Institutions are known as smart money, but they often get caught crowded into popular trades that are quick to reverse. One of those is the play of selling the US Dollar. Per Bank of America Merrill Lynch, the short US Dollar trade is the second most crowded trade second to bullish US equities and the most crowded FX trade. The short-term outlook has seen focus turned to the concerns of the US fiscal expansion late into an economic cycle ...
Litecoin posted massive gains, still has room to run Litecoin lit up the board with a 30%+ gain yesterday, and tacking some more on today. On Monday, we made note of key reversals in the cryptocurrency sector, and that they likely pointed to higher prices, but the rally has exceeded short-term expectations. The break above 210 has the 257/270-area in focus, and if the rally really gains steam resistance beyond that area doesn’t ...
The New Zealand Dollar is attempting a cautious recovery against its US namesake but overall positioning continues to hint the path of least resistance favors the downside. The currency found interim support near the 0.72 figure but a series of lower highs and lows defining the near-term trend remains intact. An immediate upside barrier comes in at 0.7332, the 23.6% Fibonacci expansion, with a break above that on a daily closing basis opening ...
EUR/GBP Technical Strategy: Flat The Euro has struggled to make lasting headway against the British Pound but overall technical positing continues to point in favor of the upside. A seemingly clear Falling Wedge chart formation carries bullish implications, hinting the uptrend dating back to April 2017 may soon resume. Defining resistance comes in at 0.8924 (Wedge top, 23.6% Fibonacci retracement), with daily close above ...
Bitcoin posted big key-reversal bar on the weekly time-frame Bitcoin is already near resistance around 9222, the January spike-low, and the trend-line from last month. A break through both of these hurdles could have Bitcoin finding a resurgence of buyers for a larger rebound to unfold back towards 11.5-12k, or better. The lower end of that targeted zone would wipe out the last leg lower from the triangle proceeding the ...