Author Archives: Darren Marchal

EURUSD: Time For An Upwards Correction

Previous: On Wednesday the 2nd of May, trading on the euro closed down. The single currency has shed 146 pips against the greenback over the May holidays to reach 1.1938. The pair went on a rollercoaster ride following the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision. The FOMC decided to maintain its key federal funds rate within…

Indian Indices End Marginally Lower

After witnessing volatile trades during the day, Indian share markets ended their session marginally lower. Losses were largely seen in the realty sector, capital goods sector and IT sector, while metal stocks ended the day higher. At the closing bell, the BSE Sensex stood lower by 73 points (down 0.2%) and the NSE Nifty closed lower by 38 points (down 0.4%). The BSE Mid Cap index ended the day…

AUDUSD Daily Analysis – Thursday, May 3

AUDUSD remains in the downtrend from 0.7813. As long as the price is below the falling trend line on the 4-hour chart, the bounce from 0.7472 could be treated as consolidation for the downtrend, and a breakdown below 0.7472 support could trigger another fall towards 0.7350. On the upside, a clear break above the trend…

All That Glitters

There’s a lady who’s sure all that glitters is gold, so why doesn’t she have it in her portfolio? Yes, there are two paths you can go by… The world’s most precious metal is not only a safe haven when stocks are falling, it is also a classic hedge when inflation expectations are rising. Yesterday’s update from the Federal Reserve…

Respite To Dollar Short Squeeze

The euro bounced after being drilled to support in the $1.1930 area post-FOMC yesterday. The recovery has not been derailed by a shocking miss on the preliminary April CPI. Headline CPI slipped to 1.2% from 1.3%, but the more meaningful miss was the slump in the core rate to 0.7% from 1.0%. Recall that the…