daily i-forex-report-1 by epic research 08.04.13
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The Euro finished the week strong, posting a massive gain of +4.70% against the Japanese Yen, while adding a less but still commendable +1.32% against the US Dollar. Japanese Yen Meltdown Sets us Up for Good Trades Ahead What a week for the Japanese Yen. The JPY traded to fresh monthly highs ahead of the heavily-anticipated Bank of Japan rate decision, but a shocking BOJ result forced the USDJPY to its biggest two-day surge since the heights of the financial crisis in 2008.TRANSCRIPT
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Forex Trading Weekly Forecast 04.08.2013
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The dollar’s performance this past week was something of a mixed bag given the heavy fundamental crosswinds from other central bank decisions.
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The Euro finished the week strong, posting a massive gain of +4.70% against the Japanese Yen, while adding a less but still commendable +1.32% against the US Dollar.
Japanese Yen Meltdown Sets us Up for Good Trades Ahead
What a week for the Japanese Yen. The JPY traded to fresh monthly highs ahead of the heavily-anticipated Bank of Japan rate decision, but a shocking BOJ result forced the USDJPY to its biggest two-day surge since the heights of the financial crisis in 2008.
British Pound Breaks Out- BoE Policy Fosters Bullish Outlook
The British Pound broke out of the range carried over from the previous week, with the GBPUSD climbing to a fresh monthly high of 1.5362, and the sterling may continue to retrace the sharp decline from earlier this year as the Bank of England (BoE) maintains a neutral stance for monetary policy.
Gold Saved by Dismal NFPs- Opening Range Threaten March Highs
Gold is softer at the close of trade this week with the precious metal off by nearly
1.5% to trade at $1573 in New York on Friday. Price action this week saw a surge
in volatility with bullion testing the critical support range between $1550- $1555
noted last week.
Australian Dollar Aims Higher as Data Dents Rate Cut Outlook
Australian Dollar volatility was relatively subdued last week compared to the other major currencies but a
TRADING TIPS
BUY EURUSD ABOVE
1.3040 tgs
1.3060/1.3080sl 1.3010
BUY USDJPY ABOVE
97.85 tgt 98.05/98.25
SL 97.55
BUY GBPUSD ABOVE
1.5365 Tgt
1.5385/1.5405 SL
1.5335
HEADLINES
HOURLY EURUSD CHART
ANALYSIS
OPEN: 1.2926
HIGH: 1.3040
LOW: 1.2900
CLOSE: 1.2991
EURUSD LOOKS UPWARD
TREND : BULLISH
STRATEGY: BUY ON DIPS
MACD =>-.0005(BULLISH SIGNAL)
RSI => 41(BULLISH SIGNAL)
HOURLY EURUSD CHART
HOURLY USDJPY CHART
ANALYSIS
OPEN: 96.42
HIGH: 97.83
LOW: 95.72
CLOSE: 97.52
USDJPY LOOKS UPWARD
TREND: BULLISH
STRATEGY: BUY ON DIPS
MACD => -0.07( BULLIISH SIGNAL)
RSI =>68(BULLISH SIGNAL)
HOURLY USDJPY CHART
HOURLY GBPUSD CHART
ANALYSIS
OPEN: 1.5224
HIGH: 1.5363
LOW: 1.5199
CLOSE: 1.5335
GBPUSD LOOKS UPWARD
TREND: BULLISH
STRATEGY: BUY ON DIPS
MACD => .002( BULLISH SIGNAL)
RSI => 70(BULLISH SIGNAL)
HOURLY GBPUSD CHART
HOURLY EURGBP CHART
ANALYSIS
OPEN: 0.8490
HIGH: 0.8515
LOW: 0.8469
CLOSE: 0.8470
EURGBP LOOKS DOWNWARDS
TREND: BEARISH
STRATEGY: SELL ON RISE
MACD =>-.003(BEARISH SIGNAL)
RSI =>41(BEARISH SIGNAL)
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HOURLY EURGBP CHART
HOURLY USDINDEX CHART
ANALYSIS
OPEN: 82.7570
HIGH: 82.8930
LOW: 82.2730
CLOSE: 82.4960
USDINDEX LOOKS DOWNWARD
TREND: BEARISH
STRATEGY: SELL ON RISE
MACD =>0.22(BEARISH SIGNAL)
RSI =>39(BEARISH SIGNAL)
Date Time Currency Event Importance Actual Forecast Previous Notes
Sun
Mar 31 23:50
JPY Tankan Large Manufacturers Outlook (1Q)
High -1 1 -10
23:50
JPY Tankan Non-Manufacturing Outlook (1Q)
High 9 11 3
23:50
JPY Tankan Large All Industry Capex (1Q)
Medium -2.0% 5.0% 6.8%
23:50
JPY Tankan Large Manufacturers Index (1Q)
Medium -8 -7 -12
23:50
JPY Tankan Non-Manufacturing Index (1Q)
Medium 6 8 4
23:50
JPY Loans & Discounts Corp (YoY) (FEB)
Low 1.42%
1.34%
Mon Apr 1
01:00
CNY Manufacturing PMI (MAR)
High 50.9 51.2 50.1
01:45
CNY HSBC Manufacturing PMI (MAR)
Medium 51.6 51.6 50.4
04:39
CNY Leading Index (FEB)
Low 100.23
100.50
05:00
JPY Vehicle Sales (YoY) (MAR)
Low -15.6%
-12.2%
12:58
USD Markit US PMI Final (MAR)
Low 54.6 55.0 54.9
14:00
USD ISM Manufacturing (MAR)
High 51.3 54.0 54.2
14:00
USD Construction Spending (MoM) (FEB)
Medium 1.2% 1.0% -2.1%
14:00
USD ISM Prices Paid (MAR)
Medium 54.5 60.0 61.5
22:30
AUD AiG Performance of Manufacturing Index (MAR)
Medium 44.4
45.6
23:00
AUD RPData-Rismark House PX Actual (MAR)
Low 1.3%
0.3%
23:01
GBP Lloyds Business Barometer (MAR)
Low 20
13
23:50
JPY Monetary Base (YoY) (MAR)
Low 19.8%
15.0%
ECONOMIC CALENDER
Tue
Apr 2 00:00
NZD ANZ Commodity Price (MAR)
Low 7.4%
1.1%
01:30
JPY Labor Cash Earnings (YoY) (FEB)
Medium -0.7% -0.2% 0.1%
03:30
AUD Reserve Bank of Australia Rate Decision (APR 2)
High 3.00% 3.00% 3.00%
05:30
AUD RBA Commodity Index SDR (YoY) (MAR)
Low -7.5%
-6.5%
05:30
AUD RBA Commodity Price Index (MAR)
Low 87.9
87.9
07:30
CHF SVME-Purchasing Managers Index (MAR)
Medium 48.3 50.4 50.8
07:45
EUR Italian Purchasing Manager Index Manufacturing (MAR)
Low 44.5 45.3 45.8
07:50
EUR French Purchasing Manager Index Manufacturing (MAR F)
Low 44.0 43.9 43.9
07:55
EUR German Purchasing Manager Index Manufacturing (MAR F)
Medium 49.0 48.9 48.9
08:00
EUR Euro-Zone Purchasing Manager Index Manufacturing (MAR F)
Medium 46.8 46.6 46.6
08:00
EUR Italian Unemployment Rate s.a. (FEB P)
Medium 11.6% 11.8% 11.7%
08:30
GBP Mortgage Approvals (FEB)
Medium 51.7K 53.7K 54.2K
08:30
GBP Net Consumer Credit (FEB)
Medium 0.6B 0.4B 0.5B
08:30
GBP Net Lending Sec. on Dwellings (FEB)
Medium 0.9B 0.4B 0.3B
08:30
GBP Purchasing Manager Index Manufacturing (MAR)
Medium 48.3 48.7 47.9
08:30
GBP M4 Ex IOFCs 3M Annualised (FEB)
Low 3.1% 5.0% 5.8%
08:30
GBP M4 Money Supply (MoM) (FEB)
Low -0.5%
0.9%
08:30
GBP M4 Money Supply (YoY) (FEB)
Low 0.5%
-0.8%
09:00
EUR Euro-Zone Unemployment Rate (FEB)
Medium 12.0% 12.0% 12.0%
10:00
EUR ECB's Kranjec Presents Slovenia Economy Outlook, Banks
Low
12:00
EUR German Consumer Price Index - EU Harmonised (YoY)
High
1.7% 1.8%
(MAR P)
12:00
EUR German Consumer Price Index (YoY) (MAR P)
High
1.3% 1.5%
12:00
EUR German Consumer Price Index - EU Harmonised (MoM) (MAR P)
Medium
0.3% 0.8%
12:00
EUR German Consumer Price Index (MoM) (MAR P)
Medium
0.4% 0.6%
13:45
USD ISM New York (MAR)
Low
58.8
14:00
USD Factory Orders (FEB)
Medium
2.9% -2.0%
14:00
USD IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism (APR) (APR)
Low
45.5 42.2
15:20
EUR ECB's Coeure Speaks in Washington DC
Low
17:00
USD Fed's Kocherlakota Speaks on Monetary Policy in North Dakota
Low
17:30
USD Fed's Lockhart Speaks in Alabama
Low
21:00
USD Domestic Vehicle Sales (MAR)
Low
12.04M 11.99M
21:00
USD Total Vehicle Sales (MAR)
Low
15.30M 15.33M
23:01
GBP BRC Shop Price Index (YoY) (MAR)
Low
1.10%
23:30
USD Fed's Evans, Lacker Speak on Monetary Policy in Richmond
Low
Wed
Apr 3 00:00
AUD HIA New Home Sales (MoM) (FEB)
Medium
4.2%
GBP Halifax House Price (3MoY) (MAR)
Low
1.1% 1.9%
GBP Halifax Plc House Prices s.a. (MoM) (MAR)
Low
0.2% 0.5%
00:30
AUD Trade Balance (Australian dollar) (FEB)
Medium
-1000M -1057M
01:00
CNY Non-manufacturing PMI (MAR)
Medium
54.5
01:45
CNY HSBC Services PMI (MAR)
Medium
52.1
08:30
GBP Purchasing Manager Index Construction (MAR)
Medium
48.0 46.8
09:00
EUR Euro-Zone Consumer Price Index Estimate (YoY) (MAR)
Medium
1.6% 1.8%
11:00
USD MBA Mortgage Applications (MAR 29)
Low
7.7%
12:15
USD ADP Employment Change (MAR)
Medium
200K 198K
14:00
USD ISM Non-Manufacutring Composite (MAR)
Medium
55.6 56
14:30
USD DOE Cushing OK Crude Inventory (MAR 29)
Low
439K
14:30
USD DOE U.S. Crude Oil Inventories (MAR 29)
Low
2250K 3256K
14:30
USD DOE U.S. Distillate Inventory (MAR 29)
Low
-750K -4513K
14:30
USD DOE U.S. Gasoline Inventories (MAR 29)
Low
-1000K -1596K
19:30
USD Fed's Williams Speaks on Monetary Policy in Los Angeles
Low
21:00
USD Fed's Bullard to Introduce Lecture in St. Louis
Low
22:30
AUD AiG Performance of Service Index (MAR)
Medium
48.5
23:50
JPY Foreign Buying Japan Bonds (Yen) (MAR 29)
Low
-¥975.2B
23:50
JPY Foreign Buying Japan Stocks (Yen) (MAR 29)
Low
-¥267.6B
23:50
JPY Japan Buying Foreign Bonds (Yen) (MAR 29)
Low
-¥490.5B
23:50
JPY Japan Buying Foreign Stocks (Yen) (MAR 29)
Low
-¥640.2B
Thu
Apr 4
JPY Bank of Japan Rate Decision (APR 4)
High
0.10% 0.10%
00:30
AUD Building Approvals (YoY) (FEB)
Medium
14.3% 9.9%
00:30
AUD Retail Sales s.a. (MoM) (FEB)
Medium
0.3% 0.9%
00:30
AUD Building Approvals (MoM) (FEB)
Low
2.5% -2.4%
07:45
EUR Italian Purchasing Manager Index Services (MAR)
Low
43.5 43.6
07:50
EUR French Purchasing Manager Index Services (MAR F)
Low
41.9 41.9
07:55
EUR German Purchasing Manager Index Services (MAR F)
Medium
51.6 51.6
08:00
EUR Euro-Zone Purchasing Manager Index Composite (MAR F)
Medium
46.5 46.5
08:00
EUR Euro-Zone Purchasing Manager Index Services (MAR F)
Medium
46.5 46.5
08:30
GBP Purchasing Manager Index Services (MAR)
Medium
51.5 51.8
08:30
GBP Official Reserves (Changes) (MAR)
Low
-$1333M
09:00
EUR Euro-Zone Producer Price Index (YoY) (FEB)
Medium
1.4% 1.9%
09:00
EUR Euro-Zone Producer Price Index (MoM) (FEB)
Low
0.2% 0.6%
11:00
GBP BOE Asset Purchase Target (APR)
High
375B 375B
11:00
GBP Bank of England Rate Decision (APR 4)
High
0.50% 0.50%
11:30
USD Challenger Job Cuts (YoY) (MAR)
Low
7.0%
11:30
USD RBC Consumer Outlook Index (APR)
Low
47.1
11:45
EUR European Central Bank Rate Decision (APR 4)
High
0.75% 0.75%
11:45
EUR ECB Deposit Facility Rate (APR 4)
Medium
0.00% 0.00%
12:30
USD Initial Jobless Claims (MAR 30)
Medium
353K 357K
12:30
USD Continuing Claims (MAR 23)
Low
3065K 3050K
12:45
USD Fed's Evans, Lockhart Speak on Monetary Policy in Ohio
Low
14:30
USD EIA Natural Gas Storage Change (MAR 29)
Low
-95
16:30
USD Fed's George Speaks on Economy in Oklahoma
Low
21:00
USD Fed's Yellen Speaks in Washington
Low
23:50
JPY Official Reserve Assets (MAR)
Low
$1258.8B
Fri
Apr 5
GBP New Car Registrations (YoY) (MAR)
Low
7.9%
05:00
JPY Bank of Japan's Monthly Economic Report for April (Table)
Medium
05:00
JPY Leading Index (FEB P)
Medium
97.3 95
05:00
JPY Coincident Index (FEB P)
Low
91.9 91.6
07:00
CHF Foreign Currency Reserves (MAR)
Low
427.0B 430.0B
08:00
EUR Italian Deficit to GDP (YTD) (4Q)
Medium
3.7%
09:00
EUR Euro-Zone Retail Sales (YoY) (FEB)
High
-1.2% -1.3%
09:00
EUR Euro-Zone Retail Sales (MoM) (FEB)
Medium
-0.4% 1.2%
10:00
EUR German Factory Orders n.s.a. (YoY) (FEB)
Medium
-1.5% -2.5%
10:00
EUR German Factory Orders s.a. (MoM) (FEB)
Low
1.1% -2.5%
12:30
CAD Net Change in Employment (MAR)
High
5.0K 50.7K
12:30
CAD Unemployment Rate (MAR)
High
7.0% 7.0%
12:30
USD Change in Non-farm Payrolls (MAR)
High
199K 236K
12:30
USD Unemployment Rate (MAR)
High
7.7% 7.7%
12:30
CAD Full Time Employment Change (MAR)
Medium
33.6
12:30
USD Average Hourly Earnings All Employees (MoM) (MAR)
Medium
0.2% 0.2%
12:30
USD Average Hourly Earnings All Employees (YoY) (MAR)
Medium
2.0% 2.1%
12:30
USD Change in Household Employment (MAR)
Medium
170
12:30
USD Change in Private Payrolls (MAR)
Medium
203K 246K
12:30
USD Trade Balance (FEB)
Medium
-$44.6B -$44.4B
12:30
USD Two-Month Payroll Net Revision (MAR)
Medium
-15K
12:30
USD Underemployment Rate (U6) (MAR)
Medium
14.3%
12:30
CAD International Merchandise Trade (Canadian dollar) (FEB)
Low
0.10B -0.24B
12:30
CAD Part Time Employment Change (MAR)
Low
17.2
12:30
CAD Participation Rate (MAR)
Low
66.7 66.7
12:30
USD Average Weekly Hours All Employees (MAR)
Low
34.5 34.5
12:30
USD Change in Manufacturing Payrolls (MAR)
Low
10K 14K
14:00
CAD Ivey Purchasing Managers Index s.a (MAR)
Medium
52.2 51.1
19:00
USD Consumer Credit (FEB)
Medium
$15.000B $16.151B
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