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…
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…
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…
