TRENDING:

XAU/USD

Silver

FX weekly: EUR/USD vs DXY, USD, Exxon Mobil, S&P 500

Brian Twomey Brian's Investment

The commonality to currency markets is the battle lines are drawn between non USD pair prices sitting on massive and solid supports while USD as in DXY, USD/JPY, USD/CHF and USD/CAD broke below and sit against solid resistance points.

EUR/USD

Massive supports are located at high 1.0400's. Higher prices must break 1.0788 then 1.1300's are easily achievable. EUR/USD 1.0400's vs 1.0700's factors a normal 300 pip range. The month is May and the EUR/USD season is upon us for EUR/USD to begin its advance higher.

EUR/USD dropped 1200 pips since the 5 year average break in December 2021. January, February and March, EUR/USD averaged monthly drops at 300, 389 and 295. April was EUR/USD best month at a 600 pip drop. Overall, EUR/USD averages about 390 pips per month.

EUR/USD weekly target is located at 1.0661 and just ahead of the vital 1.0700's break.

EUR/USD vs DXY

EUR/USD 1.0700 break is matched by DXY vital supports at 102's and 101.00's. DXY current drop is the result from 105.00's and reported weeks ago. DXY trades below EUR/USD high 1.0400's supports.

DXY range trades 300 pips from 102 to 105.00's.

GBP/USD is solid at 1.2300's supports and next break is located at 1.2700's as the range runs 400 ish pips from 1.2300's to 1.2700's. Break below 1.2300's targets again 1.2100's.

AUD/USD approaches its big break at 0.7141 to then target 0.7200's. Above 0.7141 then the range shifts from 0.7141 to 0.7300's. AUD/USD 0.6900's for the week are solid supports and long is the only trade.

NZD/USD 0.6562 is the big line break for higher. Current range is located at 300 pips from 0.6200;s to 0.6500's.

USD/JPY must clear 128.00's and 129.00's resistance points for any chance higher. USD/JPY big break lower must clear 124.00's and matches EUR/USD at 1.0700's. Both break points are game changers to the USD V Non USD relationship to solidify a wider division from non USD to USD.

USD/CHF at 0.9700's must clear 0.9800's then 1.0100's and 1.0200's. Note DXY supports at 101.00's and 102.00's vs USD/CHF. Current USD/CHF range is located from 0.9626 to 0.9800's or 200 pips.

As written months ago, the USD/CHF V DXY relationship will trade 300 pips from each other and long into the future. Current USD/CHF and DXY spreads 278 pips. No changes expected into the future.

USD/CAD trades between overall vital points at 1.2300's Vs above at 1.2980. Watch 1.2777 for weekly longs and shorts.

JPY cross pairs

GBP/JPY is the clear leader to JPY cross pairs followed by CAD/JPY. EUR/JPY, AUD/JPY, NZD/JPY and CHF/JPY are clear followers. GBP/JPY trades within a smaller range from overall 148.00's to 168.00's.

USD yields

USD yields from 3 month to 30 year trade just below vital averages. Overall currency, stock and commodity markets are at vital points due to yield location in relation to overall market prices.

Yields are trading failry dead currently and this dead movement forces commodity prices to attach to FX pairs and trade at high positive correlations. Correlations should run negative as in DXY vs WTI

Markets require yield movements to re align commodity and FX prices correctly.

S&P 500

SPX next short target is located at 3740.

Exxon Mobil

Trades Monday from target to target at 94.38 and 89.61 and low for the week at 87.54.

Author

Brian Twomey

Brian's Investment

Brian Twomey is an independent trader and a prolific writer on trading, having authored over sixty articles in Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities and Investopedia.

EUR/USD holds losses near 1.1850 as US, China holidays keep trade muted

EUR/USD opens the week on a softer note, trading near 1.1860 during the Asian session on Monday. Activity is likely to remain muted, with United States markets closed for the Presidents’ Day holiday, while Mainland China is also shut for the week-long Lunar New Year break.

GBP/USD flat lines as traders await key UK macro data and FOMC minutes

The GBP/USD pair kicks off a new week on a subdued note and oscillates in a narrow range, just below mid-1.3600s, during the Asian session. Moreover, the mixed fundamental backdrop warrants some caution for aggressive traders as the market focus now shifts to this week's important releases from the UK and the US.

Gold remains below $5,050 despite Fed rate cut bets, uncertain geopolitical tensions

Gold edges lower after registering over 2% gains in the previous session, trading around $5,030 per troy ounce during the Asian hours on Monday. However, the non-interest-bearing Gold could further gain ground following softer January Consumer Price Index figures, which reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve could cut rates later this year.

Week ahead: Data blitz, Fed Minutes and RBNZ decision in the spotlight

The US jobs report for January, which was delayed slightly, didn’t do the dovish Fed bets any favours, as expectations of a soft print did not materialize, confounding the raft of weak job indicators seen in the prior week.

Global inflation watch: Signs of cooling services inflation

Realized inflation landed close to expectations in January, as negative base effects weighed on the annual rates. Remaining sticky inflation is largely explained by services, while tariff-driven goods inflation remains limited even in the US.

Ripple Price Forecast: XRP potential bottom could be in sight

Ripple edges up above the intraday low of $1.35 at the time of writing on Friday amid mixed price actions across the crypto market. The remittance token failed to hold support at $1.40 the previous day, reflecting risk-off sentiment amid a decline in retail and institutional sentiment.