Near-term action is in red but so far with limited weakness
GBPUSD
Cable extended pullback on Tuesday after last week’s strong rally repeatedly capped by weekly cloud base, but weakness was tempered by better than expected data.
UK Q4 current account deficit narrowed from the previous…
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Close below key 1.0891 support would signal reversal
The Euro fell on Tuesday, extending the weakness of the previous day, pressured by increased demand for the US dollar at the end of month / quarter.
Monday’s bearish inside day was initial negative signal which materialized on today’s…
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Bears are pausing ahead of key supports
The dollar index edged higher on Monday as bears pause after nearly 5% fall last week (the biggest weekly loss since 2009) on rising uncertainty over prolonged global lockdown on coronavirus pandemic.
Fresh upside action could be seen as…
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WTI oil hits 18-year low on probe below psychological $20 support
WTI future contract opened with gap-lower on Monday and cracked psychological $20 support to hit new 18-year low at $19.90.
Mounting fears that global shutdown on coronavirus could last months and further slash demand for oil.
Low oil…
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Close below key Fibo support and weekly cloud base to signal further weakness
Brief recovery in Asia after Thu/Fri strong fall was capped by broken 200DMA (108.30) and fresh weakness probes below key supports at 107.69 (Fibo 38.2% of 101.18/111.71 upleg) and 107.44 (weekly cloud base.
Strong loss of momentum on…
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Bulls are taking a breather after massive gains last week
Cable edges lower on Monday following last week’s massive rally (6.6%) as bulls face headwinds from weekly cloud despite penetration and weekly close within the cloud.
Overbought stochastic adds to consolidation signals but the action…
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Short-covering looks for extension on break above 20DMA and Fibo 61.8% barrier
AUDUSD
The Australian dollar holds in red in early Monday’s trading, with minor reaction on government’s A$130 billion job-saving package.
The action remains capped by falling 20 DMA (6200) with overbought daily stochastic suggesting…
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Bulls take a breather but remain in play while daily cloud top contains dips
The Euro edges lower in early Monday’s trading as bulls enter consolidation after record 4% weekly advance last week.
Traders took some profits and overbought stochastic also points to consolidative / corrective action before bulls…
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Breaking: US University of Michigan consumer sentiment falls to 89.1 in March
University of Michigan surveys of consumer sentiment slumps in March to the lowest since October 2016.
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Breaking: Bank of Canada cuts key policy rate by 50 basis points to 0.25%
Bank of Canada lowered key policy rate from 0.75% to 0.25% on Friday. The central bank intends to provide support to the financial system and the economy during coronavirus pandemic. BOC says Governing Council stands ready to take further…
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