Technical Outlook December 19, 2017EURUSDThe currency pair went upwards yesterday. However, we think that the price is likely to resume its downside tendency as the amendments to the tax legislation in the United States may be adopted this year. We advise to pay attention to German Ifo data, which is likely to meet experts forecasts. We expect no volatility increase in this case.
There is the uptrend on the Weekly chart as the price is above the MA55 balance line. The currency pair fluctuated in both directions last week but went downwards on Friday. We think that EUR/USD is likely to develop its downside tendency in the next couple of days.
There is no trend on the Hourly chart as the MA-channel is neutral and the price is close to the MA55 balance line. We advise to avoid trading today as the situation is unclear.
GBPUSDThe currency pair went upwards yesterday as the UK data was better than expected. However, the trend looks downwards and we think you can look for short positions. We advise to look for close targets as there is no important data today and the volatility is likely to be low.
There is the uptrend on the Weekly chart as the price is above the MA55 balance line. The currency pair declined last week according to our expectations. We think that GBP/USD is likely to develop its downside tendency in the next couple of days.
There is the downtrend on the Hourly chart as the MA-channel goes downwards and the price is close to the MA55 balance line. We advise to avoid trading today as the situation is unclear.
AUDUSDThe currency pair is in correction now but it went upwards yesterday. However, we think that AUD/USD is likely to decline today and we expect this to happen. There is no tendency currently and we give no recommendations. We advise to open short positions, but they will be risky.
There is no trend on the Weekly chart as the price is close to the MA55 balance line. The currency pair went upwards last week frustrating our expectations. We think that AUD/USD is likely resume its downside tendency in the next couple of days.
There is no trend on the Hourly chart as the MA-channel is neutral and the price is close to the MA55 balance line. We advise to open short positions from the MA55 balance line. Place stop losses above the indicator.
USDCHFThe currency pair still tries to rebuild its tendency and is in the neutral position currently. We give no recommendations in this situation. We think that you can look for long positions when there is a clear upside tendency. We expect USD/CHF to establish the uptrend tomorrow.
There is no trend on the Weekly chart as the price is close to the MA55 balance line. The currency pair fluctuated in both directions last week according to our expectations. We think that USD/CHF is likely to resume its upside tendency towards the trend line in the next couple of days.
There is no trend on the Hourly chart as the MA-channel is neutral and the price is below the MA55 balance line. We advise to avoid trading today as the situation is unclear.
Gold and Silver Technical Outlook December 19, 2017GOLD(XAUUSD)Gold continued its upside tendency yesterday as USD went downwards. We expected XAU/USD to stop its upside tendency, but it did not happened. There is the uptrend now and we advise to pay attention to today’s US data, which is likely to have a positive influence on the USD.
There is no trend on the Weekly chart as the price is close to the MA55 balance line. Gold went downwards last week according to our expectations, nut then went upwards. We think that XAU/USD is likely to develop its downside tendency in the next couple of days.
There is the uptrend on the Hourly chart as the MA-channel goes upwards and the price is above the MA55 balance line. We advise to avoid trading today as the situation is unclear.
SILVER(XAGUSD)Silver developed its upside tendency yesterday. There is the uptrend currently and you can try to open positions according to the current situation. There is an opportunity to open long positions from the MA55 balance line.
There is the downtrend on the Weekly chart as the price is below the MA55 balance line. Silver failed to decline last week frustrating our expectations. We think that XAG/USD is likely to resume its downside tendency in the next couple of days.
There is the uptrend on the Hourly chart as the MA-channel goes upwards and the price is above the MA55 balance line. We advise to open long positions from the MA55 balance line. Place stop losses below the indicator.