23 October 2019 Afternoon Session Analysis
Euro struggled following Brexit dilemma and signs of recession.
The pair of EUR/USD slumped to fresh daily lows as market remain pessimistic with regards to Brexit developments. Recently, U.K parliament have voted in favor of U.K Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal. However, they have also rejected his timetable to take U.K out of the E.U, spurring further uncertainty in the market. Likewise, the ongoing worries of no-deal Brexit also continue to affect the market, thus placing further pressure on the Euro market. At the same time, market sentiment is also pressured by signs of recession as the ECB stated that the economy of Germany may have fallen into recession. The pair is expected to fall further while market awaits upcoming news or data to gauge further direction. At the time of writing, EUR/USD fell 0.02% to 1.1120 while dollar index rose 0.03% to 97.25.
In the commodities market, crude oil price slumped 0.52% to $53.91 per barrel as of writing as the Sino-U.S. trade war dragged on while at the same time global supplies glut continues to linger. According to Reuters, he Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its partners are concerned about the demand outlook next year. Next, gold price rose 0.19% to $1490.38 a troy ounce as of writing while market hold gains and waiting for further signal.
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| Time | Nation & Data | Previous | Forecast | Actual |
| 22:30 | CrudeOIL – Crude Oil Inventories | 9.281M | 2.232M | – |
Technical Analysis
DOLLAR_INDX, H4: Dollar index was traded higher while currently testing the resistance level at 97.30. MACD which illustrate bullish bias momentum suggest the index to extend its gains after it successfully breakout above the resistance level at 97.30.
Resistance level: 97.30, 97.75
Support level: 96.85, 96.50
GBPUSD, Daily: GBPUSD was traded lower following prior retracement from the higher level. MACD which illustrated diminishing bullish momentum suggest the pair to be traded lower toward the support level at 1.2820.
Resistance level: 1.3035, 1.3170
Support level: 1.2820, 1.2665
EURUSD, Daily: EURUSD was traded lower while currently testing the support level at 1.1125. MACD which illustrated diminishing bullish momentum suggest the pair to extend it losses after it successfully breakout below the support level at 1.1125.
Resistance level: 1.1200, 1.1300
Support level: 1.1125, 1.1030
USDJPY, H4: USDJPY was traded lower following prior breakout below the previous support level at 108.40. MACD which illustrated bearish bias momentum suggest the pair to extend its losses toward the support level at 107.80.
Resistance level: 108.40, 108.85
Support level: 107.75, 107.20
AUDUSD, Daily: AUDUSD was traded lower following prior retracement from the resistance level at 0.6880. MACD which illustrate diminishing bullish momentum suggest the pair to extend its losses toward the support level at 0.6795.
Resistance level: 0.6880, 0.6965
Support level: 0.6795, 0.6700
NZDUSD, H4: NZDUSD was traded lower while currently testing the 20 moving average line (Red). MACD which illustrated bearish momentum suggest the pair to extend its losses after it successfully breakout below the 20 moving average line (Red).
Resistance level: 0.6410, 0.6440
Support level: 0.6365, 0.6325
USDCAD, Daily: USDCAD was traded higher following prior rebound from the support level at 1.3085. MACD which illustrate diminishing bearish momentum suggest the pair to extend its rebound toward the resistance level at 1.3145.
Resistance level: 1.3145, 1.3210
Support level: 1.3085, 1.3020
USDCHF, Daily: USDCHF was traded higher following prior breakout above the previous resistance level at 0.9885. MACD which illustrate diminishing bearish momentum suggest the pair to extend its gain toward the resistance level at 0.9945.
Resistance level: 0.9945, 1.0005
Support level: 0.9885, 0.9810
CrudeOIL, H4: Crude oil price was traded lower following prior retracement from the top level of symmetry triangle. MACD which illustrate diminishing bullish momentum suggest the commodity to extend its retracement toward the support level at 53.55.
Resistance level: 54.65, 55.90
Support level: 53.55, 51.85
GOLD_, H4: Gold price was traded higher while currently testing the resistance level at 1488.80. MACD which illustrated bullish momentum signal suggest its price to extend its gains after successfully breakout above the resistance level at 1488.80.
Resistance level: 1488.80, 1496.35
Support level: 1484.70, 1475.60