Navigating BTC/USD’s Strong Confluence Zone: Chart Insights For almost two years, Bitcoin’s mystery flash crash to $8,200 remained just that: a mystery. This week, the veil has been lifted and the mystery is finally solved. And now for some backstory: on 21 October 2021, Bitcoin plummeted to around $8,000. This 87% drop was only seen […]
EUR/USD’s Technical Landscape: Divergence in Play The Euro hit a 3-month low against the US Dollar, despite the European Central Bank’s efforts to combat inflation. The ECB announced the 10th consecutive rate hike last week, bringing it to 4.50%. The central bank also toned down growth expectations for 2024. Last week’s upbeat U.S. data boosted […]
BTC/USD: Do We Have Lift Off or It’s Just a “Dead Cat Bounce”? Deutsche Bank and Taurus are working together to launch crypto assets custody and tokenization services. This is a major step towards mainstream adoption because Deutsche Bank is Germany’s largest bank and also a name recognized across the world. Taurus is a Swiss […]
EUR/USD Outlook: Divergence, Trend Lines, and Key Levels. The greenback is coming off three-month highs against the Euro and the Pound, and the talk of the town is U.S. inflation data due later this week. Inflation has been at the forefront of the Forex market for a long time now, with central banks scrambling to […]
BTC/USD at a Standstill. When Will It Erupt? Bitcoin is trading at almost the same level as it was on August 18th. Apart from two days of high volatility, the Digital Gold has been uncharacteristically flat and totally lacking momentum. But it’s not only Bitcoin that suffers from this laziness. Spot trading for cryptocurrencies in […]
EUR/USD at Major Hurdle. Bounce-or-Break Scenario at Play The U.S. labor market appears to be slowing down, as shown by last Friday’s jobs report. However, the data was mixed, with the Non-Farm Payrolls exceeding expectations, while the Average Hourly Earnings and Unemployment Rate missed the forecast. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), […]
Bitcoin’s $2K Plunge: Another Ride on the Crypto Rollercoaster Grayscale’s proposed Bitcoin ETF has the crypto world buzzing with interest. Why? Because the U.S. District of Columbia Court of Appeals decided the SEC was wrong to reject Grayscale’s application. So, what’s the drama? Grayscale wants to launch a spot Bitcoin ETF that follows the movements […]
Anticipating Key Economic Reports & Fed’s Response. NFP Takes Center Stage. The US Dollar is still flexing its muscles in front of other currencies, after an injection of bullish remarks from US Federal Reserve Head Jerome Powell, made last week. At the Jackson Hole Symposium, Chair Powell mentioned potential measures to achieve the 2% inflation […]
Santiment’s Insight: FUD Often Precedes a Price Surge. The OG cryptocurrency is atypically undecided, with the last 7 days showing a 1.47% loss, almost the same as Bitcoin’s movement over the last 24 hours: -1.50%. Ethereum, the second cryptocurrency by market cap is showing a very similar behaviour: -1.42% for the last 7 days and […]
Powell & Lagarde’s Speeches: The Awaited Voices for FX Volatility. The greenback finished its fifth consecutive week of gains against major counterparts, marking the longest streak in 15 months, with FX traders showing strong interest in the safe-haven currency. The Dollar Index (DXY), which gauges the dollar against a group of six major currencies, is […]