Volatile session yesterday, EURUSD back at 1.31. High impact releases on the calendar ahead in the day

By HotForex | Daily Forex Analysis | Tue, Apr 17, 2012

After dropping below the psychological level at 1.3000 the EURUSD made a come back closing around 1.3130. The US Retail Sales rose 0.8 percent in March compared to the 1.0 percent increase in February. The speculation for European Central Bank intervention in Spanish bond market grew yesterday. Jose Manuel Barroso – the European Commission President stated yesterday that he was “absolutely confident that Spain can meet its economic challenges.”
In the Asian session the pair traded lower currently trading around the 1.3100 levels. Support for the EURUSD is seen at 1.3038 and resistance is seen at 1.3149. The Inside View indicator on HotForex shows that 54 percent of the traders are short on the EURUSD.

GBPUSD

After the rise of round 90 pips and touching the levels around 1.5910 yesterday the Cable started to lose some of its gains during the Asian session and its currently trading around 1.5866. Today we have the Consumer Price Index from the United Kingdom on the calendar. This is considered the most important inflation data in the UK, because it’s used as central bank’s inflation target. Support for the GBPUSD is seen at 1.5841 and resistance is seen at 1.5933. The Inside View indicator on HotForex shows that 54 percent of the traders are short on the GBPUSD.

AUDUSD

After trading in range yesterday the pair dropped around 50 pips during the Asian session. Uncertainty surrounding the widening of the Yuan trading band generated some of the down side pressure on the pair as well. Support for the AUDUSD is seen at 1.0292 and resistance is seen at 1.0383. The Inside View indicator on HotForex shows that 57 percent of the traders are short on the AUDUSD.

USDCAD

The USDCAD rose marginally during the past two trading sessions and its currently trading above parity. Investors are focused on the interest rate decision of Bank of Canada along with other economic data to be released from Canada today. Support for the USDCAD is seen at 0.9967 and resistance is seen at 1.0027. The Inside View indicator on HotForex shows that 59 percent of the traders are short on the USDCAD.