USDCAD The USDCAD is lower on the day, and in the process, fell below the 100-hour moving average in the early European session (blue line in the chart above currently at 1.37356). The subsequent fall to 1.3707 (reached in the morning North American session) so the price fall below the swing high from Wednesday and
The U.S. Treasury will auction off $40 billion of 10 year notes at the top of the hour. Below are the key components of the auction, along with the 6 month averages of the components. Traders – and the market – will judge the success or failure of the auction versus the 6-month averages: High
The EURUSD buyers tried to tilt the technical bias to the upside today with a move above its 200-hour moving average at 1.0580 and it’s 100-hour moving average 1.0589. The price also moved above the 50% midpoint of the move up from the October 13 low at 1.0594. However, momentum above the levels could not
The GBPUSD is trading up and down today, but the move to the upside today stalled near the 100/200 hour MAs near 1.2154 area. Recall, that area stalled the rally on Wednesday as well. The subsequent fall, in the US afternoon session, has taken the price back toward the swing area near 1.2105 and 1.21109.
The EURGBP – a major cross-currency pair – has seen up-and-down price action today. The initial low found support near the low of a swing area and 0.86982. The subsequent move back to the upside took the price up to 0.8725 before rotating back down again to retest the low from earlier today. Now, the
The GBPUSD tried to get above its 100-hour moving average for the 3rd day in a row. This time, the time above was quick (and the quickest of the three – see blue line on the chart below). The point is that buyers had their shot once again and the hurdle was the easiest this
The market still fears the 150.00 level in the USDJPY. There was a run above at the start of the month and a quick 280 PIP move back to the downside. This week, there was a 100 PIP tumble in a minute of trading on another BOJ fear schism. Technically, move above the 150.00 level,
Jim Jordan is trying to replace Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House. Republicans have an extremely narrow majority and can only afford to lose 5 votes to get him into the position, assuming Democrats remain united. A few things to know about Jordan: He was one of the early members of the House Freedom
The Nasdaq is higher today, and trading near new highs. In the process, the index is extending above a cluster of resistance. The price is back above the 38.2% of the move up from the March 13 low at 13123 The price is back above the 50 hour MA at 13166 The price is back
The GBPUSD moved above its 100-hour moving average yesterday after trending lower for the 1st half of the trading week. The move back above the 100-hour moving average give the buyers the go-ahead to push higher toward the 200-hour moving average. In trading today after testing that moving average on the first test in the
