GBPUSD moved upwards a bit thanks to the statistics on the employment, but it might be not enough to continue the momentum.

On Wednesday, the British Pound may try to keep yesterday’s momentum against the USD, but bulls might not be strong enough. The current quote for the instrument is 1.3047.

It became known yesterday that the Unemployment Rate in the United Kingdom remained unchanged at 3.8% in November, just as expected. As one can see from the report, the employment level added 0.6% and was 76.3%, which is the highest reading over the long haul.

The Average Earnings Index showed +3.2% 3m/y, the same as the period before. It appears that the incomes of the British people continue expanding in real terms, which is quite good. However, even with all things considered, the previous numbers made it perfectly clear that the country’s economy was rather weak.

The Claimant Count Change showed 14.9K in December, the same as in the previous month. Market expectations were 33.4K.

Employers are really worrying that the Brexit uncertainty may continue throughout 2020, thus preventing both enterprises and the employment sector from developing.

USDJPY, “US Dollar vs. Japanese Yen”

As we can see in the H4 chart, USDJPY is moving above 5/8. In this case, the price is expected to break 6/8 and then continue growing to reach the resistance at 8/8. However, this scenario may no longer be valid if the price breaks 5/8 to the downside. After that, the instrument may start a new decline towards the support at 3/8.

In the M15 chart, the pair may break the upside line of the VoltyChannel indicator and, as a result, continue trading upwards.

USDCAD, “US Dollar vs Canadian Dollar”

As we can see in the H4 chart, USDCAD is still moving below 3/8. In this case, the pair may test this level, rebound from it, and then resume falling to reach the support at 1/8. However, this scenario may no longer be valid if the price breaks 3/8 to the upside. After that, the instrument may continue growing towards the resistance at 4/8.

In the M15 chart, the pair may break the downside line of the VoltyChannel indicator and, as a result, continue moving downwards to reach 1/8 from the H4 chart.

EURUSD, “Euro vs US Dollar”

EURUSD is forming the fifth descending wave; after finishing the correctional wave towards 1.1117, the price has completed another descending structure with the first target at 1.1080. At the moment, the instrument is consolidating. Possibly, the pair may fall to reach 1.1075 and then grow towards 1.1087 at least. Later, the market may start a new decline with the target at 1.1062.

GBPUSD, “Great Britain Pound vs US Dollar”

GBPUSD has finished the ascending correctional structure towards 1.3080. Today, the pair may fall to break 1.3000 and then continue trading inside the downtrend with the short-term target at 1.2927.

USDCHF, “US Dollar vs Swiss Franc”

USDCHF has broken 0.9688; right now, it is still forming the fifth ascending wave. Possibly, today the pair may test 0.9690 from above and then form one more ascending structure with the short-term target at 0.9703.

USDJPY, “US Dollar vs Japanese Yen”

After completing the descending impulse at 109.80, USDJPY has finished the correction towards 110.03. Today, the pair may fall to break 109.80 and then continue moving downwards with the short-term target at 109.41.

AUDUSD, “Australian Dollar vs US Dollar”

AUDUSD has finished the descending structure towards 0.6832. Possibly, today the pair may resume moving upwards to reach 0.6850 and then start another decline with the target at 0.6811.

USDRUB, “US Dollar vs Russian Ruble”

USDRUB has reached 61.90; right now, it is consolidating at the top. According to the main scenario, the price is expected to resume trading inside the downtrend with the target at 61.37.

USDCAD, “US Dollar vs Canadian Dollar”

USDCAD is forming another ascending structure towards 1.3104. After that, the instrument may start a new correction to reach 1.3077 and then resume trading upwards growth with the target at 1.3118.

XAUUSD, “Gold vs US Dollar”

Gold is forming one more descending structure towards 1545.80. Later, the market may start another correction with the target at 1556.96 and then resume trading downwards to reach 1534.34.

BRENT

Brent is moving downwards. Possibly, the pair may reach 63.97 and then start another growth with the target at 64.90.

BTCUSD, “Bitcoin vs US Dollar”

BTCUSD is still consolidating around 8600.00. The main scenario implies that the pair may grow to break 8850.00 and then continue trading upwards to reach 9240.00. After that, the instrument may start a new decline with the target at 7700.00.

AUDUSD, “Australian Dollar vs US Dollar”

AUDUSD is trading at 0.6842; the instrument is moving below Ichimoku Cloud, thus indicating a descending tendency. The markets could indicate that the price may test Tenkan-Sen and Kijun-Sen at 0.6855 and then resume moving downwards to reach 0.6695. Another signal to confirm further descending movement is the price’s rebounding from the neckline of Head & Shoulders reversal pattern. However, the scenario that implies further decline may be canceled if the price breaks the cloud’s upside border and fixes above 0.6925. In this case, the pair may continue growing towards 0.7005. After breaking the rising channel’s downside border and fixing below 0.6805, the price may continue moving downwards.

NZDUSD, “New Zealand Dollar vs US Dollar”

NZDUSD is trading at 0.6592; the instrument is moving below Ichimoku Cloud, thus indicating a descending tendency. The markets could indicate that the price may test the cloud’s downside border at 0.6620 and then resume moving downwards to reach 0.6500. Another signal to confirm further descending movement is the price’s rebounding from the resistance level. However, the scenario that implies further decline may be canceled if the price breaks the cloud’s upside border and fixes above 0.6645. In this case, the pair may continue growing towards 0.6735.

USDCAD, “US Dollar vs Canadian Dollar”

USDCAD is trading at 1.3080; the instrument is moving above Ichimoku Cloud, thus indicating an ascending tendency. The markets could indicate that the price may test the cloud’s upside border at 1.3055 and then resume moving upwards to reach 1.3175. Another signal to confirm further ascending movement is the price’s rebounding from Triangle’s upside border. However, the scenario that implies further growth may be canceled if the price breaks the cloud’s downside border and fixes below 1.3015. In this case, the pair may continue falling towards 1.2945.

USDCAD, “US Dollar vs Canadian Dollar”

As we can see in the H4 chart, the sideways movement was followed by a slight growth. By now, the pair has finished several reversal patterns, including Doji. The current situation implies that USDCAD may continue reversing and then grow to reach 1.3111. However, we shouldn’t ignore an alternative scenario, according to which the instrument may fall towards 1.3033.

AUDUSD, “Australian Dollar vs US Dollar”

As we can see in the H4 chart, the pair has completed another decline: it has formed Harami reversal pattern not far from the support level. Right now, AUDUSD is starting to reverse; the upside target may be at 0.6922. However, we shouldn’t ignore an alternative scenario, which implies that the instrument may continue falling towards 0.6800.

GBPUSD, “Great Britain Pound vs US Dollar”

As we can see in the daily chart, GBPUSD is still correcting and forming Triangle pattern. The pair is stuck above the support at 38.2% (1.2883). If the price fails to break this level, it may start a new rising impulse to break the high at and reach mid-term 76.0% fibo at 1.3794.

The H4 chart shows that the correction has stopped at 38.2% fibo. If the price breaks the local low at 1.2904, the pair may continue falling towards 50.0% and 61.8% fibo at 1.2856 and 1.2700 respectively.

EURJPY, “Euro vs. Japanese Yen”

In the daily chart, after updating the previous high and failing to reach 61.8% fibo at 123.05, the pair has started a new pullback towards 50.0% fibo. Despite the divergence on MACD, it’s too early to think about the trend reverse, at least as long as EURJPY is trading above the support. It means that this decline should be considered as a new short-term correction, which may be followed by further growth towards 61.8% and 76.0% fibo at 123.05 and 124.69 respectively.

The H4 chart shows that the pair is moving downwards to reach 38.2%. However, if the price falls towards 23.6% fibo at 121.21, the decline may continue to reach 38.2% and 50.0% fibo at 120.19 and 119.36 respectively. If the price breaks the resistance at 122.87, the mid-term growth will continue.