Yann Quelenn
Swissquote Bank Ltd
EUR/GBP
Short-term bullish.
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EUR/GBP is trading higher. The pair is trading between support at 0.8689 (08/12/2017 low) and resistance is located at 0.9046 (14/09/2017 high). Expected to show further increase.
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In the long-term, the pair has largely recovered from recent lows in 2015. The technical structure suggests a growing upside momentum. The pair is trading above from its 200 DMA. Strong resistance can be found at 0.9500 (psychological level).
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EUR/CHF
Continued increase.
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EUR/CHF is trading slightly higher. Hourly resistance is given at 1.1778 (25/12/2017 high). Expected to show continued short-term increase.
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In the longer term, the technical structure has reversed. Strong resistance is given at 1.20 (level before the unpeg). Yet, the ECB's QE programme is likely to cause persistent selling pressures on the euro, which should weigh on EUR/CHF. Supports can be found at 1.0184 (28/01/2015 low) and 1.0082 (27/01/2015 low).
BITCOIN (in USD)
Holding below 14k.
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Bitcoin is suffering these past few days. The technical structure has shown a tremendous positive short-term momentum so far. Hourly support area located around 10775 (22/12/2017 low). In the short-term, the technical structure suggests a continued bearish momentum. Expected to show further decline.
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In the long-term, the digital currency has had an exponential growth. There are decent likelihood that the asset will reach $40'000 in 2018.
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