Bears threatens the 100-day SMA amid USD strength

Share: XAG/USD peaked at a daily high of $24.80 then settled near the $24.15 area. US NFPs and PMI figures from August beat expectations. Still, wages decelerated, and Unemployment rose. The USD strength drove the grey metal downwards. At the end of the week, the XAG/USD closed with losses but managed to hold some

Bulls give up, and bears retake the 20-day SMA

Share: GBP/JPY retreated towards the 181.00 area and cleared most of its weekly gains.  Investors continue to digest BoE’s decision on Thursday.  Governor Ueda committed that the BoJ will be more flexible with the 10-year JGB. On Friday, the JPY traded mixed against most of its rivals, mainly because of Governor Ueda’s from

Bears attack 182.00 with eyes on BoE Interest Rate Decision

Share: GBP/JPY stays pressured after reversing from three-week-old ascending resistance line. Downbeat oscillators, fears of BoE’s dovish hike direct sellers toward previous resistance line. Buyers need validation from BoE Governor Andrew Bailey and yearly high marked in July to retake control. GBP/JPY holds lower grounds near 182.00 after snapping a three-day uptrend the

Bears take control in long squeeze

Share: GBP/USD bears eye a 50% mean reversion if not the 61.8%ratio. The 4-hour W-formation neckline support has a confluence with the 78.6% Fibonacci.  GBP/USD ended at around 1.2840 on Friday after reaching its lowest level since July 6 while investors remain concerned that the hawks will continue to circle over the Federal

Bears licking their lips as bulls face wall of resistance

Share: EUR/USD bulls are in the market but face a wall of resistance. EUR/USD bears eye the 4-hour W-formation and a move into test key support. EUR/USD traded higher Friday as the US Dollar bears pounced on data that inflation showed further signs of cooling in June according to Personal Consumption Expenditure data. However,

Bears are waiting to pounce but bulls putting up a fight

Share: WTI is attempting to breakdown but the bulls stay in charge. A break of $79.00 is required for bearish thesis to be solidified.  WTI crude also rose  4.6% for the week, marking the fifth consecutive weekly increase, the longest winning streak since the week ending June 10, 2022. This leaves the longs exposed