The Canadian dollar can’t find its footing and is trading at nine-week low against the US dollar. In the North American session, USD/CAD is trading at 1.3792 at the time of writing, up 0.21%. The Canadian dollar has recorded eight straight losing sessions and is down 1.9% in October.
The week ended on a high note, as Canada’s employment growth jumped by 46.7...
DE30EUR - 24H EXPIRY
Our short term bias remains positive.
Intraday dips continue to attract buyers and there is no clear indication that this sequence for trading is coming to an end.
Previous resistance at 19300 now becomes support.
We look to buy dips.
Price action continues to trade around the all-time highs.
- We look to Buy at 19305 (stop at 19205)...
The British pound is showing little movement on Friday in what has been a very quiet week for the currency. In the European session, GBP/USD is trading at 1.3071, up 0.10% on the day and its lowest level.
The UK economy showed slight improvement in August with a 0.2% m/m gain, after no growth in both June and July. This was in line with expectations and the...
The euro is lower on Thursday. In the North American session, EUR/USD is trading at 1.0908, down 0.28%.
The German economy has been struggling but there was positive news as German retail sales rose 1.6% in August and 1.5% in July, after declines of 1.1% in June and 1.4% in May. The four monthly releases were all published today due to a technical problem in...
USDCHF - 24h expiry
Our short term bias remains positive.
Intraday dips continue to attract buyers and there is no clear indication that this sequence for trading is coming to an end.
We look for a temporary move lower.
We look to buy at current market price.
20 4hour EMA is at 0.8574.
Our profit targets will be 0.8630 and 0.8645
We look to Buy at 0.8575...
The New Zealand dollar is sharply lower on Wednesday. NZD/USD is trading at 0.6079 in the European session, down 0.96% on the day.
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand lowered the cash rate by 50 basis points on Wednesday to 4.75%. The RBNZ cut rates by 25-bps in August, the first rate cut in over four years. The jumbo rate cut had been priced in by the markets but...
EURAUD - 24h expiry
The medium term bias remains bullish.
Price action looks to be forming a bottom.
Preferred trade is to buy on dips.
Bespoke support is located at 1.6235.
The sequence for trading is higher highs and lows.
We look to Buy at 1.6235 (stop at 1.6185)
Our profit targets will be 1.6355 and 1.6385
Resistance: 1.6350 / 1.6440 /...
NIK225 - 24h expiry
We are trading at overbought extremes.
This is negative for short term sentiment and we look to set shorts at good risk/reward levels for a further correction lower.
Preferred trade is to sell into rallies.
Previous resistance located at 40008.
Although the anticipated move lower is corrective, it does offer ample risk/reward today.
We...
The New Zealand dollar is down for a sixth straight day and has fallen 3.6% during that time. NZD has stabilized on Tuesday and is trading at 0.6120 in the North American session, down 0.07% on the day.
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand meets on Wednesday and is widely expected to a cut rates, but by how much? The markets have priced in an oversize rate cut of 50...
The yen has stabilized after massive losses last week. In the North American session, the USD/JPY is trading at 148.03 at the time of writing, up 0.45%.
The yen is coming off a spectacularly bad week with a 4.5% decline. This marked the yen’s worst week since 2020, during the covid pandemic. The sharp decline was driven by the political drama in Japan, which...
NZDUSD - 24h expiry
There is no clear indication that the downward move is coming to an end.
Further downside is expected.
Risk/Reward would be poor to call a sell from current levels.
A move through 0.6120 will confirm the bearish momentum.
The measured move target is 0.6090.
We look to Sell at 0.6160 (stop at 0.6184)
Our profit targets will be 0.6100 and...
XAUUSD - 24h expiry
Although the bulls are in control, the stalling positive momentum indicates a turnaround is possible.
We are trading at overbought extremes.
A higher correction is expected.
Preferred trade is to sell into rallies.
Bespoke resistance is located at 2660.
We look to Sell at 2662.2 (stop at 2678.2)
Our profit targets will be 2622.2 and...
NZDUSD - 24h expiry
Price action looks to be forming a top.
Further downside is expected.
Short term RSI is moving lower.
Risk/Reward would be poor to call a sell from current levels.
A move through 0.6200 will confirm the bearish momentum.
We look to Sell at 0.6240 (stop at 0.6270)
Our profit targets will be 0.6180 and 0.6175
Resistance: 0.6225 / 0.6240...
EURAUD - 24h expiry
There is no clear indication that the downward move is coming to an end.
Although we remain bearish overall, a correction is possible without impacting the trend lower.
Risk/Reward would be poor to call a sell from current levels.
A move through 1.6025 will confirm the bearish momentum.
The measured move target is 1.5975.
We look to Sell...
USDCHF - 24h expiry
Price action continued to range between key support & resistance (0.8400 - 0.8540) although we expect a break of this range soon.
The bias is to break to the downside.
We look for a temporary move higher.
Preferred trade is to sell into rallies.
Early optimism is likely to lead to gains although extended attempts higher are expected to...
The yen is sharply lower on Wednesday. In the European session, the USD/JPY is trading at 144.82 at the time of writing, up 0.89%.
In Japan, the dust is yet to settle on the political drama. On Tuesday, the new Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishiba, appointed Katsunobu Kato as finance minister. Kato is a supporter of “Abenomics” which advocates monetary easing. This...
NZDUSD - 24h expiry
Price action looks to be forming a top.
Short term RSI is moving lower.
Further downside is expected.
Risk/Reward would be poor to call a sell from current levels.
A move through 0.6275 will confirm the bearish momentum.
We look to Sell at 0.6300 (stop at 0.6330)
Our profit targets will be 0.6220 and 0.6205
Resistance: 0.6300 / 0.6315...
The euro continues to lose ground and is trading at 1.1080 in the North American session, down 0.49% on the day. The euro is down for a third consecutive day and has declined 0.9% during that time.
Eurozone inflation eased to 1.8% y/y in September, down from 2.2% in August and below the market estimate of 1.9%. This was the lowest rate since April 2021 and below...
