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TrendColorBars Indicator for MT4 TrendColorBars is the indicator for MT4 which will change the color of bars when the trend changes direction. In the default setting, if the trend is bullish, the candlesticks bars will be blue, whereas if the bearish trend, the bars will be red candlesticks...

AUD/USD Testing Highs Near 0.7530 The Aussie dollar is now picking up pace vs. the greenback, sending AUD/USD to the area of daily tops near 0.7530. AUD/USD supported near 0.7500 The pair is looking to stabilize in the low-0.7500s after finding quite strong resistance in the proximity of 0...

USD/JPY Trims Gains, Drops to 113.00 USD/JPY is trimming gains amid thin volumes in Europe, but trades positive on the day around 113.00 ahead of the final US Q4 data release. Will winning streak continue...

Currency Wars Have Proven Futile in the Post-Crisis Era – Deutsche Bank Gautam Kalani, Research Analyst at Deutsche Bank argues that currency wars have proven futile in the post-crisis era...

AUD/USD: Currency Challenges Transition, RBA to Cut in H2 – Danske Bank Kristoffer Kjær Lomholt, Analyst at Danske Bank, notes that the overall Australian economic data releases have been mixed over the past month...

CAD: Outperforming Loony – SocGen Alvin T. Tan, Research Analyst at Societe Generale, suggests that the Canadian dollar has been among the top performers year-to-date and the chief driver of that performance is the rally in crude oil prices coupled with the improvement in risk sentiment lately...

EUR/USD Could Face Consolidation Near Term – Danske Bank According to Christin Tuxen, Senior Analyst at Danske Bank, the pair could attempt a rangebound pattern in the short-term horizon...

Has the Dollar Bottomed? – Deutsche Bank Daniel Brehon, Research Analyst at Deutsche Bank, tries to answer the looming question that whether the dollar has bottomed for now. Key Quotes “As reality sets in that the Fed is still the only game in town the dollar struggled to base before Easter...

USD/CAD: Lower on Oil and Valuation – Danske Bank Jens Nærvig Pedersen, Senior Analyst at Danske Bank, suggests that the pressure on the Canadian economy is mounting from weakness in the US as well as the global economy, low commodity prices and a hesitant stance on monetary policy from the Bank...

Sterling Takes a Pounding – SocGen Alvin T. Tan, Research Analyst at Societe Generale, suggests that the Sterling has been the G10 laggard this quarter amid mounting Brexit risks and the downward pressure is likely to intensify as we get closer to the referendum date in late June...

Asia Roundup: Asian Markets Trading on a Mix Note As Many Markets Shut Globally to Mark Good Friday - Friday, March 25th Market Roundup Japan Fin Min Aso – Not thinking about compiling extra budget, no truth to reports of spending vouchers for young people, economic fundamentals solid, labor mark...

EUR/JPY Recovers Losses, Trades Above 126 The common currency has recovered losses, helping the EUR/JPY cross move back above 126.00 to trade on a flat note amid thin volumes. Offered near 23.6% Fibo An early move higher ran out of steam as prices neared 126.54 (23.6% of 141.06-122...

Asia: While it Lasts – Deutsche Bank Research Team at Deutsche Bank, suggests that whether by explicit design or (more likely) implicit coordination, central bank action over the past few weeks has managed to kill currency vol, at least before the Fed speak this week which seemed (rather strangel...

EUR/GBP Slightly Up, Clings to 0.7900 EUR/GBP is extending its consolidative theme in the upper end of the recent range around 0.7900, coming down from YTD peaks near 0.7950. EUR/GBP gains capped around 0...

EUR/USD Trims Losses, Around 1.1170 The shared currency has recovered part of the ground lost to the greenback in early trade, now taking EUR/USD to the 1.1165/70 band. EUR/USD focus on US GDP The pair is retreating for the sixth consecutive session so far after being rejected from the mid-1...

Daily Analysis of Major Pairs for March 25, 2016 EUR/USD: Altogether, this pair has been bearish so far this month. A movement below the support line at 1.1050 would easily render the recent bullish outlook invalid...

Daily Analysis of USDX for March 25, 2016 On the H1 chart, USDX has been performing a bullish consolidation above the 200 SMA price zone, with a target placed around 96.70 to the upside...

Daily Analysis of GBP/USD for March 25, 2016 The pair had a corrective move during yesterday's session in favor of the overall bearish bias, after a support was found around the 1.4056 level. Now, GBP/USD can make a pullback to resume the decline, but the fact is that a breakout above the 1...

Fed’s Kaplan – Fed Wants to Normalize Rates as Fast as Possible Dallas Fed President, Robert Kaplan in an interview with the WSJ, said the central bank wants to normalize rates as fast as it can, but understands the need to be patient and gradual...

US Election Outcomes Matter – Goldman Sachs Alec Phillips, Senior US Economist at Goldman Sachs, suggests that the US fiscal stance depends in part on the election outcome. Key Quotes “Republicans are likely to focus on two issues that could provide a net boost: tax reform and defense spending...