26 February 2020 Afternoon Session Analysis
Japanese Yen fades following amid coronavirus testing reports.
The Japanese Yen which is treated as a safe-haven currency have fell on late Asian session after reports of Singapore develops new test to establish links between cases. On early Tuesday, Singapore have announced that a medical research team had developed the world’s first serological test that could be used for establishing links between coronavirus patients. The test could identify antibodies in blood samples, which the immune system produces in response to an infection and assists investigators in determine the links between two existing clusters of Covid-19 patients in the city state. The positive development have since boosted the optimism of investors and diminishing risk-off sentiment. At the time of writing, USD/JPY rose 0.27% to $110.47.
In the commodities market, crude oil price slips 0.09% to $50.09 per barrel at the time of writing following fears of coronavirus continue to grasp the market. The coronavirus spread to more countries, while Iran’s virus death toll rose to 16, the highest outside China, and infections worsened in South Korea and Italy. Lingering worries that the rapidly spreading coronavirus continue dent the global economy and oil demand are weighing on investor sentiment. On the other hand, gold price slips 0.11% to $1642.06 a troy ounce as of writing following profit taking.
Today’s Holiday Market Close
Time Market Event
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Today’s Highlight Events
Time Market Event
21:30 EUR ECB President Lagarde Speaks
Today’s Highlight Economic Data
| Time | Nation & Data | Previous | Forecast | Actual |
| 23:00 | USD – New Home Sales (Jan) | 694K | 715K | – |
| 23:30 | CrudeOIL – U.S Crude Oil Inventories | 0.414M | 2.494M | – |
Technical Analysis
DOLLAR_INDX, Daily：Dollar index was traded lower while currently testing the support level a 98.95. MACD which illustrated increasing bearish momentum suggest the index to extend its losses after it successfully breakout below the support level.
Resistance level: 99.80, 100.45
Support level: 98.95, 98.25
GBPUSD, H1: GBPUSD was traded lower following prior retracement from the resistance level at 1.3010. MACD which illustrated increasing bearish momentum suggest the pair to extend its losses toward the support level at 1.2980.
Resistance level: 1.3010, 1.3035
Support level: 1.2980, 1.2955
EURUSD, Daily: EURUSD was traded higher following prior rebound from the support level at 1.0780. MACD which illustrated increasing bullish momentum suggest the pair to extend gains toward resistance level at 1.0900.
Resistance level: 1.0900, 1.1005
Support level: 1.0780, 1.0655
USDJPY, Daily: USDJPY was traded lower while currently testing the support level at 110.20. MACD which illustrated diminishing bullish momentum suggest the pair to extend its losses after it successfully breakout below the support level.
Resistance level: 112.20, 113.60
Support level: 110.20, 108.35
AUDUSD, Daily: AUDUSD was traded lower following prior retracement from the resistance level at 0.6720. MACD which illustrated increasing bearish momentum suggest the pair to extend its losses toward support level at 0.6480.
Resistance level: 0.6720, 0.6915
Support level: 0.6480, 0.6285
NZDUSD, Daily: NZDUSD was traded lower while currently testing the support level at 0.6310. MACD which illustrated bearish bias momentum suggest the pair to extend its losses after it successfully breakout below the support level.
Resistance level: 0.6355, 0.6420
Support level: 0.6310, 0.6250
USDCAD, Daily: USDCAD was traded higher while currently near the resistance level at 1.3315. MACD which illustrated diminishing bearish momentum suggest the pair to extend its gains after it successfully breakout above the resistance level.
Resistance level: 1.3315, 1.3425
Support level: 1.3220, 1.3135
USDCHF, H4: USDCHF was traded higher following prior rebound from the support level at 0.9755. MACD which illustrated diminishing bearish momentum suggest the pair to extend its gains toward resistance level at 0.9790.
Resistance level: 0.9790, 0.9840
Support level: 0.9755, 0.9715
CrudeOIL, H1: Crude oil price was traded higher following prior rebound from the support level at 49.65. MACD which illustrated diminishing bearish momentum suggest the commodity to extend its gains toward resistance level at 50.55.
Resistance level: 50.55, 51.25
Support level: 49.65, 48.95
GOLD_, Daily: Gold price was traded lower following prior retracement from the resistance level at 1674.70. MACD which illustrated diminishing bullish momentum suggest the commodity to extend its losses toward support level at 1561.80.
Resistance level: 1674.70, 1764.20
Support level: 1561.80, 1449.30