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Posted by Liviu on May 22, 2012 – 7:05AM GMT - 2 Comments
Differences challenge assumptions. ~ Anne Wilson Schaef Good morning folks. Not much is changed since yesterday across the charts, as EUR maintains a bid tone for now – but there’s a good change that current recovery is only a (much needed) correction. Hourly charts already show signs of exhaustion, but more notable resistance is a bit Read More
- Continue reading: Dollar Pulls Back After Strong Rally, Euro Recovers but Remains Under Pressure
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Posted by Liviu on May 21, 2012 – 7:10AM GMT - Leave your thoughts
Nobody can be so amusingly arrogant as a young man who has just discovered an old idea and thinks it is his own. ~ Sydney J. Harris Good morning. The dollar tested last year’s top as euro continues to tumble amid Greece exit worries. Euro’s recovery on Friday seems rather corrective and sellers are probably waiting Read More
- Continue reading: Charts to Start the Week 5/21/12
Tags: AUDNZD, Australian Dollar, breakout trading, British Pound, Canadian Dollar, Dollar, EURAUD, Euro, EURUSD, Greece, New Zealand Dollar, SPX, Swiss Franc, usd index, USDCAD, USDCHF
Posted by Liviu on May 14, 2012 – 7:25AM GMT - 2 Comments
Whatever begins, also ends. ~ Seneca Good morning. Euro opened lower today as fear of Greece leaving euro-zone grows. Dollar trades higher against most counterparts and the dollar index is testing March’s top, as seen below USD Index S&P500 There’s no sign of relief yet and I, for one, remain bearish until price returs above Read More
- Continue reading: Charts to Start the Week 5/14/12
Tags: AUDNZD, Australian Dollar, breakout trading, British Pound, Canadian Dollar, EURAUD, Euro-zone crisis, EURUSD, GBPUSD, Greece, New Zealand Dollar, SPX, Swiss Franc, usd index, USDCAD, USDCHF
Posted by Liviu on April 6, 2012 – 7:21AM GMT - 2 Comments
The major block to compassion is the judgment in our minds. Judgment is the mind’s primary tool of separation. ~ Diane Berke Good morning. Dollar holds onto gains as the euro is under pressure, declining towards $1.300 support. Not much is expected to happen until later today when the NFP data will be released. USD Index Read More
- Continue reading: NFP Day is Here
Tags: AUDJPY, Australian Dollar, breakout trading, Dollar, EURAUD, EURUSD, Japanese Yen, NFP, SPX, unemployment, usd index, USDJPY
Posted by Liviu on April 2, 2012 – 7:16AM GMT - Leave your thoughts
It’s not what happens to you that counts, but how you handle it. It’s not how far you fall, but how well you bounce. ~ Dan Zadra Good morning. Dollar remains under pressure as euro holds above $1.3300 and it seems that a test of $1.3480/00 is in the cards this week. USD Index EURUSD Support Read More
- Continue reading: Charts to Start the Week 4/2/12
Tags: Australian Dollar, breakout trading, Dollar, EURAUD, EURNZD, Euro, EURUSD, Japanese Yen, New Zealand Dollar, usd index, USDJPY
Posted by Liviu on March 28, 2012 – 7:27AM GMT - 1 Comment
Good instincts usually tell you what to do long before your head has figured it out. ~ Michael Burke Good morning. Dollar remains under pressure while the euro managed to overcome resistance at $1.3300. USD Index No decisive break of interim support at 79 yet, but downside pressure remains high. In case of recovery, rallies would Read More
- Continue reading: Midweek Charts 3/28/12
Tags: AUDNZD, AUDUSD, Australian Dollar, breakout trading, Dollar, EURAUD, EURNZD, Euro, EURUSD, Japanese Yen, New Zealand Dollar, usd index, USDJPY
Posted by Liviu on March 26, 2012 – 7:13AM GMT - 2 Comments
Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do. ~ Benjamin Spock Good morning. Dollar remains under pressure as euro is finding bids on pullbacks, pushing higher towards $1.3300 which is the 1st resistance level to keep an eye on. USD Index Not much changed since a week ago: rallies are being sold every time Read More
- Continue reading: Charts to Start the Week 3/26/11
Tags: AUDUSD, Australian Dollar, breakout trading, Dollar, EURAUD, EURNZD, Euro, EURUSD, Japanese Yen, New Zealand Dollar, usd index, USDJPY
Posted by Liviu on March 22, 2012 – 8:23AM GMT - 6 Comments
Trusting our intuition often saves us from disaster ~ Anne Wilson Schaef Good morning. Dollar continues to be sold into rallies as the euro finds intraday support at $1.3185/00 USD Index As seen below – dollar is losing ground on a short-term basis but it is still above recent corrective bottom at 79. EURUSD As noted Read More
- Continue reading: Thursday Charts: Dollar, Aussie Losing Ground
Tags: AUDUSD, Australian Dollar, breakout trading, EURAUD, EURNZD, Euro, EURUSD, Japanese Yen, New Zealand Dollar, usd index, USDJPY
Posted by Liviu on March 21, 2012 – 8:13AM GMT - 1 Comment
Strong people make as many mistakes as weak people. Difference is that strong people admit their mistakes, laugh at them, learn from them. That is how they become strong. ~ Richard Needham Good morning. There’s pressure on the dollar these days, as the euro continues recovery bringing resistance around $1.33 back in focus. USD Index Next Read More
- Continue reading: Midweek Charts 3/21/12
Tags: AUDNZD, AUDUSD, Australian Dollar, breakout trading, Dollar, EURAUD, EURNZD, Euro, EURUSD, New Zealand Dollar, NZDUSD, usd index
Posted by Liviu on March 19, 2012 – 8:24AM GMT - 2 Comments
You may occasionally give out, but never give up. ~ Dan Zadra Good morning. The dollar trades lower after Friday’s decline, as the euro tested resistance near $1.3200. USD Index The dollar index looks quite bearish on intraday basis, now that support at 80 has been breached. However, there’s still a good chance that this movement Read More
- Continue reading: Charts to Start the Week 3/19/12
Tags: AUDJPY, AUDUSD, Australian Dollar, breakout trading, British Pound, Dollar, EURAUD, Euro, EURUSD, GBPUSD, Japanese Yen, usd index, USDJPY
Posted by Liviu on March 16, 2012 – 8:08AM GMT - 3 Comments
No one would ever have crossed the ocean if he or she could have gotten off the ship in a storm. ~ Charles Kettering Good morning. Dollar pulled back yesterday against its main counterparts and the question now is whether the move is corrective. USD Index Former resistance is currently providing support at 80. Uptrend is Read More
- Continue reading: US Dollar Pulls Back; Charts to End the Week
Tags: AUDUSD, Australian Dollar, breakout trading, British Pound, Dollar, EURAUD, Euro, EURUSD, GBPUSD, usd index
Posted by Liviu on February 29, 2012 – 8:32AM GMT - Leave your thoughts
Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple. ~ Dr. Seuss Good morning. The euro is consolidating gains near $1.3500 ahead of ECB cash injection of 500 billion euros according to expectations. Other important events on today’s economic calendar are the US GDP data and Bernanke’s testimony. Let’s see what are some of the Read More
- Continue reading: Dollar Down Ahead of ECB Cash Injection
Tags: AUDUSD, Australian Dollar, Bernanke, breakout trading, British Pound, ECB, EURAUD, Euro, EURUSD, GBPUSD, LTRO, Silver, usd index
Posted by Liviu on February 27, 2012 – 8:23AM GMT - Leave your thoughts
We forfeit three-fourths of ourselves in order to be like other people. ~ Arthur Schopenhauer Good morning. Dollar drops further while EUR holds onto gains against important counterparts. Last week has been quite interesting and there have been some large moves, so it’s worth keeping an eye on some of them because things may get even Read More
- Continue reading: Monday Charts
Tags: Australian Dollar, breakout trading, British Pound, Dollar, EURAUD, EURJPY, Euro, EURUSD, GBPJPY, GBPUSD, Japanese Yen, Silver, usd index
Posted by Liviu on February 24, 2012 – 8:13AM GMT - 2 Comments
If you make people think they’re thinking, they’ll love you; But if you really make them think, they’ll hate you. ~ Don Marquis Good morning. Dollar resumed decline as EURUSD rallied above $1.3300 resistance level. USD Index Support around 78 is back in focus after dollar resumed decline yesterday EURUSD yesterday’s breakout suggests more upside and Read More
- Continue reading: Dollar Continues Decline; Charts to End the Week
Tags: AUDCAD, Australian Dollar, breakout trading, British Pound, Canadian Dollar, Dollar, EURAUD, EURGBP, Euro, EURUSD, GBPJPY, New Zealand Dollar, NZDUSD, Silver, usd index
Posted by Liviu on February 23, 2012 – 8:22AM GMT - 3 Comments
Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first. ~ Ronald Reagan Good morning. Dollar continues to trade in a narrow range as EURUSD is still consolidating below $1.3300 which is the first resistance level to keep an eye on. German Read More
- Continue reading: EUR Recovery Continues
Tags: AUDCAD, Australian Dollar, breakout trading, British Pound, Canadian Dollar, Dollar, EURAUD, EURGBP, Euro, EURUSD, New Zealand Dollar, NZDUSD, Silver, usd index
Posted by Liviu on February 10, 2012 – 8:05AM GMT - 4 Comments
While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, the other is busy making mistakes and becoming superior. ~ Henry C. Link Good morning. Euro pulls back again after yet another test of $1.3300 as Asian stocks declined today. US Trade balance and Bernanke’s speech are today’s most important events in the economic calendar USD Index it’s Read More
- Continue reading: Dollar Up in Asian Risk-Off Trade, Aussie Down, Euro Follows
Tags: AUDCAD, AUDJPY, Ben Bernanke, breakout trading, British Pound, Canadian Dollar, Dollar, EURAUD, EURUSD, GBPUSD, Japanese Yen, usd index
Posted by Liviu on February 9, 2012 – 8:26AM GMT - 1 Comment
We only do well the things we like doing. ~ Colette Good morning. Dollar is facing another round of selling as risk-sensitive pairs continue to push to the upside on more Greek optimism. Most important events in today’s economic calendar are the ECB, BOE interest rate decisions and US initial jobless claims. Here are a few charts Read More
- Continue reading: Dollar Continues Decline, EUR Up Ahead of ECB
Tags: AUDJPY, Australian Dollar, BoE, breakout trading, British Pound, bull flag formation, ECB, EURAUD, EURGBP, Euro, EURUSD, Greece, Interest Rate Decision, Japanese Yen, Silver, usd index
Posted by Liviu on January 23, 2012 – 8:08AM GMT - 1 Comment
It’s human nature to find patterns where there are none and to find skill where luck is a more likely – William Bernstein Good morning. Euro opened lower this week, erasing most of Thursday’s gains, therefore dollar index found support at 80: USD Index EURUSD 4hrs chart still looks bullish as current decline could be Read More
- Continue reading: Euro Starts the Week Lower, Testing Support Zone
Tags: AUDJPY, Australian Dollar, breakout trading, British Pound, COT, Dollar, EURAUD, Euro, EURUSD, GBPUSD, Japanese Yen, Silver, usd index
Posted by Liviu on January 20, 2012 – 8:09AM GMT - 4 Comments
The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others. ~ Hasidic Saying Good morning. Dollar continues to fall as stocks recover, hence risk currencies, including EURUSD, are following stocks higher. Here are some of today’s interesting charts USD Index Support around 79.50 is in focus as dollar’s decline continues. That is probably a Read More
- Continue reading: Euro Gains on Short-Covering and Risk-On Trade, Dollar Continues Slide
Tags: AUDJPY, AUDNZD, Australian Dollar, breakout trading, EURAUD, Euro, EURUSD, Japanese Yen, New Zealand Dollar, Silver, usd index
Posted by Liviu on January 19, 2012 – 8:19AM GMT - 1 Comment
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do. ~ Walter Bagehot Good morning. Dollar keeps losing altitude as the correction continues, while risk-sensitive pairs follow stocks higher. Important releases today are the CPI and Initial Jobless Claims (See FX Calendar) USD Index Now that 81 has been breached, next downside barrier Read More
- Continue reading: Dollar Continues Correction, EUR Higher
Tags: AUDJPY, AUDNZD, Australian Dollar, breakout trading, Dollar, EURAUD, Euro, EURUSD, Japanese Yen, Silver, usd index
Posted by Liviu on January 18, 2012 – 8:07AM GMT - 1 Comment
Never believe anything until it has been officially denied. ~ Claud Cockburn Good morning. Dollar pulls back from recent top as EUR recovers towards $1.28, but uptrend remains intact and strong, so it’s most likely only a corrective cycle until the next round of bad news coming from Europe hits. Here’s a daily dose of charts Read More
- Continue reading: Dollar Retreating, Euro Testing Resistance Zone
Tags: AUDJPY, AUDNZD, Australian Dollar, breakout trading, Dollar, EURAUD, Euro, EURUSD, Japanese Yen, New Zealand Dollar, Silver, usd index
Posted by Liviu on January 13, 2012 – 8:07AM GMT - 4 Comments
“Good judgment comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgment.” ~ Rita Mae Brown Good morning. I’ve been away with limited access to the internet for the past three days, but looking at current charts, I don’t seem to have missed much. However, things are likely to become interesting USD Index Dollar is pulling Read More
- Continue reading: EUR Recovers, Resistance Under Pressure
Tags: AUDJPY, Australian Dollar, breakout trading, bull flag formation, Dollar, EURAUD, Euro, EURUSD, Japanese Yen, Silver, usd index
Posted by Liviu on January 9, 2012 – 8:08AM GMT - Leave your thoughts
“Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.” ~ Voltaire Good morning. A fresh multi-month low has been reached by EUR against USD at $1.2665 before pulling back to $.12720 at time of writing. Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy meet today in Berlin to finalise a deal to increase fiscal coordination and discuss ways to boost growth in Read More
- Continue reading: Dollar Pulls Back, Strong Uptrend Remains Intact
Tags: Angela Merkel, AUDJPY, Australian Dollar, breakout trading, COT, Dollar, EURAUD, Euro, EURUSD, Japanese Yen, Sarkozy, Swiss Franc, usd index, USDCHF
Posted by Liviu on December 1, 2011 – 8:58AM GMT - 1 Comment
When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice. ~ Marquis de la Grange Good morning. Short-term trends of several currency pars have been derailed yesterday – or rather delayed – by the coordinated central banks intervention. For those of you who’ve been busy doing something else and missed the news, now wondering Read More
- Continue reading: Euro / Risk Pairs Consolidating Gains After Major Central Banks Intervention
Tags: AUDUSD, Australian Dollar, BoE, breakout trading, Canadian Dollar, Dollar, ECB, EURAUD, Euro, Euro-zone crisis, EURUSD, Fed, market interventions, SNB, usd index, USDCAD
Posted by Liviu on November 30, 2011 – 8:07AM GMT - Leave your thoughts
To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all. ~ Peter McWilliams Good morning. The dollar continued to retreat against some of its counterparts as risk appetite returned. However, the move is rather normal after recent strong gains and so far it looks corrective. USD Index As seen below, Read More
- Continue reading: Dollar Testing Key Resistance, Euro Resumes Decline
Tags: Australian Dollar, breakout trading, Canadian Dollar, Dollar, EURAUD, EURCHF, Euro, EURUSD, GBPCHF, Swiss Franc, usd index, USDCAD
Posted by Liviu on November 28, 2011 – 8:08AM GMT - 2 Comments
“Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.” ~ Miguel de Cervantes Good morning. The dollar is pulling back as risk trade returns – both AUDUSD and AUDJPY recovering some of last week’s losses. The euro is following but the gains remain modest so far. Here’s a bunch of charts to start Read More
- Continue reading: Euro, Aussie Dollar Start the Week Higher
Tags: AUDJPY, Australian Dollar, breakout trading, British Pound, Canadian Dollar, Dollar, EURAUD, Euro, EURUSD, GBPCHF, SNB, Swiss Franc, USDCAD
Posted by Liviu on November 11, 2011 – 8:22AM GMT - 1 Comment
Quote of the day: “It is hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your head.” ~ Sally Kempton Good morning. The dollar pulled back across the board but remains bullish against some of its major counterparts such as EUR, GBP, AUD etc. Today’s Calendar is lighter if we don’t count the imminent end of the Read More
- Continue reading: Euro in Correction Mode, Remains Bearish
Tags: AUDJPY, Australian Dollar, breakout trading, British Pound, Canadian Dollar, Dollar, EURAUD, Euro, EURUSD, GBPUSD, USDCAD
Posted by Liviu on November 10, 2011 – 8:01AM GMT - 1 Comment
Quote of the day:“The ability to delude yourself may be an important survival tool.” ~ Jane Wagner Good morning. The euro has finally exited the consolidation range within the bear flag formation – as noted in my previous article. Current weakness is caused by the fear spreading to Italy in the widening debt crisis, as the Read More
- Continue reading: Bear Flag Broken – Euro Resumes Downtrend; All Eyes on Italy
Tags: Australian Dollar, breakout trading, British Pound, Canadian Dollar, Dollar, EURAUD, Euro, Euro-zone crisis, EURUSD, GBPUSD, Italy, USDCAD
Posted by Liviu on November 8, 2011 – 5:59AM GMT - 1 Comment
Quote of the day:“Knowledge is the only instrument of production that is not subject to diminishing returns.” ~ John Maurice Clarke Good morning. Sentiment across the board is little changed since yesterday – EURUSD still trading in a narrow range between $1.37 and $1.38. CHF pairs are still in focus as the Swiss franc has lost Read More
- Continue reading: Euro Rangebound, Support Still Intact
Tags: AUDJPY, Australian Dollar, breakout trading, Canadian Dollar, Dollar, EURAUD, Euro, EURUSD, SNB, Swiss Franc, USDCAD, USDCHF
Posted by Liviu on November 4, 2011 – 8:11AM GMT - 1 Comment
Quote of the day:“A sailor without a destination cannot hope for a favorable wind.” ~ Leon Tec Good morning. The market remains rather choppy as rumours and surprises have been the main drivers this week, so it’s not easy to find charts that don’t look the same these days. The euro trades higher across the board Read More
- Continue reading: Markets Awaiting Non-Farm Payrolls
Tags: Australian Dollar, bailouts, breakout trading, British Pound, Canadian Dollar, Dollar, ECB, EURAUD, EURUSD, G20, GBPUSD, Greece, Interest Rate Decision, Mario Draghi, NFP, non-farm payrolls, unemployment, USDCAD