The ECB Makes a Hawkish Turn, Overshadowing a Stellar NFP Report by Bogdan Giulvezan During Thursday’s meeting, the European Central Bank made it crystal clear that some changes are underway, fuelling speculation that 2022 will be the year of the first rate hike since 2011. According to the ECB, “inflation is likely to remain elevated […]
Bitcoin Makes Timid Advances, Yet Full Recovery Is Still Far Away by Bogdan Giulvezan After hitting this year’s low at $32,950 on January 24, Bitcoin started a decent but feeble recovery. The apex cryptocurrency is now struggling to stay above $37,500 resistance but the bulls seem weak and without momentum on their side. Bitcoin’s last […]
Volatility Guaranteed: Possible BoE Rate Hike, ECB Press Conference, and U.S. NFP by Bogdan Giulvezan The greenback is flexing its muscles, as the US Dollar Index (DXY) posted a 1.6% upsurge last week, which was the largest weekly climb since mid-2021. The DXY is currently trading at levels that were last seen in mid-2020 and […]
The Crypto Market Is Still Under Pressure, Yet Bitcoin Weekly Chart Hints at Bullish Rally by Bogdan Giulvezan Since early November 2021, the apex cryptocurrency has been sliding lower and lower, failing to rally as major support levels were broken. Bitcoin is currently trading at $36,500 and has entered the dreaded May – July 2021 […]
Dollar Braces for Fed Talks as Ukraine Concerns Rise by Bogdan Giulvezan After a brief Euro resurgence, the single currency failed to move above resistance against the US Dollar, and last week the pair erased all gains made a week prior. The markets are largely focused on tensions between Russia and Ukraine, especially because Sunday […]
Altcoins Play Follow-The-Leader The apex cryptocurrency – Bitcoin – has been on a skid since early-November 2021 but earlier this month it showed some bullish signs, making us anticipate that a bottom is near. However, just as bullish action seemed to pick up, Bitcoin dropped through the crucial support at $40,000 to an intraday low […]
Beware The EUR/USD Breakout After almost two months of choppy trading inside a tight range, the Euro finally broke through and staged a bullish move that took the pair very close to the key resistance at 1.1500. However, this movement is likely due to US Dollar weakness, rather than Euro strength. The U.S. Retail Sales […]
Bitcoin Exchange Outflows Show an Uptick. Bull Run in the Making? by Bogdan Giulvezan Exchange inflows and outflows are oftentimes a good indicator of future price action for the crypto market in general and Bitcoin in special. According to on-chain data analytics firm CryptoQuant, the Bitcoin exchange outflow has recently increased and this may have […]
U.S. Jobs Report Misses Expectations, Focus Shifts to Inflation Data by Bogdan Giulvezan The first week of the year was poor for the US Dollar as the Non-Farm Payrolls report showed that only 199K new jobs were created during the previous month, as opposed to the expected 426K. This abysmal reading allowed the Euro to […]
The Dip Continues: Bitcoin on the Verge of Dropping below $40K by Bogdan Giulvezan Since the 9th of November 2021, Bitcoin (BTC) has been sliding lower and it is now rapidly approaching the key handle at $40,000. The level acted as good support in the past, and is also a psychological mark, just as all […]