A strong Candian Dollar is emerging on the back of elevated crude oil prices and a weakening US Dollar on a soft CPI print for April. Now, the focus will turn to the US/CA 2Yr yield differentials to see if the CAD can make up even more ground. The key risk to further CAD strength appears to be overconfidence on a successful outcome to NAFTA talks and potentially rich pricing in of a May rate hike. May 10 Strong/Weak G8 FX Dashboard ...
Woke up at 5AM to catch the tulips with morning mist, the Netherlands
The Euro continues to inch upward against the British Pound but the dominant price trend continues to favor a downside bias for the single currency. The pair has recovered to the highest level in nearly two months but price action remains firmly locked within a falling channel set from October 2017. Major resistance comes in at 0.8904, the confluence of a former chart inflection point as well as the trend channel top. A close above that ...
There is nothing like a good hike. Le Moléson, Switzerland
The EURUSD range of 2018 has been a frustration to many traders, however, EURUSD did at long lost make a break through the YTD low at 1.2154, forming a near term base at 1.2050 (200DMA) after breaching the 2017 peak at 1.2093. The question among traders is whether this will be a sign for a bearish trend forming? Looking ahead to next week, the key risk event will be the FOMC meeting and as is usually the case on the first Friday of a new ...