Risk On Risk Off Continues in the FX Market
Updated 10:00AM 18/05/2020
In the G10 FX Market, NOK and AUD are the top gainers today, up 0.53% and 0.39% versus the dollar while JPY and EUR are the top losers, down -0.12% and -0.11% versus the dollar, respectively. The U.S. dollar and safe-haven currencies moved lower on Monday as optimism of re-opening helped risk appetite, helping commodity currencies such as the Australian dollar and Norwegian krone. |
In the rates market, global yields were trading weak today. The US 10-year was trading at 0.643, down -0.1bp. The Japan 10-year was trading at -0.013, down -1.1bp. The German 10-year was trading at -0.555, down -2.7bp. The UK 10-year was trading at 0.204, down -2.9bp. In the Asian equities, markets were trading stronger today. The Hang Seng was trading at 23968.25, up 0.72%. The Nikkei 225 was trading at 20127.0, up 0.45%. The Kospi was trading at 1937.11, up 0.51%. In the European equities, indices were trading firm today. The DAX 30 was trading at 10755.84, up 2.78%. The FTSE 100 was trading at 5929.65, up 2.24%. The Euro Stoxx 50 was trading at 2834.85, up 2.32%. |
Looking at Equity Futures so far, the FTSE100 Futures was trading at 5924.0, up 2.26%. The Euro Stoxx 50 Futures was trading at 2822.0, up 2.51%. The SP500 Futures was trading at 2891.62, up 1.59%. In the Energy space, Oil futures were trading firm today. The WTI Crude Futures was trading at 30.93, up 5.1%. The Brent Crude Futures was trading at 33.66, up 3.57%. |
10-year Yields Daily Chart (1-month) |
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Daily FX Pivots |
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Brent Crude Daily Chart (1-month) |
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Forex Chart and Technical Analysis |
EURUSD Chart (Two-week) |
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Strategy: Support at 1.0788 for 1.082 |
GBPUSD Chart (Two-week) |
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Strategy: Resistance at 1.2148 for 1.2057 |
USDJPY Chart (Two-week) |
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Strategy: Support at 107.15 for 107.45 |
AUDUSD Chart (Two-week) |
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Strategy: Support at 0.6431 for 0.646 |
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