Technical Analysis

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) is set to announce its interest rate decision in the upcoming trading session, with expectations leaning toward a 50 basis point rate cut, lowering the benchmark rate from 4.75% to 4.25%. The NZD/USD pair has been in a steady downtrend since late September, driven by expectations of further

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Not to jinx the market 16 minutes to the close but the Russell 2000 is on pace for a record close. Currently the price is at 2451.64 up 45.97 points or 1.91%. The all-time high close going back to November 5, 2021 is at 2442.74. So there’s a 9-point cushion between now and the 4

Fundamental Overview Copper continues to have a hard time as the market demands more stimulus from the Chinese officials to stimulate growth more strongly. Copper has been tightly correlated to the Chinese stock market in recent years which just shows the strong dependence of the commodity to the Chinese economy. That should not be surprising

The AUDUSD opened the week below a swing area between 0.6471 and 0.6479. On Monday the price moved above that area and stayed above it for the rest the week. In trading today, the low price move down to test a low of that swing area but found willing sellers. The price has since rotated

The USD/JPY pair moved lower in the early Asian session but found support once again near the rising 100-bar moving average on the 4-hour chart, currently at 153.944. This level, which also held yesterday and prompted a bounce, remains a key technical support. Staying above this moving average maintains a bullish bias, while a break

The EUR/USD pair continued its downward trend today, extending a week-long selloff as bearish momentum carried the price through key technical levels. Weak European flash PMI data and concerns from ECB officials over growth and inflation pressured the euro, while stronger-than-expected US PMI data (offset slightly by weaker University of Michigan data) provided support for

The major European indices are closing the day higher despite what was weak flash European PMI data for both manufacturing and service. The final numbers are showing: German DAX +0.89% France’s CAC +0.58% UK’s FTSE 100 +1.38% Spain’s Ibex +0.39% Italy’s FTSE MIB +0.60% For the trading week indices are mixed with France and Italy

The USD/CHF pair, after trading within a range of 0.8400 to 0.8550 through late August and October, transitioned from consolidation into a trending phase. This shift began as prices broke through key levels in a step-by-step manner, marking the transition from non-trend to trend. Last week, the price moved above the 50% midpoint of the

Fundamental Overview Overall, we’ve seen a rangebound price action in the US Dollar this week as the market’s pricing remained largely unchanged due to the lack of catalysts at three rate cuts by the end of 2025. This morning, we saw some strong bids in the greenback entirely due to the weak Eurozone PMIs as

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Fundamental Overview The US Dollar continues to consolidate despite the higher-than-expected inflation figures and a less dovish Powell last week. The market’s pricing remained largely unchanged at three rate cuts by the end of 2025. This is generally a signal that the market is fine with the current pricing, and we would need stronger reasons

The USDJPY, GBPUSD and the USDCHF have each seen up and down action today. For the USDJPY and GBPUSD, the price action traded above and below the 100 hour MA. Both also used that MA as either support (for the USDJPY) or resistance (for the GBPUSD). That helps to increase the MAs importance going forward

Fundamental Overview The US Dollar continues to consolidate despite the higher-than-expected inflation figures and a less dovish Powell last week. The market’s pricing remained largely unchanged at three rate cuts by the end of 2025. This might be a signal that the market is now fine with the current pricing, and we will need stronger

The AUDUSD moved lower earlier in the day and that move to the downside tested a swing area between 0.6471 and 0.6479. The low price for the day reached 0.6481 before bouncing back to the upside. The move to the upside did extend back above a swing area going back to mid July between 0.6505

Fundamental Overview Last week, despite the higher-than-expected inflation figures and a less dovish Powell, the US Dollar couldn’t extend the gains. The market’s pricing remained largely unchanged at three rate cuts by the end of 2025. This might be a signal that the market is now fine with the current pricing, and we will need

The AUDUSD – like other pairs vs the USD today – has moved sharply lower over the last 6 /7 trading days, over that period, the high price on November 7 reached 0.6687. The low price on Thursday last week reached 0.64402. At the high, the price stalled just ahead of the 100 day MA.

Fundamental Overview Last week, despite the higher-than-expected inflation figures and a less dovish Powell, the US Dollar couldn’t extend the gains. The market’s pricing remained largely unchanged at three rate cuts by the end of 2025. This might be a signal that the market is now fine with the current pricing, and we will need