Currency snapshot (major pairs)

Dollar index trading at 94.32 (-0.27%)

Strength meter (today so far) – Euro -0.15%, Franc +0.35%, Yen +0.49%, GBP +0.04%

Strength meter (since last week) – Euro +0.04%, Franc +0.28%, Yen +2.55%, GBP +0.29%

EUR/USD –

Trading at 1.125

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 –

• Current account surplus rose to €36.2 billion.
• Labour cost rose 1.7 percent.

Commentary –

• Euro has also started showing volatility due to association with British referendum.

GBP/USD –

Trading at 1.429

Trend meter –

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

Support –

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

Resistance –

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

Economic release today –

• NIL

Commentary –

• Pound is continuing its high volatile trading.

USD/JPY –                      

Trading at 104.3

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 –

• NIL

Commentary –

• Yen is best performer this week due to risk aversion and as BOJ kept policy steady. 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 0.961

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 –

• NIL

Commentary –

• Franc is much better performer today thanks to risk aversion in the market. We expect Franc to strengthen against Dollar to as high as 0.9 area in the medium term.