Technical Analysis
EUR/USD
The pair crossed the key psychological level of 1.3000 yesterday, for the first time since August 2007, further demonstrating how strong the current downtrend is. On the daily chart, the pair is still floating beneath the Bollinger Band's lower border, indicating that the pair might extend its bearish move. Going short with tight stops might be the right choice today.
GBP/USD
The Cable is in the middle of a very intensive downtrend that started a week ago and shows great momentum that on a bigger scale appears to have more room to run. Currently, all oscillators on the hourly chart are pointing down and it seems that going short will be the right choice today.
USD/JPY
The pair has been range-trading for a while now, with no specific direction. The Daily chart's Slow Stochastic providing us with mixed signals. All oscillators on the 4 hour chart do not provide a clear direction as well. Waiting for a clearer sign on the hourlies might be a good strategy today.
USD/CHF
This pair is still in the midst of a steady uptrend which is not yet showing any sign of leveling out. The RSI and Momentum on the daily chart are still positively sloped indicating that there is still plenty of steam left in this bullish move. Once this pair breaches the 1.1750 level it's likely to make another sharp break upwards.
USDOLLAR to Benefit from Euro Summit Indecision European political leaders meet this Thursday for the 19th time to discuss the continent’s on-going sovereign debt crisis. A resolution to the crisis has been elusive with the strategy of austerity tipping weak economies into severe recessions. The weaker European Union economies are asking for lessened austerity measures and likely won’t receive it. This strategy stand-off could lead to a risk sell-off. In the event of risk sell off, the US Dollar stands to be the biggest beneficiary of Euro Summit indecision. Use the Donchian channel strategy to time entries and exits when buying the US Dollar. Last week, twitter was lit up with polls about how 55% of Germans want to abandon the Euro and return to their own currency. Germans are becoming tired of bailing out other high spending countries and not receiving any confidence on a balanced budget in return. Many economists have talked about how a Euro breakout will cost more for the Germans ...
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