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Technical analysis of EUR/USD for Januari 13, 2016





When the European market opens, some economic news will be released such as German 10-y Bond Auction, Industrial Production m/m, and French CPI m/m. The US will release a series of economic data too such as Federal Budget Balance, Beige Book, 10-y Bond Auction, and Crude Oil Inventories. So amid the reports, EUR/USD will move with low to medium volatility during this day.


TODAY'S TECHNICAL LEVEL:
Breakout BUY Level: 1.0889.
Strong Resistance:1.0883.
Original Resistance: 1.0872.
Inner Sell Area: 1.0861.
Target Inner Area: 1.0836.
Inner Buy Area: 1.0811.
Original Support: 1.0800.
Strong Support: 1.0789.
Breakout SELL Level: 1.0783.


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Daily analysis of GBP/USD for January 14, 2016





On H1 chart, GBP/USD is still doing a rebound above the support level of 1.4373, and we're watching very strong resistance around the 1.4464, where it has already formed some fractals that strengthen the bearish bias in a short and mid term basis. 200 SMA is still pointing to the downside and MACD indicator is entering negative territory, so we can expect a decline towards the 1.4309 level.


H1 chart's resistance levels: 1.4464 / 1.4555
H1 chart's support levels: 1.4373 / 1.4309


Trading recommendations for today: Based on the H1 chart, place sell (short) orders only if the GBP/USD pair breaks a bearish candlestick; the support level is at 1.4373, take profit is at 1.4309, and stop loss is at 1.4437.


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Technical analysis of GBP/JPY for January 15, 2016





GBP/JPY is expected to trade in a lower range as the key resistance is at 169.85. The pair is reversing down and stays below its key resistance at 169.85. Meanwhile, the relative strength index lacks upward momentum. The first target to the downside is set at the horizontal support and overlap at 167. A break below this level would open the way to further weakness towards 166.50.


Trading Recommendations:
The pair is trading below its pivot point. It is likely to trade in a lower range as long as it remains below the pivot point. Short positions are recommended with the first target at 167. A break of that target will move the pair further downwards to 166.50. The pivot point stands at 169.85. In case the price moves in the opposite direction and bounces back from the support level, it will move above its pivot point. It is likely to move further to the upside. According to that scenario, long positions are recommended with the first target at 170.60 and the second target at 171.35.


Resistance levels: 170.60, 171.35, 172
Support levels: 167, 166.50, 165.75


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Daily analysis of GBP/USD for January 18, 2016





On the H1 chart, GBP/USD is still working so well in our bearish outlook presented several articles ago, as the pair is trying to extend its decline towards the support zone of 1.4198. A breakout below there will expose the pair to test the level of 1.4080. The current structure is calling for more declines, but the MACD indicator starts to show oversold conditions.


H1 chart's resistance levels: 1.4309 / 1.4373
H1 chart's support levels: 1.4198 / 1.4080


Trading recommendations for today: Based on the H1 chart, place sell (short) orders only if the GBP/USD pair breaks a bearish candlestick; the support level is seen at 1.4198, take profit is at 1.4080, and stop loss is at 1.4309.


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Daily analysis of USDX for January 19, 2016





The H1 chart shows that USDX is consolidating above the 200 SMA and the bullish outlook remains unchanged, as the index is trying to break the resistance level at 99.22. It would also break the range where the US dollar has been trapped for several sessions in this month. The MACD indicator is entering negative territory, so be cautious when trading in the long-side below the 99.22 level.


H1 chart's resistance levels: 99.22 / 99.49
H1 chart's support levels: 98.79 / 98.39


Trading recommendations for today: Based on the H1 chart, place buy (long) orders only if the USD Index breaks with a bullish candlestick; the resistance level is at 99.22, take profit is at 99.49, and stop loss is at 98.94.


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Daily analysis of USDX for January 20, 2016





The USDX is still trading above the 200 SMA on the H1 chart, but the resistance level of 99.22 is rejecting the current price action. Also, we should note that moving average is offering dynamic support at the current stage. However, a breakout above the level of 99.22 will open the doors to test the level of 99.49. The MACD indicator is entering the neutral territory.


H1 chart's resistance levels: 99.22 / 99.49
H1 chart's support levels: 98.79 / 98.39


Trading recommendations for today: Based on the H1 chart, place buy (long) orders only if the USDX breaks with a bullish candlestick; the resistance level is seen at 99.22, take profit is at 99.49, and stop loss is at 98.94.


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Daily analysis of USDX for January 21, 2016





At the H1 chart, the Index is doing a rebound above the 200 SMA and now we can expect a re-test of the resistance level around the 99.22 level. However, we're still seeing a sideways consolidation in progress above that moving average and we shouldn't discard a possible deep pullback towards the 98.39 level.


H1 chart's resistance levels: 99.22 / 99.49
H1 chart's support levels: 98.79 / 98.39


Trading recommendations for today: Based on the H1 chart, place buy (long) orders only if the USD Index breaks with a bullish candlestick; the resistance level is at 99.22, take profit is at 99.49, and stop loss is at 98.94.


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Daily analysis of USDX for January 22, 2016





The USDX had a very volatile session on Thursday, as the index did a strong pullback after a bullish momentum gained above the 200 SMA on the H1 chart. However, the moving average is still acting as dynamic support and a push higher could move the index to the level of 100.00 in order to test it in a mid-term term. The MACD indicator is in the negative territory.


H1 chart's resistance levels: 99.22 / 99.49
H1 chart's support levels: 98.79 / 98.39


Trading recommendations for today: Based on the H1 chart, place buy (long) orders only if the USDX breaks with a bullish candlestick; the resistance level is seen at 99.22, take profit is at 99.49, and stop loss is at 98.94.


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Daily analysis of USDX for January 26, 2016





USDX has found resistance at the 99.49 level and now we can see a decline towards the support level of 99.22 where the nearest moving average (200) is located . It seems the bullish bias will remain alive, as the index is still trading above that price zone. Besides, there are no significant bearish patterns formations on the road.


H1 chart's resistance levels: 99.49 / 99.69
H1 chart's support levels: 99.22 / 98.97


Trading recommendations for today: Based on the H1 chart, place buy (long) orders only if the USD index breaks a bullish candlestick; the resistance level is at 99.49, take profit is at 99.69, and stop loss is at 99.28.


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Daily analysis of USDX for January 27, 2016





US Dollar Index has declined below the 200 SMA at H1 chart after a strong resistance was found around 99.49. Current price action is telling us that a support level is located at 98.97, as an inflection zone was formed during the January 19th and 20th sessions and pushed the index higher. However, this bullish scenario can invalidate if the USDX breaks the support at 98.72. MACD indicator is currently declining, as it is still moving on the negative territory.


H1 chart's resistance levels: 99.22 / 99.49
H1 chart's support levels: 98.97 / 98.72


Trading recommendations for today: Based on the H1 chart, buy (long) orders only if the USD Index breaks a bullish candlestick; the resistance level is at 99.22, take profit is at 99.49, and stop loss is at 98.95.


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