Daily Report on August 14, 2017
Tracing upbeat sentiments on Wall Street as U.S. closed the week higher last Friday, Asian shares reversed losses on Monday following three losing sessions in a row. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan jumped 0.7 percent after having fallen for three straight days previously due to escalating tensions between the United States and North Korea. Australian stocks also advanced, adding 0.5 percent.
While South Korea's KOSPI index rose 0.4 percent, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index climbed 0.8 percent and Shanghai Composite index edged 0.2 percent higher. By contrast, Japanese equities bucked the trend on the back of a stronger yen. Japan's Nikkei and Japan’s Topix index both fell around 1 percent. Futures on the S&P 500 Index added 0.3 percent after the underlying gauge lost 1.4 percent last week.
According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, China's factory output slowed more than expected in July. On a yearly basis, factory output was reported to rise 6.4 percent last month - the slowest pace since January. The reading decreased from 7.6 percent recorded in June and missed forecast calling for a rate of 7.2 percent in July. China’s fixed-asset investment expanded 8.3 percent in the first seven months amidst expectations calling for growth of 8.6 percent.
Earlier on Monday, Statistics New Zealand published a report that indicated the country’s retail sales rose better than expected in the second quarter. As stated by the report, New Zealand reported retail sales jumped 2.0% in the second quarter compared to a three-month period to March. The figure far exceeded a 0.7% rise expected by economists.
Technicals
USDJPY
USDJPY has been on a steady rise with recent upbeat moves sending the pair’s price action above both short-term MA20 and long-term MA50. Both ADX index and RSI index are edging higher with a widening distance between the +DI and –DI lines. The currency pair is anticipated to advance further. A resistance at 110.100 is within the sight.
Trade suggestion
Buy Stop at 109.600, Take profit at 110.100, Stop loss at 109.350
AUDUSD
AUDUSD reversed lower after having failed to cross over a dynamic resistance at the long-term MA50. The pair also fell below a support at 0.78900 and sent the price into the negative zone, as indicated by the RSI index that had inched to as low as 44.24. With downward pressure exerted by two MAs that are hanging above the price action, the pair is expected to test a support at 0.78100.
Trade suggestion
Sell Stop at 0.78700, Take profit at 0.78100, Stop loss at 0.79000
USDCAD
The currency pair USDCAD bounced back from a support at 1.26700 and is trading higher in an attempt to test a resistance at 1.27500. Recent up moves keeps the RSI index in the positive territory while sending the price action above the short-term MA20, indicating a strengthening bullish momentum in the market.
Trade suggestion
Buy Stop at 1.27100, Take profit at 1.27500, Stop loss at 1.26900
GOLD
Gold extended its down moves after having failed to bring its price action above a couple of MAs. The precious metal’s price eventually fell below the long-term MA50 and is heading lower towards a support at 1275.00. While RSI index is tumbling, ADX index is on a rise with a widening distance between the –DI and +DI lines.
Trade suggestion
Sell Stop at 1281.00, Take profit at 1275.00, Stop loss at 1284.00
COPPER
Copper has been tracing a downtrend after reversing lower from a resistance at 2.9160. The price action has penetrated a couple of MAs from above, confirming the downtrend. While RSI index continues to point downwards, ADX index is ticking higher, signaling further advances for the commodity’s prices.
Trade suggestion
Sell Stop at 2.8900, Take profit at 2.8700, Stop loss at 2.9000
DOW JONES 30
U.S. Dow Jones 30 Index has been tracing an uptrend with support from two moving averages. The price action has crossed over the long-term MA50 from below, which confirmed the uptrend. Further upbeat moves are expected as the RSI index is soaring while ADX index, which is also on a rise, is witnessing a widening gap between +DI and –DI lines.
Trade suggestion
Buy Stop at 21945.00, Take profit at 22050.00, Stop loss at 21900.00
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North Korea Tensions Ease, S&P500 Index Jumps Most Since Late-June
U.S. shares advanced on Monday, recovering from last week’s sharp losses caused by tensions between the U.S. and North Korea. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped more than 0.7 percent, the Nasdaq Composite Index soared more than 1.2 percent.
Tensions over North Korea eased thanks to comments from U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that showed Trump administration was seeking diplomatic solutions to achieve the “irreversible denuclearization” of North Korea.
The S&P 500 index also climbed more than 1 percent on Monday, supported by technology and financial shares. All of the S&P 500 index’s primary sectors gaining on the day, helping the stock gauge recover from the biggest one-week percentage drop of 1.4% last week since March.
The index also looked set to record the biggest one-day percentage rise since June 28th. Topping the market, technology sector jumped 1.4% while financial sector advanced 1.48%.
Trade suggestion
Buy Stop at 2465.00, Take profit at 2475.00, Stop loss at 2460.00
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Global Shares and Dollar Strengthen As Geopolitical Concerns Ease, Gold Ticks Down
Gold futures price edged lower on Monday as global shares and U.S. dollar advanced, recovering from last week’s sharp losses caused by tensions between the U.S. and North Korea. Tracing upbeat moves of Asian shares, European stocks and U.S. equity futures rose, driving market appetite away from safe-havens to more risky assets.
The Stoxx Europe 600 index jumped nearly 0.9 percent, partly paring a loss of 2.7% it suffered last week. The pan-European benchmark looked set to close higher for the first time following three days of declines in a row which sent the index to the lowest level since late February last Friday.
While Germany’s DAX 30 index DAX soared more than 1.10% to trade at 12,145.54, France’s CAC 40 index added +0.95% and the U.K.’s FTSE 100 index climbed 0.59%. Tensions over North Korea eased thanks to comments from U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that showed Trump administration was seeking diplomatic solutions to achieve the “irreversible denuclearization” of North Korea.
Gold futures for September delivery lost nearly 0.7 percent to trade at $1280.00 an ounce also because the greenback strengthened. The U.S. Dollar Index which measures the currency against a half-dozen rivals, jumped 0.28 percent to 93.34. The precious metal had risen to its highest since June 6 at $1,298.10 in the prior session.
Trade suggestion
Sell Stop at 1280.00, Take profit at 1275.00, Stop loss at 1282.00
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USD/CHF
From GMT 04:30 14/08/2017
Till GMT 21:00 14/08/2017
Buy at 0.96500
Take profit at 0.96900
Stop loss at 0.96300
Tracing upbeat sentiments on Wall Street as U.S. closed the week higher last Friday, Asian shares reversed losses on Monday following three losing sessions in a row. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan jumped 0.7 percent after having fallen for three straight days previously due to escalating tensions between the United States and North Korea. Australian stocks also advanced, adding 0.5 percent.
While South Korea's KOSPI index rose 0.4 percent, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index climbed 0.8 percent and Shanghai Composite index edged 0.2 percent higher. By contrast, Japanese equities bucked the trend on the back of a stronger yen. Japan's Nikkei and Japan’s Topix index both fell around 1 percent. Futures on the S&P 500 Index added 0.3 percent after the underlying gauge lost 1.4 percent last week.
According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, China's factory output slowed more than expected in July. On a yearly basis, factory output was reported to rise 6.4 percent last month - the slowest pace since January. The reading decreased from 7.6 percent recorded in June and missed forecast calling for a rate of 7.2 percent in July. China’s fixed-asset investment expanded 8.3 percent in the first seven months amidst expectations calling for growth of 8.6 percent.
Earlier on Monday, Statistics New Zealand published a report that indicated the country’s retail sales rose better than expected in the second quarter. As stated by the report, New Zealand reported retail sales jumped 2.0% in the second quarter compared to a three-month period to March. The figure far exceeded a 0.7% rise expected by economists.
Technicals
USDJPY
USDJPY has been on a steady rise with recent upbeat moves sending the pair’s price action above both short-term MA20 and long-term MA50. Both ADX index and RSI index are edging higher with a widening distance between the +DI and –DI lines. The currency pair is anticipated to advance further. A resistance at 110.100 is within the sight.
Trade suggestion
Buy Stop at 109.600, Take profit at 110.100, Stop loss at 109.350
AUDUSD
AUDUSD reversed lower after having failed to cross over a dynamic resistance at the long-term MA50. The pair also fell below a support at 0.78900 and sent the price into the negative zone, as indicated by the RSI index that had inched to as low as 44.24. With downward pressure exerted by two MAs that are hanging above the price action, the pair is expected to test a support at 0.78100.
Trade suggestion
Sell Stop at 0.78700, Take profit at 0.78100, Stop loss at 0.79000
USDCAD
The currency pair USDCAD bounced back from a support at 1.26700 and is trading higher in an attempt to test a resistance at 1.27500. Recent up moves keeps the RSI index in the positive territory while sending the price action above the short-term MA20, indicating a strengthening bullish momentum in the market.
Trade suggestion
Buy Stop at 1.27100, Take profit at 1.27500, Stop loss at 1.26900
GOLD
Gold extended its down moves after having failed to bring its price action above a couple of MAs. The precious metal’s price eventually fell below the long-term MA50 and is heading lower towards a support at 1275.00. While RSI index is tumbling, ADX index is on a rise with a widening distance between the –DI and +DI lines.
Trade suggestion
Sell Stop at 1281.00, Take profit at 1275.00, Stop loss at 1284.00
COPPER
Copper has been tracing a downtrend after reversing lower from a resistance at 2.9160. The price action has penetrated a couple of MAs from above, confirming the downtrend. While RSI index continues to point downwards, ADX index is ticking higher, signaling further advances for the commodity’s prices.
Trade suggestion
Sell Stop at 2.8900, Take profit at 2.8700, Stop loss at 2.9000
DOW JONES 30
U.S. Dow Jones 30 Index has been tracing an uptrend with support from two moving averages. The price action has crossed over the long-term MA50 from below, which confirmed the uptrend. Further upbeat moves are expected as the RSI index is soaring while ADX index, which is also on a rise, is witnessing a widening gap between +DI and –DI lines.
Trade suggestion
Buy Stop at 21945.00, Take profit at 22050.00, Stop loss at 21900.00
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North Korea Tensions Ease, S&P500 Index Jumps Most Since Late-June
U.S. shares advanced on Monday, recovering from last week’s sharp losses caused by tensions between the U.S. and North Korea. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped more than 0.7 percent, the Nasdaq Composite Index soared more than 1.2 percent.
Tensions over North Korea eased thanks to comments from U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that showed Trump administration was seeking diplomatic solutions to achieve the “irreversible denuclearization” of North Korea.
The S&P 500 index also climbed more than 1 percent on Monday, supported by technology and financial shares. All of the S&P 500 index’s primary sectors gaining on the day, helping the stock gauge recover from the biggest one-week percentage drop of 1.4% last week since March.
The index also looked set to record the biggest one-day percentage rise since June 28th. Topping the market, technology sector jumped 1.4% while financial sector advanced 1.48%.
Trade suggestion
Buy Stop at 2465.00, Take profit at 2475.00, Stop loss at 2460.00
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Global Shares and Dollar Strengthen As Geopolitical Concerns Ease, Gold Ticks Down
Gold futures price edged lower on Monday as global shares and U.S. dollar advanced, recovering from last week’s sharp losses caused by tensions between the U.S. and North Korea. Tracing upbeat moves of Asian shares, European stocks and U.S. equity futures rose, driving market appetite away from safe-havens to more risky assets.
The Stoxx Europe 600 index jumped nearly 0.9 percent, partly paring a loss of 2.7% it suffered last week. The pan-European benchmark looked set to close higher for the first time following three days of declines in a row which sent the index to the lowest level since late February last Friday.
While Germany’s DAX 30 index DAX soared more than 1.10% to trade at 12,145.54, France’s CAC 40 index added +0.95% and the U.K.’s FTSE 100 index climbed 0.59%. Tensions over North Korea eased thanks to comments from U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that showed Trump administration was seeking diplomatic solutions to achieve the “irreversible denuclearization” of North Korea.
Gold futures for September delivery lost nearly 0.7 percent to trade at $1280.00 an ounce also because the greenback strengthened. The U.S. Dollar Index which measures the currency against a half-dozen rivals, jumped 0.28 percent to 93.34. The precious metal had risen to its highest since June 6 at $1,298.10 in the prior session.
Trade suggestion
Sell Stop at 1280.00, Take profit at 1275.00, Stop loss at 1282.00
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USD/CHF
From GMT 04:30 14/08/2017
Till GMT 21:00 14/08/2017
Buy at 0.96500
Take profit at 0.96900
Stop loss at 0.96300