Showing posts with label #Bitcoin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #Bitcoin. Show all posts

Tuesday, 6 February 2018

Feb 6, 2018 - Market Update (No recession short-term, healthy correction done, no global contagion, so let's hunt for bargains; One Fed hike is priced off; Watch today for Trys yields, JPY crosses, VIX; New turning points for VIX at 22 & 30; XIV a problem for Credit Suisse; BNSF Railway (part of Berkshire) joining Blockchain in Transport Alliance; Hedging by book: long gold, JPY, 10- and 30-yr Trys; The panic is over, moving to the last leg up of 2009 bull run;German coalition talks well covered blockchain)


Short recap

Asia in red
Europe opening lower


US Congress to vote on government funding
German coalition talks well covered blockchain technology to make Germany a fintech hub
Draghi not ok with EUR volatility due to potential inflation miss
Kuroda – no near-term hikes

Question – what now?

Honestly, I am not sure either…
…as Janet is celebrating and Powell not being able to find the “Buy” button
Market is down and Trump focussing on long term fundamentals and not the short term sell off
It reminds me local CEE politicians who cheer and show up in the public only in good times

Let’s sum up a bit

S&P 500 was 12% above 200 DMA – markets do not stay very long 10% above 200 DMA
(for regular bull market it is between 5-10%)
Technicals showed way-overbought markets

Most of the market followed the same direction (robots, ETFs, investors selling volatility) for months/years
Selling volatility/insurance and now covering positions
But after market dropping more than 6% all start to hedge (thus more selling)

S&P 500 found support at 2538 (200 DMA) after touching low of 2530
DAX didn’t care about 200 DMA and found support around 2015 highs, 2017 support levels
And below 12 275 (76.4% Fibo) after printing 12 141 low

VIX skyrocketed above 33 (up 113% on a day) but corrected (25+ levels signal market fear)
XIV (short volatility ETF) plunged (speculation that Credit Suisse lost USD 500 mln)
Let’ wait for official comments

Hedging based on history

Long Gold – pretty unmoved (sitting right below resistance zone (1357-1375)
Long JPY – sitting right lows of 108.12/107.31 acting as support but not very affected
Long 10- and 30-yr Trys – enjoyed very decent rally yesterday

Why to hedge?

CBs believe in rising rates globally on inflation pressures and strong growth
But China is slowing down and coping with huge credit problems
US economy topped, EU to follow soon and as Japan population is old, the lag

Example from 2011 – losses prior week, losses on Monday, more at the open on Tuesday
And recovery taking more than half a year…


What to do next?

As there is no recession risk near term, the healthy correction & late stage bull market panic is done
Stock markets will hopefully find their calm soon
So we can focus on hunting as a part of final leg up of the bull market that started back in 2009

…but be aware of:

FX, EM unaffected (EM equities down only 5%) – a positive sign
One Fed hike is priced off; If volatility continues another one can get priced off
No global contagion – a positive sign  
Watch today for Trys yields, JPY crosses, VIX (can fly in both directions with turning points at 22 or 33)
JPY 1m ATM vols (jumped from 6% to 10%)

Equities

Broadcom bidding for Qualcomm (USD 121 bln)
Bayer to sell more assets (seeds/pesticides) to please EU as it buys Monsanto
Elliot Advisors don’t like BHP’s dual listing (among other things)
Energy stocks still worth of looking at (also multiplied by recent sell off)
Boeing keen on a new mid-market jet
Bristol-Myers still behind Merck with cancer drugs testing data
Apple and Cisco come together to work with insurance companies on cyber policy products
Banks moving away from models to stock picking on new research rules
BNSF Railway (part of Berkshire) joining Blockchain in Transport Alliance

Earnings

Allergan, GM, Gilead Sciences, Walt Disney

S&P 500 daily



DAX daily



Source: Saxo Bank

Bonds

10-yr Trys yield at 2.65% vs 2.86% yesterday
Yield at 3.00% a buying opportunity?
10-yr Bund yield at 0.73% vs 0.76% yesterday

Bitcoin

Bitcoin's Brutal Week Is Even Worse in South Korea  link
So-called kimchi premium disappears amid government clampdown
Bitcoin prices globally are sliding to their lows of the year

Data/events

ECB’s Weidmann (0900 GMT)
Fed’s Bullard (1350 GMT)

Feb 16 – Chinese New Year
Mar 4 – Elections in Italy


Should you have any questions feel free to contact me anytime.

Good luck Champs!


Mr Hawk



DISCLAIMER: This material was created for informational purposes only and represents the Land of Trading team’s view of the past and current economic and capital market environment. It is not an investment advice and should not be viewed that way at all, and the creators of this material cannot be held liable for any potential losses resulting from trading, where despite this disclaimer someone would consider this material as an investment advice. All rights reserved ©2016. Contact: landoftradingATgmailDOTcom

Friday, 2 February 2018

Feb 2, 2018 - Market Update (NFPs day but a high bar for USD to rise, Trys rising but where is the USD?, Rising yields challenging stocks (dividend/higher financing), Strong EUR to weight on EU stocks soon, Italy in or out?, eBay dumping PayPal and going for Adyen, Insurers to sell cryptos theft protection)

Short recap

Asia lower
Europe opening mixed


Strong EUR to weigh on EU stocks soon
10-yr Trys yield above 2.75% putting pressure on stocks
As dividend yield is not as attractive as before and cost of financing for companies is getting higher
With recent rise in US yields, economic numbers and improving earnings season
Are we going to see one 50 bps hike among all three hikes expected in 2018?

Equities

Apple likely to return half of USD 285 bln of cash to shareholders
Amazon.com enjoying a record USD 2 bln profit
Royal Dutch Shell attacking Exxon Mobil position of biggest cash generator
Daimler on the spending spree for electric and autonomous vehicles this year
eBay dumping a privilege partnership with PayPal
Adding a Dutch fintech Adyen to payment service
Insurers looking at protection against cryptos thefts
Saudi Arabia in strategic talks with China, Japan and SoKo before Aramco listing

Earnings

Chevron, Exxon Mobil reporting in the light of higher oil prices. Any surprises?
Merck

A bit of reflection…

Seems like 2-yr Trys yield is giving more than dividend yield of S&P 500 stocks on average or…
Market Euphoria May Turn to Despair If 10-Year Yield Jumps to 3%  link


Is the excess money from bond markets flowing to equities or does it mean something else?


Something like valuations are extremely high?





Number of Americans thinking about stock markets being higher in one year from now hitting multidecade records:
Well, two many too bullish…


Bonds

10-yr Trys yield at 2.79% vs 2.73% yesterday (20 bps from 3.00% mark)
30-yr Trys yield above 3.00%
Yield curve keeps flattening despite recent spike in short term yields
But 10-yrs touching 3% could help USD
Credit spreads in speculative bond space have been tightening over the past years
With lots of money flowing there, higher Trys yields may reverse flows
If US yields keep rising what in turn can send volatility waves across all markets
VIX is already trading above 10, the level that acted as a resistance for quite some time

10-yr Bund yield at 0.73% vs 0.70% yesterday
More and more EZ bond yields moving above zero level

Italy in or out?

Probability of Italy leaving EZ still elevated since Constitutional vote
ECB and Bank of Italy have a problem – holding over EUR 100 bln of debt
Once ECB stops tapering, IT bonds will suffer on the back of debt to GDP ratio being higher than pre crisis
Thus sending shock waves through periphery
Luckily, majority of the public supports more EU integration
Despite immigration and EU criticism
Parliament elections (Mar 4) to be a lose call


PIMCO: The Fed is quietly trying to engineer an inflation overshoot  link

There's been a distinct shift in currency markets that explains why the US dollar is getting hammered  link
Something strange is underway in currency markets at present…

EURUSD

Markets focussed on USD weakness and potential ECB taper, now holding pretty firm
Bids sitting below 1.2490
Stops seen above 1.2540-50, if broken we can visit highs of 1.2570 and 1.2602
To watch also 1.2597 (61.8% Fibo of 1.3992/1.0340 move)
EUR 1.1 bln options with strikes between 1.2495-1.2500 expiring today
Important 1.2516 (38.2% Fibo of 1.6038/1.0340 move)
Support 1.2398 (10 DMA), 1.2305 (23.6% Fibo) and descending trendline (highs 2008, 2011, 2014)

USDJPY

BoJ special operations helped the cross higher
Offers seen ahead of 109.75, 110.00 and stops above
Bids may be around option expiries (USD 2.3 bln strikes 109.00-35)
Support 109.45 (10 DMA), 109.06 (76.4% Fibo) and 108.12 & 107.31 lows
Resistance 110.14 (61.8% Fibo)

Crude Oil

Crude oil - US producing 10 mln barrels a day, putting enormous pressure on OPEC
But strict adherence to production cuts by OPEC and Russia support the prices
China overtaking US as a biggest crude importer
Latest correction seems not to do any harm to long speculative positions held by funds
GS upgraded Brent forecast that should hit 82.50 level by summer

Bitcoin

Well, few accounts holding huge amounts  link



 …and 13 exchanges trading 40% of the volume:



Data/events

ECB’sCoeure (1000 MGT)
ECB’s Villeroy (1400 GMT)

US NFPs

Bar high for any surprise to support USD
Payrolls 180k exp vs 148k prior
Unemployment rate 4.1% exp vs 4.1% prior
Average earnings (m/m) +0.3% exp vs +0.3% prior
Average earnings (y/y) +2.6% exp vs +2.5% prior
Strong labour market supporting consumptions
But earnings may disappoint despite minimum wage and bonus increases
If not, market will start to speculate about quicker rate hikes this year

Fed’s Kaplan (1830 GMT)
Fed’s Williams (2030 GMT)

Feb 3 – Powell taking office as Fed Chair (he is a lawyer and not economist)
Feb 16 – Chinese New Year
Mar 4 – Elections in Italy



Should you have any questions feel free to contact me anytime.

Good luck Champs!


Mr Hawk




  
DISCLAIMER: This material was created for informational purposes only and represents the Land of Trading team’s view of the past and current economic and capital market environment. It is not an investment advice and should not be viewed that way at all, and the creators of this material cannot be held liable for any potential losses resulting from trading, where despite this disclaimer someone would consider this material as an investment advice. All rights reserved ©2016. Contact: landoftradingATgmailDOTcom


Thursday, 25 January 2018

Jan 25, 2018 - Market Update (Trump up, Mnuchin down but market is concerned about who will buy US debt; ECB - just up is a problem but Draghi likely not to say anything again); EURUSD set to check 1.2500; Weaker USD good for equities; Gold - make or brake the 1380, then 1484...?; BofA with most blockchain patents; Qualcomm fined USD 1.2 bln by EU; Mexican drug cartels stealing fuel

Short recap

Asia mixed to lower
Europe opening lower


Trump a year ago – USD strength means confidence in US and his presidency
Mnuchin yesterday – USD weakness good for US economy
…and market took it as a future direction of US policy
In other words the US trade war has begun and weak USD is part of it
Market is concerned about widening current account deficit (a problem for USD)
But bigger one is that there are still less and less international investors who like to buy Trys
IMF’s Lagarde – USD value determined by markets
Bitcoin buyers getting more ground
China to tighten control over offshore private equity fundraising
Mexican drug cartels stealing fuel from refineries (USD 1 bln of lost government revenues)

ECB today

Lots of speculations about policy shift – not expecting any change, may be some word playing in March
Recent move in EUR creating some headaches for ECB as inflation levels still low
Unlikely ECB will come up with something hawkish, we need to wait until summer
So growth and inflation have more time to surprise
Draghi to touch FX rates with dovish comments after recent rise in EUR
EUR not overvalued
S&P – strong EUR to delay tapering

EURUSD

USD still under pressure with psychological 1.2500 in sight
Likely to test important 1.2516 (38.2% Fibo of 1.6038/1.0340 move)
Then 1.2597 (61.8% Fibo of 1.3992/1.0340 move)
Support from descending trendline (highs 2008, 2011, 2014)
The 1.2400 may help to push some longs off, to open door towards 1.2300-90 zone
1.2166 (50.0% Fibo), then 1.2092

USDJPY

Interest in USD from importers and retail after o/n decline
Bids sitting at 108.50
Large options (USD 2.3 bln) with strike at 110.00 expiring today
Support 109.06 (76.4% Fibo) and 108.12 & 107.31 lows
Resistance 110.14 (61.8% Fibo)

Equities

Lower USD = higher global equities for time being…
As we have easier credit conditions
And profits of US companies artificially higher due to weaker USD

BofA owning more blockchain patents than peers
SEC looking into GE’s huge insurance charge
Company planning to sell USD 20 bln of assets
Goldman Sachs and Citibank shortlisted to bid for metal business of Scotiabank
EU fines Qualcomm (USD 1.2 bln)
Bombardier and Boeing to hear decision over dispute on Friday

Earnings

Reporting today: Biogen, 3M, Caterpillar, Intel (update on security issues), Western Digital, Celgene, Starbucks

Bonds

10-yr Trys yield at 2.64% vs 2.62% yesterday
10-yr Bund yield at 0.58% vs 0.56% yesterday

No boom to doom for central Europe's bonds when ECB stimulus ends  link



Gold

Facing strong resistance zone where it got rejected in 2014/16/17
Mnuchin, weak USD, inflation up, geopolitical risks supporting gold
More investors using gold as a hedge for potential spike in volatility
With HFs aggressively buying since Dec
Resistance 1375 high, 1380 (38.2% Fibo), 1484 (50.0% Fibo) both based on 2011/15 decline


Source: Saxo Bank 

Data/events

ECB rate decision

Jan 26 – Trump speaking in Davos (1300 GMT)
Will be interesting to see Macron/Merkel and the world
Against protectionism of Trump/US
Jan 30 – US State of the Union
Trump to announce an infrastructure plan but is not clear who would build the infrastructure
Because of his anti-immigration policies, may be Norwegian workers
But having no idea how many of them will come
Also to announce a new security policy moving away from fighting terrorism
And focussing on challenges from growing military strength of Russia and China (more military spending coming)
Jan 31 – FOMC
Feb 3 – Powell taking office as Fed Chair (he is lawyer and not economist)
Feb 16 – Chinese New Year


Should you have any questions feel free to contact me anytime.

Good luck Champs!


Mr Hawk


  

DISCLAIMER: This material was created for informational purposes only and represents the Land of Trading team’s view of the past and current economic and capital market environment. It is not an investment advice and should not be viewed that way at all, and the creators of this material cannot be held liable for any potential losses resulting from trading, where despite this disclaimer someone would consider this material as an investment advice. All rights reserved ©2016. Contact: landoftradingATgmailDOTcom

Thursday, 18 January 2018

Jan 18, 2018 - Market Update (Apple with USD 38 bln tax bill, bringing home USD 250 bln; Renault-Nissan a king over Volkswagen; Goldman Sachs dropping bond trading?; GE still on short side; Junk bonds spreads at record lows, China/Japan getting rid of Trys - nothing new; USDRUB floor between 55.70-56.00; Brent having hard time to stay above USD 70 mark; Biggest Bitcoin mines in China)


Asia hitting record levels
Europe opening higher on bullish sentiment from US and Asia 


China growing too fast with respect to economic and pollution standards
Trump fighting back China with intellectual property breaches (likely getting ready for Davos)
Loud calls for EZ reform with new fiscal rules (GE) and joint safe assets (FR)

Equities

Cyber security start-ups having hard time
As very crowded market is moving fast and facing criminal predators, competition is a tough job
Volkswagen produced 10.7 mln cars last year
But the crown goes to alliance of Renault-Nissan though
Peugeot looking to come back to US market using know-how of Opel
Chinese interested in diabetes business from Johnson&Johnson (USD 3-4 bln)
Apple planning to open 2nd Campus in US that is a part of 5-yr USD 30 bln investment package
And also repatriate USD 250 bln of overseas cash, thus paying USD 38 bln of taxes
Looking to create 20k jobs in US, focussing on data centers for iCloud, AppStore and Apple Music

Earnings

Goldman Sachs hit by a drop in bond trading
What makes question marks about keeping bond trading in current form
Or searching for new profit generating activities
Adjusted profit beat expectations but company is having harder time in trading than rivals
GE shares keep declining on USD 11 bln of charges and likelihood of a breakup
…already touched the GE story: Nov 15, 2017 – Story of the Week: Comparing old and new economy…General Electric and Tesla  link

Morgan Stanley, Bank of New York Mellon, IBM, AMEX reporting

New US corporate tax cut should help earnings to be revised higher


Bonds

10-yr Trys yield at 2.59% vs 2.56% yesterday
10-yr Bund yield at 0.57% vs 0.55% yesterday

Not only China but also Japan is lowering their Trys holdings  link
Back in 2004/05 both China and Japan held 50% of all Trys held by foreigners
And now they do 36% only


Junk bonds - The Great Credit Dilemma: When to Quit After Historic Rally?  link
Corporate bonds too expensive to own, but too valuable to sell
Schroder, Aberdeen fund managers plot exit strategies


USDRUB

Rising oil makes Russian officials not comfortable with strong RUB
As we saw back in 2017, they are quite good at defending certain levels
Support at 56.20 and 55.72 (Apr 2017 low)
Resistance at 56.73 (10 DMA), 56.76 (Sep/Oct 2017 lows), 57.20 (23.6% Fibo)

USDRUB weekly


Source: Saxo Bank

Crude Oil

Supported by decline in private inventories in US
And attacks from rebels in Nigeria
EIA inventories and OPEC Monthly report out today
With speculations about another decline in oil stocks and substantial rise of shale production

Brent having difficulties to stay above USD 70 level
Support 69.06 (10 DMA), 68.19 (23.6% Fibo), 66.84 (38.2% Fibo), 64.91 (50 DMA)
To watch the 66.84 key level


Source: Saxo Bank


WTI
Support 63.15 (10 DMA), 62.75 (23.6% Fibo), 61.43 (38.2% Fibo), 58.77 (50 DMA)



Source: Saxo Bank

Bitcoin miners locations
…or where is the cheap electricity and smart people are…


Data/events

ECB’s Weidmann (0800 GMT)
ECB’s Coeure (1430 GMT)
ECB’s Villeroy (1730 GMT)
Fed’ Mester (2305 GMT)
IMF’s Lagarde to speak today as well

Jan 19 – US fiscal deadline
Jan 23-26 – Trump in Davos with his crew
Will be interesting to see Macron/Merkel and the world
Against protectionism of Trump/US
Jan 23 – BoJ – any hints on potential taper?
Jan 25 - ECB
Jan 30 – US State of the Union
Trump to announce an infrastructure plan but is not clear who would build the infrastructure
Because of his anti-immigration policies
Jan 31 – FOMC
Feb 5 – Powell as Fed Chair
Feb 16 – Chinese New Year



Should you have any questions feel free to contact me anytime.

Good luck Champs!


Mr Hawk




  
DISCLAIMER: This material was created for informational purposes only and represents the Land of Trading team’s view of the past and current economic and capital market environment. It is not an investment advice and should not be viewed that way at all, and the creators of this material cannot be held liable for any potential losses resulting from trading, where despite this disclaimer someone would consider this material as an investment advice. All rights reserved ©2016. Contact: landoftradingATgmailDOTcom

Monday, 15 January 2018

Jan 15, 2018 - Market Update (USD hit by non-US monetary tightening, No Bitcoin ETFs/mutual funds (for now), Bulls at extreme levels, SoftBank to list mobile biz, EUR longs up again, EURUSD to consolidate today, Gold to attack 2017 high at 1357, facing 1357-1375 range resistance)

Short recap

Asia in green
Europe opening higher


Trumps racist comments are dangerous in general
And can also change the behaviour of the public
Thus hurting the consumption habits, investments and economy
FR and GE looking at EZ investment budget/reforms
USD hit by markets pricing monetary policy tightening in other developed countries
Bitcoin ETF Fast Track Derailed by SEC Liquidity, Safety Worries  link
Applications for 12 ETFs and 2 mutual funds withdrawn from SEC approval process
On liquidity and security concerns

Equities

SoftBank Group to list mobile phone biz (USD 18 bln)
This step should cement the ambitions as a global investor in tech
Lactalis to compensate the victims of Salmonella
BlackRock with USD 6 trln of AUM

Earnings

Markets ready for strong figures only
BofA, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Schlumberger, ASML reporting

Bulls are at extreme levels
Markets with 15 months of gains
Equity funds experiencing record inflows

Source: Yardeni Research

Bonds

10-yr Trys yield at 2.55% vs 2.55% on Friday
10-yr Bund yield at 0.58% vs 0.52% on Friday

2-yr Trys yield at 2.00% after a recent sharp rise
2-yr Bund yield at -0.62%

ECB’s Weidmann calling for exact QE end date
ECB still with QE despite economy getting stronger
Bill Gross (Janus): Bonds are in a bear market  link
“The 1.45% for tens can legitimately be cited as the end of the bond bull market which began at 15.8% in 1981 and provided prescient portfolio managers with the potential for huge capital gains and the moniker of “total return”

COT report

EUR longs at 145k vs 128k week before
JPY shorts at 126k vs 122k week before
GBP longs at 26k vs 16k week before

EURUSD

ECB Minutes after taste still in the market
Draghi is definitely happy as higher EUR and yields tighten monetary conditions
What in turn gives him more time to keep negative rates despite EZ economy is getting stronger 
EUR is also supported by GE coalition talks and Merkel/Macron calls for EZ reforms
Bullish outside week is completed
Consolidation should be the name of the game today
Support at 1.2100, 1.2088, 1.2078 (23.6% Fibo), 1.2046 (10 DMA), 1.2041 (2012 low)
Resistance at 1.2227 (50% Fibo of 2014/15 move), 1.2330 (descending trendline – 2008/2011/2014 and 2008 low)
But serious one at 1.2644 (61.8% Fibo)

For Elliott Waves lovers the 1.2288 is critical 
Looking from short side at EUR

EURUSD daily
Focus on Fibo levels and yellow zones


Source: Saxo Bank

EURUSD weekly
Focus on two red circles (highs and descending trendlines)


Source: Saxo Bank

Gold

Specs added 110k lots recently on weaker USD, geopolitical risks
Resistance at 1357 (2017 high) and 1357-75 range
Support at 1321 (23.6% Fibo)


Source: Saxo Bank

Data/events

Should be quite day 
US closed on account of Martin Luther King Jr day

Jan 19 – US fiscal deadline
Jan 23-26 – Trump in Davos with his crew
Will be interesting to see Macron/Merkel and the world
Against protectionism of Trump/US
Jan 23 – BoJ – any hints on potential taper?
Jan 25 - ECB
Jan 30 – US State of the Union
Jan 31 – FOMC
Feb 5 – Powell as Fed Chair
Feb 16 – Chinese New Year



Should you have any questions feel free to contact me anytime.

Good luck Champs!


Mr Hawk


  
DISCLAIMER: This material was created for informational purposes only and represents the Land of Trading team’s view of the past and current economic and capital market environment. It is not an investment advice and should not be viewed that way at all, and the creators of this material cannot be held liable for any potential losses resulting from trading, where despite this disclaimer someone would consider this material as an investment advice. All rights reserved ©2016. Contact: landoftradingATgmailDOTcom


Tuesday, 5 December 2017

Dec 5, 2017 - Market Update (Brexit and US tax bill market movers, EU to review US tax bill and its implications, S&P 500 & DAX - what's next?, Apple to start to paying back taxes to Ireland in Q1 2018 (EUR 13 bln), Toll Brothers facing lack of skilled labour - an issue for home builders across US)

Short recap

Asia took a break
Europe opening flat to slightly up


US tax bill refining continues as the bill moves from Senate to the House before it lands on Trump’s table
Many have changed the wording from tax reform bill to tax bill
AMT getting challenged as many companies may loose the tax break and pay the 20% alternative minimum tax
EU to assess US tax bill and its global tax implications
Brexit still not moving to phase 2 as getting stopped at Northern Irish border
CBOE launching Bitcoin futures on Dec 10 while CME on Dec 18


Equities

US stocks saw another day of out of Techs rotation
But market was overall down on a small positive long term impact of tax reform
Sanofi having hard time in Philippines
Thyssenkrupp-Tata Steel merger facing unions
Dialog Semiconductor not happy with Apple developing its own battery saving chips
Apple to start to paying back taxes to Ireland in Q1 2018 (EUR 13 bln)
Toll Brothers to report better results on the back of strong job market but facing lack of skilled labour
That may not be the best thing for luxury home builder

S&P 500 daily – a correction back to 2475 level means down 7.1%


Source: Saxo Bank


DAX daily – range bound with 13 047 (100 DMA) support 



Source: Saxo Bank


Bonds

10-yr Trys yield at 2.39%
10-yr Bund yield at 0.33%


EURUSD

US yields keep showing direction for USD
As USD bulls may get frustrated with inability to decisively break 2.40% yield in 10-yr Trys
Resistance 1.1870 (10 DMA), 1.1886 (61.8%), breaking 1.1961 high would be seen as a new direction setter
Support 1.1822 (50.0% Fibo), 1.1810 (38.2% Fibo of 2014/15 decline), 1.1794 (100 DMA), 1.1758 (50 DMA)


Source: Saxo Bank


USDJPY

Not able to break above 113.00 level
Resistance at 112.82 (50 DMA), 112.97 (23.6% Fibo)
Support 111.89 (38.2% Fibo), 111.68 (200 DMA), 111.57 (100 DMA)


Source: Saxo Bank


Gold

Resistance 1281 (50.0% Fibo), 1281-86 (50/100 DMA)
Support from rising trendline holds, then 1267 (200 DMA) and 1263 (61.8% Fibo)


Data/events

EU FinMin meeting
ECB’s Constancio
US Senate banking committee votes on next Fed chair Powell

Dec 13 – FOMC
Dec 14 – ECB
Dec 14-15 – EU Summit talking Brexit
Dec 21 – BoJ
Dec 21 – Catalonia elections


Should you have any questions feel free to contact me anytime.

Good luck Champs!

Mr Hawk




DISCLAIMER: This material was created for informational purposes only and represents the Land of Trading team’s view of the past and current economic and capital market environment. It is not an investment advice and should not be viewed that way at all, and the creators of this material cannot be held liable for any potential losses resulting from trading, where despite this disclaimer someone would consider this material as an investment advice. All rights reserved ©2016. Contact: landoftradingATgmailDOTcom