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FxWirePro: Gold breaks key resistance at $1282, intraday bias remains bullish

May 16, 2016 08:39 am UTC| Technicals

XAU/USD is currently trading around $1281mark. It made intraday high at $1283 and low at $1270 levels. Intraday bias remains bullish till the time pair holds immediate support at $1268 marks. A daily close...

GBP/USD breaks major support at 1.43650, decline till 1.4240 is possible

May 16, 2016 08:17 am UTC| Technicals

Major support 1.4367 (200 day 4H MA) Major resistance 1.4450 (55 day 4 H EMA) Cable has broken major support 1.4367 and declined till 1.4342. It is currently trading around 1.4354. On the lower side any...

FxWirePro: South African rand depreciates against US dollar, strong resistance falls at 15.53

May 16, 2016 08:03 am UTC| Technicals

USD/ZAR is currently trading around 15.4990. It made intraday high at 15.5277 and low at 15.4503 levels. Intraday bias remains bullish for the moment. A daily close below 15.45 will drag the parity down...

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FxWirePro: EUR/AUD's shooting star signals stern weakness, breaks support at 1.4855 - leverage profits from one touch binary put on pivot point

May 16, 2016 07:45 am UTC| Technicals

The shooting star candle pattern occurred at 1.5547 levels on daily at 1.5223 levels on monthly plottings, more bearish swings have been evidenced as a confirmation (see next bear candle after this pattern). Although...

FxWirePro: EUR/USD faces strong support at 1.1250, good to buy at dips

May 16, 2016 07:29 am UTC| Technicals

Major support 1.1250 (trend line joining 1.11527 and 1.12150) The pair has taken support near 55 day EMA and jumped till 1.13252 at the time of writing. It is currently trading around 1.13225. Short term trend...

FxWirePro: NZD/JPY faces stiff resistance at 73.80, good to buy breakout above

May 16, 2016 07:27 am UTC| Technicals

NZD/JPY extending upside after slight gap down open on the day following poor Chinese data over the weekend. The pair has broken trendline resistance at 73.75 on the hourly charts, but was rejected at next resistance...

FxWirePro: AUD/CAD holds above 78.6% Fib, focus on RBA minutes

May 16, 2016 06:52 am UTC| Technicals

AUD/CAD has bounced off strong support by 78.6% Fib level at 0.9368. Daily charts show hanging man formation on Fridays trade, which supports upside. The pair has hit session highs at 0.9439, and has since pared some...

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