Daily Technical Forecast (FX Majors) – November 22 Update
The dollar maintains the dominance across the FX board having gotten psychological support from the hawkish FOMC. It’s expected to be another big week for the dollar as market participants look forward to Wednesday’s economic figures. There is barely much to say about the dollar. The strength can be seen clearly and rightfully so, as […]
Daily Update and Forecast – Post-FOMC, BoE and OPEC in focus
Wednesday FOMC statement included a $15 billion monthly cut from its current quantitative easing programs starting this month. Nothing out of the ordinary was noticed. Coming up today is its counterpart in the UK and of course, the OPEC+ meeting. What did FOMC conclude? On Wednesday, the Fed Reserve was hawkish about the US economy […]
FOMC Preview and USD Analysis- Will the Fed quicken the dollar rise with a big taper?
It’s a big day for the US markets. It’s a big day for the dollar. The US monetary policymakers will reveal the pace of their asset tapering, the current status of inflation and when it could start hiking rates. Meanwhile, the dollar remains upbeat as the index stays firm above 94. During and after the […]
Mid-Week Forecast – dollar stays firm despite risk-on sentiment
The dollar index edged higher on Tuesday and remains steady to push for a significant recovery ahead of job data on Wednesday and Friday. Aussie growth slower but beat estimates. Meanwhile, oil traders will weigh in on the OPEC+ decision today. What are the major risk drivers traders should watch out for? A mixed sentiment […]
Mid-week Forecast – Dollar pare losses to attempt bullish retracement
The dollar cut back losses during Wednesday’s Asian session as the index retraced to 93. Ahead of the London open, the Sterling and Yen joined the greenback on the gainers list while Swissy falls further as CAD and Aussie retreat slightly. What’s coming ahead? There is little to talk about on the economic calendar on […]
US CPI Preview – how inflation report could drive the Dollar and EURUSD
The dollar stays firm ahead of the US inflation reports coming later today. The index is close to breaking toward its highest level in over four months. However, the rally is squeezing around a key resistance level. The dollar continues to dominate its peers, gaining the edge from the recent tapering comments from Fed members. […]
Technical Analysis: Oil falls below major resistance, how deep could it go?
So far in August, WTI has shed over 7% after hitting a strong resistance level around $77. How further downside should traders expect? It’s a popular fact that the world runs on energy thus the black commodity (oil) reflects the global economic growth. Since Covid, we have seen a new face of the oil market. […]
Market Forecast: Gold bulls look for momentum to breach 1900
The Gold bullish trend is back to full effect as the treasury yield and dollar look downbeat following Friday’s NFP miss. How high could the yellow metal go this week? After a fast collapse that was just shy of the 1850 psychological level, Gold resumed the long-term bullish trend as it rallied nearly 400 pips […]
Post-NFP Analysis and Forecast – What next for DXY and EURUSD?
The US added 559,000 new jobs in May. The outcome was good but way below the market’s forecasts of 650k. CAD job data also same worse at -23.5k as more than expected jobs were lost in May. The market was disappointed with another job data miss in the US. Today’s 559k NFP meant that the […]
Gold Forecast: Treasury Yield rebound might pressure the yellow metal
The US 10-year bond yield is set to recover from the slumps of the last two weeks. However, this might pressure the high-flying Gold to a much expected bearish correction. The yield collapsed to 1.55% about a week ago after some Fed officials reiterated that inflation would adjust with the economic adjustment. The dip came […]