USDCAD rose significantly this past week, climbing from 1.2512 at the open to as high as 1.2949 Friday. The surge can be attributed to the slide in crude oil prices. Oil and USDCAD are known to have an inverse correlation due to the heavy reliance of the Canada’s economy on the commodity. And while the…
Two Months Ahead of the 400-Pip Slide in EURUSD
Economic and fiscal steps taken to help the global economy rebound from the COVID-19 crisis are still in effect in both U.S. and EU. The amount of stimulus by the Fed far eclipsed the measures taken by the ECB. Direct unemployment payments are even creating a labor shortage. Many people prefer to rely on government…
Elliott Wave Support Can Send USDZAR 15% Higher
It’s been a bad year for USDZAR bulls. The pair has been declining ever since it reached a high of 19.34 in early-April 2020. As of this writing, it is barely holding above 14.30, down 26% in a little over twelve months. Does this mean now is a good time to join the bears? We…
Ahead of EURUSD ‘s Disappointing Start to 2021
Overall, 2020 was a good year for EURUSD bulls. Despite the March crash during the coronavirus-related volatility, the pair ended the year up almost 9%. With more stimulus already in the pipeline at the start of 2021, it made sense to expect further devaluation of the dollar against the Euro. Alas, common sense doesn’t always…
USDJPY Gains 450 Pips and Counting in Two Months
2020 wasn’t a good year for USDJPY bulls. Starting from 108.63 in January, the pair closed at 103.32 on December 31st, down 4.9% in twelve months. But what the dollar lost against the yen in the entire 2020 it is now close to recouping in less than three months. USDJPY is approaching 108.50 as of…
USDTRY Drop Accelerates as Elliott Wave Predicted
The Turkish Lira hit its highest level against the U.S. dollar in six months. The country economic and legal reforms announced last year coupled with tighter monetary policy appear to be giving the desired effect. USDTRY is down 19.3% from its November 2020 high after being in an uptrend since mid-2008. Most analyst, however, are…
EURUSD Surges 570 Pips After Fibonacci Encounter
EURUSD is trading at levels last seen in April 2018, when it was on its way down to 1.0636 by March 2020. The pair is now approaching 1.2200, up 14.5% since the COVID-19 selloff nine months ago. But trends don’t move in a straight line. Two months ago, we showed you how Elliott Wave analysis…
USDTRY Heads South After Central Bank Decision
Turkey finally took a decisive step towards taming the double-digit inflation, which has been destroying the Lira’s value for years. The country’s central bank lifted the benchmark interest rate to 15%, up 475 basis points from its previous standing. USDTRY fell as low as 7.5031 earlier today, on track for a second consecutive week of…
GBPNZD Can Slide to Sub-1.9000 In Coming Weeks
What will EURUSD, USDJPY and USDCAD bring next week? That is the subject of discussion in our next premium analyses due out on Sunday! GBPNZD exceeded 2.0270 in mid-August, but the bulls could not keep the positive momentum. A month later, the pair fell to 1.9055, losing 6% in the process. And just when it…
Ahead of EURUSD ‘s 280-pip Drop in September
EURUSD had been on a tear since mid-March when it bottomed out at 1.0636. Nearly six months later, on the first day of September, the pair exceeded the 1.2000 mark. The bulls seemed firmly in control and the Fed’s money printing suggested further losses ahead for the dollar. However, years of experience had taught us…
Ahead of GBPUSD in Both Directions. Now What?
GBPUSD had a good run over the past six months, climbing from its 1.1412 March low to as high as 1.3483 last week. The pair is now back below 1.3000 after the latest portion of Brexit-related mess. Later in this article we will share our view of where the Pound is headed against the dollar,…
USDTRY Set to Complete 12-Year Impulse Pattern
The U.S. dollar has been steadily climbing against the Turkish lira since 2008. Ten years later, in 2018, USDTRY reached 7.1500 on the back of geopolitical tensions and President Erdogan‘s reckless political decisions. In May 2019, however, the pair was down to 6.0600 and it looked like the Lira’s plunge might be finally over. Unfortunately,…
EURUSD Up 420 Pips in a Month as Uptrend Resumes
The inevitable seems to be happening to the U.S. dollar. After record-breaking liquidity injections by the Fed in response to the COVID-19 crisis, the greenback is weakening across the board. The U.S. dollar has recently been declining against its major rivals, including the Yen, the pound and the euro. EURUSD, the most traded Forex pair…
GBPJPY Bears Aiming at 120, Before Giving Up
Whether it is because of Brexit or not, GBPJPY has been trading below 160.00 ever since the referendum in June 2016. The pair has been locked in a wide range between 156 and 124 for four years now. Last week, it closed the session at 134.66, down from 138.84 at the open. In order to…
Elliott Wave Setup Helps EURUSD Add 325 Pips
EURUSD has been under pressure for over two years now. The pair reached 1.2556 in February 2018, but has been making lower lows and lower highs ever since. Yet, the past couple of weeks painted a different picture. Between May 18th and May 29th, the euro surged 325 pips against the U.S. dollar. In those…
