The euro has started the week with gains and is trading at 1.0836 in the European session, up 0.33% on the day. EUR/USD is coming off its best week of the year, gaining 1.19%. France has been on a political roller over the past two weeks and the wild ride isn’t over yet. President Macron called a snap election in June after European parliamentary elections saw...
France is on the brink of a hung parliament, with the left-wing coalition capturing the most seats in a stunning upset over Marine Le Pen’s National Rally. Obviously, the forex markets are closed on the weekend. So will be interesting to see the reaction to these shock election results in France on the EUR/USD and EUR/GBP when the market opens. Regardless of...
I have a powerful signal here, bought breaking yesterday's high today. I had given up on Euro longs, and sold in disgust, which is a strong 'self-contrarian' signal. Whenever it happens, take heed, and act with haste after the market breaks a previous day high or low, since your exit. If you don't take the trade back, you will probably face one of those times when...
Triggering the Article 50 was bullish for the pound as I expected. Three long red candles appear last week and we are now seeing a retracement. Indeed the pair reached the 1.618 level of the first impulse and we might expect a retracement to the 0.382 level of the second impulse. The pair also challenged the 200 EMA and it might pierce it soon. Best level for the...
Currently, the sentiment of the pair seems to be clearly inclined to a down movement of the price. But we should rather wait until Friday to find out more about what will be the real direction of the pair. Note that the US is strongly considering a hike in interest rate which can cause the USD to grow much stronger. However, the France is currently on crosshead...