{"id":45717,"date":"2019-01-31T05:40:07","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T05:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/?p=45717"},"modified":"2019-01-31T05:40:07","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T05:40:07","slug":"310119-afternoon-session-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/information\/day\/310119-afternoon-session-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"310119 Afternoon Session Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>31 January 2019\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Afternoon Session Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>AUD rallies, Fed preaches patience.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Australian dollar extended its gains against greenback following the release of bullish economic data from China.\u00a0 As of writing, pair of AUD\/USD rose 0.30%, last seen around 0.7267. For the month of January, China\u2019s Manufacturing PMI came in higher than expected with 49.5 versus forecast of only 49.3. Similarly, Non-Manufacturing PMI for the same month expanded to 54.7, significantly higher than prior reading of 53.8. As China is Australia\u2019s main trade partner, any economic signal from the region could bring an impact upon AUD pairs. Elsewhere, US dollar extended its losses during afternoon trading session following dovish stance taken by the Federal Reserve. The central bank ditched its preference to \u201cgradually\u201d raising interest rates while reiterating to hold off in the case of a global economic slowdown and muted inflation pressure. Against a basket of six major currencies, the dollar index was down 0.11% to 94.92.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the commodities market, crude oil price skyrocketed 0.78% to $54.47 per barrel. Oil prices extends its gains for third session following signs of tightening supply in the United States while Saudi Arabia continues to trim its oil exports. On the other hand, gold price ticked up 0.02% to $1,319.40 a troy ounce following weaker US dollar.<\/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<table width=\"104%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"14%\"><strong>Time<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"51%\"><strong>Market &amp; Data<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"12%\"><strong>Previous<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"11%\"><strong>Forecast<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"9%\"><strong>Actual<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"14%\">16:55<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"51%\">EUR &#8211; German Unemployment Change (Jan)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"12%\">-14K<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"11%\">-11K<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"9%\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"14%\">18:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"51%\">EUR \u2013 GDP (QoQ)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"12%\">0.2%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"11%\">0.2%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"9%\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"14%\">18:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"51%\">EUR \u2013 Unemployment Rate (Dec)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"12%\">7.9%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"11%\">7.9%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"9%\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"14%\">21:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"51%\">USD \u2013 Initial Jobless Claims<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"12%\">199K<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"11%\">215K<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"9%\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"14%\">21:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"51%\">CAD \u2013 GDP (MoM) (Nov)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"12%\">0.3%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"11%\">-0.1%<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"9%\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"14%\">23:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"51%\">USD \u2013 New Home Sales (Nov)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"12%\">544K<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"11%\">560K<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"9%\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\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-45722\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/310119-DOLLARINDX-noon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>DOLLAR_INDX, H1: <\/strong>Dollar index was traded lower following prior closure below 95.00. MACD which illustrate persistent bearish signal suggests the index to extend its losses, towards the direction of 94.60.<\/p>\n<p>Resistance level: 95.00, 95.30<\/p>\n<p>Support level: 94.60, 94.25<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45724\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/310119-GBPUSD-noon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>GBPUSD, H4: <\/strong>GBPUSD was traded higher while currently testing at the resistance of 1.3125. MACD which illustrate diminished downward momentum suggests the pair to extend its gains after closing above 1.3125.<\/p>\n<p>Resistance level: 1.3125, 1.3230<\/p>\n<p>Support level: 1.3060, 1.2990<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45727\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/310119-EURUSD-noon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>EURUSD, Daily: <\/strong>EURUSD was traded higher while currently testing at the resistance of 1.1515. MACD which illustrate bullish signal suggests the pair to advance further upwards after successfully closing above 1.1515.<\/p>\n<p>Resistance level: 1.1515, 1.1585<\/p>\n<p>Support level: 1.1445, 1.1415<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45728\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/310119-USDJPY-noon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>USDJPY, H4: <\/strong>USDJPY was traded lower following prior breakout from the upward trendline. MACD which illustrate bearish signal suggests the pair to extend its losses, towards the direction of 108.25.<\/p>\n<p>Resistance level: 108.95, 109.35<\/p>\n<p>Support level: 108.25, 107.50<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45729\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/310119-AUDUSD-noon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>AUDUSD, H4: <\/strong>AUDUSD was traded higher while currently testing near the resistance of 0.7275. MACD which illustrate bullish signal suggests the pair to advance further upwards after successfully breaking the target at 0.7275.<\/p>\n<p>Resistance level: 0.7275, 0.7360<\/p>\n<p>Support level: 0.7170, 0.7070<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45731\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/310119-NZDUSD-noon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>NZDUSD, H1: <\/strong>NZDUSD was traded higher following prior rebound from the support at 0.6890. However, MACD which illustrate diminished upward momentum suggests the pair to be traded lower in short-term as technical correction.<\/p>\n<p>Resistance level: 0.6940, 0.7000<\/p>\n<p>Support level: 0.6890, 0.6820<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45734\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/310119-USDCAD-noon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>USDCAD, H4: <\/strong>USDCAD was traded lower while currently testing near the support level of 1.3120. MACD which illustrate bearish signal suggests the pair to advance further downwards after successfully closing below 1.3120.<\/p>\n<p>Resistance level: 1.3175, 1.3220<\/p>\n<p>Support level: 1.3120, 1.3070<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45737\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/310119-USDCHF-noon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>USDCHF, H4: <\/strong>USDCHF was traded lower while currently testing near the support level of 0.9920. MACD which begins to form a death cross signal suggests the pair to extend its losses after closing below 0.9920.<\/p>\n<p>Resistance level: 0.9970, 1.0000<\/p>\n<p>Support level: 0.9920, 0.9875<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45741\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/310119-CrudeOIL-noon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>CrudeOIL, H1: <\/strong>Crude oil price was trade flat near the support level at 54.40. MACD which begins to form a death cross signal suggests its prices to be traded lower in short-term as technical correction.<\/p>\n<p>Resistance level: 55.20, 56.30<\/p>\n<p>Support level: 54.40, 53.70<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45744\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/310119-GOLD-noon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>GOLD_, H1: <\/strong>Gold price was traded higher while currently testing near the resistance of 1321.20. MACD which illustrate bullish signal suggests its prices to advance further upwards after successfully breaking the resistance of 1321.20.<\/p>\n<p>Resistance level: 1321.20, 1332.00<\/p>\n<p>Support level: 1313.80, 1305.40<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>31 January 2019\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Afternoon Session Analysis &nbsp; &nbsp; AUD rallies, Fed preaches patience. Australian dollar extended its gains against greenback following the release of bullish economic data from China.\u00a0 As of writing, pair of AUD\/USD rose 0.30%, last seen around 0.7267. For the month of January, China\u2019s Manufacturing PMI came in higher than expected with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"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\/45717"}],"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\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45717\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcmasia.co\/analysis\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}