The possible 'sympathy bounce' towards 7300 highlighted last week played out nicely. Whilst we're on guard for bearish momentum to return as part of the seasonal 'sell in May and go away', we retain a bullish bias over the near-term.
Prices have since pulled back from those highs and price action on the intraday chart appears to be corrective, in the form of a...
Whilst prices are expected to open lower, we’re on guard for a small countertrend bounce. A bullish hammer formed on the daily chart at the lower Bollinger band which found support at the 50% retracement level and 200-day EMA. A bullish divergence has formed on the RSI (2) within the overbought zone. A break above yesterday’s high could potentially see it retest...
We suspect volatility may be on the quiet side with a US inflation report looming, but this provides the opportunity for markets to consolidate and traders plan trades.
Should we see the pace of inflation to continue slowing, it could strengthen oil prices for two basic reasons.
1 - A weaker US dollar, as traders bring forward rate cut bets / solidifies bets of...
Tokyo has just opened and we see futures traders shorting the yen with decent volume, which suggests institutions have a bearish bias today on the local currency.
This has pushed USD/JPY up to a 4-day high, and keeps a bull-flag breakout in play on the 1-hour chart. The flag projects a target around 135.50, but we're looking for prices to retrace towards the...
The DAX has remained within a tight consolidation just beneath its ATH (all-time high) over the past three weeks. Whilst it has so far failed to break higher, neither has it sold off. The OBV (on balance volume) indictor has moved to a new cycle high which suggests underlying bullish power, and Friday's lower wick (and bullish hammer) shows demand around the March...
With the RBA due to meet and eurozone CPI data released tonight, EUR/AUD has caught our eye. It remains within a strong uptrend on the daily chart, although a bearish-outside day ahs slammed prices down to a 4-day low. But we’re keen on long opportunities if prices can remain above 1.6400, given the levels of technical support nearby including the 2021 high,...
A strong bullish trend has developed on the 1-hour chart of USD/CAD, which is underscored by its timely yet shallow retracements. It's found support along the 10-bar EMA to show bullish momentum is increasing and the OBV (on balance volume) is trending higher with prices.
A retracement has also found support around the weekly R1 pivot and the high of a prior...
A 3-wave rally has stalled at the 200-day EMA with a bearish Pinbar. This begs the question as to whether we've seen the end of an ABC correction and the cross is to now break to new lows.
Perhaps. But over the near-term, yen strength is favoured due to sticky inflation data from Japan, rumours that the BOJ are considering tweaking their YCC band later this year...
A soft inflation report from New Zealand weighed broadly on the Kiwi dollar yesterday, as traders began to price in the prospects of a 25bp hike (down form 50bp) or even a pause at the RBNZ's next meeting. The slight risk-off tone saw flows into the yen, and risk-currencies such as AUD and NZD were lower which has placed ZD/JPY on our shirt watchlist.
The cross...
A divergent them is in play between the Fed and BOJ which could help it recover some more of last week's losses.
BOJ governor Ueda reiterated the central bank's ultra-dovish stance whilst US 1-year consumer inflation expectations spikes 0.8% pct point and the Fed's Waller delivered his latest hawkish remarks (inflation remains too high and we've not done enough...
Gold reached a 12-month high and is within striking distance of its all-time high.
Its bullish trend has accelerated on the hourly chart and is now consolidating within a potential pennant pattern, which projects a target around 2065. Incidentally this is just beneath the all-time, which is a likely area to witness a pullback due to profit taking.
Volumes were...
USD/JPY has pulled back from the April high, yet the strong bullish structure of the 1-hour chart suggests it can try to break to a new cycle high. Today’s low has found support at the 20-hour EMA and April 4th high. And volumes are now trending higher, and a bullish pinbar on higher volumes suggests demand above 133, which is just beneath the daily pivot point....
WTI broke out of consolidation and closed above its 200-day EMA and resistance zone. The OBV (on balance indicator) confirmed the breakout with a move to a new cycle high, and volumes (whilst below average) are turning higher to show buyers stepping back in.
Furthermore, we saw a gap ahead of the consolidation above HKEX:79 , although using classic definitions...
AUD/CHF is within an established downtrend on the daily chart, and the current dynamics present a divergent theme which could send it lower from here.
Yesterday closed with a bearish engulfing candle at its lowest level since April 2020. The moving average remain 'within order' and fanning out, and the 10-day EMA is now capping as resistance as prices try to...
The Nasdaq is holding above the February high and forming a potential bull flag pattern, which projects an approximate target around 13,500. A larger flag pattern also remains in play with a target just below 14,000, although the October high and monthly R1 around 13700 provide a likely resistance area. The daily trend is respecting the 10 and 20-day EMA's and the...
Oil prices fell to a 15-month low as investors fretted over the potential for a financial meltdown. Whilst that is yet to fully materialise (or if it does at all), investors remain a little on edge - with news of the latest Hindenburg report accusing Block (SQ) of fraudulent activity not likely to quell fears.
WTI has manged to lift itself from its 15-month...
A bullish trend is developing on the 30-minute chart and prices are consolidating near yesterday’s highs, within a potential bullish continuation pattern. The OBV indicator (on balance volume) is also confirming the rally higher to suggest bullish volume remains dominant.
The weekly pivot point is capping as resistance, so perhaps we’ll see a pullback prior to a...
