Asian Session Update – AUD, NZD continue decline, Hot Japan CPI sees Yen strength

Major Asian stock indexes are following the lead from Wall St where US stocks finished broadly lower in a choppy, low volume session as economic news disappointed, Fed talking heads remained hawkish and a mixed batch of earnings. The ASX200 and Nikkei down around 0.24% while the Hang Seng down just over 0.5 a % FX Markets Have mostly c...

April 21, 2023
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Market Analysis 17-21 April 2023 – TH

XAUUSD Analysis   17 – 21 April 2023 The gold price outlook is positive in the medium term. As last week's closing of the buying bar was above the 1960 support or the latest high in price on the Weekly timeframe, it indicates the continued buying momentum that will allow the price of gold to continue. It can rise further to test the 2070...

April 18, 2023
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AUD and NZD under pressure on rising US and EU yield expectations

AUD and NZD, being cyclical currencies (cyclical currencies being ones that are extra sensitive to global risk sentiment) took a big hit in Fridays session , dropping 1.1% and 1.3% respectively against the USD and remain under pressure today. Weak retail sales out of the US on Friday didn’t help risk sentiment, but the rout really started when...

April 17, 2023
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Market Analysis 10-14 April 2023

XAUUSD Analysis 10 – 14 April 2023 The gold price outlook is positive in the medium term. As last week's closing of the buying bar was above the 1960 support or the latest high in price on the Weekly timeframe, it indicates continued buying momentum that will allow the price of gold to recover. It can rise further to test the 2070 resistan...

April 11, 2023
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FX analysis – USDJPY – Yield differentials pushing this pair higher

USDJPY The USDJPY is on the march higher again after a better than expected Non-Farm payroll figure on Friday saw sentiment shift hawkishly toward Fed monetary policy with Fed fund futures now pricing in a 70% chance of a 25bp hike at the FOMC May meeting, up from around a 50-50 split earlier in the week. The policy divergence in the US and J...

April 11, 2023
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USDJPY loses ground with Risk-On sentiment

The overall risk appetite in the market has increased this week following the news that the banking sector’s issues appear to have been resolved. As a result, the Japanese Yen’s status as a safe haven currency may have been hurt in this risk-on market environment. Paired with the renewed recovery in strength in the DXY, this has led to the U...

March 31, 2023
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AUDUSD ahead of the RBA Cash Rate decision

This week, the Australian Consumer Price Index (CPI) y/y data was released at 6.8% (Forecast: 7.2% Previous: 7.4%) which signals a slowdown in inflation growth. In addition, the consecutive release of lower-than-expected CPI data highlights the possibility of a new trend of decreasing inflation for the Australian economy. With the view that infl...

March 31, 2023
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Walgreens Boots Alliance beats Wall Street estimates

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (NASDAQ: WBA) announced the latest financial results before the market open in the US on Tuesday. The company beat both revenue and earnings per share (EPS) estimates. Walgreens reported revenue of $34.862 billion for the quarter ending February 28, 2023 (up by 3.3% year-over-year) vs. $33.528 billion expected. ...

March 29, 2023
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NZDUSD forms a bullish divergence

As the banking crisis subside slightly with the news of First Citizens bank’s acquisition of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the DXY has reversed from the 103.50 price area, resuming the previous downtrend and currently trades at 102.60. This move lower on the DXY has resulted in the major currencies reversing on the lost ground to gain briefly agains...

March 28, 2023
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The DXY post-FOMC Decision

On Thursday last week, the US Federal Reserve met general market expectations by hiking rates by 25bps, taking interest rates in the US to 5.00%. While there was some speculation over a possible slowdown in the rate hikes due to the banking crisis, the decision by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to hike rates for the ninth consecutive time...

March 27, 2023
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Market Analysis 27-31 March 2023

XAUUSD Analysis 27 – 31 March 2023 The gold price trend can be viewed both positively and negatively in the short and medium term. As the close of last week's Doji bar indicates hesitation in the market. Although the previous three weeks, gold has had strong and consistent buying momentum since the beginning of March. But even so, the g...

March 27, 2023
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Bollinger Bands – what are they and how can you use them in FX day trading

Bollinger Bands are one of the most popular indicators that FX and CFD traders use, invented in the 1980’s they are a technical analysis tool that are widely used by short and long term traders. The main uses for Bollinger Bands is determining turning points in the market at oversold and overbought levels and also as a trend following indicato...

March 24, 2023
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XAUUSD, GBPUSD, and EURUSD Analysis 20 – 24 March 2023

XAUUSD Analysis 20 – 24 March 2023 The outlook for gold prices remains positive in the medium term. This is because gold prices rose above the 1960 price line before testing the 2000 resistance and then dropped after failing to cross it. Adjust the resting base or sideways to go up to the resistance 2000 again, which is the next target tha...

March 22, 2023
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XAUUSD, GBPUSD, EURUSD Analysis 13-17 March 2023

XAUUSD Analysis 13-17 March 2023 The gold price outlook remains positive in the short and medium term. As the price of gold rested above the 1800 support level before making a strong rally and breaking above the 1880 level as a result of the increased demand for gold as a safe haven over the weekend. come After the collapse of Silicon Valley...

March 15, 2023
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How to trade the US Dollar Index

The US Dollar Index (DXY) is a popular tool used by forex traders to assess the value of the US dollar relative to a basket of other major currencies. The DXY is calculated using the weighted average of six major currencies: the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. To use the DXY to trade forex, you can fol...

March 14, 2023
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