Month: June 2020

[Video] Trading the fakeout

The fakeout or a false break is by far my favourite reversal pattern. Knowing how to identify such setups can be very rewarding if traded correctly – hence the saying that from false breaks come fast moves in the opposite direction. You can learn more about false breaks on Investopedia, so I won’t bore you …

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[Video] Gold: stage set for breakout

Gold has been printing constructive price action of late, pointing to a potential breakout. Investors have been buying the dips in gold mainly because of the view that long-term interest rates will remain very low thanks to the vast central bank stimulus. In addition, the metal has been supported by haven flows due to elevated …

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EUR/USD in reversal as dollar comes back to life

Following Thursday’s big falls for equities (because of concerns over economic recovery and new infections), the dollar has come back to life on haven flows. With the dollar extending its gains this late in the day on Friday, it looks set to extend its advance against the likes of the euro and pound next week. …

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Gold testing resistance

Gold broke down on Friday as stocks rallied on the back of the much-stronger US nonfarm jobs report, which further fuelled optimism about the recovery. The dollar index closed higher, ending a run of losses. However, at the start of this week, the precious metal has started higher again on the back of a mixed …

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GBP/USD heading to +1.26?

The Cable continues to show constructive price action as the dollar continues to weaken on reduced haven flows. Similar price action has been observable on the other major pairs with the EUR/USD breaking higher and USD/CAD lower etc. Have a look at this chart of the cable: The GBP/USD has now broken it bearish trend …

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