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FxWirePro: NZD/JPY bulls bet on bullish EMA crossover, bearish patterns distort consolidation phase – Boundary binaries for leveraged speculation

Feb 22, 2017 06:27 am UTC| Technicals

Bearish engulfing, doji patterns occurred on rallies, break below support likely to bring in slumps up to 79.1727, else bulls in consolidation phase may resume. Well, after looking at the title of this write-up one...

FxWirePro: South Korean won gains against U.S. dollar, faces strong support at 1,139

Feb 22, 2017 06:12 am UTC| Technicals

USD/KRW is currently trading around 1,141 levels. Pair made intraday high at 1,144 and low at 1,139 marks. Intraday bias remains slightly bearish till the time pair holds key resistance at 1,148 marks. A...

FxWirePro: USD/THB trades in narrow range, bias remains neutral

Feb 22, 2017 05:26 am UTC| Technicals

USD/THB is currently trading around 35.01 marks. It made intraday high at 35.03 and low at 35.00 marks. Intraday bias remains neutral till the time pair holds immediate support at 34.99 marks. On the top...

FxWirePro: NZD/JPY capped below 1H 100-SMA, bias lower, stay short

Feb 22, 2017 05:15 am UTC| Technicals

NZD/JPY capped below 1H 100-SMA currently at 81.43, intraday bias lower. Techs on daily charts are biased lower, pair has slipped below 5-DMA. NZD/JPY weekly charts show weakness for the pair upto weekly 20-SMA...

FxWirePro: Taiwanese dollar hits highest level since June 2015, stay bearish

Feb 22, 2017 04:25 am UTC| Technicals

USD/TWD is currently trading around 30.78 marks. It made intraday high at 30.81 and low at 30.63 marks. Intraday bias remains bearish till the time pair holds key resistance at 31.00 marks. A daily close...

FxWirePro: USD/SGD rejects key resistance at 1.4232, intraday bias remains bearish

Feb 22, 2017 03:29 am UTC| Technicals

USD/SGD is currently trading around 1.4185 marks. It made intraday high at 1.4208 and low at 1.4179 levels. Intraday bias remains bearish till the time pair holds key resistance at 1.4232 marks. A daily...

FxWirePro:Nikkei faces strong resistance at 19566, good to sell on rallies

Feb 22, 2017 02:56 am UTC| Technicals

Major resistance - 19500 ( trend line joining 19698 and 19535) Nikkei has lost its continued winning streak after jumping till 19478 yesterday. The index is facing strong resistance at 19566 and any further bullishness...

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