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BOC Optimism and Firmer WTI Boosts CAD | CAD/JPY, WTI
05 Dec 2019 @ 19:36
BOC Optimism and Firmer WTI Boosts CAD | CAD/JPY, WTI BOC held rates as expected, although their statement was optimistic enough to send the Canadian dollar sharply higher. The statement was indeed one of optimism, although not hawkish as there is clearly no bias to raise rates. But with a relatively high OCR of 1.75%, it […]
RBA Hold Rates, Yet Could ‘Ease' Their Way Into 2020
03 Dec 2019 @ 19:52
RBA Hold Rates, Yet Could ‘Ease’ Their Way Into 2020 In the final meeting of the year, RBA decided to keep rates on hold 0.75%, whilst keeping the door open for further cuts. What made this meeting more interesting was that it followed on from Lowe’s highly anticipated speech last week, title “Unconventional Monetary Policy: […]
Risk-On Start To The Week On Firmer China PMI Reads
02 Dec 2019 @ 20:30
The week began with an element of risk on thanks for positive Chinese data over the weekend. China’s manufacturing PMI expanded in November to break a 7-months stretch of contraction according to China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). At 50.2, it’s the highest read since March and backed up by new orders expanding to 51.3. […]
GBPUSD Price: Following Recouping From The Low, British Pound Anticipates Upward Momentum
02 Dec 2019 @ 15:33
GBPUSD Price Analysis – December 1 The pound had a positive prior week as traders anticipate to build the scenario for buyers to step in, and now it seems likely to continue on the upside. If we can exceed the crucial level on the level at 1.3012, it is likely that the pound sterling takes […]
USDCHF: Upside Momentum Attempt At Parity Losses Steam, Running Into Sellers
27 Nov 2019 @ 04:34
USDCHF Price Analysis – November 26 The USDCHF reached a new daily high of the level at 0.9987 at the start of the European session but failed to maintain momentum as investors refrained from taking important positions pending further developments on the trade dispute between the United States and China. At the time of writing, […]
Bitcoin SV Makes Upward Corrections But Struggles To Push Price Above $110
27 Nov 2019 @ 04:29
Key Resistance levels: $220, $240, $260 Key Support Levels: $160, $140,$120 BSV/USD Long-term Trend: Bullish Bitcoin SV is making a surprising upward move after surviving a downtrend from the overhead resistance at $150. The coin fell to a low of $92 and commenced a bullish move. The price upward move can be sustained if the […]
USD/CHF Hesitates Below Parity (A Level Undefeated Since May)
26 Nov 2019 @ 19:51
USD/CHF Hesitates Below Parity (A Level Undefeated Since May) USD/CHF is approaching parity, a level which is clearly on the radar for market participants. Despite several failed attempts, USD/CHF has not closed above parity since May 2019. We could quibble over the fact that it opened above 1.0000 by a whisker on the 19th of June, yet […]
EURUSD: Dollar Gains as PMIs Show US Economic Momentum Speeds Up
25 Nov 2019 @ 20:18
The EURUSD slid firmly lower as last trading week was about to end, as the combination of a robust US Manufacturing Markit PMIs, and a better than expected Michigan consumer sentiment index send the Dollar higher. Dollar buyers have now dominion over the EURUSD pair, and the downtrend in the pair will remain intact as […]
Poloz Strengthens The Canadian Dollar With His Neutral Stance | EUR/CAD, CAD/JPY
22 Nov 2019 @ 19:25
Poloz Strengthens The Canadian Dollar With His Neutral Stance | EUR/CAD, CAD/JPY Failing to back up his colleague, CAD bears closed out after Poloz gave his neutral stance. Given the dovish remarks by BOC’s Deputy Governor Wilkins earlier in the week, all Poloz had to do was vaguely back them and we’d have likely seen a much weaker Canadian dollar. […]
Yen Pairs Test Key Support Whilst ‘Phase One’ Sits On A Knife's Edge
21 Nov 2019 @ 19:14
Yen Pairs Test Key Support Whilst ‘Phase One’ Sits On A Knife’s Edge Whilst the constant stream of hot and cold trade headlines risk trade-tease fatigue among market participants (for which I am guilty as charged…) it’s possible we’re at an inflection point which could impact risk sentiment, one way or another. A phase one […]
