• DOG/USD Rebounds from Key Ichimoku Support; Are Traders Awaiting Confirmation?

    DOG/USD Rebounds from Key Ichimoku Support; Are Traders Awaiting Confirmation?

    • January 7, 2025

    Following an all-time high of US$0.4671 in early December 2024, Dogecoin (DOG) had printed a correction versus the US dollar (USD) and rebounded from the Ichimoku Cloud Support area. This support zone was formed following the Ichimoku’s Leading Span A (light green at US$0.3576) crossing above the Leading Span B (light orange at US$0.2965) in

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  • Index and Commodities Trading Week Beginning 06/01/2025

    Index and Commodities Trading Week Beginning 06/01/2025

    • January 5, 2025

    XJO WEEKLY Price structure: 2nd Inside range This Weekly XJO displays a 2nd Inside range, with a high close within the range, this current phase suggests that the market is currently in a state of equilibrium, with buyers and sellers in a stalemate. This pattern is often indicative of a period of indecision in the market.

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  • Index and Commodities Trading Week Beginning 30/12/2024

    Index and Commodities Trading Week Beginning 30/12/2024

    • December 29, 2024

    XJO WEEKLY Price structure: Holds support The Index has set an inside range as it holds support, indicating a potential consolidation phase before the next directional move. This inside range formation suggests that the market is currently indecisive, with neither buyers nor sellers taking strong control. Traders will be closely watching for a breakout from this

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  • Index and Commodities Trading Week Beginning 23/12/2024

    Index and Commodities Trading Week Beginning 23/12/2024

    • December 22, 2024

    XJO WEEKLY Price structure: Impulsive Bearish Candle With last week’s strong impulsive move testing the 8083-support level and the lower channel line and setting a Fake out low (FO). The Index may find further support at this level as a test of the Sellers to follow through as this final bar is an extended range

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  • The Pattern Pulse – 19 December 2024

    The Pattern Pulse – 19 December 2024

    • December 19, 2024

    Your weekly outlook of technical patterns and structure. The FP Markets Research Team scans the financial markets for you, highlighting clear and actionable technical structures. Forex: Dollar Index Refreshes Year-to-Date Peaks Monthly Timeframe: As expected, the US Federal Reserve (Fed) cut the funds rate by 25 basis points yesterday and echoed a strong hawkish bias

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  • Index and Commodities Trading Week Beginning 16/12/2024

    Index and Commodities Trading Week Beginning 16/12/2024

    • December 16, 2024

    XJO WEEKLY Price structure: Bearish Pivot The follow through from the Gravestone Candle discussed last week has set a Bearish pivot bar. Further declines could be expected as the Index consolidates below the 8385-point level. A continued decline in the Index has the potential to retest the 8083-support level. The broad Primary UP Trend remains

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  • AUD/JPY: Short-Term Upside

    AUD/JPY: Short-Term Upside

    • December 16, 2024

    The AUD/JPY (Australian dollar versus the Japanese yen) has begun exhibiting bullish intent since printing a bottom at ¥95.52 earlier this month. However, while defined higher highs and higher lows are visible, a pennant pattern is forming. This demonstrates that although price action is establishing higher highs, upside momentum is slowing and technically suggests that

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  • NZD/USD Bears Remain in Control

    NZD/USD Bears Remain in Control

    • December 13, 2024

    Since early October, sellers have largely taken control of the NZD/USD (New Zealand versus the US dollar) and sent price to lows not seen since late 2022, with limited pullbacks seen. Overall, the currency pair is down nearly 10% from October highs. Ichimoku Resistance Supporting Sell-On-Rally Setups What is technically important to recognise is that

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  • The Pattern Pulse – 12 December 2024

    The Pattern Pulse – 12 December 2024

    • December 12, 2024

    Your weekly outlook of technical patterns and structure. The FP Markets Research Team scans the financial markets for you, highlighting clear and actionable technical structures. Forex: Pennant Pattern Completion for the Dollar Index Daily Timeframe: Since October, the US Dollar Index has rallied nearly 6.0%, forming what many technical analysts will recognise as a Golden

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  • AUD/JPY Bears to Fade Upside Momentum?

    AUD/JPY Bears to Fade Upside Momentum?

    • December 9, 2024

    Price action on the daily timeframe of AUD/JPY (Australian dollar versus the Japanese yen) traded strongly to the downside in the final week of November. This followed a slow and gradual pullback since August. Closing in on Resistance Recent price movement has seen the Ichimoku’s Conversion Line (blue at ¥97.37) cross beneath the Base Line

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  • Index and Commodities Trading Week Beginning 09/12/2024

    Index and Commodities Trading Week Beginning 09/12/2024

    • December 8, 2024

    XJO WEEKLY Price structure: Gravestone The XJO Weekly chart last week has finished with a Gravestone rejection Candle as new high was traded during the week ultimately leading to selling into the close. As the Index has risen from the 8083-support level to set a high of 8514 the 5% movement remains within the normal trend

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  • BTC/USD Breaches US$100k: Where Next?

    BTC/USD Breaches US$100k: Where Next?

    • December 5, 2024

    BTC/USD (Bitcoin versus the US dollar) has made north of US$100,000 following a brief consolidation just beneath the number in the shape of a pennant pattern. Year to date, the major Crypto pair has risen by nearly 150%. Following Donald Trump’s US election victory, BTC has strongly outperformed and, over the last 24 hours, received

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