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Stay informed with the most recent news and commentary from the SaxoStrats, our team of expert analysts.

  • Forex

    FX Breakout Monitor: USDJPY puts on a fireworks show

    John Hardy

    Head of FX Strategy

    The standout development on today was a hefty weakening move in the Japanese yen as USDJPY leaped su...
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  • Forex

    FX Update: Fighting this market is futile. USDJPY break higher?

    John Hardy

    Head of FX Strategy

    We tried to raise the caution flag yesterday only to see US technology stocks and risk appetite rebo...
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  • Forex

    FX Breakout Monitor: XAU outpaces also strong GBP and JPY

    John Hardy

    Head of FX Strategy

    While sterling and yen are very strong on the day and the smaller G10 and EM currencies are on the d...
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  • Forex

    FX Update: USD and JPY rise to top on negative sentiment shift.

    John Hardy

    Head of FX Strategy

    Widening concerns that the Covid-19 virus outbreak will lead to a more sustained risk of economic di...
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  • Forex

    FX Update: Sterling rises on fiscal stimulus hopes

    John Hardy

    Head of FX Strategy

    Most currencies are taking their orders from intermarket signals, as commodities have bounced and ri...
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  • Forex

    FX Breakout Monitor: EUR breaking lower nearly everywhere

    John Hardy

    Head of FX Strategy

    The euro is suffering broad weakness and we have now seen downside breaks in the majority if the EUR...
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  • Forex

    FX Update: Euro weakness stands out, also after modest risk-off overnight

    John Hardy

    Head of FX Strategy

    EURUSD slipped to new lows since early 2017 yesterday, with the euro continuing to do most of the we...
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  • Forex

    FX Update: Kiwi bump in the night. Euro remains heavy

    John Hardy

    Head of FX Strategy

    The long and thoroughly tedious Fed Chair Powell testimony before a House committee yesterday produc...
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  • Forex

    FX Update: EUR struggling across the board

    John Hardy

    Head of FX Strategy

    The market is trying again to bounce back from coronavirus fears, with mixed action in the US dollar...
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  • Forex

    FX Breakout Monitor: USD still main focus, but JPY deserves attention

    John Hardy

    Head of FX Strategy

    The US dollar continues to surge higher across the board, with USDCAD closing Friday at a new 49-day...
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 Check how other traders are positioned

See whether Saxo traders are buying or selling our most popular FX pairs.

Instrument
Sellers
Buyers
BidAsk
Euro/US Dollar
EURUSD
46%
54%
1.07971.0799
Trade
Euro/British Pound
EURGBP
43%
57%
0.836120.83642
Trade
Gold/Silver
XAUXAG
50%
50%
87.487.51
Trade
Gold/Australian Dollar
XAUAUD
54%
46%
2419.282420.18
Trade
US Dollar/Norwegian Krone
USDNOK
59%
41%
9.29559.2993
Trade

Client sentiment data shows the percentage split between buyers and sellers on today’s most popular instruments. Data is delayed by up to 30 minutes. See the full disclaimer for more information.

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Instrument
Sellers
Euro/US Dollar
EURUSD
46%
Buyers
54%
Bid
1.0797
Ask
1.0799
Trade
Euro/British Pound
EURGBP
43%
Buyers
57%
Bid
0.83612
Ask
0.83642
Trade
Gold/Silver
XAUXAG
50%
Buyers
50%
Bid
87.4
Ask
87.51
Trade
Gold/Australian Dollar
XAUAUD
54%
Buyers
46%
Bid
2419.28
Ask
2420.18
Trade
US Dollar/Norwegian Krone
USDNOK
59%
Buyers
41%
Bid
9.2955
Ask
9.2993
Trade

Client sentiment data shows the percentage split between buyers and sellers on today’s most popular instruments. Data is delayed by up to 30 minutes. See the full disclaimer for more information.

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See today’s market movers

Review today’s biggest gains and losses on the forex market for a snapshot of the market mood.

Gainers
InstrumentPriceChange (1D)
Gold/Thai Baht
XAUTHB
50430.5 THB
+0.76%
Trade
Swiss Franc/South African Rand
CHFZAR
15.30485 ZAR
+0.6%
Trade
US Dollar/South African Rand
USDZAR
15.056815 ZAR
+0.57%
Trade
Canadian Dollar/South African Rand
CADZAR
11.38195 ZAR
+0.5%
Trade
Danish Krone/South African Rand
DKKZAR
2.17685 ZAR
+0.47%
Trade
Instrument
Change (1D)
Gold/Thai Baht
XAUTHB
+0.76%
Bid
50395.0
Ask
50466.0
Trade
Swiss Franc/South African Rand
CHFZAR
+0.6%
Bid
15.2975
Ask
15.3122
Trade
US Dollar/South African Rand
USDZAR
+0.57%
Bid
15.05075
Ask
15.06288
Trade
Canadian Dollar/South African Rand
CADZAR
+0.5%
Bid
11.3767
Ask
11.3872
Trade
Danish Krone/South African Rand
DKKZAR
+0.47%
Bid
2.1758
Ask
2.1779
Trade
Losers
InstrumentPriceChange (1D)
Platinum/US Dollar
XPTUSD
997.0 USD
-1.07%
Trade
South African Rand/Japanese Yen
ZARJPY
7.396 JPY
-0.54%
Trade
Platinum/South African Rand
XPTZAR
15011.5 ZAR
-0.51%
Trade
Australian Dollar/US Dollar
AUDUSD
0.66508 USD
-0.41%
Trade
Australian Dollar/Swiss Franc
AUDCHF
0.65433 CHF
-0.41%
Trade
Instrument
Change (1D)
Platinum/US Dollar
XPTUSD
-1.07%
Bid
995.0
Ask
999.0
Trade
South African Rand/Japanese Yen
ZARJPY
-0.54%
Bid
7.392
Ask
7.4
Trade
Platinum/South African Rand
XPTZAR
-0.51%
Bid
14991.0
Ask
15032.0
Trade
Australian Dollar/US Dollar
AUDUSD
-0.41%
Bid
0.66493
Ask
0.66523
Trade
Australian Dollar/Swiss Franc
AUDCHF
-0.41%
Bid
0.65403
Ask
0.65463
Trade

Market movers shows you the biggest price movements across selected markets. Data is delayed by up to 30 minutes. See the full disclaimer for more information.

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Let Trade Signals find your next opportunity 

Automate your analysis with Trade Signals by Autochartist, free for Saxo clients.
This leading technical analysis tool identifies emerging and completed chart patterns.

InstrumentSignalIdentifiedProbabilityQuality
British Pound/Japanese Yen
GBPJPY
4H Ascending Triangle
19-Feb 16:0067.88%
Trade
Euro/British Pound
EURGBP
4H Ascending Triangle
19-Feb 20:0065.35%
Trade
Euro/Japanese Yen
EURJPY
1D Channel Down
20-Feb 00:0070.19%
Trade
Euro/Australian Dollar
EURAUD
4H Channel Down
20-Feb 04:0069.66%
Trade
British Pound/Australian Dollar
GBPAUD
1H Channel Down
20-Feb 02:0066.87%
Trade

Trade Signals shows you technical analysis opportunities with a 65% or above probability of hitting their forecast level based on past performance with respect to the pattern type, the instrument and the time of day it was identified. Blue indicates rising trends and red indicates descending trends. Data is delayed by up to 30 minutes. See the full disclaimer for more information.

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Instrument
Signal
British Pound/Japanese Yen
GBPJPY
4H Ascending Triangle
Identified
19-Feb 16:00
Probability
67.88%
Quality
Trade
Euro/British Pound
EURGBP
4H Ascending Triangle
Identified
19-Feb 20:00
Probability
65.35%
Quality
Trade
Euro/Japanese Yen
EURJPY
1D Channel Down
Identified
20-Feb 00:00
Probability
70.19%
Quality
Trade
Euro/Australian Dollar
EURAUD
4H Channel Down
Identified
20-Feb 04:00
Probability
69.66%
Quality
Trade
British Pound/Australian Dollar
GBPAUD
1H Channel Down
Identified
20-Feb 02:00
Probability
66.87%
Quality
Trade

Trade Signals shows you technical analysis opportunities with a 65% or above probability of hitting their forecast level based on past performance with respect to the pattern type, the instrument and the time of day it was identified. Blue indicates rising trends and red indicates descending trends. Data is delayed by up to 30 minutes. See the full disclaimer for more information.

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Meet our experts

Our strategy team provides expert analysis of forex trends with a focus on emerging markets volatility, central bank announcements and geopolitical events.

  • John Hardy
    Head of FX Strategy

    John Hardy joined Saxo Bank in 2002 and has been Head of FX Strategy since October 2007. He focuses on delivering strategies and analyses in the currency market as defined...

    About John

  • Ole S. Hansen
    Head of Commodity Strategy

    Ole Hansen has been Head of Commodity Strategy since 2010. He focuses on delivering strategies and analyses of the global commodity markets defined by fundamentals, market...

    About Ole

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