EUR/USD: will bulls find happiness in the north?
12/2/2016
On the EUR/USD daily chart, a break of resistance at 1.066 initiated a corrective movement towards the 1.077 level (78.6% Fibonacci from XA wave in "Crab" pattern) and higher. The outlook for this pair is still "bearish", so, pullbacks...
AUD/USD: bears are going to attack
12/2/2016
On the AUD/USD daily chart, the expanding wedge pattern has been fulfilled. Rollback from 0.749 (38.2% Fibo from CD-wave) allowed opening short positions. At the present moment, there is a resistance near this mark. The "bearish" trend might...
Morning brief for December 2, 2016
12/2/2016
EUR/USD edged up 1.0687 in the course of the session putting it on track for 0.9% increase this week. The yield on German had the biggest jump in a year after it was reported by Reuters that the ECB will extend its bond purchases program beyond March...
EUR/USD & US NFP November: will the number invalidate the recent bottom?
12/2/2016
Today at 12:30 GMT will be released the latest US NFP data of the year, as November’s number can help to fuel expectations on a Fed interest rate’s hike in the next meeting (December). Latest Nonfarm Payrolls...
CAD/JPY reversed from pivotal support level 83.00
11/30/2016
CAD/JPY reversed from pivotal support level 83.00
Next buy target - 86.00
CAD/JPY has been rising in the last few trading sessions – following the earlier upward reversal from the pivotal support level 83.00 (previous resistance level...
CHF/JPY reversed from support level 110.00
11/30/2016
CHF/JPY reversed from support level 110.00
Next buy target – 112.30
CHF/JPY recently reversed up from the support zone surrounding the support level 110.00 (former resistance level from June). The upward reversal from this support level...
EUR/USD: two wedges in a row
11/30/2016
We’ve got wave 2, which is taking place between the -2/8 and 0/8 Murrey Math Levels (P=200). The nearest intraday target for wave [c] is 0/8 MM Level. If we see a pullback from this line, there’ll be an opportunity to have another decline.
There’s a...
The Elliott Wave principle
11/30/2016
Perhaps every trader heard the name of Ralph Nelson Elliott, the creator of the Elliott wave trading principle. He was a professional accountant, although I jokingly call him a “financial markets’ personal psychiatrist.” You might ask why? Because his...
USD/JPY: "Inverted Hammer" pushing price higher
11/30/2016
The 21 Moving Average acted as a support, so the price found a lodgement above the nearest “Window”. Therefore, the market is likely going to test the closest resistance once again. As we can see on the Daily chart, today’s candle is...
EUR/USD: bullish "Engulfing"
11/30/2016
There’s a resistance by the 34 Moving Average. However, the market is likely going to test the next resistance level, which could bring a new bearish pattern afterwards. As we can see on the Daily chart, we’ve got a “High Wave”, but this pattern hasn’t...
Key option levels for Wednesday, November 30th
11/30/2016
EUR/USD
Main trend Short-term period Medium-term period
Neutral Neutral
Changes in the open interest - 1 750 ? + 13 843 ?
Closest resistance levels 1.0664; 1.0685; 1.0706; 1.0739
Closest support levels 1.0630...
GBP/USD: "V-Top" at the local high
11/30/2016
There’s a flat, which is taking place along the Moving Averages. Therefore, the price is likely going to test the nearest support area at 1.2439 – 1.2379. If bears be stopped here, there’ll be an option to have a correction towards a resistance at...
EUR/USD: "Double Bottom" led to upward movement
11/30/2016
The price is consolidating under the 34 Moving Average. Therefore, the market is likely going to decline towards the nearest support at 1.0617 – 1.0578. If a pullback from these levels happens, bulls will probably try to reach the 55...
Morning brief for November 30, 2016
11/30/2016
EUR/USD slid down to 1.0623 on the Asian session. There are two main factors that help USD to crowd the top – speculation that the US newly elected President Donald Trump will pursue inflationary spending and tax policies and anticipation of the...
USD/CAD: loonie settled down on the ledge
11/30/2016
On the USD/CAD daily chart, there is consolidation within the uptrend. A breakout of the resistance at 1,357 will create prerequisites for the continuation of the rally towards 1.368. There is 224% target in the AB = CD pattern.
On the...
NZD/JPY reached buy target 79.00
11/29/2016
NZD/JPY reached buy target 79.00
Next buy target - 91.00
NZD/JPY continues to rise after the earlier breakout of the key resistance level 79.00, which was set as the buy target in our previous forecast for this currency pair. The price earlier...
USD/JPY reversed from pivotal support level 111.40
11/29/2016
USD/JPY reversed from pivotal support level 111.40
Next buy target – 114.00
USD/JPY recently reversed up strongly from the pivotal support level 111.40 (acting as support now after it was broken by the breakout impulse wave (iii)...
How to trade with Ichimoku Kinko Hyo indicator
11/29/2016
Today we will learn how to use the Ichimoku Kinko Hyo indicator. It was created in the late 1930s by the prominent Japanese journalist Goichi Hosoda and used to be known as Ichimoku Sanjin which can be translated as “what a man in the...