According to the US Dollar (USD) Index, the USD finished the week on the ropes, down 1.8%. Despite the growing sense that US President Trump may not live up to the hype of his pre-inauguration statements – placing a question mark on USD upside – technical studies appear to favour bulls.
Long-Term Technicals Favour Bulls
Technically speaking, I have been...
According to technical studies on the daily chart, Bitcoin versus the US dollar (BTC/USD) is now consolidating between support from US$91,591 and US$108,396.
US$100,000 remains a widely watched barrier within the consolidation, along with the 50-day SMA at US$97,615. Despite the ranging action, BTC/USD is entrenched in a bullish trend with a clear upside bias....
Today’s inauguration is undoubtedly a big event for traders, analysts, and the global economy.
Everyone is watching.
Let’s be frank: regardless of your opinion of Donald Trump or his proposed policies, his Presidential election win over Democrat candidate Kamala Harris on 5 November 2024 was nothing short of remarkable. It was a sweeping victory, and Trump...
Capping a decisively sweeping victory on 5 November 2024 in what many called a ‘historic comeback’, Republican Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States (US) on Monday at 5:00 pm GMT (midday EST). This marks his second run for the highest office.
The ceremony is set to take place at the Capitol building. Supreme Court Chief...
While the price of Gold (XAU/USD) has been rangebound since December 2024, a possible AB=CD harmonic support zone at US$2,471 continues to call for attention. A 61.8% Fibonacci retracement ratio also complements this support at US$2,473. Investors will also likely take note of the double-top pattern around the December 2024 peak of US$2,726. The pattern’s neckline...
Since early December 2024, BTC/USD (Bitcoin versus the US dollar) has traded tentatively around US$100,000. What is interesting from a technical perspective is the formation of a potential (complex) head and shoulders top pattern (left shoulders at US$99,806 and US$104.047; head at US$108.396; possible right shoulders at US$99,887 and US$102.750). Were price...
Following an all-time high of US$0.4671 in early December 2024, Dogecoin (DOG) had printed a correction versus the US dollar (USD) and rebounded from the Ichimoku Cloud Support area. This support zone was formed following the Ichimoku’s Leading Span A (light green at US$0.3576) crossing above the Leading Span B (light orange at US$0.2965) in the final full trading...
With the daily price of spot gold (XAU/USD) again rejecting resistance from US$2,716, this unearths a possible AB=CD harmonic support zone at US$2,473. This support is also complemented by Fibonacci support from 38.2% and 61.8% retracement ratios at US$2,479 and US$2,475, respectively. In addition, a 1.272% extension ratio at US$2,488 and a clear-cut uptrend is...
Since early October, sellers have largely taken control of the NZD/USD (New Zealand versus the US dollar) and sent price to lows not seen since late 2022, with limited pullbacks seen. Overall, the currency pair is down nearly 10% from October highs.
Ichimoku Resistance Supporting Sell-On-Rally Setups
What is technically important to recognise is that the...
The November US CPI inflation report (Consumer Price Index) will be widely watched today at 1:30 pm GMT.
Headline CPI Inflation Forecast to Have Increased in November
According to Refinitiv data, headline YY (year-on-year) CPI inflation is expected to have risen to 2.7% from 2.6% in October, marking a second consecutive month of increasing price pressures. YY...
In its final interest rate decision of the year, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) announced that it would keep the Cash Rate on hold at 4.35% for a ninth consecutive meeting; no surprises there and no relief for Aussies ahead of the Christmas break as rates remain at 13-year highs. While many global central banks have kicked off their easing policy, the RBA...
BTC/USD (Bitcoin versus the US dollar) has made north of US$100,000 following a brief consolidation just beneath the number in the shape of a pennant pattern. Year to date, the major Crypto pair has risen by nearly 150%.
Following Donald Trump’s US election victory, BTC has strongly outperformed and, over the last 24 hours, received another boost on the back of...
Following an all-time high of US263.72 in November (up 45%), SOL/USD (Solana versus the US dollar) price action on the daily timeframe is in the process of drawing up a pennant pattern between the record high and a low of US$220.78.
Pennant Pattern and Ichimoku Support Combination
What is interesting here is that the pennant pattern has formed ‘into’ an area...
The first full week of December places the spotlight on US jobs data. Employment metrics from the ISM (Institute for Supply Management) manufacturing and services PMIs (Purchasing Managers’ Indexes) land on Monday and Wednesday, respectively, JOLTs data (Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey) airs Tuesday, ADP jobs numbers (Automatic Data Processing) are out...
Since November 12, the price action of DOG/USD (Dogecoin versus the US dollar) has formed what many technical analysts refer to as an ascending triangle between US$0.4381 and US$0.3006. Although this pattern is generally seen as a bullish continuation formation, there are occasions when it may indicate a reversal instead.
Should a breakout to the upside occur,...
Today, Australian CPI inflation numbers (Consumer Price Index) have already been seen, and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand has announced a 50-basis point (bp) cut during Asia Pac trading. In addition to Q3 24 US GDP (Gross Domestic Product) data coming in unchanged, the October US PCE price index (Personal Consumption Expenditures) will hit the wires at 3:00 pm...
Markets and economists widely anticipate that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) will reduce the Overnight Cash Rate (OCR) by 50 basis points (bps) to 4.25% on Wednesday, a move that would push the OCR closer to neutral levels.
Markets Fully Pricing in a 50 Basis Point Cut
Markets are assigning a 60% chance that the RBNZ will opt for a 50 bp cut (60 bps...
Q3 24 earnings for Nvidia (Nasdaq; ticker: NVDA) – a leader in the artificial intelligence (AI) chip and data centre solutions market – and the company’s Q4 forward guidance will be released after the market closes today. Over the past two years, Nvidia's performance has been nothing short of remarkable, resulting in substantial growth in both share price and...
