Monday 17th February: Asian markets mixed as Japanese economy shrinks much more than expected

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Global Markets: Asian Stock Markets : Nikkei down 0.69%, Shanghai Composite up 2.28%, Hang Seng up 0.51%, ASX down 0.07% Commodities : Gold at $1585.05 (-0.09%), Silver at $17.85 (+0.64%), Brent Oil at $57.37 (+0.09%), WTI Oil at $52.41 (+0.17%) Rates : US 10-year yield at 1.588, UK 10-year yield at 0.616, Germany 10-year yield … Continue reading Monday 17th February: Asian markets mixed as Japanese economy shrinks much more than expected

Monday 17th February: Weekly Technical Outlook and Review.

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EUR/USD held on to the bulk of its losses last week, down more than 1.00% at the close of trade. The 2016 yearly opening level from 1.0873 ceded ground, consequently exposing channel support, taken from the low 1.1109. Further supporting sellers is the primary trend, down since topping in early 2018, at 1.2555.

Friday 14th February: Technical Outlook and Review.

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EUR/USD held on to the bulk of its losses Thursday after breaching H4 support at 1.0857, consequently shaking hands with a 161.8% Fibonacci extension at 1.0838. Yesterday’s descent, aside from a brief pause on February 11th, registered its eighth successive decline.