Technical Analysis for Major Currencies

EURO

The European currency declined yesterday to a key support level at 1.5660 in a slight retracement to update the overbought status for the currency, yet the pair is still in an ascending channel that is leading it higher and higher with a first target at 1.5950, where this channel will be breached below 1.5990.

The trading range is among the key resistance level at 1.5950 and the key support level at 1.5700.

The general trend is to the upside as far as 1.4260 remains intact; targets are set at 1.6080 and 1.6360.

Support: 1.5700, 1.5682, 1.5660, 1.5619, 1.5990
Resistance: 1.5735, 1.5771, 1.5810, 1.5820, 1.5845

Recommendation:Buy Euro above 1.5700 with a target at 1.5800 and a stop loss below 1.5665

GBP

The British pound did not step a foot below 1.9700 yesterday, but still the critical support is around 1.9660 which if breached and closed below will drag the pair again into the descending channel and will drag it down in a bearish scenario, yet if not we will be able to see a new target accomplished around 1.9950.

The trading range is among the key resistance level at 2.000 and the key support level at 1.9660

The general trend is to the downside as far as 2.0200 remains intact; targets are set at 1.9230 and 1.8700.

Support: 1.9710, 1.9690, 1.9661, 1.9620, 1.9585
Resistance: 1.9735, 1.9756, 1.9778, 1.9820, 1.9845

Recommendation: Buy British Pound above 1.9700 with a target at 1.9800 and a stop loss below 1.9660.

JPY

The dollar against the Japanese yen is still consolidating reaching yesterday to the tip of the iceberg at 104.40 and today it should manage to get back to the first critical support at 103.40 which if breached will decline to the critical area 102.90-50 and from there the road will be opened towards achieving the targets at 101.60 and 100.

The trading range for today is among the key resistance level at 104.40 and the key support level at 102.50.

The general trend is to the downside as far as 109.00 remains intact; targets are set at 92.40 and 90.00.

Support: 103.72, 103.55, 103.40, 103.17, 102.90
Resistance: 104.18, 104.38, 104.81, 105.05, 105.32

Recommendation: Sell USD/JPY below 104.00 with a target at 103.20 and a stop loss above 104.35.

CHF

The pair is still targeting the 1.0113 as far as it remains below 1.0320 and in a condition that the level 1.0200 and 1.0180 shall be breached respectively, and it looks like that technical indicators are showing some signs today for the downside towards 1.0180.

The trading range is among the key resistance level at 1.0320 and the key support level at 1.0110.

The general trend is to the downside as far as 1.1000 remains intact; targets are set at 0.9670 and 0.9370.

Support: 1.0320, 1.0341, 1.0365, 1.0385, 1.0412
Resistance: 1.0320, 1.0341, 1.0365, 1.0385, 1.0412

Recommendation: Sell The Pair below 1.0300 with a target at 1.0220 and a stop loss above 1.0335.

CAD

The pair is heading towards the parity level again which does make sense for the pair if its going to continue sinking down and achieve new targets below 0.9700 it has to get rid of the huge sells it is loaded with. However, it is still early to tell if there is going to be a breach in a any direction as the pair tends to consolidate a lot before it makes any move.

The trading range is among the key resistance level at 1.000 and the key support level at 0.9790.

The general trend is to the downside as far as 1.0700 remains intact; targets are set at 0.9030 and 0.8840.

Support: 0.9901, 0.9887, 0.9855, 0.9821, 0.9796
Resistance: 0.9945, 0.9969, 0.9990, 1.0000, 1.0023

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FOREX : Foreign Exchange Market

FOREX is a word play on the term Foreign Exchange Market. It is a market for buying and selling of currencies from all over the world. Certainly, such transactions are bound to be voluminous. It is just an estimate that there are about transactions of $1.5 trillion USD on a daily basis in the FOREX. Now just compare this with the paltry $300 billion USD a day transactions for the US Treasury Bond and the $100 billion a day transactions for the US Stock Exchange.

The FOREX came into existence in 1971 when the fixed currency exchanges were abolished. Currencies no longer had fixed values after that; on the contrary, their rates (mostly taken in comparison with the USD) were fluctuating, and changed on a daily basis. Throughout the seventies and the eighties the FOREX grew steadily, showing more advancement in the later years. The market has stupendously grown from $70 billion USD a day to the staggering amount that it transacts today on a daily basis.

There are actually about five thousand trading institutions in the FOREX. These include international banks, central government banks such as the US Federal Reserve, and commercial companies and brokers for all types of foreign currency exchange. The best thing that shows the unbiased nature of the FOREX market is that it has no fixed headquarters anywhere – it operates primarily from all major cities like New York, Tokyo, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Paris, Frankfurt, etc. One can even use the telephone or the internet to make the transactions. The major businesses at the FOREX are the buying and selling of products in other countries. Several transactions are also conducted from the currency brokers or traders who stand to make small profits with the daily fluctuations in the market.

Most of the FOREX business is centered on big banks and financial institutions, but it doesn’t mean that the FOREX is inaccessible to small investors. The recent changes in the financial regulations have effectuated this accessibility. Earlier, a minimum transaction size was required to conduct business with the FOREX. But the current rules have made it possible to break large inter-bank units into smaller bits. Each bit is worth as less as $100,000. This makes it possible to each individual investor through loans that are extended for trading, known as leverage. The ratio to control the lots is 100:1. This means, every $1000 USD will allow one to control $100,000 on the FOREX.

The benefits of trading with the FOREX are mentioned below:-

(1) Liquidity of Investments – As the FOREX is a huge market, the funds have a very high degree of liquidity. This is because of the presence of the international banks who provide their bids and carry out a large number of transactions on a daily basis. Therefore, there is always a buyer or seller for any type of currency.

(2) Highest Degree of Accessibility – The FOREX is open 24 hours a day for 5 days a week. Every Monday morning the exchange opens at Australian Standard Time and closes on Friday afternoon at New York time. Greater accessibility is provided because the transactions can be conducted from the person’s home or office.

(3) Open Market – At the FOREX, there are no secrets. All the fluctuations that occur in the market are made accessible to everyone at the same time. There is no insider trading in the FOREX.

(4) No Commission – There is no hassle of paying commission to the brokers in the FOREX. Here the brokers earn by setting up a difference between the buying price and the selling price of a currency, which is known as a spread.

It must be understood by now that for the FOREX to work effectively, the currencies must always be traded in pairs. For instance, the Japanese yen must be traded against the euro. When one kind of currency is sold, there should be another to be bought in its stead.

The profit happens because there is always mobility between the different currencies. Even if there is a miniscule change in the exchange rate, then it could mean substantial changes in the profits due to the large amount of money involved in the transactions. People are thronging to the FOREX and not any other institution due to the trust that they have in it. To add to the advantage, the market is absolutely well-advanced and uses sophisticated software for dealing out its transactions.

FOREX-DD : Forex Daily Analysis