The New Zealand dollar has posted strong gains on Tuesday. In the European session, NZD/USD is trading at 0.5959, up 0.55%. On the data calendar, New Zealand retail sales are expected to decline by 2.6% q/q in the second quarter, compared to -1.4% in Q1. The New Zealand dollar has gone on a dreadful slide since mid-July, falling as much as 500 basis points during...
Alcohol consumption When averaged over two years, 2021-2022, 63% of U.S. adults aged 18 and older consumed alcohol. Gallup, Inc. indicates that "the drinking rate ticks up to 65% when narrowed to adults of legal drinking age" of 21. When segmented based on demographic characteristics: Eighty percent of adults, 18 and older, living in households with annual...
The British pound has extended its gains on Thursday. In the North American session, GBP/USD is trading at 1.2772, up 0.32%. The UK will wrap up a busy week with retail sales on Friday. The July report is expected to show a decline in consumer spending. Headline retail sales are expected to fall by 0.5% after a 0.7% gain in May and core retail sales are projected...
The British pound has posted considerable gains on Wednesday. In the North session, GBP/USD is trading at 1.2754, up 0.39%. The UK released the July inflation report today and the readings were a mixed bag. Headline CPI dropped to 6.8% y/y, a sharp drop from the 7.9% gain in June and matching the consensus estimate. The decline was certainly welcome news but the...
FOMC Minutes is coming today. Yesterday, EURUSD rose to 1,0952, but failed to continue and a drop ensued. Upon crossing below 1,0896, we expect the downside move to continue. The first support levels are at 1,0840 and 1,0785. A key resistance level is 1,0952.
Yesterday we saw another drop in the EURUSD. We will be watching for a possible reversal today. We expect news about USD at 15:30 Bulgarian time. On a new decline and leaving a tail below the previous bottom will be the first ground. A breakout of a peak will confirm the start of an uptrend.
The British pound is quiet at the start of the week. In the European session, GBP/USD is trading at 1.2701, up 0.05%. The UK releases key employment numbers on Tuesday and the data is expected to show that the UK labour market remains tight. The economy is expected to have created 50,000 jobs in the three months to June. That number is down from 125,000...
Upside: 4478 → 4500 → 4519 → 4542 → 4566 Downside 4459 → 4447 → 4422 → 4400 Technical Analysis: ES tested a breakdown of a Long GP from 4461-4470, but bounced to close the Friday down only -0.1%. We want to see if ES can hold above last week's lows, if not, I could see a test below in the 4447 area where we should start to see buyers come in. This area would be...
The Australian dollar has started the week with strong gains. In the European session, AUD/USD is trading at 0.6708, up 0.91%. The Aussie has rebounded after falling 1.25% last week. The Reserve Bank of Australia meets on Tuesday and is expected to maintain the cash rate at 4.10%. The past two rate meetings have been close calls and that could be the case at...
The Canadian dollar is trading quietly on Friday. In the European session, USD/CAD is trading at 1.3171, almost unchanged. It has been a busy week in the currency markets, with the US dollar rebounding and posting strong gains against the major currencies. The notable exception has been the Canadian dollar, which has held its own against the greenback this week....
Gold has been pushing upwards the past week, 1963 area seems to have formed a resistance of price. I have implemented kill zones into my strategy now. Also looking to sell from rejection of resistance, but, price could push through from CPI and Retail Sales news at 1:30pm GMT. Caution on USD and CAD pairs at this time.
The British pound has edged lower on Tuesday. In the North American session, GBP/USD is trading at 1.3038, down 0.27%. The UK is lagging behind other major economies in the fight to curb inflation. Will Wednesday's inflation report bring some good news? In May, CPI remained stuck at 8.7% y/y but is expected to ease to 8.2% in June. The core rate is expected to...
#XAUUSD price made a retraced back to 1959-1963 today which is now forming base on low volume, the price have pull back between trends and will still head down below 1956-1952 limit again but the price entry have hold much which is making the pair to bullish but now the charts is a retracment form. We may expect a correction bearish movement which can head more...
The rise in EURUSD continues and we are now very close to 1.1274. This is an important resistance level and we will watch how the price reacts when it is reached. There are no opportunities for new entries here this week. Today at 15:30 there is USD news that may have an impact! The resistance level along with the news is a good time to initiate a correction.
Last week's US Consumer Price Index (CPI) release of 3% (Forecast: 3.1% Previous: 4%) indicates that inflation growth has slowed significantly, likely due to the compounded effect of aggressive interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. This slowdown in inflation growth has also improved market sentiment that the Fed Funds Rate has reached its peak at 5.25%...
The Australian dollar is showing some movement right off the bat on Monday. AUD/USD fell as much as 70 pips in the Asian session but has recovered most of those losses. In the European session, AUD/USD is trading at 0.6657 down 0.03%. The Reserve Bank of Australia meets on Tuesday, and it's a coin-toss as to whether the central bank will raise rates for a third...
Hello Traders, price perfectly went with yesterday's prediction, tho entry was not precise but trade went well as you can see above. Today we have retail Sales releasing and also the US Crude Oil report with consensus that might not really be in favour of the United States or enough impact to help. The area marked in triangle is where I think price could change...
The market went with yesterday's prediction as seen on the chart above. Today we have the Retail Sales Report releasing with a consensus that indicates that more goods have been sold in favour of the Euro In about 5hrs. I think that price will fall a little bit in respect to the 1hr 200 EMA and start to rise again to hit around 1.07450 before falling...