{"id":302653,"date":"2023-02-12T23:56:22","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T23:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/?p=302653"},"modified":"2023-02-12T23:56:22","modified_gmt":"2023-02-12T23:56:22","slug":"130223-morning-session-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/information\/day\/130223-morning-session-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"130223 Morning Session Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>13 February 2023\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Morning Session Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>US dollar climbs ahead inflation report.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The dollar index, which is traded against a basket of six major currencies, surged as investors remain cautious ahead of a blockbuster inflation report later this week.\u00a0 Two weeks before, the Federal Reserve adjusted their interest rate upward by 25 basis points, as widely expected.\u00a0 It is noteworthy to highlight that Fed Chairman Jerome Powell has finally admitted that inflation has started to ease, and the disinflationary process has begun especially in the goods sector.\u00a0 Nonetheless, Jerome Powell commented that there is still a long way to bring down the inflationary pressures, with a hint of more rate hikes in the future.\u00a0 Besides, the dollar index preserved its strength following the release of the Michigan consumer sentiment report.\u00a0 According to the University of Michigan, the US consumer sentiment revived further from the preliminary reading at 64.9 to 66.4 in the month of February, hitting the highest level in 13 months\u2019 time.\u00a0 The better-than-expected sentiment in the US was mainly driven by the persistent tight labor market, where it reduced the market fears over the likelihood of a recession in the country.\u00a0 At this juncture, most of the investors are paying their attention over the upcoming inflation report to scrutinize the rate hike path of the Federal Reserve.\u00a0 Unexpected inflation figures would trigger large volatility in the market, causing uncertainty over the financial market.\u00a0 As of writing, the dollar index rose by 0.35% to 103.60.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the commodities market, crude oil prices were up by 0.05% to $79.70 per barrel as Russia planned to reduce the oil production by 500k barrels per day last Friday.\u00a0 The retaliatory action was coming after the price cap sanction from the western countries against Russia.\u00a0 Besides, gold prices edged down -0.02% to $1865.90 per troy ounce amid weakness in the dollar index.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Today\u2019s Holiday Market Close<\/u><\/p>\n<p><strong>Time\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Market\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Event <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>N\/A<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Today\u2019s Highlight Events<\/u><\/p>\n<p><strong>Time\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Market\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Event<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>N\/A<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Today\u2019s Highlight Economic Data<\/u><\/p>\n<p>N\/A<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Technical Analysis<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-302683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-DOLLAR_INDX.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1071\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-DOLLAR_INDX.jpg 1500w, http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-DOLLAR_INDX-1280x914.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-DOLLAR_INDX-980x700.jpg 980w, http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-DOLLAR_INDX-480x343.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>DOLLAR_INDX, Daily: <\/strong>Dollar index was traded higher following a prior breakout above the previous resistance level at 103.15. MACD which illustrated bullish bias momentum suggests the index to extend its gains toward the resistance level at 105.00.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Resistance level: 105.00, 106.65<\/p>\n<p>Support level: 103.15, 101.25<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-302684\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-GBPUSD.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1071\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-GBPUSD.jpg 1500w, http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-GBPUSD-1280x914.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-GBPUSD-980x700.jpg 980w, http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-GBPUSD-480x343.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>GBPUSD, Daily: <\/strong>GBPUSD was traded lower following prior retracement from the resistance level at 1.2105. However, MACD which illustrated diminishing bearish momentum suggest the pair to undergo short-term technical correction.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Resistance level: 1.2105, 1.2200<\/p>\n<p>Support level: 1.1940, 1.1820<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-302687\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-EURUSD.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1071\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-EURUSD.jpg 1500w, http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-EURUSD-1280x914.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-EURUSD-980x700.jpg 980w, http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-EURUSD-480x343.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>EURUSD, Daily: <\/strong>EURUSD was traded lower while currently testing the support level at 1.0670. MACD which illustrated bearish bias momentum suggest the pair to extend its losses after it successfully breakout below the support level.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Resistance level: 1.0850, 1.0975<\/p>\n<p>Support level: 1.0670, 1.0295<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-302689\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-USDJPY.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1071\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-USDJPY.jpg 1500w, http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-USDJPY-1280x914.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-USDJPY-980x700.jpg 980w, http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-USDJPY-480x343.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>USDJPY, Daily: <\/strong>USDJPY was traded higher following the prior breakout above the previous resistance level at 131.25. However, MACD which illustrated diminishing bullish momentum suggest the pair to undergo technical correction in short term.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Resistance level: 134.15, 136.45<\/p>\n<p>Support level: 131.25, 128.60<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-302657\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-AUDUSD.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1071\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-AUDUSD.jpg 1500w, http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-AUDUSD-1280x914.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-AUDUSD-980x700.jpg 980w, http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-AUDUSD-480x343.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>AUDUSD, Daily: <\/strong>AUDUSD was traded lower following the prior retracement from the resistance level at 0.6985. MACD which illustrated bearish bias momentum suggest the pair to extend its losses toward the support level at 0.6860.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Resistance level: 0.6985, 0.7145<\/p>\n<p>Support level: 0.6860, 0.6725<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-302659\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-NZDUSD.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1071\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-NZDUSD.jpg 1500w, http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-NZDUSD-1280x914.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-NZDUSD-980x700.jpg 980w, http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-NZDUSD-480x343.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>NZDUSD, Daily: <\/strong>NZDUSD was traded higher following prior rebound from the lower level. MACD which illustrated diminishing bearish momentum suggest the pair to extend its gains toward the resistance level at 0.6355.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Resistance level: 0.6355, 0.6460<\/p>\n<p>Support level: 0.6255, 0.6170<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-302665\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-USDCAD.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1071\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-USDCAD.jpg 1500w, http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-USDCAD-1280x914.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-USDCAD-980x700.jpg 980w, http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-USDCAD-480x343.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong> USDCAD, Daily: <\/strong>USDCAD was traded lower following a prior breakout below the previous support level at 1.3400. MACD which illustrated diminishing bullish momentum suggests the pair to extend its losses toward the support level at 1.3265.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Resistance level: 1.3400, 1.3505<\/p>\n<p>Support level: 1.3265, 1.3155<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-302666\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-USDCHF.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1071\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-USDCHF.jpg 1500w, http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-USDCHF-1280x914.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-USDCHF-980x700.jpg 980w, http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-USDCHF-480x343.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>USDCHF, Daily: <\/strong>USDCHF was traded higher while currently testing the resistance level at 0.9225. MACD which illustrated bullish bias momentum suggest the pair to extend its gains after it successfully breakout above the resistance level.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Resistance level: 0.9225, 0.9310<\/p>\n<p>Support level: 0.9110, 0.9040<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-302672\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-CrudeOIL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1071\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-CrudeOIL.jpg 1500w, http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-CrudeOIL-1280x914.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-CrudeOIL-980x700.jpg 980w, http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-CrudeOIL-480x343.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong> CrudeOIL, Daily: <\/strong>Crude oil price was traded higher following prior breakout above the previous resistance level at 76.10. MACD which illustrated diminishing bearish momentum suggest the commodity to extend its gains toward the resistance level at 81.80.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Resistance level: 81.80, 86.15<\/p>\n<p>Support level: 76.10, 71.50<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-302677\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-GOLD_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1071\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-GOLD_.jpg 1500w, http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-GOLD_-1280x914.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-GOLD_-980x700.jpg 980w, http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/130223-GOLD_-480x343.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>GOLD_, Daily: <\/strong>Gold price was traded lower while currently testing the support level at 1859.90. MACD which illustrated bearish bias momentum suggests the commodity to extend its losses after it successfully breakout below the support level.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Resistance level: 1884.00, 1900.00<\/p>\n<p>Support level: 1859.90, 1835.00<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>13 February 2023\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Morning Session Analysis &nbsp; US dollar climbs ahead inflation report. The dollar index, which is traded against a basket of six major currencies, surged as investors remain cautious ahead of a blockbuster inflation report later this week.\u00a0 Two weeks before, the Federal Reserve adjusted their interest rate upward by 25 basis points, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302653"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=302653"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":302695,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302653\/revisions\/302695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=302653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=302653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}