Foreign Exchange

Although we’re now only six days away from the long-awaited activation of Article 50, the pound is proving resilient and its best levels of the week could be yet to come. Sterling edged slightly lower yesterday as excitement over the inflation surge eased. However, GBP largely returned to opening levels before the close of the […]

With the UK’s latest inflation figures exceeding forecasts on Tuesday, the pound skipped higher against all its major currency rivals. As well as hitting a ten-day high against the euro (of €1.1560) the pound achieved a three-week high of $1.2498 against the US dollar and struck C$1.6703 against the Canadian dollar – its best level […]

One of the frustrating things about being a trend follower is that it takes time to overcome the inertia of a new system, particularly if that system is based upon slightly longer time periods such as weekly data. Part of the frustration that traders encounter is based upon the simple mechanics of how systems work. […]

After last week’s flurry of central bank policy statements, we have a much calmer looking calendar ahead of us this week. The reduced levels of event risk should create a platform for some trends to develop. Here’s a technical snapshot of how the major pairs are shaping up. EUR/USD EUR/USD’s recovery continued last week following […]

The EUR/USD went north last week – just as it was predicted. Although the market went south on Monday and Tuesday, it went northward in the last few days of last week. Price went briefly above the resistance line at 1.0750 and later closed below it on Friday. This week, some vivid correction is expected, […]

Here’s the market outlook for the week: EURUSD Dominant bias: Bullish This pair trended downwards on March 13 and 14, testing the support line at 1.0600. From the support line, price rose by 180 pips, going briefly above the resistance line at 1.0750 and then closing below it on Friday. The bullish signal is still […]

Lloyds shares (LSE:LLOY) are currently consolidating, having trended downwards in the months of October 2016 to February 2017. Price is now consolidating. In the chart, it can be seen that in spite of its consolidation, price has managed to stay above the upper Trendline, which was breached in December 2016. The RSI period 14 is […]

The EUR/JPY moved sideways in the first few days of last week, and then broke northwards, gaining about 280 pips. Price closed at 122.51 on Friday, ready to go further northwards. This week, the outlook on JPY pairs is bullish and EUR/JPY is expected to continue going upward, by at least, another 200 pips. Another […]

Here’s the market outlook for the week: EURUSD Dominant bias: Bullish This pair trended downwards from Monday to Thursday and then rallied significantly. This has resulted in a bullish bias on the market, as price nearly reached the resistance line at 1.0700. This week, further rally is anticipated because the outlook on Greenback is bearish […]

Barclays stock (LSE:BARC) is not currently attractive, as price has been consolidating since December 2016. Prior to that month, the market was in an uptrend. Price is almost neither below nor above the EMA 21, and the Williams’ % Range period 20 is also neither in the overbought nor in the oversold territory. Then where […]