Carry Trade Back in Play?
With JPY weakening since the past 2 weeks, Fear of US Recession does not seem to dampened the appetite for Carry Trade.
With AUD/JPY Leading the race.Our Favorite Comm dollar has been on a rampage the past month, This is mainly attributed to the High risk of Inflation The Australian Economy is facing. (more…)

Well, From the Previous Market outlook, everything seems to go as predicted in that outlook.

No Major News Coming out on the 8th of January 2008.

Market went Out “GUNS BLAZING” yesterday after the interest rates statements from ECB and BOE, US Data came out lower but still better than previous month’s drop. All This Weighing down on Cable and EUR/USD.

The Previous Charts i posted is still Valid for Friday, so a move to the downside for Both Cable and Euro is still probable. I’m Leaving that aside for now, and I’m Going to have a look at AUD/USD today. (more…)

Awaiting Interest Rate Decisions

Hi everyone! As the market is awaiting the interest rate decisions on GBP and EUR, we focused during our London session on GBP-based pairs and EURUSD, trying to get a technical direction BEFORE the news announcement.

The picture does not really leave room for many options, apparently. Several indicators and wave formations point towards a possible support in GBPUSD and EURUSD, as well as GBPJPY, support levels that would stand at 1.9473, 1.4580 and 207.21 respectively. A clear break and close below these levels would indicate further down moves in these pairs, as new bearish formations would get confirmed.

To the upside, the EURUSD seems capable of retracing up to 1.47, 1.4750 and 1.4810 during the next sessions, a move confirmed by a close above 1.4670. Personally I lean towards this bullish possibility, as even further dollar gains would have to be sustained by an appropriate pullback before a possible rally down.

Also, on GBPUSD a move above 1.9605 would clearly tip the scales in favor of the bulls in short term, with a possible 1-2-3 formation triggering a long trade.

Looking forward for the interest rate decisions to see which of these scenarios will unfold.

We also examined the USDJPY charts, looking quite bullish on major timeframes - I am planning to take a long starting 106.85. Once this level is reached I would be using any pretext on a small timeframe to go long for a target of 108.20. Stop should be somewhere in the 106.30-106.40 area. Will keep you posted about the progress of this trade, if the entry gets triggered.

Happy trading today, and see you all tomorrow!

Riding the “Post-Interest Rate Decision” Rollercoasters

Hey guys, choppy market action today after yesterday’s interest rate decision - 0.5% cut and more cuts expected, so the headlines read: broad bearishness for the dollar. Which is why we focused on some short-term SHORT setups on EURUSD, GBPUSD At times like this when the market actors agree on a certain scenario (in our case the dollar falling), I’m thinking they will probably be right, but NOT RIGHT AWAY. Remember - the fundamentals are not what they appear…

EURCHF displayed an excellent shorting opportunity (a perfect wave formation backed up by divergences and trendline break) - we went in 1.6103 and closed the position during US session for 71 pips (the trade of the day).

We also took a short GBPJPY - low risk position for a large target - our 30 pips stop got hit by 2 pips and price rallied to our target just after that - better luck next time!

Also, took a short EURUSD on a retracement however the pair went up again in a 3rd test up and we got stopped out for -35.

Overall a positive day, however the effects of rollercoaster rides in the main currency pairs obviously didn’t help our technicals.

We also observed bullish scenarios in EURCAD and bearish on all yen pairs - it was only during US session that the yen started to gain some ground (after the US jobless claims report) .

Let’s see what tomorrow brings - I’m still bearish on EURUSD and GBPUSD, for as long as they don’t break the triple tops on the large charts, in which case I’m expecting a sharp rally up that would put an end to the current correction.

Ahead of the Fed Interest Rate Statement

Today our main point of focus is the Fed interest rate statement, a decision that is far from being clear at this point. The market is getting ready for some action tonight, and breakouts are highly possible in almost all currency pairs.

EURUSD and GBPUSD might get ready to take off on a nice rally (EURUSD heading up to 1.4820 at the time of this writing), however I’m still expecting the moves to cool off starting with the US session open and prices getting back in range. Technicals are pointing towards a possible retracement on the higher timeframes, however any down leg needs to be confirmed by the fundamentals, otherwise we are looking at a continuation up.

In the (for me unlikely) situation that the interest rate favors the dollar short-term, the move down in EURUSD and GBPUSD just after the news could be a good opportunity to re-enter long on the larger bullish trend on these pairs.

Hello everybody!

We started today’s London session with an careful look at GBPUSD and GBPJPY, where the overall sentiment seemed bullish at the time. With the EW picture suggesting both pairs possibly getting out of the minor correction down started on Friday and short-term technicals also confirming reversal (including 200MA signal on 15m) we went LONG on cable @1.9808 on a trendline break confirming a 1-2-3 setup. Stop was placed below the trednline @1.9758. Our target is the possible top of a 5 waves formation up at 1.9915 (where another pullback can be expected).

Also, GBPJPY seemed to continue the large retracement move started last week and so far we have a good support @209.61, a previous resistance and supp. As long as the pair is holding above this level, we are still on a bullish retracement scenario, with initial target @212.10, followed by 214.00 and 217.50.

EURUSD looked like trading in range, and we expect it to continue some range trading until the interest rate decision on Wednesday. No trades on this pair today.

USDCAD has confirmed already a bearish move on Friday, and we are looking for possible entries short.

See you tomorrow!

We started the London session today with a look at GBPUSD and AUDUSD, both pairs were displaying bullish formations (EW / 1-2-3 on several timeframes), with other technicals on 4h and 1D giving further hints of a possible rally up. We were able to identify 2 trading setups for GBPUSD, one of which confirmed later before the cable rally. Also, we identified a bullish setup in GBPJPY just before the breakout, however got stopped out for a few pips (5m and 1m entry, with low risk). EURUSD was perfectly flat at the time. We also analyzed a possible bearish setup on USDCAD based on range breakout and 200MA resistance on 15m (target 1.0140 already hit), but we did not take the position.

Wednesday’s Jan 14th midday analysis -13.00 GMT

EurUsd retraced in the Asian session to the 50% Fibonacci line of yesterday’s down move and finding resistance at the 1.4850 area resumed the move down breaking below 1.4800. Without any surprises as we’ve had recently the pair should continue toward the 1.4700 target zone.

GbpUsd covered over 120 points so far today but failed to move decisively under yesterday’s low at 1.9550; until we see this happening the pair will maintain trading inside the current range between the 1.9550 support and below 1.9670 resistance.

Monday’s Jan 7th midday analysis -13.00 GMT

Euro continued the down move started on Friday afternoon and opened the week moving lower, breaking the 1.4700 support level after a second try late in the Asian session. The pair found support around the 1.4660 area and is now retesting, the former support now turned into resistance, just above the 1.4700 round number. We maintain the bearish view on this pair as as long as the resistance level hold the downside pressure will push the quote lower towards today’s lows.

GbpUsd moved below the 1.9700 level early in the day but bounced right back above towards the 1.9750 level which is Friday’s middle range. We saw a lower low being formed today that supports our bearish sentiment and without any unexpected events later in the day the pair has a fair chance of testing the lows at 1.9650.

EUR/USD Technical View

Euro failed to reach the 1.4300 round number on Thursday and stopped only pips away; after that the pair bounced back and in today’s Asian session we saw it make an intraday high at 1.4400. Unless something unexpected happens we think we are going to trade around the current levels at least until the US session when we could see a stronger move forming. Looking for support and resistance level we have to take into consideration the current weeks high and low at 1.4450 and 1.4310 respectively as the closest levels that need to be broken for the pair to move either way.
Resistance Levels

• 1.5000– round number
• 1.4966- Nov 23rd high
• 1.4735 –Nov 9th High

Support Levels

• 1.4500- round number
• 1.4300 – Sept 30th High
• 1.4000 – Round number
• 1.3850 – July 24th High

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