Market analysis from IC Markets
GBP bulls, once again, were seen flexing their financial muscle on Wednesday. Up 1.66% on the day, the pair managed to chew through offers around a weekly resistance level plotted at 1.4079 (now acting support). Technically speaking, this move has possibly unlocked the door for the unit to challenge the 2016 yearly opening level at 1.4732. Looking down on daily...
Despite the price of gold trading a tad above a weekly resistance level at 1337.3 at the moment, the H4 and daily price is seen trading at a very interesting point! On the H4 timeframe, the yellow metal is currently working the underside of a H4 AB=CD 127.2% Fib ext. point at 1342.0. Interestingly, this level is positioned nearby a daily Quasimodo resistance...
After failing to sustain gains beyond the 111 handle the USD/JPY fell sharply on Tuesday, taking out the H4 mid-level support band at 110.50 and closing out the day in the shape of a full-bodied daily bearish candle. Directly beneath current price, the 110 handle can be seen on the H4 timeframe. Already in play, however, is the daily support level at 110.21....
Coming at you from the top this morning, weekly action is seen trading within shouting distance of a weekly resistance level plotted at 0.8065.This is a well-established level, going back as far as early 2010. Turning our attention to the daily candles, nevertheless, price remains sandwiched between a daily Quasimodo resistance at 0.8035 and a daily support area...
The British pound found itself grappling with the large psychological band 1.40 in early trading hours on Wednesday. What followed was a sizeable pullback during London’s morning segment, reaching as far south as 1.3915. Leaving the 1.39 handle unchallenged, however, the unit managed to reclaim earlier losses and revisit 1.40 going into the closing bell. Both...
Weekly gain/loss: +0.30% Weekly closing price: 1.2495 Since the beginning of the year, weekly price has consolidated beneath the 2018 yearly opening level at 1.2579. Assuming that the bears notch it up a gear from this point, we do not see a whole lot stopping the unit from reaching as far south as the weekly demand base printed at 1.1919-1.2074. Meanwhile, the...
Weekly gain/loss: +1.07% Weekly closing price: 0.7983 Since weekly price struck the weekly channel support extended from the low 0.6827 six weeks ago, AUD/USD bulls have been on the offensive. Last week’s action dragged the commodity currency to highs of 0.8038, just missing the weekly resistance level at 0.8065 by a few pips. We believe that the reason behind...
Weekly gain/loss: +0.94% Weekly closing price: 1.3848 The British pound was, once again, seen flexing its financial muscle last week, cruising to a fresh high of 1.3944. While the unit chalked up its fifth consecutive weekly gain, price has shook hands with a weekly AB=CD (see black arrows) 161.8% Fib ext. point at 1.3861. A push above this line would,...
Weekly gain/loss: +0.30% Weekly closing price: 1.2214 Although the shared currency printed a fifth consecutive weekly gain last week, weekly price failed to muster enough strength to overcome a weekly broken Quasimodo line at 1.2287 that merges with two weekly trendline resistances (1.1641/1.6038). This formed a strong-looking weekly selling wick, potentially...
Coming in from the top this morning, it is clear to see that weekly price reflects a strong bearish stance at the moment. Further losses on this scale could bring this market down to as far south as the weekly support area drawn from 0.9443-0.9515. Daily flow, on the other hand, remains flirting with the lower limits of a daily demand area at 0.9565-0.9611, which...
The British pound is on course to register its fifth consecutive weekly gain. According to the weekly timeframe, the next upside target can be clearly seen at 1.4079: a weekly broken Quasimodo line. Possibly adding additional strength to weekly buying, daily action also recently crossed above a daily resistance at 1.3878. This, in our book, signals further...
After puncturing the 1.22 handle seen on the H4 timeframe, the EUR/USD clocked a weekly low of 1.2165. It was from here, the lower limits of a daily support area at 1.2246-1.2164, did we see the unit reclaim 1.22 and push higher yesterday. The US dollar index was unable to extend gains on Thursday, which, as we know, is EUR/USD supportive. In addition to this,...
Kicking things off from the top this morning, weekly action continues to consolidate sub 1.2579: the 2018 yearly opening level. Further selling from this point could eventually see the unit tackle a weekly demand area coming in at 1.1919-1.2074. Moving down to the daily candles, we can see that the buyers and sellers remain confined between daily supply at...
After successfully defending the large psychological number 0.80 during the early hours of trading on Wednesday, the pair took another stab at the number going into the later hours of the US segment as the US dollar probed lower. As you can see, though, H4 price failed to sustain gains past the 0.8022 point, quickly rotating back to lows of 0.7967 on the back of...
US dollar recovery going into the later hours of Wednesday’s US session brought about a sizeable drop in the EUR/USD market from the underside of a H4 broken Quasimodo line at 1.2276. The selloff, reinforced by a weekly broken Quasimodo line at 1.2287 and two converging weekly trendline resistances (1.1641/1.6038), dragged the euro beneath the 1.22 handle (H4)...
Over the past 24 hours, Bitcoin has taken a steep hit. A few weeks back we highlighted the potential AB=CD 127.2% pattern at 8236.3, which is close to completing. We also highlighted the broken Quasimodo line at 7592.0. Right now, however, the unit appears to be finding a big just ahead of demand planted at 8821.0-9907.0. Is a recovery a possibility from here,...
After failing to reach the H4 broken Quasimodo line at 0.9683 on Tuesday, the pair turned south and eventually thundered its way through the 0.96 handle seen on the H4 timeframe. While the break of 0.96 has likely attracted a truckload of breakout sellers, one should exercise caution! Daily action shows price is currently reacting from a daily AB=CD (see black...
After topping at highs of 0.7978 on Monday, the commodity-linked currency dropped lower during Tuesday’s segment and retested a H4 support area plotted at 0.7948-0.7926. Two back-to-back H4 buying tails were seen printed from within this zone amid London/US trading yesterday, indicating a possible move up to the large psychological band 0.80. On the bigger...