The USD/CHF pair initially fell on Thursday, but turn things back around to form a hammer. This makes a lot of sense though, because when you look at the charts we are most certainly oversold.
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The NZD/USD pair broke down during the session on Thursday after initially rallying. We find interesting about this move is that we actually sliced through the 0.75 handle, an area that I figured would be a bit more supportive than we have seen.
The USD/CAD pair initially fell during the session on Thursday, but as you can see ended up grinding higher by the end of the day.
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The AUD/USD pair broke down after initially trying to rally during the Thursday session. What I found so interesting about this pair is that we are testing the 0.80 handle.
Gold prices hit the highest level since mid-August after the European Central Bank announced a more robust than expected quantitative easing program in a bid to revive the moribund euro zone economy.
The EUR/USD pair tried to break higher during the course of the session on Wednesday, but struggled above the 1.16 level as we gave back about half of the gains.
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The GBP/USD pair initially fell during the course of the session on Wednesday, but found enough support to bounce and form a hammer.
The USD/CAD pair broke higher during the course of the session on Wednesday, showing real strength after the Bank of Canada announced a surprise rate cut.
The USD/JPY pair initially fell during the course of the session on Wednesday, but ended up bouncing to form a hammer by the end of the day.
The AUD/USD pair fell during the course of the day on Wednesday, testing the 0.81 level. That being the case, it appears the market is ready to continue consolidating which I think truthfully runs from 0.80 on the bottom to the 0.83 region on the top.
Gold prices settled lower on Wednesday as investors cashed in recent gains after the market failed to breach the $1305 resistance level.
We are now more than halfway through the first trading week after the Swiss National Bank’s shock announcement sent the CHF up about 15% against most other global currencies. Now that the dust is settling after the chaos, it is worth taking a look at how the CHF is shaping up now against its major pairs.