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…
EURGBP Pattern Signals Bullish Reversal Ahead
EURGBP has been in free fall since March 19th, when it rose to 0.9500. A month and a half later now, the pair is hovering below 0.8730, down 8% from the peak. Is the downtrend going to continue or should we expect a change of direction? That is the question we hope to answer in…
GBPUSD Aiming at 1.30, but May Tumble to 1.21 First
Not long ago, we shared our long-term view of GBPUSD. In our opinion, the down-phase of the pair’s cycle, which is in its 13th year now, is almost over. One last dip to 1.1000 is likely to be followed by a major bearish reversal and the start of the next up-phase. Now, we are going…
British Pound ‘s 13-Year Downtrend Almost Over
The thirteen-year period between 2007 and 2020 started with the biggest crisis since the Great Depression and is about to end with the biggest crisis since the Great Depression. Between the two, the longest economic expansion on record took place. And while stock markets around the world reflected that recovery, some currencies have been in…
Ahead of the Move: EURUSD Adds 500 Pips in a Week
At the start of last week EURUSD was trading below 1.0700. The pair had fallen from as high as 1.1496 in just two weeks as coronavirus cases in Western Europe kept climbing disturbingly fast. And while fundamental traders had every reason to expect more weakness, the charts were sending a different message. The Elliott Wave…
GBPUSD Completes Pattern, Uptrend to Resume
When we last wrote about GBPUSD Britain was still an EU member. Today, that is no longer the case as the country left the Union on January 31st. On the other hand, the pair is roughly unchanged, currently hovering around 1.2900. In fact, GBPUSD has been tracking a classic Elliott Wave pattern. Take a look…
GBPUSD To Resume Uptrend Once Correction Ends
The Brexit saga continues as Boris Johnson’s re-election puts Britain firmly on the path of leaving the EU on January 31st 2020. And while the results of the June 2016 referendum caused a crash to 1.1650 by October 2016, GBPUSD is trading near 1.3100 today. The chart below reveals the structure of the recent recovery…
GBPCAD Can Reach 1.9000 Before the Bears Return
GBPCAD bulls have been on a roll the past four months. The pair is currently trading above 1.7330, up 9.1% from its early-August low of 1.5875. And while the Forex market is not the place to rely on a trend for very long, it is not uncommon for GBPCAD to make large moves in either…
EURAUD Impulse Pattern Keeps the Bulls in Charge
Twenty days ago, EURAUD managed to stop the bleeding and form a bottom at 1.5976. As of this writing the pair trades around 1.6250 after reaching 1.6324 on November 20th. Is the uptrend still in progress or should we prepare for the bears’ return? A look at EURAUD ‘s hourly chart through an Elliott Wave…
EURUSD Turns Up Ahead of Brexit Talks Breakthrough
EURUSD is up by 260 pips since the beginning of October. The pair climbed from 1.0879 to 1.1140 in just 14 trading days. The rally appears to be fueled by optimism regarding a possible Brexit deal and the tentative “phase-one” agreement between the US and China. In our opinion, however, there is something more to…
USDJPY Pattern Makes More Sense than Politics
The last two weeks were different like night and day for USDJPY traders. The pair fell from 108.47 to 106.48 during the first three days of October and eventually closed the week in negative territory. The last five trading days, on the other hand, told a much different story. Last week, USDJPY rose from 106.66…
GBPAUD Elliott Wave Setup Supports the Bears
Between July 30th and August 26th, GBPAUD managed to recover from 1.7561 to 1.8337. Despite the no-deal Brexit prospects, the Australian dollar turned out to be even weaker than its British rival for almost a month. However, GBPAUD is down by roughly 400 pips since August 26th. Traders are probably wondering if this is a…
EURUSD Absorbs Economic, Trade War and G-7 News
EURUSD made a new low last week. The pair fell to as low as 1.0963 on Friday adding to the downtrend it has been trading in since February 2018. The last time the European currency traded this low against the greenback was in May 2017. The last few months have been characterized by new lows,…
