WTI Oil Daily Timeframe. The price of oil has been on a downward slide since topping at $126.35/bbl, pencilling in a series of lower lows and lower highs since March 2022. I did note that since the unit chalked up a lower low at $63.94 (4 May), a move which reaffirmed the market’s bearish bias,…
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On the technical side, the price on the cable chart has found resistance on the upper band of the Bollinger bands and has since corrected to the downside, with today's candlestick ticking to the upside at the time of this report. The 50 SMA has crossed is still trading well above the 100 SMA, indicating…
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GBP/USD: Downside Move Unsurprising GBP/USD initially rose following the announcement to increase the Bank Rate, though it failed to find acceptance north of the $1.26 level. Subsequent flow witnessed a one-sided decline unfold to $1.25 during US trading. The recent bout of selling should not have raised too many eyebrows, particularly for those who adopt…
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Market Reaction; Where Next for the Euro? The immediate aftermath of the US CPI release witnessed the EUR/USD catch a bid and eventually knock some of the wind out of the $1.10 handle: a clear-cut bull trap which likely ensnared breakout buyers and consumed several protective stops from those attempting to fade the psychological level.…
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EUR/USD Technical View The EUR/USD aggressively explored lower levels following the rate announcement. Leaving the underside of $1.11 unchallenged, downside pressure led H1 price action into a floor of bids around the $1.10 psychological figure. I am sure most would agree that the H1 chart is a bit of a mess; although we are rebounding…
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USD/JPY Direction Having noted price movement testing the mettle of weekly resistance at ¥137.23 and daily price on the verge of reclaiming space back under the 200-day simple moving average (aided by an RSI oversold signal), this appears to be a sellers’ market for the time being, at least technically speaking. While there is a…
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On the technical side the price on the fiber chart has found resistance on the upper band of the Bollinger bands and has since corrected to the downside. The 50 SMA has crossed above the 100 SMA indicating the bull movement is still strong while the Stochastic oscillator is not indicating any overbought or oversold…
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Meanwhile, Citigroup Inc., which also reported earnings on April 14, announced Q1 earnings of $1.86 per share, beating the broader market’s expectation of $1.66. Citigroup’s revenues also surprised to the upside, coming in at $21.44 billion for Q1 to analyst estimates of $17.91 billion. This represents a 12% improvement over last year’s figures. Both stocks…
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EUR/USD Technical View: The technical outlook for the EUR/USD is optimistic on the weekly chart, finding some comfort north of support at $1.0888. Technically speaking, the currency pair is in the early phase of an uptrend on the weekly after pencilling in a higher high at $1.1076 last week, which opens the gate for a…
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GBP/USD Currency Pair Projecting Further Upside Kicking things off with a look at where we are on the weekly scale, buyers appear reluctant to push beyond YTD tops. Still, the weekly chart demonstrates scope to approach as far north as resistance from $1.2767, a long-term horizontal base sharing chart space with a trendline resistance from…
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