Currency

The EUR/JPY went upwards by 230 pips last week, closing above the demand zone at 115.00 on Friday. There is now a Bullish Confirmation Pattern in the 4-hour chart, and the last candlestick on Friday reveals that bulls are still willing to push price further upwards this week. Therefore, the supply levels at 115.50, 116.00 […]

Here’s the market outlook for the week: EURUSD Dominant bias: Bearish This pair moved sideways last week, and then traded upwards on Friday. However, that was not significant enough to result in any bullish signal. The bias on the market remains bearish, and what happened on Friday could turn out to be a short-selling opportunity. […]

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The pound has managed to recover most of its losses in trading yesterday in the aftermath of Bank of England Governor Mark Carney’s unusually hawkish speech that calmed market fears. A statement earlier in the week by Chancellor Hammond, hinting that the economic prosperity of the UK will not be given preferential treatment in Brexit […]

After a period of respite the pound suffered another trip lower in trading yesterday. The downturn came shortly before Bank of England governor Mark Carney’s speech to the House of Lords and the likely cause was down to comments from Chancellor Philip Hammond. Mark Carney’s speech itself did not contain any fireworks and the market […]

Genel Energy Shares (LSE:GENL) are currently indecisive. The market has been in a kind of consolidation since August, following the bearish run that was witnessed in July 2016. Price currently hovers between the upper and lower Trendlines. Though price has gapped downwards recently, but the gap would soon be filled. The extant gap has pushed […]

The EUR/USD was able to go downwards by more than 100 pips last week. Since October 10, 2016, price has gone down by over 300 pips. The outlook on the market, as well as other EUR pairs, is bearish for this week. Therefore, we may witness a slow and steady bearish movement that would take […]

Here’s the market outlook for the week: EURUSD Dominant bias: Bearish EURUSD dropped by over 100 pips last week. Price has dropped by more than 300 pips since October 10, resulting in a Bearish Confirmation Pattern in the market. The outlook on EURUSD (and other EUR pairs) is bearish for this week. Therefore, slow and […]

In trading we have a concept known as alpha – that is the measure of skill we bring to the investment process as measured by comparison to a given benchmark. Traditionally we think of generating alpha via our instrument selection or timing. The aim of being a trend follower or momentum trader is to buy […]

The EUR/USD went down by 220 pips last week, closing below the resistance line at 1.1000. There is a strong Bearish Confirmation Pattern in the 4-hour chart, which means further bearish movement is expected this week, and that could take price towards the support lines at 1.0950 and 1.0000. However, it is unlikely that the […]