Nervous Anticipation For The US Indices
Nervous best describes US equity markets today, and with so many influences now coming to bear, and this nervous tension can only increase over the next few weeks.
Nervous best describes US equity markets today, and with so many influences now coming to bear, and this nervous tension can only increase over the next few weeks.
The EURUSD pair initially took off to the upside during the day on Thursday, but turned right back around below the 1.1350 level to form a shooting star.
The AUDUSD pair initially tried to rally during the course of the day on Thursday, but then turned right back around to form a nasty looking shooting star.
ECB’s inaction clearly disappointed a few people as European stock indices dropped when the policy statement was released.
The GBPUSD pair fell significantly during the course of the day on Wednesday, as we found quite a bit of resistance in the area of 1.34 above.
The EURUSD pair initially tried to rally during the course of the session on Wednesday, but then turn right back around to form a shooting star.
Apart from Apple’s expected launch of the new iPhone, today’s other big event is the Bank of Canada’s rate decision, due at 15:00 BST (10:00 ET). Along with the consensus forecasts, we do not expect the BOC to make any changes to its policy.
AUDUSD broke above the downward trend line on 4-hour chart, indicating that the downtrend from 0.7755 had completed at 0.7489 already.
As global markets return to business after the summer recess, and commodity markets attempt to find some much needed traction, the story for copper is very different as it continues to remain range bound and waterlogged across all the slower time frames.
The EURUSD pair went back and forth during the course of the day on Monday, essentially settling nothing. Perhaps lack of volume was part of the problem as Americans were away for Labor Day.