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Market Movers
Events likely to influence the financial markets.
Last Week:
- USD traded lower last week as better risk appetite saw USD safe haven outflows
- Optimism around a potential US/China trade deal as well as relief over Brexit extension boosted equities
- Oil prices remain firm on OPEC production cuts, though EIA outlook gives some cause for concern for bulls
The times mentioned above are in MT4 Time.
- Tuesday, April 16 – EUR Eurozone ZEW Survey, 1200
- Wednesday, April 17 – GBP CPI, 1130
- Wednesday, April 17 – CAD CPI, 1530
- Thursday, April 18 – AUD Unemployment Rate, 0430
- Thursday, April 18 – USD Retail Sales 1530
market sentiment gauge
See how other traders are positioned.
EURUSD
Long: 22%
Short: 78%
Change w/w: -53%
Signal: Bearish
AUDUSD
Long: 24%
Short: 76%
Change w/w: -25%
Signal: Bearish
GBPUSD
Long: 56%
Short: 44%
Change w/w: +20%
Signal: Bullish
USDJPY
Long: 3%
Short: 97%
Change w/w: 0%
Signal: Bearish
technical analysis
A look at our most popular trading instruments.
EURUSD continues to rally off the 1.1217 support though remains below the bearish trend line from last year’s highs for now.
Support: 1.1217
Resistance: 1.1420
Gold prices are trading back down toward the 1280.58 level after an earlier bounce. A break lower here will bring the much deeper 1241.81 support into play.
Support: 1280.58
Resistance: 1325.53
AUDUSD has broken above the bearish trend line from 2018 highs, having found support once again at the .7021 level, though for now still capped by resistance at .72.
Support: 0.7021
Resistance: 0.72
USDJPY is now testing the 112.16 resistance level which was the March high, following a rally off 110.95 support.
Support: 110.95
Resistance: 112.16
GBPUSD continues to be rangebound between 1.30 and 1.33 though pressure feels tilted toward the downside here.
Support: 1.30
Resistance: 1.33
Despite piercing briefly above, Oil prices were capped by the 64.38 level last week. Any retracement to 61.89 should find support though, keeping focus on further upside.
Support: 61.89
Resistance: 64.38
interesting indices
Using technical indicators to give an in-depth look into Indices.
Dow Jones
Ongoing optimism around a likely US/China trade deal as well as a softer tone to USD trading have kept risk appetite buoyant over recent sessions.
| RSI: | 59.3660 | Bullish |
| Stochastic: | 85.6869 | Bullish |
| MACD: | 334.62 | Buy |
| EMA* (30): | 25819.2 | Buy |
| EMA* (100): | 25309.3 | Buy |
* EMA => Exponential Moving Average
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Nasdaq
A weaker US dollar kept equities well supported last week.
| RSI: | 68.8884 | Bullish |
| Stochastic: | 84.7639 | Bullish |
| MACD: | 147.68 | Buy |
| EMA* (30): | 7066.1 | Buy |
| EMA* (100): | 6595.5 | Buy |
* EMA => Exponential Moving Average
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