US Dollar on the Verge of Rally as Sentiment Threatens Collapse

Euro Forecast Remains Bearish – Watch for Test of Key Support

Japanese Yen to Extend Five-Week Rally as Risk Aversion Continues

British Pound Directionless as Traders Digest Recent Developments

Canadian Dollar To Succumb To Risk Trends, Interest Rate Expectations

Australian Dollar Vulnerable As Double Dip Talk Surfaces

New Zealand Dollar Holds above .7000, but Break May be Imminent

Gold’s Steady Three-Week Rally May Find Some Volatility

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Noteworthy US Dollar and Japanese Yen gains have left forex options markets’ volatility expectations near their highest levels in a month, pointing to consequential price moves in the weeks ahead. Our trend-following Momentum and Breakout trading systems benefited considerably from the shift in market conditions. A continuation of recent price action would likely benefit those same strategies, and we remain bullish until further notice.

Currency market price action remains firmly anchored to broad trends in investor sentiment. Although the path of least resistance points to risk aversion, the safety-linked US Dollar and Japanese may pare some of their recent gains in the near term.

US Dollar Forecast to Gain on an Unwind in Short Positioning

Euro Traders will Turn to Financial Troubles with the Bull Spell Broken

Japanese Yen To Face Slower Growth, Speculation For BoJ Intervention

British Pound to Follow Stocks Lower on Renewed Risk Aversion

Canadian Dollar Looks to Inflation Report For Next Moves

Australian Dollar: Growth and Yield Demand Dependent Upon China

New Zealand Dollar at Risk of Declines as S&P 500 Turns Lower

Gold Consolidation May Persist But Risks Are to the Upside

A substantive US Dollar bounce has been met with a noteworthy correction in forex crowd sentiment, and a shift in positioning gives us contrarian bias to call for further USD gains against the Euro and British Pound.

A substantive US Dollar bounce has been met with a noteworthy correction in forex crowd sentiment, and a shift in positioning gives us contrarian bias to call for further USD gains against the Euro and British Pound.

• EURUSD – Euro Likely to Fall Further Against US Dollar
• GBPUSD – British Forecast Turns Bearish on Sentiment
• USDJPY – Japanese Yen Outlook Remains Bullish
• USDCHF – Swiss Franc May Strengthen against Dollar
• USDCAD – Canadian Dollar to Consolidate vs USD
• GBPJPY – British Pound Forecast to decline Against Japanese Yen

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