Currency snapshot (major pairs)

Dollar index trading at 93.93 (+0.43%)

Strength meter (today so far) – Euro -0.77%, Franc -0.43%, Yen +0.20%, GBP -0.20%

Strength meter (since last week) – Euro -0.45%, Franc +1.17%, Yen -0.06%, GBP -0.10%

EUR/USD –

Trading at 1.131

Trend meter –

• Long term – Buy, Medium term – Range/Buy, Short term – Sell

Support

• Long term – 1.08, Medium term – 1.10, Short term – 1.10  

Resistance –

• Long term – 1.2, Medium term – 1.16, Short term – 1.145

Economic release today –

• NIL

Commentary –

• Euro is worst performer today and this week.

GBP/USD –

Trading at 1.448

Trend meter –

• Long term – Buy, Medium term – Buy, Short term – Range/Sell

Support –

• Long term – 1.4, Medium term – 1.4, Short term – 1.427 

Resistance –

• Long term – 1.49, Medium term – 1.47, Short term – 1.47

Economic release today –

• Trade balance for April, came at £3.29 billion.

Commentary –

• Pound is continuing its consolidation around 1.45 area.

USD/JPY –                      

Trading at 106.6

Trend meter –

• Long term – Sell, Medium term – Range/ Sell, Short term – Sell

Support –

• Long term – 98.5, Medium term – 102.8, Short term – 105

Resistance –

• Long term – 121, Medium term – 115, Short term – 111.2

Economic release today –

• Corporate goods price index will be released at 23:50 GMT.

Commentary –

• Yen is best performer today but marginally down from last week. Active call – Buy Yen @119.5 with stop loss around 123.8 and target at 114 and 110, 108.9 and 98.5 First three target reached, new target 90 added.

USD/CHF –                                                                                         

Trading at 0.959

Trend meter –

• Long term – Buy, Medium term – Range, Short term – Range/Sell

Support –

• Long term – 0.905, Medium term – 0.927, Short term – 0.95

Resistance –

• Long term – 1.037, Medium term – 1.01, Short term – 1

Economic release today –

• Unemployment rate came at 3.5%.

Commentary –

• Franc is best performer this week. We expect Franc to strengthen against Dollar to as high as 0.9 area in the medium term.