The current channel is narrow with $1,770 and $1,800 remaining in view as likely boundaries. The bias for gold based on fundamentals seems to be towards buying unless the Fed is very hawkish on Wednesday, but TA remains noncommittal. All three moving averages are above the price and momentum upon emergence from oversold (based on…
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‘The likely scenario as of now seems to be a sideways trend over the next few weeks,’ said Michael Stark, an analyst at Exness: ‘There’s obviously very strong buying demand in the area around $65, while there’s no clear fundamental driver for the price to retest recent highs. Traders are now looking for significant confirmed…
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Even before large losses at the end of last week, it already seemed fairly unlikely that the cartel would significantly boost production. With most members seemingly content with prices of Brent around $75-85 and various countries including Japan having released their strategic reserves of crude, there had been no clear calls among OPEC for increasing…
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September and October’s large upward movement seemed to be somewhat excessive, with the consolidation ongoing, but more gains are likely based on TA. ¥90 is an important psychological area that might trigger a bounce, and the 50 SMA slightly above this could also function as a support. The 100 SMA seems to be about to…
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Looking at the chart, a breakout in either direction still doesn’t seem especially likely. The double top around Mex$20.85 last month and earlier this month would usually be seen as a sell signal, but the main support around Mex$19.70 is also strong given that it has remained unbroken since February 2020 despite repeated testing since…
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AUDUSD’s uptrend seems to be resuming at the time of writing on the daily chart considering highs on 3 September and 20 and 28 October. The 50 SMA from Bands is about to complete a golden cross above the 100 SMA, but the 200 SMA is still an important resistance which the price is currently…
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The clear target for old buyers is the 161.8% weekly Fibonacci extension just below $90. Finding an entry as a new buyer is likely to be difficult here, but a bounce seems possible from the 38.2% zone of the weekly Fibo fan and definitely from the psychological area around $80. Brent has been strongly overbought…
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The obvious near-term resistance here is the value area between the 100 and 200 SMAs. Whether this might be tested on Wednesday morning is likely to depend on how markets perceive the accompanying commentary from Dr Orr and other senior members of the RBNZ, not just whether the cash rate is hiked as expected. Lower…
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EUROPEAN SHARES European shares are extending yesterday’s gains amid a rising appetite for riskier assets ahead of the weekend. Even though the Delta variant keeps weighing on market sentiment in many regions like Asia, investors are optimistic about countries with more aggressive vaccination programs in place, such as Europe and the US. Apart from Madrid,…
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OIL WTI stabilized during early Thursday trading, following the gains of the previous two sessions. The situation in Asia, where demand for fuel is likely to be impacted by new restrictions on movement put in place in China, alongside yesterday’s request from US President Joe Biden calling on OPEC+ to increase output in order not…
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