Talking Points Euro: Spain Faces Double-Dip Recession, Triangle Continues To Take Shape British Pound: Clears 23.6% Fib, RSI Bouncing Around 70 Euro: Spain Faces Double-Dip Recession, Descending Triangle Continues To Take Shape
April 30, 2012 first day of the trading week is starting out in the pre-market very active.
Week of April 30, 2012 Economic Calendar.
FXCM Expo Videos Innovative Techniques with Traditional Technical Indicators Trading with the Elliott Wave Principle Seeing the Forest from the Trees: An Analysis of Global Markets Afternoon Technicals (all charts) Other TA (crosses, COT, etc.) April was choppy and difficult to navigate. May ideally ushers in better conditions. Continue to watch the Yen crosses, as many are near/at their 50% retracements from the February lows. The EUR, CAD, AUD, and
Euro remains very well supported on dips Retail positioning still looking for USD strength Cable and Cad SSI ratios stand out and warn of more USD weakness UK GDP data much softer; opens intraday underperformance in Pound Key event risk later today in the form of the FOMC rate decision We have yet to see any real justification for the latest Euro rally, but at the same time, would not
THE TAKEAWAY: Negative UK GDP growth in Q1 2012 -> Sterling under pressure as data diminishes confidence Great Britain’s Gross Domestic Product contracted in the first quarter, pushing the UK into its first double-dip recession since the 1970s. The report is expected to increase pressure on UK officials, most important PM David Cameron who has faced criticism for promoting austerity instead of government stimulus.
The EURGBP continues to have a strong April moving steadily in a downtrend. Through today’s trading, the pair has moved as much as 214 pips lower from its monthly high at .8357.
THE TAKEAWAY: 1Q Australian CPI Rose 0.1% QoQ and 1.6% YoY > Price Increase Fell Short of Analyst Estimates, Sending Traders Scurrying Away from the Aussie Dollar > AUDUSD Dropped
Euro reverses course in early weekly trade Softer round of Eurozone PMIs weigh heavily on risk appetite Global equities also trade with heavy tone US Dollar and Japanese Yen prime beneficiaries Eurozone sovereign debt highest since Euro established Currencies were under pressure for the entire European session, with the safe haven US Dollar and Japanese Yen benefitting from the risk off trade. The pullback in the Euro has been quite
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