Trading Support and Resistance - 13 January 2019

This week we’ll begin with our monthly and weekly forecasts of the currency pairs worth watching. The first part of our forecast is based upon our research of the past 16 years of Forex prices, which show that the following methodologies have all produced profitable results:

Let’s take a look at the relevant data of currency price changes and interest rates to date, which we compiled using a trade-weighted index of the major global currencies:

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Monthly Forecast January 2018

For the month of January, we forecasted that the best trades would be short USD/JPY and long USD/CAD. The performance to date is as follows:

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Weekly Forecast 13th January 2019

 

We made no forecast last week, as there were no exceedingly strong counter-trend moves. We again make no forecast this week.

Less than 15% of the important currency pairs or crosses moved by more than 1% in value over the past week. Volatility has decreased substantially and is likely to remain at a low level over the coming week.

This week has been dominated by relative strength in the Australian and New Zealand Dollars, and relative weakness in the U.S. Dollar.

You can trade our forecasts in a real or demo Forex brokerage account.

Previous Monthly Forecasts

You can view the results of our previous monthly forecasts here.

Key Support/Resistance Levels for Popular Pairs

We teach that trades should be entered and exited at or very close to key support and resistance levels. There are certain key support and resistance levels that should be watched on the more popular currency pairs this week, which might result in either reversals or breakouts:

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That’s all for this week. You can trade our forecasts in a real or demo Forex brokerage account to test the strategies and strengthen your self-confidence before investing real funds.

Adam Lemon

Adam Lemon began his role at DailyForex in 2013 when he was brought in as an in-house Chief Analyst. Adam trades Forex, stocks and other instruments in his own account. Adam believes that it is very possible for retail traders/investors to secure a positive return over time provided they limit their risks, follow trends, and persevere through short-term losing streaks – provided only reputable brokerages are used. He has previously worked within financial markets over a 12-year period, including 6 years with Merrill Lynch.