AUD/JPY falls to a fresh weekly low (87.87) after failing to hold above 50-Day SMA (89.73), and the exchange rate may track the negative slope in the moving average as it pares the rebound from the monthly low (87.60). AUD/JPY Rate Outlook AUD/JPY may threaten the opening range for April as it carves a series of lower highs and lows, with the selloff in the...
EUR/CAD bounced back ahead of the 50-Day SMA (1.4632) to clear the March high (1.4939), but the exchange rate may give back the five-day rally as the Relative Strength Index (RSI) appears to be reversing ahead of overbought territory. EUR/CAD Rate Outlook EUR/CAD appears to be tracking the positive slope in the 50-Day SMA (1.4632) as it registers a fresh...
EUR/JPY clears the 2022 high (148.40) as it registers a fresh yearly high (148.48), with the recent advance in the exchange rate pushing the Relative Strength Index (RSI) towards overbought territory. EUR/JPY Rate Outlook EUR/JPY has appreciated more than 5% from the start of the year, and a move above 70 in the RSI is likely to be accompanied by a further...
Key levels on the major currency pairs, gold and indices, as well as macro events to watch by our market analyst Fawad Razaqzada. NOT intended for U.S. audience
NZD/JPY appears to have staged another failed attempt to test the monthly high (83.92) as it snaps the series of higher highs and lows from the start of the week. NZD/JPY Rate Outlook NZD/JPY may test the weekly low (82.80) as it gives back the three-day rally, with a break/close below the 82.30 (23.6% Fibonacci extension) to 82.50 (38.2% Fibonacci extension)...
GBP/USD may attempt to retrace the decline from the monthly high (1.2547) as it bounces back ahead of last week’s low (1.2345), but the Relative Strength Index (RSI) may continue to show the bullish momentum abating as it reverses ahead of overbought territory. GBP/USD Rate Outlook GBP/USD may stage further attempts to test the June 2022 high (1.2617) as it...
DXY is attempting a breakout of the March downtrend with a potential upslope identified here off the lows. The weekly opening-range is set just above weekly open support at 101.58 . Look for the breakout into the close of the week. A topside breach of the median-line would expose the 2016 high-close / 2020 highs into the 103 -handle. A break below the lower...
AUD/JPY clears the opening range for April to register a fresh monthly high (90.52), and the exchange rate may continue to retrace the decline from the March high (92.25) as it carves a series of higher highs and lows. AUD/JPY Rate Outlook AUD/JPY holds above the 50-Day SMA (90.00) as there appears to be an improvement in risk appetite, with the S&P 500 index...
Channels within channels! Euro's attempt to breach the yearly (Feb) range highs was met with an outside-day reversal candle. Pullback keeps price within this near-term ascending channel formation. Look for the breakout in the days ahead. Topside breach exposes 1.2748 Break of this near-term channel would threaten a test of the 2022 uptrend (currently near...
Wall Street opened higher after futures rose in the first half of Tuesday’s session, finding good support from firmer Chinese and European equity markets, and positive risk appetite across the financial markets with the likes of Bitcoin and AUD/USD also higher. But at the time of writing, the major indices had all turned negative on the day, most likely due to...
EUR/CAD approaches the monthly low (1.4580) as it weakens for the third consecutive day, and the exchange rate may fall towards the 50-Day SMA (1.4575) as it carves a series of lower highs and lows. It remains to be seen if EUR/CAD will respond to the positive slope in the moving average as the Relative Strength Index (RSI) sits at its lowest reading since...
The Gold rally faltered today into uptrend resistance on building momentum divergence, just ahead of the 2022 high-day close at 2050. Initial support with the March channel (red) with the broader outlook constructive while above the median-line (currently ~1920s) Ultimately a close above the record high at 2075 is needed to unleash the next major leg higher in...
ETH/USD registers a fresh yearly high (2010) as it clears the opening range for April, with the recent strength in Ethereum pushing the Relative Strength Index (RSI) towards overbought territory. ETH/USD Outlook ETH/USD is on the cusp of testing the November 2022 high (2013) as it breaks out of the range-bound price action from earlier this week, and a move...
AUD/JPY may attempt to break out of the opening range for April as it extends the rebound from the monthly low (87.60) to carve a series of higher highs and lows. AUD/JPY Rate Outlook AUD/JPY continues to retrace the decline from the monthly high (90.17) as it appreciates for the fourth consecutive day, and the exchange rate may stage further attempts to test...
In response to a weaker headline US inflation print of 5%, energy and metal prices rose as the dollar dropped. While gold and silver have since come off their earlier highs, copper has managed to push higher. But it is crude oil that is catching the attention with both contracts up more than 2% each. Why are oil prices rising? Well, the biggest reason is from...
USD/JPY reverses ahead of the March low (129.65) to bounce along the 50-Day SMA (133.24), while the 10-Year US Treasury yield rises for the third consecutive day after registering a fresh yearly low (3.25%) earlier this month. Recent developments in the correlation coefficient point to a further decoupling as the indicator reflects a negative slope and sits at a...
USD/CAD has carved out a well-define monthly opening-range just above the August trendline. Yearly open resistance at 1.3545 with bearish invalidation at 1.3688 Key support confluence at 1.3390/98 with a break lower exposing 1.3225 & 1.3110 Michael Boutros , Sr Technical Strategist with FOREX.com Follow Michael on MBForex @MBForex
EUR/CAD appears to be stuck in a narrow range after trading to a fresh yearly high (1.4939) in March, while USD/CAD stages a five-day rally as it extends the rebound from the monthly low (1.3407). Unlike March, USD/CAD and EUR/CAD may move in different directions as the correlation coefficient reflects an insignificant reading of +0.10. EUR/CAD Rate Outlook...