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Friday 24 June 2016

GBP/USD: BREXIT down-spike to recover partially




Amazingly, Britain has voted to leave the EU, bringing the anticipated down-spike in the security (and the world-wide markets).

What happens next? Answer: Nothing.

All the trade agreements and border controls remain the same for at least the next two years.

Nothing - except the uncertainty as to the future.

As the British Pound was already undervalued, there should, in the next few days, be a partial recovery from the down-spike, followed by a crawl back into my yellow box.

Wednesday 22 June 2016

GBP/USD: Betting on BREXIT Referendum

GBP/USD: Betting on Brexit Referundum



Pollsters say it is too close to call. Punters favour a Remain result. If the Brits vote to stay in the EU, we should see a considerable spike tomorrow evening into Friday (green triangle), followed by resumption of the upwards slope from a higher spot than present value. A vote to exit will bring a down-spike (red triangle), but this should be followed by a return to present levels, as the pound is under-value. My bet is on Remain..

Tuesday 21 June 2016

GBP/USD: Now for some profit-taking



After spectacular gains yesterday, continued into this morning, we will undoubtedly see some profit-taking, resulting in a fall-back, and resumption of the up-swing on Thursday or Friday.

Sunday 19 June 2016

GBP/USD to rise now




Five days to the BREXIT referendum, and the polls have moved back in favour of REMAIN. On Friday last, the pound sterling  began its comeback, and now is the time to place the bet.

Wednesday 15 June 2016

NASDAQ: Wait and See




At present bouncing off the short-term Support Line, we can't be sure whether it will rise or fall.

The green box is the range (pointing upwards) within which the price is moving; but the red line is a long-term Resistance Curve.

The price may rise as far as the Resistance Curve, but no further, given the threat of an eventual rise in FED interest rate this year.

If the price turns downwards tomorrow and breaks through the short-term Resistance Line, it should drop rapidly towards the 5-year Support Line.

Monday 13 June 2016

GBP/USD hits bottom




Anticipating a possible British exit from the EU, Great British Pound (red graph) has declined sharply for two years, not having recovered from its plunge in 2007/ 08. It now hits an all-time bottom.

Referendum day (23 June) is shown by the vertical bar. The pound fell sharply on Friday 10 June, as opinion polls show the Exit camp moving ahead of the Remains.

The economics all stack up against Exit, but the immigration issue is the factor bolstering the Exit camp. In 2015, net immigration into the UK was 333,000. Continue that trend for 20 years, with consequent increase due to births, would increase the population of Britain by over 7 million. Already there are 8 million of foreign birth in the country, out of a total population of 64 M.

Would leaving the EU solve the immigration crisis? As the polling date nears, the economic argument will become more persuasive and the actual referendum will be governed more by the head than the heart.

I think a bet on the GBP just before referendum day is warranted. Even if the vote is to leave, the pound has probably already fallen enough. The chart shows the EUR/USD  in blue.

Monday 6 June 2016

EUR/USD to continue uptrend for next year unless BREXIT



The all-time chart (showing the history of the Euro from its origins, against the US Dollar) will be upwards for the next year, unless the Brits vote to leave the EU, which could see a down-spike on or following 23 Jun 2016 (down-spike not indicated). The march up the hill is unlikely to be straight all the way, but have occasional regressions to the underlying slope-line.

Friday 3 June 2016

NASDAQ hits a local peak and wobbles




Nasdaq is easing back today after hitting its predicted local peak. In the absence of any imminent move on the Interest front, I guess that the movement over the next three weeks or so will be along the path of my green arrow: Down a little, then Up a little, ultimately controlled by the 5-year Support Line and the brown Resistance Curve.

EUR/USD: Todays Spike




I predicted that the Euro  would rise in advance of the BREXIT referendum and have a spike, up or down depending on the outcome, afterwards.

Today's spike tells me that the market is growing more confident of a positive outcome (i.e., the Brits voting to stay in the EU). There will be some profit-taking at this point, so the price should, in the next few days, ease or flop back to the shaft of my blue arrow.