WTI OIL hits new 3 ½ year high on break above $72
WTI oil broke above psychological $72 barrier and hit new high at $72.15 (the highest since Nov 2014) on Thursday.
Persisting geopolitical tension keep oil price supported with fall in US crude stocks (EIA report on Wednesday) adding to…
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AUDUSD – data-inspired rally cracks 20SMA but without clear break so far
The Aussie dollar rose to 0.7547 on Thursday, driven by solid Australian jobs data and extending strong rally on Wednesday which left a higher base at 0.7447 (Tue/Wed lows).
Strengthening momentum and 5/10SMA bull-cross are supportive for…
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USDJPY – extension above 200SMA pressures key Fibo barrier at 110.87
Fresh bullish acceleration on Thursday neutralizes initial negative signal on Wednesday's Hanging Man candle and moves towards next pivotal barriers at 110.84/87 (27 Nov low / Fibo 61.8% of larger 114.73/104.63 fall).
Repeated close above…
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GBPUSD – recovery attempts attack 200SMA but without firm break for now
Cable cracked 200SMA barrier on fresh upside attempts in early Thursday's trading after repeated rejection at near-term congestion floor on Tue/Wed.Sterling received fresh support from news the UK is prepared to stay in EU customs union…
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EURUSD – bears show strong hesitation at 1.18 zone; bearish outlook below falling 10SMA
The Euro probed again below 1.18 handle in early European trading, but limited downside keeps the so far within 1.1792/1.1837 session range.
Outlook remains negative, but bears may show further hesitation at 1.18 zone as yesterday's…
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EURJPY spiraled below 130 pivot; eyes key support at 129.23
The cross spiked to one week low at 129.53 on Wednesday after taking out strong supports at 130 zone (psychological support / Fibo 61.8% of 129.23/131.37 upleg).
Fresh acceleration lower which extends into second straight day, confirms…
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USDCAD falls on strong Canadian and weak US data
The pair fell back to 1.28 zone on better than expected Canada's Manufacturing sales (Mar 1.4% vs 1.2% f/c) and strong fall in US housing starts (Apr -3.7% vs -0.7% f/c and upward-revised March figure from 1.9% to 3.6%).Fresh weakness…
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USDTRY – break of 4.50 barrier would spark further bullish acceleration
The USDTRY pair continues to move in uncharted territory and hit new record highs on Wednesday, after narrow consolidation preceded fresh acceleration higher.
Bulls are coming closer to psychological 4.50 barrier, violation of which looks…
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EURUSD probes below 1.18 handle as weak EU inflation provided additional pressure
The Euro broke below psychological support at 1.1800 and hit new nearly five-month low as stronger dollar on rising US bond yields continues to drive the single currency lower and additional pressure came from slowdown in EU inflation.
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Gold consolidates after sharp fall; bears need break below $1285 Fibo support for fresh negative…
Gold price moved higher on Wednesday after falling sharply the previous day (gold fell nearly 1.7% on Tuesday), but recovery was so far limited and stayed below psychological $1300 barrier.
The yellow metal price was heavily sold as…
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