18 Feb 2016
AUD/USD bulls squeezed to 1hr 50sma on Aussie jobs
AUD/USD is down to test the cluster of supporting ma''s on the hourly chart after a miss in expectations on the headline of the employment change. -7.9k vs the expected add of 13k jobs for January. finally, a realistic number some might say?
AUD/USD was trading off the highs of 0.7185, while traders positioned themselves for a continuation of the upside and looking for a bid onto the 0.72 handle. However, as fate had it, a long squeeze is in play and the price is testing the 50 sma on the hourly chart at 0.7135 at time of writing with a low of 0.7134 so far.
For full details of the jobs report, go here
AUD/USD levels
AUD/USD has the 200 sma on the hourly chart as next support at 0.7102, guarding the recent lows of 0.7064. A break there then exposes 0.6980, below S3 at 0.7007.
AUD/USD was trading off the highs of 0.7185, while traders positioned themselves for a continuation of the upside and looking for a bid onto the 0.72 handle. However, as fate had it, a long squeeze is in play and the price is testing the 50 sma on the hourly chart at 0.7135 at time of writing with a low of 0.7134 so far.
For full details of the jobs report, go here
AUD/USD levels
AUD/USD has the 200 sma on the hourly chart as next support at 0.7102, guarding the recent lows of 0.7064. A break there then exposes 0.6980, below S3 at 0.7007.