The indication that a debt deal had been struck by members of both parties in the US Congress had initially driven the value of the US dollar (USD) higher in trading yesterday morning.
After an impressive rally towards a fresh record high at 1,1080 the pair seems ready for a corrective move as the market reached the upper weekly bollinger band.
The pair might be in the process of carving out a double bottom formation on the weekly chart which would open the door to a major reversal this year.
The Swiss Franc continues to be agressively bought and the fresh low from yesterday at 77,30 confirms the strong bearish pressure on the USD/CHF.
Last session has been very active on the Japenese Yen as a whole with of course an impact on the USD/JPY.
The Cable has been rolling over ahead of the 1,65 level lately. The market is building a double top formation on the 4-hour chart.
The pair has confirmed a new fail on its daily descending trendline yesterday. The overall structure is now quite bearish with a risk of additional decline towards key level at 1,40 (daily bollinger band).
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