Potential Bullish Entry Dow Theory In Place - Higher High and Higher Low Expected in Place The trade was executed on the formation of ascending triangle coupled with bullish divergence (Bullish reversal pattern) on the 6th of May. The entry successfully hit the target. Now the entry is executed on the basis of dow theory and continuation of the trend. SL & TP...
Despite being within the sell zone on the weekly chart, there has been a clear break and close above the previous structure. This has led me to adopt a bullish stance on the mid to long-term outlook and I'm currently waiting for a buying opportunity on the 1-hourly chart. The buying opportunity may arise either at the trendline, if the candle touches it but...
GBPUSD turns positive for the fourth straight week but this time around did a significant breakout of the 1.25000 level - climbing to a two-week high on Friday to set the tone for a bullish momentum ahead of the new month. However, bets for another 25 bps rate hike by the US Fed Reserve in the coming week could tilt an imbalance in the market influx. It is also...
The previous week witnessed a risk-averse market atmosphere that helped the US Dollar find demand at the 1,970 area as a safe haven ahead of the FOMC. Economic data from the previous week reveals that though inflation is falling, it still remains well above the Federal Reserve's annual goal of 2% hereby increasing the expectations of another 25 basis-point...
The previous month witnessed a 4% drop in oil prices despite the OPEC+ member's decision to cut a further 1.7 million barrels from its daily output, adding to an earlier pledge from November to take off 2.0 million barrels per day. The implementation of this pledged cut is supposed to begin next month - May 2023 and this could result in some interesting market...
Enter on brake of flag and hold to target, with a stop above the flag
After a considerable wait, the bullish bat pattern has finally been completed, indicating a potential buying opportunity for traders. However, conservative traders may want to wait for the candlestick to close at 1.2463 before entering the trade. On the other hand, I took a more aggressive approach and entered the trade today, given the presence of two...
In recent times, we have been bombarded with headlines such as "Dollar Slide", "US Debt Ceiling Closing", "US Bank Failure", "19 Countries show interest in joining the BRICS". While these news items may give the impression of a weakening US Dollar, it is important to take a closer look at the chart. Contrary to these headlines, the US Dollar is actually...
On closer analysis of the GBPUSD on a higher timeframe, it is evident that the candlestick has closed above the previous high, thereby confirming the bullish trend of the currency. However, one must exercise caution before diving in, as the current market price is currently situated on the weekly chart supply zone, which traditionally indicates a sell zone....
On the right, the Bearish Crab Pattern on the daily chart is going to form at 105.29. Like you, I did have the impulse to buy it up and short it down, but that couldn't be the way. At the minimum, the strategy has to be tested. If you have that thought, you could wait for buying opportunity on the lower timeframe. I'm waiting for the retest of the trendline on...
Despite US job growth slowing down, the economy still added 236,000 jobs in March though below expectation and has averaged gains of 345,000 per month during the first quarter, well above the level the central bank sees as consistent with its 2% inflation goal. An immediate reaction resulted in the dollar strengthening on Friday hereby suggesting that the Federal...
Gold prices sliced through the key HKEX:2 ,000 level on Tuesday after a sharp drop in U.S. job openings in February. The yellow metal touched its highest in one year on Wednesday as recent U.S. economic data fanned fears of a slowdown and spurred bets the Federal Reserve may ease up on rate hikes. Following the public holiday on Friday, we were not able to see...
With the appearance of a potential reversal pattern in the 4H timeframe; I am of the opinion that the USDJPY pair seems poised to register weekly gains for the first time in a couple of weeks. And to further buttress this is the fundamental indicator from data showing a sudden rise in the US jobless claims hereby indicating a cool effect in the labor market. With...
U.S. consumer spending rose moderately in February, while inflation showed signs of cooling hereby boosting hopes the Federal Reserve would be less aggressive in hiking interest rates. On the other hand, a dim economic outlook overshadows data revealing Britain avoided a recession in the final months of 2022 could be a turning point for the Sterling as it hit...
In what appears to be an unprecedented win, gold prices are up 9% since the beginning of the month of March and this happens to be the first time price will test the $2,000 zone this year as the US banking crisis in March was a bullish catalyst for the yellow metal hereby keeping the safe haven in demand. However, the inability of the bulls to break out of the...
The OPEC+ oil producers on Sunday announced further oil output cuts of around 1.16 million barrels per day hereby bringing the total volume of cuts by OPEC+ members to 3.66 million bpd according to Reuters calculations - a whopping 3.7% of the global oil demand. The latest reductions have a strong potential of lifting oil prices to new highs. In this video, we...
This morning I took a short in the USDCHF, mainly because the pullback did not give us a trend changing pattern information. More details in the video. Enjoy!
It was a rollercoaster of buys and sells during the course of last week's trade session as price action traded around the key level identified around the 131.000 level to emphasize a level of indecision in the market. Japan CPI inflation dips from over 40-year highs in Feb and the reading was at its lowest level since September 2022 but was still well above the...