EURUSD struggles to keep rebound from monthly low ahead of the key US Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for August. Given the latest chatters over Fed tapering before the next week’s FOMC, today’s US inflation data becomes crucial for the markets. Ahead of the data, the US dollar slips and prints mild gains on the face of the EURUSD. However, failures to cross the...
Brent oil prices jump to a one-week top while crossing a downward sloping trend line from July 06. In addition to the trend line breakout, the bullish MACD signals also favor the oil buyers targeting late July tops near $76.50. However, overbought RSI conditions challenge the quote’s upside momentum, if not then the yearly peak of $77.90, marked in July, will be...
Despite staying beyond 200-EMA so far in September, EURUSD gains have recently been challenged by a one-week-old descending trend line near 1.1840. Considering the firmer RSI and receding bearish bias of MACD, the upside momentum has brighter chances to accelerate towards the monthly high, also the double-top, surrounding 1.1910. However, 1.1855 may offer an...
Gold remains depressed around the lowest in two weeks as market sentiment sours ahead of the key European Central Bank (ECB) monetary policy meeting on Thursday. Having stepped back from a two-month-old horizontal resistance last Friday, gold prices dropped below 200-DMA and 50-DMA during the current week. The downside momentum recently gains support from bearish...
US dollar bulls dominate markets following the return of the American and Canadian traders on Tuesday, portraying the heaviest daily gains of the greenback in three weeks. The same portrayed the USDCAD bounce off 100-day EMA, keeping the recovery moves ahead of the key Bank of Canada (BOC) monetary policy meeting. Given the firmer RSI and fundamental scopes for...
Early Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) surprises markets by announcing details of weekly bond purchase tapering. The traders were earlier hoping for a delay in the tapering plans and hence the AUDUSD jumped around 30 pips just after the RBA news. However, downbeat comments concerning the Aussie GDP and cautious economic view recall the pair sellers,...
EURUSD consolidates recent gains around the five-week top, snapping a six-day uptrend, during a sluggish start to the week. The pair jumped to the highest since late July the previous day but reversed from the 1.1908-10 horizontal resistance. Also challenging the pair buyers was a confluence of 100-day and 200-day SMA around 1.1885-90. Given the RSI conditions,...
Despite multiple failures to break 61.8% Fibonacci retracement of June–August downside, not to forget the double-tops marked in July, gold prices stay above 100-day and 200-day EMA confluence amid firmer RSI and MACD conditions. The same keeps the buyers hopeful to mark one more effort to cross the key Fibonacci hurdle and double tops, respectively around $1,822...
GBPUSD remains firm for the fifth consecutive day, around 1.3780 during early Thursday. In doing so, the cable pair justified upbeat RSI conditions, as well as recovery moves from 1.3600 to keep buyers hopeful. However, 200-DMA and resistance line of a five-month-old falling wedge bullish formation’s resistance, respectively around 1.3810 and 1.3830, become tough...
AUDUSD bulls battle the key resistance, namely 200-SMA, during early Wednesday. Given the Aussie pair’s sustained rebound from the previous resistance line, not to forget successful trading above an eight-day-long rising support line, the buyers remain hopeful by the press time. However, overbought RSI conditions challenge the buyers, requiring a clear break of...
USDCAD smashes a convergence of 200-SMA and an ascending support line from July as the pair traders await Canada’s Q2 GDP details, up for publishing around 12:30 GMT. Given the RSI conditions having a meager room to the south before hitting the oversold signals, the latest fall may pause around the 1.2500 round figure, if not then a horizontal line stretched from...
With hurricane Ida easing to category 3 storm and the market sentiment dwindles over geopolitical, as well as covid, woes, Brent oil prices step back from multi-day high towards $72.00 during early Monday. The commodity’s Asian session run-up couldn’t cross the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement of July–August downside. However, a convergence of 200-SMA and 50% Fibonacci...
Gold justifies the rebound from a two-week-old rising support line to cross the 200-SMA, suggesting further advances towards the key resistance line from July 29, around $1,806. In addition to an important trend line hurdle, today’s Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech at the Jackson Hole Symposium also becomes crucial for gold traders. Hence, the bullion players...
Although risk-off mood probe EURUSD buyers, a clear break of the short-term falling wedge resistance keep them hopeful ahead of the ECB Minutes and Jackson Hole Symposium speeches. It’s worth noting that bullish MACD signals and firmer RSI adds strength to the upside momentum that initially aims 200-SMA level surrounding 1.1785–90. Following that, the mid-August...
Risk appetite sours during early Wednesday, underpinning the US dollar’s safe-haven demand ahead of the key US Durable Goods Orders. The greenback rebound triggers the USDCAD pair’s U-turn from 20-DMA. Given the firmer RSI and sustained trading beyond 200-DMA, not to forget the latest bounce off the immediate moving average, the Loonie pair is up for further...
AUDUSD recovery from 0.7100 takes clues from the upbeat RSI line to extend the heaviest daily rise in four months, suggesting further advances towards the monthly horizontal resistance near 0.7270-85. However, bearish MACD challenges the pair’s further upside past 0.7285. Even if the quote manages to cross the 0.7285 hurdle, a downward sloping trend line from...
GBPUSD takes offers around 1.3620, refreshing one-month low after UK Retail Sales for July disappointed the cable traders during early Friday. Also weighing on the quote could be the US dollar’s safe-haven demand, backed by the covid and taper tantrums. It’s worth noting that the quote’s sustained trading below 200-DMA and bearish MACD adds to the downside...
EURUSD drops to the fresh low since November 2020 during early Thursday amid broad US dollar strength. While a clear downside break of the 1.1700 threshold keeps the pair sellers hopeful, a downward sloping trend line from mid-June joins the oversold RSI conditions to challenge the further losses around 1.1655. It’s worth noting that the pair’s refrain to bounce...