U.S. Dollar Index pulls back as traders react to the weaker-than-expected JOLTs Job Openings report. The report showed that JOLTs Job Openings declined from 8.156 million in November to 7.6 million in December, compared to analyst consensus of 8 million.
In case U.S. Dollar Index stays below the support at 108.30, it will head towards the next support level, which is located in the 106.80 – 107.00 range.
EUR/USD gains ground as traders react to the weak job market data from the U.S.
EUR/USD has recently managed to climb above the resistance at 1.0335 – 1.0350 and is trying to gain additional upside momentum. In case this attempt is successful, EUR/USD will move towards the next resistance at 1.0420 – 1.0435.
GBP/USD is moving higher as traders focus on general weakness of the American currency.
A successful test of the resistance at 1.2485 – 1.2500 will push GBP/USD towards the next resistance level at 1.2600 – 1.2615.
USD/CAD is under pressure as President Donald Trump agreed to pause tariffs on Canada for 30 days.
Currently, USD/CAD is trying to settle below the support at 1.4330 – 1.4350. In case this attempt is successful, USD/CAD will move towards the next support level, which is located in the 1.4180 – 1.4200 range.
USD/JPY is losing some ground as traders focus on the pullback in Treasury yields and evaluate the impact of trade wars.
The technical picture remains unchanged as USD/JPY is stuck between the support at 153.50 – 154.00 and the resistance at 156.00 – 156.50.
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In more than 15 years of trading in the financial markets, Vladimir dealt with a wide range of brokers and financial instruments. His career as a day-trader at a proprietary trading firm goes back to 2007. Later, Vladimir turned to longer time frames and became an independent trader and analyst managing his own portfolio. Using his experience, he helps traders find the best broker in his reviews.