AUD/USD is down to a low of 0.7447 as price continues to back away from a test of the 200-hour moving average

USD/JPY down 0.2% at 109.75 With Treasury yields keeping lower on the day, it is seeing the yen hold firmer ground so far in European morning trade as USD/JPY keeps below 110.00. The low today hit 109.72 and that nears a test of daily support from the 21 June low @ 109.71. That will be

The 200 hour MA stalls the fall. BOC decision at 10 AM The USDCAD has moved down (with the overall dollar selling) and has reached the 200 hour MA at 1.24512. The 50% of the move up from the July 6 low comes in at 1.24458 just below that level.   Traders have stuck a toe

NZD/USD falls back below 0.7000 Invest in yourself. See our forex education hub. The RBNZ produced a more hawkish tilt earlier in the day, signaling an end to QE and setting the platform to raising rates perhaps at next month’s policy meeting. That sent the kiwi soaring with NZD/USD jumping to as high as 0.7030

EUR/USD a little lower to 1.1845-50 but holds above key near-term levels Invest in yourself. See our forex education hub. The range for the day is stretching a little but the overall move is still relatively light, all things considered. The pair is seen on the retreat from 1.1875 to a low of 1.1842, testing

The risk mood is more tepid in European morning trade European indices are a bit mixed, a little lower to start the new week, with US futures also trailing slightly after the solid bounce on Friday. That is not giving market participants much to work with, as Treasury yields are also slipping a little down

The dollar trades a little lower alongside the yen Not a whole lot is going on in Europe as movement among major currencies is relatively light, though commodity currencies are holding a slight advance. EUR/USD is trading narrowly within a 20 pips range between 1.1813 and 1.1833 (1.1827 currently) with GBP/USD keeping in a 28