With the start of the new year, interest in business, currencies and metals and how they will trade in the current year is the hot topic. Updates and projections for the upcoming year feature all kinds of data based on the political and economic scenarios. Reviewing some of the projections and concerns raised in the latest video by Rob Booker, it is evident that in the forex trading market, several anomalies could tip the balance of the currency rate either way.
Twenty Twenty is a year that has opened up on the verge of considerable political turmoil creating a volatile market for investments, in particular, the Forex Trade. It is this turmoil and its impact on the value of three major currencies in the market that is the main focus of the Review for 2020, given by Rob Booker, recently.
According to Booker, the three major currencies that could behave unpredictably are the British Pound, the Canadian Dollar and the US Dollar. These three are the main currency pairs that attract investment. However, the profitability of investments will depend on the response of the market to the political instability and the turmoil that may or may not result as a result of three political and economic scenarios.
The main events that will have an impact on the currency pairs USD/CAD and GBP/USD are the Non-Formal Payroll Report (NFP) that is coming out in the context of the instability that may arise in the US as a result of President Trump’s impeachment, the potential for a war between USA and Iran, the Bank of Canada interest rates and Brexit.
As appropriately pointed out by Rob, the successful impeachment of the 45th President of the US by the House of Representatives has opened a trial in Senate for abuse of power and for blocking Congress, against Donald Trump. How the US economy reacts to this will become evident in the Non-Form Payroll Report (NFP), which will determine how the US Dollar trades in the Forex markets.
A second politically explosive situation is the threatened war between Iran and the US. Motivated by the airstrikes on the Iraqi airport that killed a significant Irani general, the tensions that emerged saw the Iranian head of state promising vengeance against the US. If this situation escalates, then it is evident, it would influence the value of the US dollar.
The second event, Rob, points out as key indicators of future investments is the interest rate set by the Bank of Canada. As these interest rates will determine how much money will flow freely in the market in the current scenario.
In this context, Rob Booker identified the trade between the currency pair USD/CAD is poised at a critical stage. He uses the shoulder-head analysis technique to determine the bullish-to-bearish trend reversal for the USD/CAD currency pair. The currency pair are exhibiting a traditional technical pattern, where the currency exchange is set to move potentially either showing a bearish trend down to the 1.26 level or on the other hand, the pair could climb up to the 1.34 mark, which is a climb of 500 pips and which could potentially act as a great point of resistance. Here, Booker advises a wait and watch strategy as soon as the rate climbs up to the 1.32 mark and then making a decision about securing your investment.
Finally, the third unpredictable situation that is set to create a volatile marketplace is Britain’s exit from the UK with no deal. If there is a smooth transition and confidence in the British pound remains unaffected, then there will be no effect on the currency pair USD/GBP. However, if there is some trouble or an unprecedented reaction, to Brexit, then it will affect the value of the British Pound.
The projection given by Rob Booker – how you can learn more about on the Rob Booker Trading Podcast – using the head and shoulder pattern to identify the future trend for the currency pair USD/GBP for the specified period is that if there is a strong job report and there is political instability regarding the no-deal Brexit, then the value will come down to the 1.22 mark. The counterbalance figure for this currency pair in the event of a weak job report from NFP and there is no impact resulting from the British political scenario, then the pair could go up to 1.35, and it could go on increasing for some time. However, Booker advises that investors should wait and see how it pans out in the coming weeks as there is likely to be less trade based on these currency pairs.
Analysing this information in comparison with projections made by two forex trading experts, we found that this analysis of the market for the two currency pairs USD/CAD and USD/GBP was generally held to be true and their projections of how the currencies would behave are quite similar. G10 Forex Index for 2020 predicts a bullish climb for USD/GBP to a 1.40 mark and a reversal mark at 1.29. For the USD/CAD pair targeting 1.30 as it continues its breakdown, and the risk is set at the 1.32 mark.
For a review of how the two currency pairs behaved in the first few weeks of January, we studied the data from a forex website. The 100forexbrokers.com highlighted the recent rise of the British Pound against the US Dollar by 10 points totalling it near 1.3100. However, they projected that
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