Currencies
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EUR/USD: The pair is trading above its upward trend line on a 4 hour time frame. The next support is near the 1.0801 level and the resistance is at 1.1493.
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USD/JPY: The pair is trading above its upward trend line on a 4 hour time frame. The near term support is at 110.11 and the resistance is at 115.83.
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GBP/USD: The pair is trading below its 50 (price 1.4239) and 100 day (price 1.4279) moving averages on a 4 hour time frame. The next resistance is at 1.4575 and the support is 1.4052.
Indicators
EUR/USD: The pair is trading above its upward trend line on a 4 hour time frame. The next support is near the 1.0801 level and the resistance is at 1.1493.
USD/JPY: The pair is trading above its upward trend line on a 4 hour time frame. The near term support is at 110.11 and the resistance is at 115.83.
GBP/USD: The pair is trading below its 50 (price 1.4239) and 100 day (price 1.4279) moving averages on a 4 hour time frame. The next resistance is at 1.4575 and the support is 1.4052.
Indices
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Asian markets closed mostly lower on the first trading day of the week. The Nikkei index was the worst performer during the session and it closed lower with a loss of 0.25%.
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European futures are trading lower during the early hours of trading. The CAC40 index is trading lower with a loss of 0.44%.
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The US markets are trading lower ahead of the factory order data. The NASDAQ index was the best performer on the last trading day with a gain of 0.92%.
Top News
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The Australian building approval m/m data came in at 3.1%, while the forecast was for 2.1%.
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The Spanish unemployment change data came in at -58.2K, while the previous reading was at 2.2K.
Market Sentiment
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Crude Oil: The black gold is trading below its 100 day moving average (100 MA reading 38.84) on a 4 hour time frame. The next support is near the 35.89 and the resistance is 41.91.
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Gold: The precious metal is trading below its downward trend line on a 4 hour time frame. The next resistance is at 1260 and the support is at 1179.
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The VIX index dropped 6.09% during the last session.
by Naeem Aslam