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EUR/USD Forecast March 5, 2014, Technical Analysis

The EUR/USD pair rose during the session on Tuesday, but failed at the 1.38 resistance area in order to turn things back around and form a shooting star.

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EURUSD broke above 1.3773 resistance, indicating that the uptrend from 1.3477 has resumed.

The growling bears retreat into the woods!

Looks like the markets just about managed to avoid a mauling by the bears, who have now temporarily retreated to lick their wounds!

Short-Term Daily Forex Analysis – August 19, 2013

USDJPY failed to break above the resistance of the downward trend line on 4-hour chart, and pulled back from 98.64, suggesting that the pair remains in downtrend from 101.53. Further decline would likely be seen, and next target would be at 96.00 area. Key resistance is located at the trend line, only a clear break above the trend line resistance could signal completion of the downtrend.

3 Ways Cyprus is a ‘Game Changer’ for Europe

With strong words to support the Euro, Mario Draghi, the European Central Bank President, quelled fears over the future of the Eurozone. However, the bailout negotiations in Cyprus revealed cracks in this ‘floor’ supporting the region and markets. A ‘Banking Union’ has been undermined, imbalances within the region magnified and individual systematic risk returned.

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The EUR/GBP continued to struggle at the 0.8750 area once again yesterday, ending the trading session with a doji candle, sending a clear signal of indecision at this level, which has been duly validated in this morning’s early trading session, with the pair retreating lower, and moving back below the 0.8700 region at the time of writing.

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Traders start out the week with the U.S. dollar broadly lower against the major currency pairs.  The moves comes on the hope the U.S. policymakers can reach a deal before the fiscal cliff deadline which in turn pushed sentiment toward risk appetite assets and away from the safety of the U.S. dollar.

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A portion of this post was published also in the public section Traders start out the week with the U.S. dollar broadly lower against the major currency pairs.  The moves comes on the hope the U.S. policymakers can reach a deal before the fiscal cliff deadline which in turn pushed sentiment toward risk appetite assets and away from the safety of the U.S. dollar.

U.S. Dollar Trading Higher Against Yen

The U.S. Dollar is trading higher against the Japanese Yen during the mid-morning U.S. session going into the weekend.

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The Euro continues to be under pressure for the 9th straight session. As headlines hit the wires about Greece and Spain market participants look to move away from the risk appetite assets send money flowing out of the Euro and into the U.S. dollar. Playing the move Euro move