The British pound has edged lower on Thursday. In the European session, GBP/USD is trading at 1.2655, down 0.20%.
What goes up must come down. That has the markets fretting ahead of the UK retail sales report on Friday. Retail sales growth was brisk in November, with an impressive gain of 1.3% m/m. This followed zero growth in October and marked the strongest...
USDCHF - 24h expiry
Levels close to the 38.2% pullback level of 0.8682 found sellers.
Rallies should be capped by yesterday's high.
Daily signals are mildly bearish.
Short term MACD is moving lower.
A higher correction is expected.
We look to Sell at 0.8685 (stop at 0.8715)
Our profit targets will be 0.8610 and 0.8580
Resistance: 0.8650 / 0.8685 /...
Gold - 24h expiry
Selling pressure dominated price action yesterday and we expect this to continue today.
We are trading at oversold extremes.
A higher correction is expected.
We therefore, prefer to fade into the rally with a tight stop in anticipation of a move back lower.
Further downside is expected although we prefer to sell into rallies close to the...
HK33HKD - 24h expiry
Previous support level of 16014 broken.
This is negative for sentiment and the downtrend has potential to return.
We look for a temporary move higher.
Preferred trade is to sell into rallies.
Further downside is expected although we prefer to sell into rallies close to the 16015 level.
We look to Sell at 16015 (stop at 16195)
Our...
US2000 - 24h expiry
Although the bears are in control, the stalling negative momentum indicates a turnaround is possible.
We are trading at oversold extremes.
This is positive for short term sentiment and we look to set longs at good risk/reward levels for a further correction higher.
Previous support located at 1924. Preferred trade is to buy on dips.
We...
NZDUSD - 24h expiry
Afternoon gains were sold into and follow through bearish momentum resulted in the market moving lower.
Further downside is expected.
Although we remain bearish overall, a correction is possible without impacting the trend lower.
Risk/Reward would be poor to call a sell from current levels.
A move through 0.6175 will confirm the bearish...
AUDJPY - 24h expiry
Reverse trend line support comes in at 97.00.
Further upside is expected.
RSI (relative strength indicator) is flat and reading close to 50 (mid-point) highlighting the fact that we are non- trending.
A move through 97.25 will confirm the bullish momentum.
The measured move target is 98.00.
We look to Buy at 97.00 (stop at 96.60)
Our...
The British pound has started the week with slight losses. In the European session, GBP/USD is trading at 1.2725, down 0.21%.
The UK will release employment data on Tuesday and the spotlight will be on wage growth. Over the past few months, wages have been falling and the Bank of England would like to see that trend continue as wages have been driving inflation....
EURNZD - Intraday
Risk/reward is ample to call a buy trade.
Intraday dips continue to attract buyers and there is no clear indication that this sequence for trading is coming to an end.
Our short term bias remains positive.
Mixed but positive price action has resulted in consecutive, narrow-ranged, sideways trading days.
Levels close to the 50% pullback...
The British pound is showing limited movement on Friday. In the European session, GBP/USD is trading at 1.2769, up 0.05%.
The British economy grew in November by 0.3% m/m, rebounding from a 0.3% decline in October and edging above the market estimate of 0.2%. This was the sharpest GDP growth since July and was driven by stronger activity in services, retail sales...
EURAUD - 24h expiry
There is no clear indication that the upward move is coming to an end.
Although we remain bullish overall, a correction is possible with plenty of room to move lower without impacting the trend higher.
The RSI is trending higher.
Risk/Reward would be poor to call a buy from current levels.
A move through 1.6450 will confirm the bullish...
The British pound is unchanged on Thursday, trading at 1.2741 in Europe. We could see some movement from the pound in the North American session following the release of the US inflation report. On Friday, the UK releases GDP, which is expected to show a 0.2% gain in November, after a 0.3% decline a month earlier.
US inflation fell dramatically in 2023 and we'll...
GER40 - 24h expiry
Short term bias has turned positive.
Levels close to the 50% pullback level of 16724 found buyers.
The primary trend remains bullish.
We look to buy dips.
Prices have reacted from 16444.
We look to Buy at 16725 (stop at 16645)
Our profit targets will be 16925 and 16985
Resistance: 16885 / 16962 / 17004
Support: 16790 / 16724 /...
NZDUSD - 24h expiry
Price action has continued to trend strongly lower and has stalled at the previous support near 0.6215.
Indecisive price action has resulted in sideways congestion on the intraday chart.
Risk/Reward would be poor to call a buy from current levels.
A move through 0.6250 will confirm the bullish momentum.
The measured move target is 0.6300.
...
The Japanese yen is down sharply on Wednesday. In the North American session, USD/JPY is trading at 145.74, up 0.86%.
Japan's wage growth was a major disappointment in November, with a meager gain of 0.2%. This follows the October reading of 1.5% which was also the estimate. This marked the lowest gain since December 2021. The weak wage data will support the Bank...
FR40EUR - 24h expiry
There is no clear indication that the downward move is coming to an end.
Risk/Reward would be poor to call a sell from current levels.
Short term RSI is moving lower.
A move through 7400 will confirm the bearish momentum.
The measured move target is 7350.
We look to Sell at 7450 (stop at 7490)
Our profit targets will be 7350 and 7330...
AU200AUD - 24h expiry
Buying pressure from 7494 resulted in prices rejecting the dip.
We are trading at oversold extremes.
This is positive for short term sentiment and we look to set longs at good risk/reward levels for a further correction higher.
We look for a temporary move lower.
Further upside is expected although we prefer to buy into dips close to the...
The Australian dollar is in negative territory on Tuesday. In the North American session, AUD/USD is trading at 0.6685, down 0.51%.
Australia's retail sales sparkled in November but the strong rebound wasn't reflected in the Australian dollar. Retail sales climbed 2.0% m/m in November, blowing past the estimate of 1.2% and recovering from a revised 0.4% decline...
