EURUSD tests the broken 38.2% retracement The EURUSD has now retraced all of its earlier gains and now trades lower on the day. The price is currently retesting it’s broken 38.2% retracement of the move up from the August 20 low at 1.18148. A move below that level will have traders looking toward the lows for
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The lows today tested the low prices for the week the price of WTI crude oil has run the gamut of the weeks highs and lows in it trading range today. Earlier in the day, the price tested the lows for the week near the $67.56 level. The low price today reached $67.68. The high
NASDAQ index trading to a new session low The US stocks have heading lower. The NASDAQ index is now trading at new session lows down about -60 points or -0.39% at 15187.40. The Dow is down -146 points or -0.42% at 34731. The S&P index is down -16.75 points or -0.37% at 4476.43. Both the
NASDAQ is now down -125 points or -0.82%. As the stocks move toward the close for the week, the selling is intensifying. NASDAQ index is down -122 points or -0.8%. The S&P index is down -30.38 points at 4462 and has cracked back below its 200 hour moving average at 4470.48 The Dow industrial average
The stocks close at session lows The major stock indices are closing lower for the day. The Dow and S&P fell for the fifth consecutive day. That is the longest losing streak since February. The NASDAQ index is closing lower for the third consecutive day. The major indices close lower this week. The final numbers are showing: Dow industrial average fell 271.66
The 100 hour moving average and 200 day moving average are convergent 0.7114 The NZDUSD has been rotating back to the downside after an attempt to get above Tuesday’s high at 0.71523 failed. The pair was higher earlier in the day as stocks opened with solid gains, but those gains were eroded and the prices started to move back down. The pairs
NASDAQ down for the second consecutive day The US major indices are all closing lower with the Dow and S&P down for the fourth straight trading day. The NASDAQ has been down for two consecutive days A look at the closing levels shows: Dow industrial average fell -150.84 points or -0.43% at 34880.23. The low
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The dollar bid is in flux The abrupt reversal in the US dollar today likely has market participants feeling off balance. In addition, US 10-year yields looked to be breaking higher yesterday only to give it all back and more today. The setup going into tomorrow is uncertain. On the charts, there are a series
German DAX, -1.4% The major European indices are ending the session with the client across the board. The provisional closes are showing: German Dax -1.4% France’s CAC, -0.8% UK’s FTSE 100, -0.7% Spain’s Ibex, -0.44% Italy’s FTSE MIB, -0.6% In other markets as European/London traders look to exit: Spot gold the is trading down $-2.46 or -0.14%
Mixed results for the major indices The NASDAQ index closed at another record high. The S&P and Dow industrial average did not fare as well. Each closed lower with the Dow industrial average the worst performer of the 3 major indices. The final numbers are showing: Dow industrial average fell -269.11 points or -0.76% at 35100 S&P index fell -15.4 points or -0.34%
10 year yield moves to a high of 1.385% The USD has moved to a new intraday high versus all the major currencies. The greenback is following the rise in the US rates with the 10 year yield moving up to a high of 1.385%. That is the highest level since July 14. The USD is the strongest of
Dollar slightly ahead but ranges are still relatively narrow The greenback is recouping some losses from Friday to start the new week but so far the moves in the major currencies space are still rather unexceptional. The antipodeans are the notable laggards for now but AUD/USD is keeping within a 30 pips range and is
Oil still down by a little over 1% on the day so far Eamonn had the story earlier today here. The news is supposedly weighing on oil prices to start the week but I would also argue that is does have some technical undercurrent to it. The climb towards the end of last week stalled
200 day MA at 1.25326 The USDCAD yesterday moved up to test its falling 200 hour moving average (green line). Sellers leaned against that level and in doing so kept the sellers in control. The price ultimately fell below the recent swing lows down to 1.2568. Today, the pair took a another step with a fall below its 200 day
100 hour MA and swing level at 130.169 The EURJPY has been marching higher since bottoming on August 20. The price had been up for 9 of the last 10 trading days coming into today. The price is currently lower after a double top near 130.736. The subsequent fall took the price below a swing area defined from highs on Wednesday, a few lows
Retraced the entire August move to the downside now The AUDUSD has risen 48 Alaska trading days. Over that time period, the move down in the month of August from 0.74259 to 0.71059 has been completely retraced (and then some). The price action today has taken the price above the August 5 high at 0.74259. Once broken, the price has
USD falls the most vs the NZD The USD fell versus all the major currencies is weeks with the exception of one…the CHF. The US dollar fell the most versus the NZD and AUD as those currencies benefited from risk on sentiment, somewhat improving China and expectations that as Covid spread slows, central banks would start to look toward reversing some of