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GOLD hits 4-week high, eyes on NFP and Trump inaugurationOANDA:XAUUSD hit a near four-week high, although minutes from the Federal Reserve's meeting suggested it could take a more hawkish stance as inflationary pressures continue to mount.
As of the time of writing, spot gold is currently trading at around 2,659.78 USD/ounce. It rose to yesterday's high of $2,670.01, its highest since December 13.
It's worth noting that the previously released December private jobs report was weaker than expected, giving the market some confidence that the Federal Reserve may not be too cautious in cutting interest rates this year. .
ADP's national jobs report showed the U.S. economy added 122,000 private-sector jobs last month, while economists had expected a gain of 140,000.
A separate report from the Labor Department showed 201,000 people filed for unemployment benefits last week, below expectations of 218,000.
The more important factor is the US nonfarm payrolls data released on Friday, which is expected to change 163,000 jobs; Any data significantly higher than this number will have a negative impact on gold.
Markets will now be fully focused on the US Nonfarm Payrolls Data and Donald Trump's January 20 inauguration, where they expect Trump to announce a series of policy initiatives.
Minutes from the Fed's Dec. 17-18 meeting showed that officials expect inflation to ease this year but acknowledged the risk of continued price pressures, especially as they assess the potential impact from Trump's policy.
Trump's proposed tariffs could fuel inflation in the US, complicate the Federal Reserve's ability to cut interest rates and could pressure gold prices.
However, Fed Governor Christopher Waller said inflation will continue to decline in 2025 and allow the central bank to lower interest rates further, albeit at an uncertain pace.
Gold is considered an inflation hedge, but high interest rates have reduced the appeal of this non-returning asset, and in contrast to a low interest rate environment, gold will be the top choice.
Analysis of technical prospects for OANDA:XAUUSD
On the daily chart, gold is still temporarily limited by the 0.50% Fibonacci retracement level, although yesterday's trading day there were times when it briefly jumped above this level.
However, overall, the trend is still neutral with price movements gradually moving towards the top of the purple price triangle.
However, with the current position, gold has conditions to increase in price with support from EMA21, POC Volume profile and the 0.618% Fibonacci retracement level. In the event that gold breaks the $2,664 level it is likely to increase further with a target then around $2,693 in the short term, a 0.382% Fibonacci retracement point.
During the day, neutral bias with bullish positioning conditions will be brought into focus again by the following technical levels.
Support: 2,634 – 2,640USD
Resistance: 2,664 – 2,693USD
SELL XAUUSD PRICE 2683 - 2681⚡️
↠↠ Stoploss 2687
→Take Profit 1 2676
↨
→Take Profit 2 2671
BUY XAUUSD PRICE 2637 - 2639⚡️
↠↠ Stoploss 2533
→Take Profit 1 2644
↨
→Take Profit 2 2649
GBPAUD: Classic Breakout Trading 🇬🇧🇦🇺
GBPAUD looks bearish after a retest of a recently broken daily/intraday horizontal support.
As a confirmation, I see a bearish breakout of a local horizontal range that was formed on a broken structure.
I will expect a down movement at least to 1.981
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GBPJPY ANALYSIS IS READY TO DOWN MUST READ THE CAPTION BELOW The chart provided shows the GBP/JPY (British Pound/Japanese Yen) trading pair on a 4-hour timeframe. Here’s the description and analysis based on the visual elements of the chart:
1. Resistance Level:
The red horizontal line around 199.522 indicates a strong resistance level. Price has attempted to break this level multiple times but failed, signaling a potential reversal area.
2. Support Levels:
The yellow horizontal lines at 193.975 and 191.522 are key support levels where the price may potentially bounce back after a downtrend.
3. Target Zone:
The blue-shaded area labeled Target Zone near 191.522 shows a predicted potential price target for the next bearish movement.
4. Cup and Handle Pattern:
A cup-shaped formation is visible on the chart, suggesting a bullish pattern, but the subsequent handle appears to indicate potential bearish consolidation or a rejection at the resistance.
5. Bearish Reversal Expectations:
The white arrows indicate anticipated bearish moves from the resistance zone (199.522) toward the support levels and eventually into the target zone.
6. Trend Lines:
Blue diagonal trendlines show the earlier bullish trend, but the formation of red arrows hints at a possible trend reversal into bearish territory.
Summary:
The GBP/JPY pair is currently testing the resistance at 199.522. If it fails to break this level, a downward movement is likely toward the support levels 193.975 and 191.522, with a bearish target around the 191.522 zone. Traders should watch for rejection at resistance and confirm bearish momentum before entering a sell position.
XAUUSD H1 Analysis Is Ready (Read The Caption)This chart represents the price action of XAU/USD (Gold vs. USD) on the 1-hour timeframe. Key components of the analysis include:
1. Supply Zone: The chart highlights a supply zone near the 2,698-2,681 level, where selling pressure is expected to dominate, potentially reversing the price downwards.
2. Resistance Zone: A resistance area is marked around 2,681, indicating a level where the price has previously struggled to break above. It's expected to act as a barrier for upward momentum.
3. Support Zone: A support zone is noted near 2,653, which has historically provided a base for price rebounds, preventing further declines.
4. Price Action Expectation:
The blue arrows suggest potential movements: an upward attempt towards the supply zone and resistance.
If rejected, the price may decline toward the identified support level at 2,653.
This analysis relies on supply and demand zones, as well as key horizontal levels, to predict price movement. It reflects a possible short-term scenario for XAU/USD traders, with careful attention to breakout or reversal signals.
Falling towards pullback support?GBP/AUD is falling towards the pivot which is a pullback support and could bounce to the 1st resistance which acts as a pullback resistance.
Pivot: 1.9816
1st Support: 1.9728
1st Resistance: 1.9984
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Bearish drop?The Fiber (EUR/USD) is rising towards the pivot which lines up with the 50% Fibonacci retracement and could drop to the 1st support which acts as a pullback support.
Pivot: 1.0362
1st Support: 1.0262
1st Resistance: 1.0424
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Bullish bounce off pullback support?The Loonie (USD/CAD) has reacted off the pivot and could rise to the 1st resistance which has been identified as a pullback resistance.
Pivot: 1.4364
1st Support: 1.4341
1st Resistance: 1.4427
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USDCAD: Confirmed Bearish Trap?! 🇺🇸🇨🇦
USDCAD formed a bearish trap with a false breakout of a key daily/intraday
horizontal support.
The trap was followed by a confirmed bullish imbalance and a breakout
of the upper boundary of a consolidation range on a 4H.
With a high probability, the price will rise and reach 1.444 level.
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Levels discussed on livestream 8th Jan 20258th January 2025
DXY: Consolidating just below 50% (108.70), stronger ADP, DXY break higher, to 109.20
NZDUSD: Sell 0.5620 SL 20 TP 30
AUDUSD: Look for reaction at 0.62 strong round number support
GBPUSD: Sell 1.2450 SL 25 TP 80
EURUSD: Sell 1.0320 SL 30 TP 60
USDJPY: Watching that 158 resistance level
EURJPY: Sell 162.95 SL 30 TP 60
GBPJPY: Sell 196.50 SL 30 TP 70
USDCHF: Buy 0.9120 SL 20 TP 50
USDCAD: Buy 1.4385 SL 20 TP 50
XAUUSD: Consolidating below 2655, potential break out to upside, to 2672
Lesson Learned: What Seperates the Greats from the AmeteursI am getting back to trading again after several years of unprofitability. I went over my trade entries from many years ago, as well as entries I backtested, now that trading view seems to have improved it's bar replay, it's been even easier.
I made a discovery:
1. High R/R as well as moves with possible multiple entry opportunities are found on the 1hr or higher timeframe breakout structures.
2. The losses I had taken came from trading breakouts within a consolidating market.
3. Winners start working rather quickly, they go move big and fast. When checking my trade duration, the losses tend to happen either very fast, or they linger for a bit, then hit my SL. or perhaps a small profit. Winners tend to have very fast(especially since I daytrade the 5min).
This was a great observation, as last night, I got to see it in action again, using live money and real emotions.
Now I can see what I do so I can learn.
Lessons Learned:
1. Trade Only 1hr or higher timeframe breakout structures. It's fine to take a 5min breakout within to catch the full breakout(as you would take a 1hr structure to catch a Daily chart breakout), however, step back if market is hostile.
This allows for:
Optimal R/R due to a bigger trending move
Higher win rate due to cutting out losses from random price breakouts due to using only the 5min chart patterns.
Patience to wait for the bigger trend to break out, when the market moves and can actually provide a good trading environment.
2. Avoid Hostile Markets. mentioned on lesson 1, but is worth reemphasizing. Continuing to reenter a market that is clearly moving unfavorably to your plan is death by 1,000 papercuts.
Rather than continuing to try to get in, which is absolutely fine in a favorable market, use your "sit-out power" - The discipline to stay out of the market when conditions dont suit your strategy. By sitting out during unfavorable periods, top traders like Mark Minervini(U.S. Investing Championship 1st place winner on multiple years with multiple students also reaching top ranks) maintains a win rate closer to 50%.
3. If market takes too long to go, it could be a sign that it is not ready yet and may most likely continue correcting . This is clearly evident in how the market today, although it seemed to be forming double tops, and breakout structures, it didnt breakout yet, it just extended it's correction, making this move unpredictable, and raising the chances of stopping out. Trading is probabilities, and successful trading is moving the probabilities in your favor. This may be an opportunity to revisit during more favorable market conditions, when it begins to trend.
I used a time stop today, and it is something that I have recently started implementing, as I also discovered that many successful traders also use a time stop, because timing the market breakout is a key element in trading the market profitably, as well as is staying out when the timing is off and avoiding a full unnecessary loss when markets are moving unfavorably for a long period.
A tweet I read today, published by Law Wai-Sum, known on X as @JLawStock, One of Mark Minervini's student's, and also 1st place winner of the Eleven Month 2024 U.S. Investing Championship with a 308.6% return in the Money Manager Verified Rating($1 Million+ Accounts), yesterday, mentioned " to improve trading performance, the first step is not to seek trading opportunities but to learn how to eliminate them ...Currently, the U.S. Stock market is also not the time for me to engage in agressive trading. I have given up on many trading opportunities, but this is cautious timing approach allowed my overall account to achieve double digit growth last december with minimal drawdowns.
The second step is to learn to focus on opportunities that truly belong to you.
How many times in the past have you kept firing away, only to end up busy for nothing and making no progress? This shows that the majority of trades are, in fact, meaningless. The major contributions to your account often come from a few key trades. But one thing is for certain: These key trades do not present entry opportunities every day- they only appear at the most favorable moments, and when they do, that's when you grab the money in large handfuls..."
This was so special for me to read precisely today, as I took losses for trading an unfavorable market, and now, hours later, I see, the market was not breaking out. Jesse Livermore, or JLaw himself couldve been trying to trade these breakouts and they wont go. The key is, they wouldn't continue trading these breakouts. they dont get results from the markets because the market just move in their favor, rather, they decide to keep their profits by staying out when it does not.
I invite you, as a reader, to take action on the knoweledge learned, and observe your past trades. zoom out, were you taking losses due to trading a hostile and corrective market?
Rather than switch and learn new strategies(As I once did, which was fine too, as it was great knoweledge, but I go back to the basics, what I started with, because it works, it always did, I just needed to do a better job of understanding when it worked and when I was overtrading), I challenge you too, to develop further YOUR strategy. To understand when to stay out and sit in cash.
GBPUSD Buy to SellLooking to have GBPUSD head up to the ash zone before a sell...
Simply look for a confirmation or way to join the buy based on your style and strategy, then get a confirmation for sells at that zone above price currently.
Do ensure to follow your strategy if it tells you otherwise!
NZDJPY forming a top?NZDJPY - 24h expiry
The primary trend remains bearish.
Price action looks to be forming a top.
Preferred trade is to sell into rallies.
The hourly chart technicals suggests further upside before the downtrend returns.
Bespoke resistance is located at 89.00.
We look to Sell at 89.00 (stop at 89.25)
Our profit targets will be 88.40 and 88.20
Resistance: 88.90 / 89.10 / 89.40
Support: 88.60 / 88.25 / 88.00
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GBPUSD BULLISH SHARKThe Harmonic Pattern SHOULD NOT be used in isolation.
Combine it with 2 or 3 other confirmations to have an extra edge.
(Moving average cross, Bollinger bands, RSI, stoch ... Basically any other indicator/system you're very familiar with).
- Use Proper Risk Management on each trade.
- DO NOT expose more than 3% of your capital on each trade.
Heading into 38.2% Fibonacci resistance?NZD/USD is rising towards the resistance level which is a pullback resistance that aligns with the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement and could drop from this level to our take profit.
Entry: 0.5630
Why we like it:
There is a pullback resistance level that aligns with the 38.32% Fibonacci retracement.
Stop loss: 0.5659
Why we like it:
There is a pullback resistance level that is slightly above the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement.
Take profit: 0.5587
Why we like it:
There is a pullback support level.
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