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Forex Technical Analysis Reports (ActionForex.com) Technical analysis reports from selected analysts around the world on forex market. Available in ActionForex.com Elliott Wave - GOLD, EUR/USD We are also back with the two hour updated time frame chart on the euro, after the market completed the correction in blue wave IV. The prices are already continuing lower to approach the wave V targets of the red wave C. The downside target could be between 1.3250-1.3350, where... Chart Of The Day: USD/CAD As of Friday mid-session in New York, recent dramatic bullish moves on the USD/CAD (a daily chart of which is shown), have shot price up past several key resistance zones, reaching all the way up to the major 1.1970-2.000 resistance region before finally backing off. This level represents close to... FX Thoughts for the Day It is a question that needs to be asked - if Swiss Franc was also a "carry trade" currency (alongwith the Yen), why has the Swiss Franc not strengthened alongwith the Yen, instead of weakening alongwith the Euro? For now, it looks like it may be in a large sideways... Market Panic Drives Volatility For The Australian And New Zealand Dollars A panic has seized the global financial markets, sending the stocks plunging and overnight lending rates soaring. For the currency market on the other hand, the high-risk, carry pairs have been comparatively quiet. This won't last for long though and our DailyFX Analysts are positioning for what is expected to... Daily Forex Analysis EUR/USD The pair has been range-trading for the past few days, and is now traded around the 1.3620 level. Currently, the Bollinger Bands on the 4-hour chart are tightening, suggesting that a sharp movement is impending, and as all oscillators on the 4 hour-chart are pointing down it appears that... Newsfeed display by CaRP Forex Fundamental Analysis Reports (ActionForex.com) Fundamental analysis reports from selected analysts around the world on forex market. Available in ActionForex.com US Dollar: Will We See A Reversal Early Next Week? Flight-to-safety triggered major gains for the US dollar on Friday, as volatility remained exceptionally high in the market. In fact, the CBOE's VIX Index surged to a record high as Moody's Investors Service said that they may cut their rating on Morgan Stanley, stoking already-high anxiety amongst traders about the... G7 Issues Joint Statement On Addressing Financial Crisis The Group of Seven (G7) issued a joint statement following its meeting in Washington DC addressing the ongoing financial crisis. The text is copied below. "The G-7 agrees today that the current situation calls for urgent and exceptional action. We commit to continue working together to stabilize financial markets and... What Triggered the Major Volatility in FX and Equities? The price action in the equity markets today was nothing short of impressive. We literally had a W shaped trading day where stocks opened down 600 points, rallied back into positive territory, sold off again by another 600 points before recovering most of its losses by the end day. The... USD and JPY Gain on Worst Stock Rout since 1930s The dollar rose against most major currencies Friday. The yen fell modestly and other key currencies cut losses after US stocks partly recovered from steep losses on hopes that the G-7 will take coordinated steps this weekend to confront the global financial crisis. The Australian and Canadian dollars dropped as... Global Stocks Plunge as Panic Grips World's Financial Markets In the first minutes following the NY open, the Dow industrials plunged nearly 700 points to trade below the 8,000 mark for the first time since April 1, 2003, though stocks bounced back in the following hour. After that however, stocks resumed their downfall, with the Dow index down almost... Newsfeed display by CaRP |
