COPPER – bearish alignment while daily cloud and a cluster of MA’s cap
Copper holds in red on Thursday after positive China’s manufacturing data pushed price higher but gains were short-lived as report showed copper inventories rose.
Choppy trading in past four days resulted in daily candles with long…
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WTI OIL pauses after strong rally on Wednesday; EIA crude stocks report eyed for fresh signal
WTI oil price eased on Thursday as traders took profit on Wednesday’s strong rally when oil price rose 2.06% in a biggest one-day rally since 18 Apr.
The rally was boosted by report that OPEC will keep production cut until at least the end…
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AUDUSD – bulls pressure key barriers at 0.7605/20
The Aussie dollar hit new recovery high at 0.7590 on Thursday and pressures key barrier at 0.7605 (22 May high), but so far lacking momentum for final attack.
Strong rally of 0.92% on Wednesday which also formed bullish Outside Day, is…
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USDJPY – recovery shows signs of stall; 30SMA remains key barrier
Recovery action from 108.11 (29 May low) shows initial signs of stall, as upside attempts were rejected at 109.07 on Wednesday, failing to break above the top of falling hourly cloud and capped by falling 5SMA, while early Thursday's…
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GBPUSD – falling 10SMA to ideally cap recovery
Cable stands at the front foot on Thursday and attempts to extend bounce of new low at 1.3205 (29 May) where top of weekly cloud contained fall from 1.4376 peak.
Break above falling 5SMA (1.3295) opens way towards strong barriers at…
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EURUSD extends recovery as fears over Italy ease
The Euro remains firm on Thursday and extends previous day's 1.07% rally as concerns about political turmoil in Italy ease. Renewed probe above weekly cloud top pressure pivotal barriers at 1.1688 (falling 10SMA) and 1.1695 (Fibo 38.2% of…
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Canadian dollar surged on hawkish BoC
The Canadian dollar surged against its US counterpart after Bank of Canada kept interest rates unchanged at 1.25% as expected, but changed rhetoric about future rate moves, which boosted the loonie.
The central bank left rates…
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EURUSD extends recovery on Italian hopes / strong EU data
The Euro extended recovery on hopes that renewed attempts of Italy to form a government and avoid snap elections which could deepen political turmoil.
The single currency also benefited from better than expected German inflation data (May…
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USDCHF stands at the back foot and pressures key supports
The pair remains in red on Wednesday but holds above Tuesday’s low at 0.9850, when strong bearish acceleration cracked key supports at 0.9881 (top of weekly cloud) and 0.9856 (Fibo 38.2% of 0.9534/1.0056 upleg) but failed to…
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WTI OIL – basing attempt above rising daily cloud; weekly crude stocks data eyed for fresh signals
Basing attempts are seen on daily chart as oil price holds for the third straight day above the top of rising daily cloud which so far contained steep fall in past few days.
Profit-taking could boost the price and signal reversal on break…
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