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The Euro Took a Beating In 2021 Will 2022 Be Any Different?

Dec. 27, 2021

What To Expect From The Euro In 2022 by Bogdan Giulvezan The first half of 2021 was wobbly for the Euro-Dollar pair but since June, the Euro embarked on a bearish journey, dropping from roughly 1.2200 to a low of 1.1186. The main point of interest during this second part of the year was the […]

Bitcoin Breaks Out in Time for Christmas

Dec. 24, 2021

$50k Barrier Reclaimed.  by Bogdan Giulvezan With a few minor exceptions, all Top 100 coins are in the green this week, with some of them posting double-digit gains. The biggest gainers in the Top 10 are TERRA (LUNA) with more than 54% in the last 7 days and Ripple (XRP) with almost 21% over the […]

BoE Rate Hike Triggers Short-Lived Pound Spike

Dec. 20, 2021

Holiday Trading Phase Begins Last week’s multitude of central bank meetings created irregular volatility but also left market participants exhausted. As the Holiday season is drawing near, we can expect to see sideways movement on most FX pairs, with potential jumps in volume and volatility. During last week’s meeting, the Fed announced that it will […]

End-of-Year Rally: Will History Repeat Itself?

Dec. 17, 2021

Is Bitcoin Poised For Another Rally? by Bogdan Giulvezan Bitcoin is certainly a volatility monster and this was perfectly shown during 2020 when the digital gold traded below $4,000 in March only to finish the year above $29,000. Almost 50% of all these gains came in the last two weeks of December. And yes, we […]

EUR/USD Flat Ahead of ECB and Fed Meetings

Dec. 13, 2021

Breakout in the Making? by Bogdan Giulvezan The Euro-Dollar pair has been trading sideways with low volatility, ahead of a plethora of central bank meetings, including the Fed and European Central Bank. This state of calmness is likely to continue until the Fed meeting scheduled for Wednesday; markets are pricing in a 91% chance of […]

Is Another Bitcoin Crash On The Way?

Dec. 10, 2021

Bitcoin on the Ropes, Ominous Signs Point Towards More Selling By Bogdan Giulvezan The flagship cryptocurrency is trading below $50K key support, with a medium-term bearish bias and with the potential to sink even lower. On December 4, Bitcoin suffered a flash crash, dropping slightly below $42,000 but has since recovered some of the losses, […]

Week-Long Wait for Inflation Data Gives Traders Pause

Dec. 06, 2021

US Dollar: Mixed Jobs Data Sparks Volatility The Non-Farm Payrolls report released Friday showed disappointing numbers, which came more than 50% lower than analysts’ consensus: anticipated 553K; actual 210K. The Average Hourly Earnings also missed expectations (anticipated 0.4%; actual 0.3%) but the Unemployment Rate surprisingly dropped to 4.2%, which is a 21-month low. Despite this […]

Ethereum Needs Testers for The Merge

Dec. 03, 2021

 Bitcoin Stalls at Resistance Ethereum’s transition to ETH 2.0 is drawing closer and is expected to occur in 2022. Dubbed The Merge, the transition to Proof of Stake will bring multiple improvements to the network but until it can be fully implemented, Ethereum needs users to get involved as testers. Ethereum developer Marius Van Der […]

Markets in Turmoil amid New Omicron Threat

Nov. 29, 2021

Fed Chair Testimonies and NFP Friday the Euro made notable advances against the US Dollar, on the back of the fears triggered by the new coronavirus variant, Omicron. However, on Monday the greenback erased some of the losses and recovered against the single currency, as the pacing of the monetary stimulus tapering took center stage […]

COVID Fear Dents Crypto Market

Nov. 26, 2021

Black Friday Discounts Across the Board As Bitcoin declined below $60,000, many investors considered this an opportunity to buy at a discounted price, while others rushed to sell in fear that price may drop further. Currently, Bitcoin is trading around $56,700, after reaching a 6-week low at $55,128 on Tuesday. The flagship cryptocurrency is still […]