It’s Friday and not a normal one as markets are still in thin holiday mode trading.
EURUSD yet to extend its 6 day pattern around 1.04 supported by various crosses (e.g. EURGBP. etc), which would normally be a bullish sign. Note the USD trades firm elsewhere.
There doesn’t appear to be any specific reason for EUR strength so assume it is year end demand (real money flows)
As I have been noting, only 1.0450+ would shift the risk to 1.05 and postpone a broader downside risk
USDJPY pause below 158 suggests the verbal intervention risk taken seriously as above it opens the door for 160
AUDUSD at its low for the year where .62 is pivotal
It would appear EurJpy is targeting 166+ which would coincide with Dow stocks (neural relation). A few people have been suggesting the long side of Euro recently and it is surely playing out in EurJpy.
A very interesting review by Éric Dor, Chief Economist at IESEG, summarizing the exposure of French and European banks to French debt. French banks are naturally in first place, with very high levels of exposure
Technical analysis works because others follow the same indicators, patterns, levels, etc. When no one is playing the game, such as now ahead of Xmas, you can’t count on technical to follow through.
With that said, what caught my eye is EURUSD’s pause below 1.0450, which keeps thoughts of 1.05 at bay and the downside more at risk.
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