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FOMC Makes Bold Rate Moves, Opens the Door for Additional Big Hikes

Jun. 20, 2022

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, […]

Crypto Winter in Mid-Summer? Bitcoin Gets Cheaper Everyday

Jun. 17, 2022

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 […]

Swelling U.S. Inflation Sends EUR/USD Tumbling

Jun. 13, 2022

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 […]

ADA Hard Fork Ahead – Buy the Rumor, Sell the News?

Jun. 10, 2022

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 […]

All Eyes on ECB Meeting. Euro up on Rate Hike Speculation

Jun. 06, 2022

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 […]

BTC/USD Breakout – The Battle for $30K Is Still On

Jun. 03, 2022

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 […]

EUR/USD Rebounds as ECB Hints Towards July Rate Hike

May. 30, 2022

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 […]

Crypto Winter? $520 Million Liquidated Across the Crypto Market

May. 27, 2022

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 […]

Euro Extends Gains as the US Dollar Continues to Soften

May. 23, 2022

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), […]

Stablecoin Drama Dwindles. Tether Reveals $82 Billion in Reserves

May. 20, 2022

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 […]