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Ethereum continues to stage a recovery in early Monday trade after the second largest cryptocurrency found solid technical support from the $230.00 level. The next strong directional move in the ETHUSD pair will likely come when a confirmed breakout occurs from the $230.00 to $285.00 price range. Overall, bulls need to post a fresh yearly trading high to negate a...

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The euro currency remains fairly well supported against the US dollar in early Monday trade, following a late-week sell-off in the US dollar index on Friday. The EURUSD pair could still recover above the 1.1200 level on weaker than expected US data later today, although the upside is likely to be limited until the ECB meeting. Bulls ideally need to negate the...

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The US dollar starts the new trading month under heavy downside pressure against the Japanese yen following the bearish breakout below the 109.00 level. Further losses in the USDJPY pair still appear possible as the bearish head and shoulders pattern has a target of 107.40 level. The United States ISM report later today is likely to have a big impact on the...

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The US dollar has started to reverse direction against the Japanese yen after finding strong technical resistance from the 109.92 level. The direction of the USDJPY pair is increasingly linked to the bearish head and shoulders pattern on the four-hour time frame. Overall, the bearish head and shoulders pattern on the four-hour time frame and the releases are core...

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Litecoin has started to trade lower after hitting $120.00, with the sixth largest cryptocurrency so far finding support from the $100.00 level. The LTCUSD pair now needs to break above the $110.00 level to encourage new buying towards the $114.00 and $120.00 levels. The Ichimoku indicator on the four-hour time frame is showing that the $110.00 level is major...

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The British pound is still trading tentatively above the 1.2600 level against the US dollar, despite a minor rebound from the 1.2580 area on Thursday. The four-hour time frame is showing that the bearish pattern can cause the GBPUSD pair to slide towards the 1.2450 level. The monthly price close for the GBPUSD pair will be key today alongside the release of US...

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The British pound has come under heavy downside pressure against the US dollar, following another bearish intraday reversal on Wednesday. The four-hour time frame is showing that the GBPUSD pair is close to the neckline of a large head and shoulders pattern. A break below the 1.2600 level will set-off the bearish pattern, which holds a downside target close to the...

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The euro is holding towards the worst trading levels of the week against the US dollar in early Thursday trade after the pair fell through key support, at 1.1150, on Wednesday. The EURUSD pair now needs to bounce from the 1.1130 region or it risks further downside towards the 1.1110 level and possibly lower. Overall, bulls need to close the four-hour candle above...

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Bitcoin is once again testing towards the $9,000 resistance level after the recent technical pullback found strong buying interest from neckline support. The bullish pattern on the daily time frame still remains in play, which may eventually take the BTCUSD pair above the $12,000 level. Overall, the BTCUSD pair is set to close the month triple-digit gains and...

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Ethereum retains its bullish short-term bias after the second largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization traded to a new 2019 trading high earlier this week. The $300.00 level may still come into focus this month, although the $325.00 resistance level is the likely target for ETHUSD bulls. A sustained loss of the $260.00 support level may provoke a further...

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The euro currency is under pressure against the US dollar on Wednesday after the pair failed to find buying interest above the pivotal 1.1190 level. A bearish head and shoulders pattern is now evident across the one-hour time frame, with the EURUSD pair slipping towards neckline support. Key technical support for EURUSD below the 1.1165 level is now found at the...

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The US dollar has slipped back towards the worst trading levels of the week against the Japanese yen currency due to recessionary fears coming from the US bond market. USDJPY bulls have also been unable to move price above the 109.60 level placing the emphasis back towards the downside. The four-hour time frame chart continues to highlight that a break below the...

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The British pound remains under slight downside pressure against the greenback in early Tuesday trade after the pair fell well below the 1.2700 level. If GBPUSD bulls can stabilize price above the 1.2679 support level the pair could eventually recover towards the 1.2765 resistance level. Continued weakness below the 1.2679 level may prompt a technical test of the...

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Bitcoin remains well supported above the $8,700 level after the number one cryptocurrency found interim technical resistance from just below the $9,000 level on Monday. If bulls can break above the $9,000 level the BTCUSD pair offers only limited technical resistance until the $9,600 level. To the downside, a break below the $8,500 level may expose another test of...

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The euro is starting to retrace recent gains against the US dollar following renewed financial market fears about the Italian economy. Sustained weakness below the 1.1190 level will likely prompt a further technical test of the important 1.1165 support level. Overall, weaker than expected economic data coming from the United States economy is needed to boost the...

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The euro is gaining traction above the 1.1190 level against the US dollar as the pair continues to benefit from weakness in the greenback. EURUSD bulls are now testing the pairs 200-period moving average on the four-hour time frame, with the 1.1235 level the next key resistance area to watch above. A sustained move above the 1.1265 level will likely trigger heavy...

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Litecoin has moved to a fresh 2019 trading high after buyers performed a bullish weekly price close above the psychological $100.00 resistance level. The LTCUSD pair has ignited a bullish pattern on the four-hour time frame and may soon target towards the $125.00 level. Sellers will need to force price back under the $100.00 level to change the strong intraday...

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The US dollar has opened early Monday trading under downside pressure against the Japanese yen after the pair suffered its softest weekly price close since January 2019. If USDJPY sellers can force price below the 109.00 support level, the 108.40 level will then start to come into focus. USDJPY bulls need to move price above the 109.80 level to negate the heavily...