Dollar Boosted by Hawkish Fed, Euro Counters With Bounce at Support. The greenback appreciated against most of its counterparts last Thursday after the FOMC decided to raise the rate by 75 bps. The markets largely expected a hike of only 50 basis points but some voices speculated that a bigger one was in the cards, […]
BTC/USD Approaches Historical Level. Bulls and Bears Go Head to Head. During the last 7 days, Bitcoin has shed over 30% of its value and is trading at levels last seen in December 2020. This is also the third visit to the $20,000 level in Bitcoin’s entire “life span”. Remember the 2017 craze? That year […]
Euro Fails to Find Support Despite Hawkish Signals From the ECB Last week the Euro had its worst week since April and tumbled below 1.0500 against the USD despite the ECB announcing the end of the asset purchase programme. The European Central Bank also signaled that it is getting ready to hike the interest rate […]
The Crypto Market Is in Shambles, Yet One Coin Is Getting Ready to Burst Since the $3.16 All-Time High reached in September 2021, Cardano (ADA) has been sliding lower, depicting a textbook downtrend. Despite the sustained drop, people are already talking about a new All-Time High. Bear in mind that currently, ADA is trading at […]
Inflation, Jobs, and Rates – The Three Determining Factors for EUR/USD’s Next Move. Eurozone inflation surprised many market participants last week as the CPI accelerated to 8.1%, making the case for a rate hike in July. The European Central Bank is set to convene on Thursday and ECB President Christine Lagarde is expected to announce […]
Bitcoin: The Beast Awakens… or Does It? After spending more than two weeks inside a descending bearish triangle, Bitcoin managed to escape the pattern by breaking its upper barrier. This also marked the break of the key level at $30,000, which was a very bullish sign; however, the break was short-lived and the majority of […]
Non-Farm Payrolls in the Spotlight as the US Dollar Slows Its Ascent The ECB and the Fed seem to have switched positions in their approach toward interest rates. There is speculation about a pause in Fed rate hikes in September and on the other hand, the European Central Bank is likely to start increasing in […]
Ethereum Suffers Heavy Losses, Bitcoin Falls Deeper Below $30K According to data posted by Coinglass, more than 138,000 traders were liquidated over the last 24 hours and the total value exceeds $520 million. Ethereum traders were the most affected, as their losses amount to over $236 million, while Bitcoin losses are over $125 million. The […]
Divergence Signal Proves Useful: EUR/USD Jumps More than 200 Pips In our previous post, we warned that the EUR/USD pair is showing clear signs of bullish divergence, which more often than not, results in a move to the upside. This pattern, along with other factors (RSI’s oversold position and the presence of a support level), […]
Bitcoin Regains $30K. Early Signs of Recovery or Range-Bound Trading? Major coins such as Bitcoin and Ethereum started a fresh rally Thursday, on the back of a weaker US Dollar and a renewed interest in the crypto market. Thursday’s push broke through the key psychological level at $30,000 and took Bitcoin above the 50-period Moving […]