Currency

RBA and GDP On Tap For AUD and ASX200 The expectations for RBA to cut tomorrow are quite low at just 11%. Therefore, traders will scrutinise the statement for any clues and no doubt short AUD if it appears more dovish than August’s statement. Overall, RBA appeared a little more upbeat on the domestic economy […]

Weekly COT Report: Bullish Exposure on USD Continues To Dwindle As of Tuesday 27th August: Traders were net-long USD by $10.6 billion, down -$0.34 billion from the prior week to make a fresh 14-month low. Against G10 currencies, traders are net long by $13.68 billion, down -$0.82 from the prior week. Traders increased net-short exposure on […]

Historically, September Has Been A Bearish Month For USD/CHF Using historical data, we’ve mapped out a seasonal matrix for FX majors and noted the bearish tendency for USD/CHF in September. The matrix may appear a little confusing at first, although what we’re essentially looking for is a high positive (low negative) number to suggest a […]

USDCHF Price Analysis The pair is moving to a new session high and in the process is exiting from it’s moving averages 5 (red line) and 13 (blue line) at 0.9805 and 0.9785 respectively. Currently, a base on the level at 0.9775 area, at the horizontal line has formed and has allowed for a temporary […]

In an Active Mode, GBPJPY Gets Set for the Upside Momentum GBPJPY Price Analysis – August 28 The pair is likely to stay uneventful in the short-term as the RSI and the moving averages are flattening and the price is rising slowly. In any case, the recent fundamentals affecting the Pound had made the pair […]

We suggest keeping a close eye on the monthly close on NZD, given the importance of the technical juncture it sits at. We can see on the monthly close that that NZD/USD is on the cusp of testing a key, long-term level. Prices are trading just above the August 2015 low and close to testing […]

GBP and GBP/JPY Could Be Setting Up For A Swing Trade Short Since Friday we have seen cable’s counter-trend rally extend, yet it remains within the bearish channel and has provided a two-bar reversal pattern beneath the upper trendline and Fibonacci retracement level. The UK’s 10-2 yield inverted last week and the spread between US […]

Despite the nice downtrend on EUR/CHF, we urge caution amid signs of SNB’s FX intervention. Focussing purely on the technicals, EUR/CHF has provided a decent bearish trend on the daily chart, having shed over -5.5% since its April high. The 20-day eMA is capping as resistance and Friday’s bearish engulfing candle suggests a swing high is in […]

EURJPY Price Analysis – August 23 In today’s trading session, the common European currency traded sideways against the Japanese Yen. The currency pair was trading below the moving average 5 and 13 since yesterday’s trading session. We may see bearish traders pressurize the currency pair towards the level at 117.50 before the end of today’s […]

AUDUSD Price Analysis – August 22 The Aussie is holding weaker so far with the yuan softer on the day on a softer note for the equities and treasury yields. However, yuan has a relative effect on USD as the PBOC fixed the yuan weaker again today, reaffirming the notion that they will allow the […]