EURUSD may stay in extended consolidation while weekly cloud top holds
The Euro holds in red in early trading on Friday and probes through 1.17 handle as dollar firmed despite US - North Korea tensions.
Bears are taking a breather above weekly cloud top (1.1675) which was tested on Wednesday and may stay in…
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USDTRY – rate hike may temporarily cap weakness, but risk of testing 5.00 barrier remains in…
The USDTRY bounced to 4.79 zone on Thursday, retracing the big part of Wednesday's post-CBRT 4.88/4.51 fall, but the outlook for lira slightly improved after Turkish central bank eventually raised interest rate.
The CBRT's emergency…
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WTI OIL extends weakness as strong rise of crude inventories weighs
WTI oil remains in red for the third straight day and pressures Wednesday's spike low at $71.18.Concerns over strong rise in weekly oil inventories (US crude stocks rose 5.77 million barrels vs forecasted draw of 1.56 million barrels) and…
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GBPUSD rises on upbeat UK retail sales; falling 10SMA remains key n/t barrier
Cable broke above 1.34 handle in extension of recovery from new five-month low at 1.3305, boosted by upbeat UK retail sales (Apr sales rose 1.6% m/m, vs 0.8% f/c and downward revised March figure to 1.1%).
Strong UK data and weaker dollar…
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AUDUSD – bullish bias remains in play but break above 30SMA needed to confirm
The Aussie dollar holds in narrow range, consolidating after strong dip on Wednesday on renewed concerns about US tariffs.Strong downside rejection on Wednesday (20SMA contained spike to 0.7522) keeps alive hopes for fresh upside, as…
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GBPUSD consolidates above new multi-month low; UK retail sales eyed for fresh signals
Cable trades within narrow consolidation on Thursday, holding above Wednesday's new low at 1.3305 (the lowest since mid-Dec), awaiting release of UK retail sales for fresh signal.
Pullback from 1.4376 peak could extend further as strong…
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EURUSD – falling 10SMA should cap current consolidation
The Euro moved higher on Thursday in modest recovery from new low at 1.1675 (the lowest since 14 Nov 2017) after bears tested strong support at 1.1675 (top of thick daily cloud).
Overall structure remains bearish, with concerns about…
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USDJPY – loss of 200SMA was bearish signal; daily cloud twist could attract further weakness
The dollar holds in red against yen for the second consecutive day and extended pullback on Thursday to new 1 ½ week low at 109.33.
The greenback came under pressure after markets saw minutes of Fed's last meeting as more dovish than…
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AUDUSD – Bullish signal on completion of inverse H&S pattern
The Aussie dollar advanced further on Tuesday as strong bullish signal was generated on Monday's rally and close above pivotal 0.7565 barrier (former double-top / Fibo 38.2% of 0.7812/0.7412 fall) and completion of inverse H&S pattern…
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USDJPY consolidates below new 4-mth high; bullish bias above 200SMA
The pair holds within narrow consolidation on Tuesday after spiking to new four-month high at 111.39 on Monday.
Overall bullish structure is reinforced by formation of 10/200SMA golden cross, however, the pair may hold in extended…
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