Paul Robinson | Analyst DFX | IG South Africa

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EUR/USD technical analysis: breaking important support levels
EUR/USD is starting to trade below a couple of major thresholds, outlook turning increasingly bearish.
Paul Robinson, Publication date : 2021-02-04T15:26:13+0000
EUR/USD technical analysis: range looking like bullish consolidation
EUR/USD has been without many directional cues lately, but overall the range appears to be favorable for the broader outlook; waiting on a breakout to confirm.
Paul Robinson, Publication date : 2020-11-19T07:43:56+0000
EUR/JPY has bullish sentiment signal, but keep an eye on big support
EUR/JPY remains favored for higher prices based on sentiment signal, but only as long as key support remains intact.
Paul Robinson, Publication date : 2020-09-14T09:17:23+0100
GBP/USD sentiment shift helps bullish case
Cable is on the rise as traders are fading the break higher; this may bode well for higher prices in the days ahead.
Paul Robinson, Publication date : 2020-07-22T14:51:48+0100
US dollar index set to keep going higher in channel
The US dollar is coming off channel support, with it pointed higher towards a potential run-in with the 100 mark.
Paul Robinson, Publication date : 2020-02-07T09:55:49+0000
US dollar index trading towards support, watch long-term channel
The US dollar is trading towards significant support, that keeps the outlook neutral at worst if it holds, but if it breaks could spark selling pressure.
Paul Robinson, Publication date : 2019-12-06T10:33:36+0000
USD technical outlook: US dollar rally to gain momentum?
The US Dollar Index has been stuck in an upward grind but could soon gather momentum.
Paul Robinson, Publication date : 2019-09-26T09:48:28+0100
USD/CAD short-term technicals turning bearish
The Canadian dollar has been choppy, but with a breakdown unfolding it appears to be heading for selling in the near term.
Paul Robinson, Publication date : 2019-08-27T15:26:52+0100
AUD/USD validating bearish pattern, NZD/USD poised to do same
AUD/USD snapped a corrective price pattern, looking towards June and January lows in the coming days and weeks, with NZD/USD set to follow.
Paul Robinson, Publication date : 2019-07-29T16:18:49+0100

Paul Robinson

Paul Robinson is a currency analyst at IG’s partner platform DailyFX, a leading portal for forex trading news, charts, indicators and analysis. Paul has over 18 years of financial market experience as both an analyst and trader across a wide variety of asset classes – equities, options, index and commodity futures, FX, and interest rates.

His market approach is based on a blend of price behavior analysis and sound risk management techniques. Traders of all experience levels will find Paul's 'process-oriented' style both informative and actionable.

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