Forex Market

Mid-Day FX Market Analysis

EUR – Euro-dollar closed in NY Monday at $1.3162 after trade through this session was contained within a relatively tight $1.3150/79.

Technical Alert

Price action at the top in EURUSD looks hesitant. Under 1.3144 & 1.3127/21 could trip some protective sell-stops…

Daily Market Technicals

EUR/USD: 10-Day Momentum Shows Negative Divergence. The pair broke through $1.3100 but has failed to sustain a move higher,

GBP/USD Analysis

Closed in NY at $1.6202 after rate had seen extended recovery highs of $1.6217 during Monday trade, pulling back to $1.6193 before recovering into the close.

EUR/USD Analysis

Closed in NY Monday at $1.3162 after trade through this session was contained within a relatively tight range of $1.3150/79.

Asian Currencies Technicals

AUD/USD: Inside Day To Start The Week. An inside day to start the week for the AUD/USD as the pair consolidates within a $1.0509-1.0583 range.

USD/JPY Analysis

The pair is likely to trade in a tight range today in Asia before the Bank of Japan kicks off a two-day policy board meeting Wednesday after the LDP, an advocate of powerful monetary easing won the Sunday’s election.

Mid-Day FX Market Analysis

EUR – Opened early Europe at $1.3159, Euro-dollar closed in NY Friday at $1.3160, off late session highs of $1.3174.

Technical Alert

Major events are the EURUSD violation of 1.3140 and the post Japanese election gaps higher in USDJPY, EURJPY, NIKKEI etc (as being seen as continuation gaps those gaps should soon be closed…).

USD/JPY Analysis

The weekend win for the LDP and NKP parties in the Japanese lower house election, though expected, acted to further soften the yen with yen pairs marked higher into the Asian open.

Daily Market Technicals

EUR/USD: Breaks May 1 Trendline, Focus Turns Higher. The pair finally broke through $1.3100, the key former initial resistance level.

GBP/USD Analysis

Closed in NY Friday at $1.6174, just off session highs at $1.6177. The mark up in yen pairs, following the LDP/NKP win in the Japanese lower house election,