Technical Analysis

As anxiety in the markets rise going into the last few hours of trading, what has the move higher US yields, the decline in stocks, the rise in oil, and the concerns about Israel, leadership in Washington, and the Fed Chair Powell speech tomorrow done to the price action in the 3 major currency pairs?

NASDAQ index tests a key cluster of support The NASDAQ index is the worst performer of the major indices with a decline of now over 1%. The move to the downside has now taken the price to a key support area. That support area is defined by the: 100 hour moving average at 13379.32 (see

As US yields rise, the 2-year yield is up by 12 basis points at 5.218%, and the 10-year yield is up by 13.7 basis points at 4.846%, both on track to close at their highest levels since 2007. Despite the USDJPY’s recent upward movement, traders appear hesitant to approach the 150.00 level. The currency pair

The AUDUSD initially moved higher during the Asian and European trading sessions but encountered resistance at its 200-hour moving average and the 50% midpoint of last week’s trading range, around the 0.6366 level. This resistance zone was tested twice. Later, during the early North American session, US retail sales data pushed the price lower, testing

As the day moves toward the close in the North American session, and traders look toward the start of the Asia-Pacific session, both the EURUSD and the GBPUSD are moving above their 200-hour moving averages. Not far away are the 38.2% retracement and 100-hour moving averages for each. So both pairs are looking toward that

The USDCAD has moved modestly lower to start the trading week, and in the process is testing a swing area on the 4-hour chart between 1.3600 and 1.36125. Also, on the way on the downside is the rising 100-hour moving average at 1.3597, and its 200-bar moving average at 1.3576. Recall that the 200-bar moving

NZD/USD has popped a few points in the early hours here on Monday with only New Zealand markets underway: The marking higher of the kiwi $ is a market dynamics move rather than an important shift in fundamentals. If you think the new government will solve all the problems the NZ economy is facing and

GBPJPY tests/breaks below 100 day MA Looking at the daily chart, the 100 day moving average currently comes in at 181.64. The price has just dipped below that level and currently trades at 181.57. Admittedly, earlier this month, the price fell below the moving average level for the 1st time since March 2023, but could

Crude oil prices surge today The price of WTI crude oil is extending above the $87 level to a high of $87.37. Oil prices have surged today following the U.S.’s enhancement of sanctions against Russian crude exports, amplifying supply anxieties in an already constrained market. The U.S. targeted tankers carrying Russian oil priced above the

The GBPUSD is trading to a new low for the day and the week, and in the process is in closer to a swing area between 1.2105 and 1.2111. Moving below that level and the 38.2% retracement of the move up from the September 2022 low comes into focus at 1.2076 followed by the low

In this video, I outline the key technical levels in play for the EURUSD as we end one week, and look to the next. The bias is more to the downside, thanks to a run higher in the USD on Thursday in Friday. Today, the price moved into a swing area between 1.0483 and 1.0500.

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The US CPI data this morning pushed the dollar higher, AND now the crummy 30-year bond auction has exasperated the push higher in the greenback sending major currency pairs against the US dollar through technical levels in the process. Bond yields are higher. Stocks are lower. In this video, I look at some of the

Kickstart your forex trading on October 12 with a technical look at the technicals driving the EURUSD, USDJPY and GBPUSD. EURUSD: The EURUSD has moved lower after the stronger-than-expected CPI data and in the process the price move below its 100-hour moving average at 1.0585. The price did stall at the broken 38.2% retracement of

The price of WTI crude futures are settling at $83.49. That’s down $-2.48 or -2.88%. The low price today reached $83.17. The high price was at $86.48. Crude all tests key swing area Technically looking at the daily chart above, the price moved back into a key swing area between $82.35 and $83.32. However, the

Kickstart your forex trading with a technical look at the technicals driving the EURUSD, USDJPY and GBPUSD. EURUSD: The EURUSD traded up and down in the Asian and European morning session and then moved lower after the insured expected PPI. Over the price has rebounded since then and currently trades just below the 50% midpoint

USDJPY trades back below the 100 hour MA. Bearish. The USDJPY moved higher into the US session today, and in the process moved between the 100-hour MA (blue line at 148.83) and the 200-hour MA (green line at 149.129). The high price reached 149.09 which was just above the broken 38.2% at 149.069. The inability

The strongest to the weakest of the major currencies The EUR is the strongest and the JPY is the weakest as the North American session begins. The USD is mixed with the USDJPY the biggest mover vs the greenback (+0.40%). The USD is lower vs the EUR and the GBP to start the US trading