US stock surged on Friday, rebounding back and recovering some of the ground it lost at the end of a dizzying week as investors reduced their bets on a bigger rate hike by the Fed in July. Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller and St. Louis Fed President Jim Bullard, who are the two most hawkish FOMC members, said that they were not in favour of the bigger rate hike at the upcoming meeting in July. Therefore, markets are pricing in nearly 75 basis points of Fed tightening this month and down from a full-point bet earlier this week. However, the concerns about a potential recession remained as a 75 bps rate hike is still an aggressive boost for the economy. In the Eurozone, the ongoing fears over disruption to the euro-zone economy from energy supply constraints and fragmentation risks might keep weighing on investors’ sentiment, which is unlikely to ease in the coming weeks.

The benchmarks, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 both advanced on Friday as the less hawkish stance from Fed officials and positive US retail sales data both lend support to the market mood. The S&P 500 was up 1.9% daily and the Nasdaq 100 also advanced with a 1.8% gain for the day. All eleven sectors stayed in positive territory as the financials and the health care sectors are the best performing among all groups, rising 3.51% and 2.45%, respectively. The Dow Jones Industrial Average meanwhile climbed the most with a 2.1% gain on Friday and the MSCI World index rose 1.6%.

Main Pairs Movement

The US dollar declined on Friday, extending the previous day’s retracement slide from a two-decade high and edged lower on the last day of the week. The DXY index remained under bearish momentum during the first half of the day, dropping to a daily low below 108 level in the US trading session. Retail Sales in the US increased by 1% in June, which was better than the market’s expectation of a 0.8% rise but failed to lift the greenback higher.

GBP/USD advanced with a 0.38% gain on Friday amid the risk-on market mood across the board. However, the UK political uncertainty and Brexit woes might overshadow the prospects for a further tightening by the Bank of England and undermine the cable. The GBP/USD dropped to a daily low below 1.181 level, but regained upside traction and extended its daily gains. Meanwhile, EUR/USD witnessed heavy buying and refreshed its daily high above the 1.009 level to trim its weekly losses in the US session. The pair was up almost 0.72% for the day.

Gold declined with a 0.16% loss for the day after dropping to a daily low below the $1700 mark in the early US trading session, as the less hawkish stance from Fed officials continued weighing on the US dollar and offered some support to the dollar-denominated gold. Meanwhile, WTI oil preserved its upside traction and moved higher to the $98 area during the US session. But fears of a potential recession have raised concerns about the fuel demand outlook.

Technical Analysis

USDJPY (4-Hour Chart)

USDJPY consolidates the biggest daily gains in a month following the US Retail Sales and Michigan Consumer report. Technical speaking, USDJPY trades in the range of 138.18(76.4% of the Fib. Retracement) and 139.38(100% of the Fib. Retracement.) USDJPY witnesses some profit taking after contesting the resistance level of 139.38, the highest in 21 years. The corrective pullback erodes a part of the previous day’s strong gain. The intraday bias remains strongly bullish as the pair continues to trade above the ascending channel and above the 20 Simple Moving Average. On the downside, the breakout of the immediate support of 138.18 and the 20 Simple Moving Average would pressure USDJPY’s buyers, attracting some follow-through sellers. However, as long as USDJPY can trade above 136.22, the overall momentum remains upside.

Resistance: 139.38

Support: 137.88, 136.63, 135.77

XAUUSD (4-Hour Chart)

Gold steadies above $1,700 during the American session as falling US Treasury yields help limit further losses on gold. From the technical perspective, the intraday outlook of gold stays negative. Still, the psychological support of $1,700 seems to warrant some caution for bearish traders before positioning for any further drop. That being said, if the support fails to defend, then it is expected to see an accelerated decline in gold. On the contrary, gold needs to climb above $1,788 to declare its upside momentum on the four-hour chart. As the RSI indicator and the MACD remain hovering in the negative territory, the downward trajectory could further get extended.

Resistance: 1740.31, 1766.70, 1788.03

Support: 1697.66

EURUSD (4-Hour Chart)

EURUSD extends its rebound above 1.0050 during the American session on Friday. The euro-dollar eases some selling pressure as the bet on a 100 bps interest rate hike from the Fed declines. From the technical perspective, EURUSD is moving outside the descending regression on the four-hour chart. EURUSD looks to build some upside momentum following the trading pattern of double-bottom. At the time of writing, EURUSD is expected to contest the resistance of 1.0146. In the meantime, the RSI indicator on the four-hour chart has surpassed the midline, suggesting that buyers are gradually back in the game.

Resistance: 1.0146, 1.0266, 1.0363

Support: 1.0000, 0.9952

Economic Data

US stock continued to stay in negative territory but closed above session lows as Federal Reserve officials’ comments have eased investors’ concerns about a recession caused by the aggressive pace of monetary tightening. Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said that markets may have gotten ahead of themselves by pricing a 100 basis points rate hike in July, adding that they would back a 75 bps rate hike after a hot inflation report. Therefore, traders shifted their bets away from a 100 bps rate hike by the Fed this month, but people are now confused that where the economy is heading and whether we are going into recession. In the Eurozone, the Russian energy giant Gazprom said that it would not guarantee to resume the functioning of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline after it was shut down for repairs. The uncertainty around gas deliveries is weighing on Europe’s economic outlook.

The benchmarks, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 both dropped on Thursday as the equity market stayed under pressure amid high inflation and fears of a global recession. The S&P 500 was down 0.3% daily and the Nasdaq 100 also declined with a 0.3% loss for the day. Eight out of eleven sectors stayed in negative territory as the financials and the energy sectors are the worst performings among all groups, losing 1.92% and 1.90%, respectively. The Dow Jones Industrial Average meanwhile declined the most with a 0.5% loss on Thursday and the MSCI World index fell 0.8%.

Main Pairs Movement

The US dollar edged higher on Thursday, continuing to derive support from the fears of a recession and refreshing its 20-year high above 109 level. The DXY index was surrounded by bullish momentum during the first half of the day but then retreated to erase some of its daily gains in the US trading session. The comments from Fed officials yesterday have cooled down expectations of a 100 bps rate hike in the US and triggered a corrective slide witnessed in the US dollar.

GBP/USD declined with a 0.57% loss on Thursday amid the risk-off market mood across the board. Political news in the United Kingdom has exerted some bearish pressure on the cable, as UK Prime Minister announced his resignation and Tories began an election process. The GBP/USD remained under bearish momentum and dropped to a daily low below the 1.177 mark, then rebounded slightly back to recover its daily losses. Meanwhile, EUR/USD preserved its downside traction and plunged to 0.9951 before recovering some ground and trimming its earlier losses in the US session. The pair was down almost 0.45% for the day.

Gold tumbled with a 1.48% loss for the day after dropping to a daily low below the $1700 mark in the early US trading session, as the rising US dollar and hawkish sentiment surrounding the Fed continued to drag the precious metal lower. Meanwhile, WTI oil regained upside traction and climbed back to the $96 area during the second half of the day.

Technical Analysis

USDJPY (4-Hour Chart)

USDJPY reaches as high as the 139.00 mark, the highest level in 23 years. The currency pair is tracking the renewed upsurge as the expectation of a 100 basis points Fed interest rate hike later this month.

From the technical perspective, the intraday bias of USDJPY turns sharply upside and bullish as the pair has successfully breached the bullish channel and its psychological resistance of 137.00. The immediate resistance of 139.89 would be the next major level to challenge; the level would be a major obstacle as the RSI indicator has turned way over overbought territory, suggesting that the bid tone might happen soon. The outlook of USDJPY remains bullish on the four-hour chart as long as it trades above 135.77.

Resistance: 139.38

Support: 137.88, 136.63, 135.77

XAUUSD (4-Hour Chart)

Gold slumped as low as $1,697 during the American trading session amid the high demand for the greenback; gold later rebounds above $1,700, but is still down more than 1% despite dovish Fed commentary.

Technical speaking, the intraday outlook of XAUUSD remains bearish as gold continues to trade within the descending channel. At the moment, the pivotal support level of $1,697 would be a major defendant for the bright metal; the breakout of the level would scale gold southwards. Moreover, the RSI indicator has returned to the bearish range of 20 to 40 readings, indicating a fresh leg of the bearish impulsive wave ahead.

Resistance: 1740.31, 1766.70, 1788.03

Support: 1697.66

EURUSD (4-Hour Chart)

EURUSD again contested its support level below the 1.0000 mark during the European session. But later recovers from multi-decade lows following the dovish comments from the Fed in the American session.

From the technical aspect, EURUSD remains under negative pressure despite its positive attempts. The trading pattern of a fresh lower leg hint that EURUSD continues to skew southwards. To reclaim the upside, EURUSD needs to climb above 1.0569, a positive territory. At the moment, the upside is supported by the MACD indicator as it has turned positive. On the contrary, the RSI indicator hovers around 30-40 readings, suggesting that the pair still attracts some sellers.

Resistance: 1.0243, 1.0423, 1.0569

Support: 1.0000, 0.9952

Economic Data

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US stock continued its slide on Wednesday amid the hot US inflation report, which weighed on financial markets and boosted speculation that the US Federal Reserve will tighten its monetary policy more aggressively. The US Consumer Price Index soared by 9.1% YoY in June, which was much worse than the 8.8% expected and also much higher than May’s 8.6% print. The biggest surge in US consumer prices since 1981 indicated escalating inflation pressures and the Fed will keep raising rates rapidly soon. On top of that, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said that everything is in play to combat price pressures, which also acted as a headwind for market sentiment. In the Eurozone, the European Central Bank will start with its modest tightening in July by hiking 25 bps. Investors might keep their eyes on the interest rate differentials between the Fed and the ECB.

The benchmarks, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 both dropped on Wednesday as the market expects the US Federal Reserve will likely add another 75 bps this month after the central bank has hiked rates multiple times. The S&P 500 was down 0.5% daily and the Nasdaq 100 declined with a 0.1% loss for the day. Nine out of eleven sectors stayed in negative territory as the industrials and the communication services sectors are the worst performings among all groups, losing 1.20% and 1.07%, respectively. The Dow Jones Industrial Average meanwhile declined the most with a 0.7% loss on Wednesday and the MSCI World index fell 0.4%.

Main Pairs Movement

The US dollar edged lower on Wednesday, ending its previous rally to a 20-year high and settled marginally lower after the release of the US Consumer Price Index. The DXY index witnessed fresh buying at the initial release of CPI data but then lost its upside traction, dropping to a daily low below 107.5 level to erase most of its daily gains. The higher-than-expected CPI prints continue to reinforce the case for a more aggressive tightening path from the Federal Reserve in the next months, meanwhile, equities declined and government bond yields soared amid risk aversion.

GBP/USD advanced a little with a 0.05% gain on Wednesday despite the risk-off market mood across the board. UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was climbing 0.5% in May and Industrial Production in June climbed 1.4%, but the hawkish data failed to provide support to the cable. The GBP/USD pair regained upside momentum and touched a daily high in the early US session, but then retreated to surrender its daily gains. Meanwhile, EUR/USD extended its 20-year slump to the 0.9997 level but quickly bounced back to 1.0121 in the American session. The pair was up almost 0.20% for the day.

Gold advanced with a 0.55% gain for the day after touching a daily high above $1744 during the US trading session, as the surprise in US CPI data favoured the precious metal on a mixed day of sentiment in markets. Meanwhile, WTI oil rebounded from a three-month low to $96 area amid the weaker-than-expected oil demand growth in advanced economies.

Technical Analysis

USDJPY (4-Hour Chart)

USDJPY edges higher toward its 24- year peak at the time of writing following the record-high US CPI report. In the meantime, the Bank of Japan hints at further stimulus, thus hurting the demand for the Japanese Yen.

Technical speaking, the intraday bias turns bullish after USDJPY hits the 20 Simple Moving Average; the 20 SMA becomes the first defending support for the bulls. The breakout of the resistance level of 137.86 would bring the currency further north. The current reading of the RSI indicator has not yet reached the overbought territory, suggesting that there are rooms for the pair to extend the rally. On the flip side, the support level of 135.43 would be the region that bearish momentum needs to break to bring USDJPY to the bearish projection.

Resistance: 137.86

Support: 136.36, 135.43, 134.68

XAUUSD (4-Hour Chart)

Gold climbs near $1,740 after the release of the US CPI report, reaching 9.1% in June, its highest in nearly 40 years. An unprecedented inflation rate in June benefits the upside of gold.

From the technical perspective, the intraday rebound has pushed toward the immediate resistance of $1,747.80; with the RSI still far from being overbought, it might attract some follow-through buyers, boosting gold’s price further north. On the contrary, any up- surges would urge caution from the upcoming trading as the overall outlook of gold still looks bearish since gold still trades within the descending channel.

Resistance: 1747.80, 1772.76, 1792.93

Support: 1707.46

USDCAD (4-Hour Chart)

USDCAD fell sharply after the Bank of Canada decides to raise interest rates by 100 basis points to 2.5%.

From the technical aspect, the intraday bias turns bearish on the four-hour chart as the bearish double-top pattern has been form. And the downside is currently contesting the support level of 1.295; the breakout of 1.295 would bring a deeper fall back to the next support of 1.2868. To the upside, suitably holding above current support should favour the USD; climbing above the midline of Bollinger Band could lead the USD back in control and reclaim its upside momentum.

Resistance: 1.3084

Support: 1.295, 1.2868, 1.2801

Economic Data

US stock declined on Tuesday amid fears that aggressive rate hikes will drag the economy into a recession ahead of Wednesday’s critical inflation report. Slowing economic growth and soaring inflation continued to weigh on investors’ mood across financial markets, as economists said that inflation kept heating up in June and might force the Federal Reserve to gear for another big rate hike. Meanwhile, the escalating fears about a global recession made market participants fly to the safe-haven greenback for safety and exerted bearish pressure on equity markets. In the Eurozone, macroeconomic data showed that the Economic Sentiment plunged to -53.8 in July, much worse than the previous -28 and missed expectations. The energy crisis in the area, supply chain disruptions, and the ECB’s intentions to hike interest rates both dragged the Euro lower.

The benchmarks, S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average, dropped on Tuesday as the market is nervous about a global recession and a possible 75 bps rate hike in July by the Fed. The S&P 500 was down 0.9% daily and the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined with a 0.6% loss for the day. All of the eleven sectors stayed in negative territory as the energy and information technology sectors are the worst-performing among all groups, losing 2.03% and 1.34%, respectively. The Nasdaq 100 meanwhile declined the most with a 1.0% loss on Tuesday and the MSCI World index fell 0.8%.

Main Pairs Movement

The US dollar remained steady on Tuesday, losing its upward momentum after touching a daily high of 108.500 level during the Asia session. The DXY index stopped the bullish atmosphere sustained for several days as investors waited for the oncoming US inflation report scheduled on Wednesday.

The GBP/USD bounced from a daily low of 1.1810 level to around 1.1900 on Tuesday as the US dollar became mild during the Asia session. The Bank of England governor said there are alternatives to 25bps rate hikes in the table, adding he expects inflation to fall sharply next year. Meanwhile, EUR/USD also rebounded from a 20-year low 1.0000 level during the Asia session to close at around 1.005 at the end of the day, the fears of a slowdown in economic growth and the aggregation of Fed accentuate the importance of the oncoming inflation report.

Gold declined with a 0.3% loss on Tuesday, although there is a rebound during the Asia session as the US dollar is mild, the gold is still under bearish pressure ahead of the CPI report announced on Wednesday and closed at $1728 at the end of the day. Meanwhile, WTI dropped nearly 8% on Tuesday, oil is falling sharply during the NY session as the concern that China could enter another round of Covid-19 lockdown.

Technical Analysis

USDJPY (4-Hour Chart)

USDJPY heads into the correction phase after reaching a 24-year peak. The corrective pullback seems to be some profiting taking ahead of the US CPI on Wednesday. Technical speaking, USDJPY witnesses some profiting- taking after hitting the upper bound of the bullish channel as well as the immediate resistance of 137.75. However, the outlook of USDJPY remains bullish as it continues to trade within the ascending channel and above the 20 Simple Moving Average. As long as USDJPY stays above the 135.00 mark, the upside momentum is expected to remain unchanged. On the flip side, failure to hold above 135.00 would erode its bullish outlook on the four-hour chart. Further price action eye on the US CPI report.

Resistance: 137.75

Support: 136.27, 135.36, 134.62 

GBPUSD (4-Hour Chart)

GBPUSD extends its recovery on Tuesday, trading above 1.1900 in the second half of the day. The US dollar faces some difficulties to advance the US CPI report. From the technical perspective, GBPUSD stages a modest recovery after hitting the pivotal support of 1.1807. The intraday outlook remains bearish as the pair still trades within the descending channel. The recent recovery might be a correction due to the RSI indicator on the four-hour chart falling into the oversold territory. To claim GBPUSD’s upside momentum, it has to advance above 1.1994. On the contrary, failure to defend the support level of 1.1807 would bring the pair further south.

Resistance: 1.1994, 1.2110, 12203

Support: 1.1807

EURUSD (4-Hour Chart)

EURUSD was once trading as low as 1.0000 but has managed to climb into a positive move during the American trading session ahead of the US inflation data. From a technical point of view, EURUSD maintains its bearish stance as its lower leg has been built; however, the psychological support of 1.0000 would be hard to compromise. The recent advance could be EURUSD’s correction as the RSI indicator has reached the oversold territory, suggesting a pullback. To the upside, EURUSD would need to climb above the midline of the Bollinger Band to claim its bullish stance in the near-term picture.

Resistance: 1.028, 1.0453, 1.0593

Support: 1.0000

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Stocks slumped on Monday, with trades positioning for a high inflation reading and the start of a key earnings season that could provide clues as to whether the economy is heading for a recession. On the trade of the day, the dollar climbed, and a sell-off in mega-caps like Tesla Inc. and Apple Inc. weighed heavily on the equity market. Twitter Inc. plunged 11% as Elon Musk give up his $44 billion deal to buy the company, setting a predictable legal battle with Twitter.

The benchmarks, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 both slumped on Monday as investors are waiting to see
if profits are holding up or if companies will cut forecasts significantly amid widespread economic challenges. Nine out of eleven sectors of S&P 500 closed negative in the trade of the day as the COMM SVC and the CONS DISCRET are the worst performing sectors among all groups, losing 2.76% and 2.80% respectively. The S&P 500 fell 1.2% as of 4 p.m. New York time. The Nasdaq 100 fell 2.2% The Dow Jones Industrial Average meanwhile fell 0.5%.

Main Pairs Movement

The US dollar surged on Monday, continuing its rally and reaching fresh highs against most major rivals amid risk-off sentiment. The DXY index was surrounded by bullish momentum for most of the day, refreshing its daily high above 108.2 level in the late American session. The news showed that inflation in China surged by 2.5% YoY in June, disfavoring the market mood. Moreover, a new coronavirus outbreak has been reported in Shanghai, which may result in fresh lockdowns and potential negative effects on the global economy.

GBP/USD tumbled with a 1.12% loss on Monday amid the stronger US dollar across the board. The risk-averse market atmosphere and growing recession fears both exerted bearish pressure on the cable at the start of the week. The GBP/USD pair witnessed heavy selling during the first half of the day, then rebounded slightly to recover some of its daily losses. Meanwhile, EUR/USD remained under bearish pressure and refreshed its fresh 20-year low at 1.003 during the US session. The pair was down almost 1.36% for the day.

Gold declined with a 0.46% loss for the day after touching a daily low below $1732 during the US trading session, as the US dollar continued to find safe-haven demand and edged higher against its most major rivals. Meanwhile, WTI oil extends its pullback and retreated to the $103 area amid fears of slower demand.

Technical Analysis

USDJPY (4-Hour Chart)

USDJPY advances aggressively as the US Fed-BOJ monetary policy divergence continues to weigh on the pair, and the greenback remains supportive. Technical speaking, the outlook of USDJPY catches aggressive bids on Monday at the time of writing. On the four-hour chart, bullish momentum remains strong and supportive as the pair keeps up its trade within the bullish channel. More importantly, USDJPY has breached the psychological resistance of the 137.00 mark, hovering around the upper band of the bullish channel. To the upside, a successful breakout of the resistance of 137.75 and the upper band of the channel would lead USDJPY to another rally. However, further upside momentum might be capped as the RSI indicator has reached the overbought territory, suggesting a pullback.

Resistance: 137.75

Support: 136.27, 135.36, 134.62

GBPUSD (4-Hour Chart)

GBPUSD extends further slide toward 1.1867 on Monday at the time of writing amid the risk-averse market atmosphere, boosting the demand for the greenback. From the technical perspective, GBPUSD stays under bearish pressure after failing to break the bearish channel last Friday. The intraday slide has formed a double-top pattern for the pair, suggesting a bearish momentum. On the downside, the breakout of the interim support of 1.1867 would magnify the selling pressure, highlighting the lack of buyers’ interest. According to the technical indicators, GBPUSD is expected to slide further as the RSI indicator has not yet reached the oversold region; in the meantime, the MACD has turned downside, indicating a reverse from bullish to bearish.

Resistance: 1.2063, 1.2178, 1.2272

Support: 1.1876

Gold (4-Hour Chart)

Gold struggles near YTD low as strong greenback buying remains unabated. Gold stays in negative territory slightly below $1,740. Gold remains bearish but somehow gathers strength to yield a fresh downside leg. The support level of $1,732 behaves as a robust pivot to defend the last ground. If $1,732 can hold, then it is expected to see a powerful rebound as the MACD has turned positive, lending some support to bulls; in the meantime, reaching the lower band of the Bollinger Band might also initiate some meaningful recovery.

Resistance: 1766.80, 1788.13, 1805.36

Support: 1732.32

Economic Data

US stock closed flat on Friday after struggling for direction throughout the session as the strong US job report eased recession fears but further supported the case for a 75 bps rate hike by the Fed to fight inflation. Earlier in the North American session, the Nonfarm Payrolls report added 372K jobs to the economy in June, exceeding market estimations of 268K and fueled the Fed to stay aggressive to combat inflation.

Two of the Federal Reserve’s officials also said that they supported raising the interest rate by 75 basis points for the second month in a row. In the Eurozone, the consensus amongst ECB policymakers remained around a 25 bps rate hike. On top of that, the EU’s ongoing energy crisis kept weighing on the shared currency as the economy is likely to face a shortage of energy after prohibiting oil imports from Russia.

The benchmarks, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 both edged higher on Friday as market traders remain mixed on the upbeat job report. The S&P 500 was little changed on a daily basis and the Nasdaq 100 advanced with a 0.1% gain for the day. But nine out of eleven sectors stayed in negative territory as the materials and real estate sectors are the worst-performing among all groups, losing 1.00% and 0.55%, respectively. The Dow Jones Industrial Average meanwhile declined with a 0.1% loss on Friday and the MSCI World index rose 1.6%.

Main Pairs Movement

The US dollar edged lower on Friday, losing its upside traction and retreated back to the 106.9 level after the softer risk tone lend support to the safe-haven greenback. The DXY index witnessed heavy bullish momentum and was pushed higher to a daily high above 107.7 level in the early European session, but then started to see fresh selling meanwhile surrendering most of its daily gains. The market focus remained on the Fed’s normalisation process and the next moves regarding interest rates as June’s US Nonfarm Payrolls report exceeded expectations and reaffirmed the economy’s strength.

GBP/USD advanced slightly with a 0.08% gain on Friday amid the weaker US dollar across the board. But investors remain concerned that the UK government’s controversial Northern Ireland Protocol Bill could trigger a trade war with the European Union. The cable remained under bearish pressure and dropped to a daily low below the 1.193 mark, but then regained upside strength to recover all of its daily losses. Meanwhile, EUR/USD rebounded back after dropping to a fresh 20-year low at 1.0071 during the European session. The pair was up almost 0.30% for the day.

Gold advanced with a 0.12% gain for the day after touching a daily high above $1750 during the US trading session, despite the US dollar rising to fresh 20-year highs as US bond yields surged. Meanwhile, WTI oil climbed back toward the $105 area as supply fears amongst traders have spurred a rise in oil prices.

Technical Analysis

USDJPY (4-Hour Chart)

USDJPY oscillates amid the US economic data and the news of Japan ex- leader Shinzo Abe’s assassination. Technical speaking, the outlook remains positive on the four-hour chart. The US dollar remains supported by the fundamental backdrop and the technical perspective.

USDJPY got pushed higher with the formation of a higher high. The breakout of the resistance of 135.70 gives USDJPY an upside momentum toward the next resistance of 137.00. As the RSI indicator is still far from overbought, USDJPY is expected to trade higher. On the flip side, USDJPY needs to fall below the bullish trend line and the support of 134.89 in order to lose traction.

Resistance: 135.7, 137.00

Support: 134.89, 134.24, 133.59

GBPUSD (4-Hour Chart)

GBPUSD has managed to advance in positive territory above the descending channel. The upside movement of the currency pair witnesses risks sentiment, making it harder for the US dollar to preserve its strength despite better-than-expected Nonfarm Payrolls in June.

From the technical perspective, intraday’s upside momentum boosted GBPUSD above the midline of the Bollinger Band; in the meantime, GBPUSD has advanced above the bearish channel. Both suggest that GBPUSD manages to stage a positive rebound in the near- term. The acceptance above 1.2063 would confirm the positive shift. On the flip side, if GBPUSD fails to hold above the bearish channel and fails to breach the immediate resistance, then it could potentially stage back to negative territory. As both MACD and the RSI indicator are showing signs of bulls, GBPUSD is expected to head further north.

Resistance: 1.2063, 1.2178, 1.2272

Support: 1.1876

Gold (4-Hour Chart)

Gold edges slightly higher despite rising US yield and a better- than- expected US economic data.

From the technical aspect, gold clings slightly above the support level of 1732.32, trying to defend the last land before heading further south. The lower-low formation has given gold pressure, attracting some follow-through sellers. Current support would be robust as the RSI has reached the oversold territory and the MACD has slightly turned positive, giving some signs of attracting some dip- buyers. If the support ends up failing to defend, then more selling pressures would come into play.

Resistance: 1766.80, 1788.13, 1805.36

Support: 1732.32

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