Gold picks up steam towards a key resistance region ahead of US Independence day Short-term bias is positive, but an extension above 2,352 is necessary ISM services PMI, ADP employment, FOMC meeting minutes on the agenda Gold bulls…
The Australian dollar is drifting on Wednesday. AUD/USD is trading at 0.6674 in the European session, up 0.11% on the day. Australian retail sales climb 0.6% Australian consumers have been counting their pennies and reducing discretionary…
EURUSD regained traction on Wednesday after moving within wide swings but without direction in past two days. Fresh strength looks for retest of pivotal barriers at 1.0768/71 (55DMA/daily cloud base), which capped Monday’s attack.…
Cable advances for the second consecutive day, underpinned by better than expected UK services PMI (dominant sector of the economy) released earlier today. Fresh bulls cracked psychological 1.2700 barrier and nearby pivotal Fibo resistance…
AUD/USD has climbed to 0.6676 yet remains in a “sideways” pattern, indicating a lack of clear directional momentum in the market. The Australian dollar’s appreciation is linked to a softening in the US dollar’s stance, influenced by…
Eurozone PPI fell -0.2% mom, -4.2% yoy in May, versus expectation of 0.0% mom, -4.1% yoy. For the month, industrial producer prices increased by 0.1% for intermediate goods, 0.1% for capital goods, and 0.1% for non-durable consumer goods.…
Gold price rose during early trading on Wednesday, after being stuck within a narrow congestion in past three days. Fresh strength hit the highest in almost two weeks, though the wider picture shows the price moving within larger range (…
Market picture The pressure on the crypto has been more sustained than on the stocks. Over the past 24 hours, the total crypto cap has fallen by 2.6%, with most of the downward momentum starting in the US session. The stock market, on the…
UK PMI Services index was finalized at 52.1 in June, down from May’s 52.9, marking the slowest growth rate since November of last year. PMI Composite also fell to 52.3, from the previous month’s 53.0, a six-month low. Joe Hayes, Principal…
In June, Eurozone PMI Services index was finalized at 52.8, slightly down from May’s 53.2. PMI Composite also dropped, finalizing at 50.9 compared to the previous month’s 52.2. The countries ranked by Composite PMI Output Index are as…
As shown by the daily XAU/USD chart: → Since November 2022, the price has been moving in an upward channel, marked in orange; → Since the start of 2024, the price has risen by approximately 12.5%. What are the gold price forecasts for the…
As shown by the daily chart of the S&P 500 (US SPX 500 mini on FXOpen): → Since the beginning of 2023, the price has been moving in an upward blue channel. To date, the increase has been over 42%; → Since the start of 2024, the price has…
NZDUSD is in a steady decline since early June Completion of golden cross fails to trigger a recovery Oscillators are tilted to the bearish side NZDUSD had been in an aggressive uptrend following its 2024 bottom of 0.5851 in mid-April,…
Cable is turning south for the last few weeks, as price stopped at the trendline connected from 2023 high so we certainly should not be surprised by current retracement. Break below the channel support also confirms a corrective phase for…
USDJPY continues its ascending move Technical oscillators still ticking up USDJPY is creating higher highs, unlocking a fresh 38-year high of 161.92 earlier in the day. The rebound off 154.50 is still in progress, while the technical…
Daily Pivots: (S1) 1.0721; (P) 1.0735; (R1) 1.0760; More…. Intraday bias in EUR/USD remains neutral for the moment. On the upside, firm break of 55 D EMA (now at 1.0772) will argue that pull back from 1.0915 has completed. Further rise…
Daily Pivots: (S1) 161.22; (P) 161.52; (R1) 161.76; More… USD/JPY’s rally continues today despite some loss of upside momentum. Intraday bias stays on the upside at this point. Current up trend should target 61.8% projection of 146.47 to…
Daily Pivots: (S1) 1.2638; (P) 1.2663; (R1) 1.2710; More… Intraday bias in GBP/USD stays neutral for the moment as range trading continues. On the upside, firm break of 1.2705 resistance will argue that pull back from 1.2859 has completed,…
Daily Pivots: (S1) 0.9026; (P) 0.9038; (R1) 0.9052; More… Intraday bias in USD/CHF remains on the upside as rise from 0.8825 is in progress. Fall from 0.9223 might have completed as a three-wave corrective move to 0.8825. Sustained trading…
Daily Pivots: (S1) 0.6644; (P) 0.6657; (R1) 0.6681; More... Intraday bias in AUD/USD remains neutral as sideway consolidation from 0.6713 is still extending. Further rally is in favor with 0.6578 cluster support (38.2% retracement of 0…
Daily Pivots: (S1) 1.3646; (P) 1.3701; (R1) 1.3735; More… Range trading continues in USD/CAD and intraday bias remains neutral. Consolidation from 1.3845 could extend further. While another fall could be seen, downside should be contained…
Daily Pivots: (S1) 0.8459; (P) 0.8478; (R1) 0.8489; More… Intraday bias in EUR/GBP is turned neutral again with current retreat. On the upside, sustained trading above 55 D EMA (now at 0.8501) will extend the rise from 0.8396 short term…
Daily Pivots: (S1) 1.6083; (P) 1.6131; (R1) 1.6166; More… EUR/AUD is still extending the consolidation from 1.5996 and intraday bias remains neutral. With 1.6211 support turned resistance intact, outlook remains bearish. On the downside,…
Daily Pivots: (S1) 0.9692; (P) 0.9703; (R1) 0.9726; More…. Intraday bias in EUR/CHF stays on the upside at this point. Fall from 0.9928 could have completed at 0.9476, probably as a corrective move. Further rise would be seen for retesting…
Daily Pivots: (S1) 173.19; (P) 173.41; (R1) 173.73; More… EUR/JPY’s rally continues today and intraday bias stays on the upside. Current up trend should target 100% projection of 164.01 to 170.87 from 167.52 at 174.38. On the downside,…
Markets Markets took it slow yesterday. Neither consensus-matching European CPI (0.2% m/m, 2.5% y/y) nor the policy panel at Sintra featuring ECB president Lagarde and Fed chair Powell really moved the needle. The latter said that…
Federal Reserve (Fed) President Jerome Powell said that the Fed has made ‘quite a bit of progress’ on inflation and investors didn’t need more to jump back on the back of a bull. The S&P500 closed at a record high again, while Nasdaq 100…
Daily Pivots: (S1) 204.18; (P) 204.53; (R1) 205.17; More… GBP/JPY’s rally continues today and intraday bias stays on the upside. Current up trend should target 100% projection of 191.34 to 200.72 from 197.18 at 206.56 next. On the downside…
Yen’s renewed selloff captured some attention in the otherwise subdued Asian session today. With no new comments from Japanese authorities, market participants are left to speculate on when and where the next intervention might occur. A…
China’s Caixin PMI Services fell sharply to 51.2 in June, down from 54.0 in May, significantly below expectations of 53.4. This marks the lowest reading since October 2023 but remains in expansionary territory for the 18th consecutive…