With stocks bouncing from the lows, bond yields following, the FX market is not sure whAT PATH TO FOLLOW while USDJPY remains well of the 149+ high but still up on the day above 148.
EURUSD is back to about unchanged on the day in what seems to be setting up to be an FX range afternoon with the focus mainly on US rquities.
Trading Tip
When in a strong trend, there often needs to be a correction to shakeout the weak longs (or shorts), which in turn sets up a run at a new high (or low) as the market has less capacity (fewer longs or shorts) to absorb fresh buying (or selling).
See if this proves to be the case after the earlier stock market shakeout.
US500 4 HOUR CJART – 5500 PAUSE but…

As I noted, 5500 looks like an inviting target that has potential for a pause.
While the move back above 5645 ran some stops,, it would need a firm move above it  to confirm it was anything more than a dead cat bounce. .
Otherwise, to slow the downside,, big figures like 5600, 5700, 5800 would need to be regained and become support.
Back below 5571 would put the 5527 low in oplay again.
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I am using Daily charts when giving a general direction and sometimes even Clear signals, but for those you have to wait sometimes for days…
It is possible to trade DAX, Gold, Bitcoin on small time frames, but I use very small time frames…15 min and smaller.
But be aware that only high liquidity pairs are behaving nicely….
XAU/USD: Gold Sits Steady Above $2,900 as Focus Shifts to Looming Inflation Data
Key points:
·        Gold prices hug flatline
·        Inflation report looms
·        Where are rates going?
Gold prices XAUUSD held steady around $2,915 per ounce Wednesday morning with traders getting ready to be hit by the latest inflation report out of the US. Gold bugs can’t complain — their shiny stuff is doing numbers on the chart and the upcoming inflation data could stir things up even more.
The consumer price index USCPI dropping today is expected to show prices increased 2.9% in February. Oddly, analysts expect to see a pullback as January’s inflation pace was 3.0%.
If inflation turns out to be higher than expected, then the Fed might reassess its plans of cutting borrowing costs. Some analysts go as far as to predict that inflation could soar so much the Fed could be prompted to hike interest rates.
Rates staying where they are or even possibly moving higher could be detrimental to gold, because it’s a non-yielding asset and it may lose its appeal as a safe-haven in a market environment of higher interest rates.
ECB Facing ‘Exceptionally High’ Levels of Uncertainty, Lagarde Says
The European Central Bank is confronting a new, more volatile world in which it must combine agility in responding to shocks with clarity in outlining how it is likely to react to a range of possible outcomes, President Christine Lagarde said Wednesday.
Much of that new volatility was traceable to U.S. President Trump’s administration.
“Established certainties about the international order have been upended,” she said. “We have seen political decisions that would have been unthinkable only a few months ago. Our expectations have indeed been swept aside in the last few years, and in the last few weeks in particular.”
DAX – GER 30
DAX rebounded straight to the Resistance at 22.860 ( a bit short of it) and it is not out of woods.
To have a sustainable move, it has to test the support again at least , and if holds it can go Up.
Close below 22.860 will be Bearish and we should see that test of 22.250
If DAX continues to try Up , this is going to be one big Top, and then you know how it goes…down for weeks if not months…
So, I would like to see deeper correction in coming days, in which case it would be able to regain the strength and continue Up.


US OPEN
US equity futures higher & USD incrementally gains ahead of US CPI; JPY modestly lags
Good morning USA traders, hope your day is off to a great start! Here are the top 4 things you need to know for today’s market.
4Â Â Â Things You Need to Know
·    European bourses are in the green as sentiment in the complex improves; US futures are also higher with the NQ slightly outperforming.
·    USD is a little firmer ahead of US CPI data, JPY lags peers.
·    Bonds are bearish overall amid supply, inflation updates & German fiscal developments.
·    Oil and base metals firmer, gold trades sideways ahead of US CPI.
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