2023 Market Forecast by Solidecn

Crude Oil - OPEC+ sticks to production cut plans​

The oil market has stabilized, and the meeting of OPEC+ energy ministers held yesterday in the format of a videoconference met traders' expectations: officials recommended cartel members maintain the earlier decisions to reduce production by 2.0M barrels per day. According to most experts, this course of action is fully in line with the current situation and contributes to the preservation of oil quotes within 80 – 90 dollars per barrel.

Data on stocks of raw materials in vaults in the US for the fifth week in a row signal an oversupply. So, yesterday, the American Petroleum Institute (API) reported an increase in the weekly rate of 6.330M barrels after an increase of 3.378M a week earlier, and a report by the Energy Information Administration of the US Department of Energy (EIA) reflected an increase in the value of 4.140M barrels after an increase of 0.533M earlier. The statistics are trying to provoke pressure on the quotes of the asset, but so far, there has been no reaction from investors to the published data. Also, as the International Energy Agency (IEA) reported in its recent report, attempts by the G7 countries to impose a price ceiling on Russian oil and thereby limit its supply on the market will not lead to serious consequences. According to the organization's director, Fatih Birol, if difficulties arise, they will not last longer than the first quarter of 2023.

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On the daily chart, the trading instrument is moving within the local ascending corridor, coming close to the support line at 82, and the technical indicators increase the probability of growth.

Resistance levels: 85.5, 92 | Support levels: 80.64, 75.5​

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Morning Wrap​

  • US indices finished yesterday's trading higher. S&P 500 gained 1.47%, Russell 2000 added 2.06% and Nasdaq rallied over 3%. Dow Jones was a laggard with 0.11% drop​
  • US index futures dropped in the after-hours trading following earnings releases from Apple, Amazon and Alphabet​
  • Apple dropped 3.2% in the after-hours trading. Company reported a 5% sales drop to $117.15 billion (exp. $121.10 billion) and almost 11% YoY drop in EPS, to $1.88 (exp. $1.94). CEO Tim Cook said that strong dollar, production problems in China as well as the overall macroeconomic environment were to blame for poor results​
  • Amazon traded 5% lower in the after-hours trading. Company reported Q4 revenue at $149.2 billion (exp. $145.4 billion) and EPS at $0.03 per share. Sales growth in cloud business slowed from 27.5 to 20% YoY in Q4 2022. Company provided a rather light guidance pointing to a 4-8% sales growth in Q1 2023​
  • Alphabet dropped 4.6% in the after-hours trading. Company missed sales and earnings expectations with revenue coming in at $76.05 billion (exp. $76.5 billion) and EPS reaching $1.05 (exp. $1.18). Alphabet's sales grew at a pace of just 1% YoY in Q4 2022, marking the slowest growth since Q2 2020​
  • Indices from Asia Pacific traded mixed. Nikkei, S&P/ASX 200, Kospi and Nifty 50 gained while indices from China and Vietnam traded lower​
  • DAX futures point to a slightly higher opening of the European cash session today​
  • US and Canadian militaries are monitoring a Chinese spy balloon that is currently flying above continental United States. It was decided not to shoot it down to prevent collateral damage from falling debris​
  • Chinese Caixin services PMI came in at 52.9 in January (exp. 51.6)​
  • BoJ Governor Kuroda said that Bank of Japan has a 8.8 trillion JPY unrealized loss from bonds it bought as part of yield curve control mechanism​
  • Cryptocurrencies are trading mixed today. Dogecoin gains 0.2%, BitcoinCash adds 0.8%, Bitcoin drops 0.1% and Ethereum trades 0.8% down​
  • Energy commodities trade lower - oil drops 0.2% while US natural gas prices traded 0.9% lower​
  • Precious metals trade higher - gold gains 0.2%, silver trades 0.3% higher and platinum adds 0.5%​
  • NZD and JPY are the best performing major currencies while EUR and CAD lag the most​

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Nasdaq-100 (US100) had another solid session yesterday. However, things turned sour after the close of the Wall Street cash session as Apple, Amazon and Alphabet disappointed with earnings reports. US100 took a hit and pulled back around 2.5% off yesterday's highs.​

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Crude Oil Price Presses on the Support

Crude oil price attempts to break 75.65 level, to hint heading to achieve more decline in the upcoming sessions, organized inside the bearish channel that appears on the chart, to target 74.10 areas initially.

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Therefore, the bearish bias will be suggested for today, noting that breaching 76.2 will stop the expected decline and lead the price to recover and attempt to build bullish wave on the intraday basis. The expected trading range for today is between 73.8 support and 77 resistance.​


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AUDUSD Under the Negative Pressure​

The AUDUSD pair found solid resistance around 0.7150 level, to rebound downwards clearly and head towards potential visit to the bullish channel’s support line, located now around 0.6920.

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Therefore, the bearish bias will be expected for today, supported by moving below the EMA50, taking into consideration that breaching 0.7090 will stop the expected decline and lead the price to resume the main bullish wave. The expected trading range for today is between 0.6980 support and 0.7100 resistance.​

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USDJPY consolidates below the resistance

The USDJPY pair settles below the resistance line formed at 128.90, noticing that stochastic loses its positive momentum clearly, while the EMA50 forms negative pressure against the price.

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Therefore, these factors encourage us to continue suggesting the bearish trend that its next target located at 127.15, reminding you that it is important to hold below 128.90 to achieve the waited targets. The expected trading range for today is between 127.60 support and 129.20 resistance.

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Dow Jones - Growth on the back of positive financial reports of the components

Yesterday, three market giants included in the top capitalization rating presented their financial data for the fourth quarter of 2022. Technology company Apple Inc. showed revenue of 117.20 billion dollars, which still fell short of the projected 121.88 billion dollars, which was generally expected and did not lead to a serious drop in shares. Google's holding Alphabet Inc. reported revenue of 76.05 billion dollars, a significant increase from the previous quarter's 69.09 billion dollars, and one of the largest online retailers, Amazon.com Inc. reported revenue of 149.2 billion dollars, which exceeded the projected 145.64 billion dollars, which allowed the issuer's stock quotes to increase immediately by 8.0%.

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On the daily chart, the index quotes continue corrective dynamics, again trying to overcome the resistance line of the local Triangle pattern at 34160, the technical indicators remain in the state of a weak buy signal, hinting at an exit from the pattern: the range of EMA fluctuations on the Alligator indicator started expanding in the direction of growth, and the histogram of the AO oscillator is forming new ascending bars in the purchase zone.

Support levels: 33557, 32463 | Resistance levels: 34325, 35524​


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EURJPY Technical Analysis​

The EURJPY pair started to form new correctional bullish wave to surpass the additional barrier 141.75 and notice recording some gains by touching 142.85 level.
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Continuing to consolidate above the breached barrier reinforces the chances of renewing the correctional attempts for now, to expect targeting 143.60 and 144.00 levels, while gathering the additional negative momentum and crawling below 141.75 will activate the bearish track again, to increase the chances of crawling towards 141.10 followed by repeating the pressure on 140.25 obstacle.

The expected trading range for today is between 141.75 and 143.60.​
 
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Morning Wrap - US500​

S&P 500 (US500) failed to break above the 4,165 pts resistance zone last week and started to pull back. The move lower is being continued today. Tensions between China and the US are picking-up after the US Air Force shot down a Chinese spy balloon over the weekend.

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Nasdaq 100 - American stock market is preparing for a reversal​

One of the leading US indexes Nasdaq 100 shows corrective dynamics, being at around 12500.0, reversing downwards amid disappointing financial results of large companies. The situation cannot be changed even by the strengthening of the positions of the American currency, supported by data on an increase in the Nonfarm Payrolls by 517.0 thousand jobs with an expected growth of only 190.0 thousand.

The largest online retailer Amazon.com Inc. reported close-to-loss quarterly earnings per share of just 0.03 dollars, worse than the 0.17 dollars forecast. At the same time, the company increased its revenue from 127.1 billion dollars to 149.2 billion dollars. Technology giant Apple Inc. posted earnings per share of 1.88 dollars, lower than the expected 1.94 dollars, and revenue of 117.2 billion dollars versus a forecast of 121.88 billion dollars. In turn, Alphabet Inc. reported revenue of 76.05 billion dollars versus a forecast of 76.07 billion dollars and earnings per share of 1.05 dollars, down from the previous quarter's figure of 1.06 dollars.

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On the daily chart, the index quotes are correcting as part of the global Expanding Formation pattern, approaching the resistance line. Technical indicators are holding a buy signal, which is about to start weakening.

Support levels: 12200, 11400 | Resistance levels: 12800, 13600​
 
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XAUUSD - Global demand for gold remains at a record high​

Yesterday, gold quotes recorded the most significant drop since last June, dropping by 90.0 dollars from 1950.0 to Friday's low at 1860.0, the key driver of which was the growth of the US dollar from 101.500 to 102.900 in the USD Index against the background of a strong report on the US labor market. Investors perceived the movement as a local correction, which will not receive a serious continuation since the fundamental global background does not contribute to the decline in the asset: according to the report for 2022, global demand for gold amounted to 4.741K tons, which is an absolute record since 2011. Most of the positive momentum came from central banks' purchases, which mostly wished to remain anonymous. According to experts, regulators thus hope to protect themselves from possible sanctions, providing strong support for national economies.

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On the daily chart, the trading instrument is correcting, keeping around the support line of the rising corridor. Technical indicators weaken the buy signal.

Resistance levels: 1900, 1960 | Support levels: 1860, 1800​
 
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EURUSD Heads Towards the Second Target​

The EURUSD pair broke 1.0830 level strongly to open the way to achieve more decline on the intraday basis, targeting testing 1.0745 as a next negative station, to keep the bearish bias dominant in the upcoming sessions.

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It is important to monitor the price when reaching the suggested target, as breaking it will push the price to achieve more decline that its next target reaches 1.0635, taking into consideration that breaching 1.0865 will stop the current negative pressure and lead the price to regain the main bullish trend again.

The expected trading range for today is between 1.0695 support and 1.0865 resistance.​
 
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AUDUSD Hits the Target​

The AUDUSD pair managed to achieve our waited target at 0.6920 and settles around it now, settling below the bullish channel’s support line to fall under more correctional pressure in the upcoming sessions, targeting visiting 0.6780 areas as a next main station.

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Therefore, the bearish bias will remain suggested in the upcoming sessions, taking into consideration that breaching 0.6945 will stop the expected decline and lead the price to return to the main bullish track again.

The expected trading range for today is between 0.6850 support and 0.6980 resistance.​


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GBPUSD Crawls Downwards​

The GBPUSD pair approach 1.2000 barrier, showing tight sideways trades now, noticing that stochastic loses its positive momentum gradually, waiting to motivate the price to resume the bearish bias that targets testing 1.1940 level as a next station.
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Therefore, the bearish trend scenario will remain valid and active conditioned by the price stability below 1.2115. The expected trading range for today is between 1.1950 support and 1.2100 resistance.​

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NZDUSD Faces Solid Support​

The NZDUSD pair found solid support at 0.6290, to show some slight bullish bias and begins attempts to build bullish wave, but it loses the positive momentum clearly, which might force the price to decline again and attack the mentioned level in attempt to achieve more bearish correction.

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Therefore, we prefer to stay aside until we get clearer signal for the next trend, noting that breaking the mentioned support will push the price to head towards 0.6210 followed by 0.6140 levels as next negative targets, while breaching 0.6365 represents positive factor that will lead the price to recover and achieve gains that start at 0.6445. The expected trading range for today is between 0.6260 support and 0.6380 resistance.​


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ETHUSD - Murray analysis​

The ETHUSD pair has been trading within the upward trend since the beginning of this year, however, growth has slowed down in the last three weeks, and quotes have entered the sideways range of 1687.5 - 1562.50 (Murray levels [7/8]-[6/8]), where they are now.

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Currently, the price is trying to resume growth from the middle line of the Bollinger Bands (1625) and, if consolidated above the upper limit of the specified range, it will be able to rise to 1750 (Murray level [8/8]) and 1875 (Murray level [+2/8]). In general, the uptrend in the pair is still maintained, which is signaled by the upward reversal of the Bollinger Bands and the stabilization of the MACD histogram in the positive zone. A downward reversal of the Stochastic allows a breakdown of the middle line of the Bollinger bands and a pullback of the price to the area of 1562.5 (Murray level [5/8], the lower line of the Bollinger Bands), however, in this case, an upward reversal is more likely than further development of the downward movement.

Resistance levels: 1687.5, 1750, 1875 | Support levels: 1562.5, 1500, 1375, 1250​


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Chart of the Day - USDCAD​

USDCAD has been trading in a descending triangle pattern since October 2022. The pair failed to break above the resistance zone ranging below the 1.3500 area yesterday and can be seen pulling back today. USDCAD is expected to get more volatile later today as traders will be offered comments from both - Fed Chair Powell (5:40 pm GMT) and BoC Governor Macklem (5:45pm GMT).

Solid jobs data led some to believe that the Fed may switch back to a 50 bp rate hike at its next meeting and Powell's comments will be key in shaping expectations further. Macklem will deliver a speech titled "How monetary policy works" at CFA Society Quebec. Speech will surely touch on the topic of monetary policy as the title implies. More importantly, Macklem will answer reporters' questions afterwards at 7:00 pm GMT and it could be a chance for more details on the current policy outlook.

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USDCAD is trading around 1% below upper limit of the triangle pattern and around 1.2% above the lower limit. While today's speeches from BoC and Fed heads may not lead to an immediate breakout, they could set the tone for the coming days, which may lead to a breakout. A textbook range of the breakout from the pattern in either direction is 720 pips.​
 
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Crude Oil - Global oil supply holds stable levels​

The market remains stable, and more and more experts agree that the sanctions imposed by Western countries to limit the export of Russian oil do not bring the expected result. Yesterday, Bloomberg published an article reporting another record of weekly marine fuel supplies from Russia: by February 3, their daily volume increased by 125 K barrels to 3.456M barrels, and China, India and Turkey were the main buyers, the total volume for which amounted to 3.29M barrels. However, transportation through pipelines continues to decline, and in January the figure for Germany and Poland fell to 120K barrels per day. Yesterday it became known that Japan joined the sanctions policy of the G7 and European countries aimed at setting the price limit for Russian oil products transported by sea in the amount of 100 dollars per barrel and 40 dollars per barrel, depending on the category. The restrictions came into effect on February 6 but the limit, as noted, will be reviewed every two months, depending on the market situation.

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On the daily chart, the trading instrument is moving within the global downwards corridor, gradually approaching the support line around 70.00.

Resistance levels: 83.3, 89 | Support levels: 79.6, 74​
 
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XRPUSD - Technical analysis​

The XRPUSD pair has been actively growing since the beginning of this year as part of the general market trend. However, at present, the upward dynamics have seriously slowed. The price reached three-month highs around 0.4290, after which it rolled back to 0.3906 (Murrey level [8/8]). Fixation below it will give the prospect of further decline to 0.3662 (Murrey level [7/8]) and 0.3418 (Murrey level [6/8]). If the quotes consolidate above the resistance zone of 0.4050 – 0.4150 (middle line of Bollinger bands, Fibonacci correction 38.2%, Murrey level [+1/8]), growth may continue to 0.4395 (Murrey level [+2/8]), 0.4565 (Fibonacci retracement 61.8%) and 0.4750.

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Technical indicators point to the continuation of the uptrend. Bollinger bands are directed upwards, Stochastic is reversing upwards from the oversold zone, and the MACD histogram is stable in the positive zone.

Resistance levels: 0.415, 0.4395, 0.4565, 0.475 | Support levels: 0.3906, 0.3662, 0.3418​
 
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GBPAUD Prepares for New Decline​

The GBPAUD pair repeated the strong negative trades affected by the negative momentum coming by the major indicators, to consolidate below 61.8% Fibonacci correction level at 1.7500.

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We expect to crawl towards 1.7190 to form the first target for the bearish track, noting that breaking this obstacle will allow the price to continue the decline and target more negative stations that might start at 1.7110 and 1.7055. The expected trading range for today is between 1.7360 and 1.7110.​
 
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Chart of the Day - USDDIX​

The dollar index fell below 103 on Wednesday, extending yesterday's losses sparked by Powell’s latest comments. Head of the Fed said that more rate hikes will likely be needed and that the terminal rate could peak higher if the jobs market remains strong, however underlined that disinflation has begun. Traders now look ahead to more Fed commentary on Wednesday for further guidance.

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From a technical point of view, USDIDX bounced off key resistance at 103.40, which is marked with upper limit of the local 1:1 structure, previous price reactions,50 SMA (green line) and upper limit of the descending channel. As long as price sits below the aforementioned level, the main sentiment remains bearish. Nearest major support to watch is located around recent lows at 100.60. On the other hand, if buyers manage to regain control, upward correction may be launched towards resistance at 105.30, which coincides with 38.2% Fibonacci retracement of the upward move launched in January 2021.​
 
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