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Immediate outlook for GBP has turned consolidative to corrective after selling off from the 1.6456 level on Jan 17’10 to 1.5556 low on Friday. While the pair retains its broader weakness triggered off the 1.7041 level, its Aug’09 high, risk of corrective recovery was seen in early trading today following…

As further recovery is now seen following the cross’s Friday strength, EURGBP was seen pushing through its minor resistance at the 0.8767 level, its Feb 01’10 high and then challenging its Jan 25’10 at 0.8793 in today’s trading session. A decisive clearance of there is required to convince the market…

Markets are still in a hold / consolidation pattern before 1st tier economic data starting Wednesday. However, we are seeing signs of EUR contrarians stepping in and trading on the long side. Markets and media have been lightning fast in jumping on the EU collapse bandwagon and there is speculation…

Although the single currency has moved higher again and test of indicated resistance at 123.33 (Friday’s high) is likely, still needs to break this level to signal the wave v of the c leg from 134.37 has possibly ended at 120.70 and bring correction of recent decline towards 124.45 (wave…

The Australian dollar continued to edge higher as we suggested in our previous update and we are keeping our count that minor wave iii of recent C leg decline from 0.9331 has ended at 0.8578 and consolidation would take place in wave iv for recovery towards 0.8846 (38.2% Fibonacci retracement…

EUR/USD is in a downtrend, after peaking at 1.5146 (Nov.25,2009). Technical indicators are neutral, and trading is situated below the 50- and 200-Day SMA, currently projected at 1.4793 and 1.4169.

Despite rising to indicated resistance at 1.7113 again, as the British pound retreated after failing to penetrate this level, suggesting further consolidation would take place and mild downside bias is seen for weakness to 1.6500 and then 1.6400. However, only a break of support at 1.6317 would signal the wave…

The British pound fell in line with our expectation and the breach of indicated support at 1.5832 together with subsequent selloff to 1.5535 yesterday confirm our bearish count that the decline from 1.6879 (failed 5th) is still in progress with wave i ended at 1.5832, wave ii at 1.6459 and…

FX markets were choppy in the Asian session, with risk appetite see-sawing. The day started with a risk off tone, as Wall Street plunged due to speculation that FOMC Chairman Bernanke could indicate tightening when he testifies in the House on unwinding Fed liquidity programs this week. The USDJPY fell…

Since the last week of January, the EUR has been trading in a sideways trend against the CHF. Recently, the currency pair touched its important Fibonacci Retracement line at 1.4654 (38.2%) and the prices recovered. Also a crossing MA Oscillator through the signal line from below may indicate a continuing…