Intermediate
Quiet conditions in Forex
Published July 3, 2020Share:
Positives appear on Aussie and Kiwi (AUDUSD and NZDUSD) Whilst Euro-Pound posts a major negative (EURGBP)
Shaun Downey
Winner of the Technical Analysis Book of the Year 2014, Mapping Your Voyage of Discovery, Shaun Downey is a veteran of the markets and a globally recognized name in the world of Technical Analysis. He began his career in 1979 at age 16 with Rudolf Wolff Commodity brokers. Initially he specialized in Softs and Grains, then moved into the the oil market and eventually became head of FX hedging and market making. A switch to Fulton Prebon eighties saw him move into Bond trading and Options, followed by a move to Australia as Global Head of trading handling interest rate, commodity and currency risk. He has run various private funds and and traded all asset classes including individual stocks.
Shaun has been writing a variety of technical analysis commentaries for the professional and retail market since 1991, including EBS, (the largest FX portal in the professional market) and mentors his customer base who use his unique methods, based on his first book Trading Time: New Methods in Technical Analysis published in 2006. He spent 20 years at CQG where he had the unique opportunity to learn, create and test all things technical and brings a wealth of experience having met thousands of traders in dealing rooms around the world.
A Grandfathered member of the Society of Technical Analysts, Shaun's unique methods and studies are available on the CQG and eSignal platforms, whilst his individual Stock trading system and equity focused studies are being coded to be placed on the new Stockcharts.com platform in 2020.
Shaun looks after and mentors those who subscribe to his methods via a Slack portal that covers all asset classes worldwide, including Option Strategy analysis, for both the professional and retail market and provides consultancy education on All Things Technical.
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Shaun is part of the London School of Wealth Management team where he contributes to the Technical Analysis and Option sections, and is also part of the www.onlinefinanceacademy.com group as their Technical Analysis and Option expert providing remote education.
Shaun's website, www.trading-time.com provides further insight to his methods via video and is where his books are available.
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Intermediate
Euro, Pound and Australian Dollar supports under threat
Published June 29, 2020Share:
Euro-Dollar fails at first resistance – EURUSD forecast Pound threatens to break down once more – GBPUSD forecast Major support on Aussie evaporates – AUDUSD forecast
Expert
Dollar stays strong
Published June 22, 2020Share:
Dollar Index breaks up (DXY) Euro and Pound breakdown with support distant (EURUSD and GBPUSD)
Intermediate
US Dollar rebounds, looking firmer
Published June 15, 2020Share:
Fresh positive on the US Dollar Index with major zone of support just below (DXY forecast) Euro holds above critical daily support (EURUSD forecast) Big negatives on Aussie Dollar (AUDUSD forecast)
Intermediate
Dollar bounce
Published June 8, 2020Share:
Positive appears on Dollar Index, signalling the end of the downtrend – DXY Euro posts negative – EURUSD Aussie and Pound remain strong – AUDUSD and GBPUSD
Intermediate
US Dollar weakens across the Forex board
Published June 1, 2020Share:
US Dollar Index breaks key support (DXY forecast) Euro-Dollar breaks up (EURUSD forecast) Aussie-Dollar major resistance weakens (AUDUSD forecast)
Intermediate
A quiet week in the Forex Space
Published May 25, 2020Share:
US Dollar Index in a range (DXY Forecast) Euro reach an upside target and signals an end to the uptrend (EURUSD forecast) Elsewhere a minor positive in DollarCAD (USDCAD forecast)
Intermediate
Pound shows weakness against most cross rates
Published May 18, 2020Share:
Pound breaks down with support distant – GBPUSD Euro-Pound breaks up – EURGBP Elsewhere Forex markets stay fairly quiet
Expert
Mixed fortunes for the US Dollar
Published May 11, 2020Share:
Positive on Dollar Index as price rotates in broad sideways range (DXY) Negative on the Euro (EURUSD) Canadian Dollar firms as USDCAD breaks down
Intermediate
Mixed signals from Forex pairs
Published May 4, 2020Share:
US Dollar approaches major support (DXY) Big negative on Aussie (AUDUSD) Euro-Aussie reverses (EURAUD)
Intermediate
Forex Range Bound
Published April 27, 2020Share:
A quiet week saw a minor reversal and profit taking point for the US Dollar Index (DXY) EURUSD negative in a range Elsewhere currencies stuck in the middle of their ranges (GBPUSD, USDJPY, AUDUSD, NZDUSD, USDCAD)
Intermediate
US Dollar looking more positive
Published April 20, 2020Share:
Dollar Index posts a positive (DXY) Euro showing more negative (EURUSD) Time to book some profits on the Aussie (AUDUSD)
Intermediate
Shaun Downey’s Forex Focus – 13/04/20
Published April 13, 2020Share:
Euro rallies beyond its optimum point (EURUSD) Pound lies at a decision making point (GBPUSD) Markets reverse or accelerate around holidays
Expert
US Dollar stays firm, aiming higher
Published April 6, 2020Share:
Pound respects major resistance (GBPUSD) Euro breaks down (EURUSD) Positives appear in Dollar-Yen, as it de-correlates from equities (USDJPY)
Intermediate
Dollar reverses, breaks key support (DXY)
Published March 30, 2020Share:
Euro breaks up (EURUSD) Pound hits major resistance (GBPUSD) Dollar-Yen refuses to rise with equities (USDJPY)
Expert
US Dollar bullish breaks
Published March 23, 2020Share:
Dollar breaks up and forms short term exhaustion pattern (DXY) Similar exhaustion shows on the Pound along with the Aussie (GBPUSD and AUDUSD) Euro-Pound signals a fresh exhaustion and powerful reversal pattern (EURGBP)
Intermediate
US Dollar reverses
Published March 16, 2020Share:
Major bull reversal in US Dollar reaches upside target (DXY) Powerful downside reversal in Euro (EURUSD) Pound breaks down and targets final support (GBPUSD) Reversal in Canadian Dollar signals trend possibly ending (USDCAD)
Expert
Dollar Extends losses
Published March 9, 2020Share:
Dollar Index breaks weekly support (DXY) Dollar Yen targets major support (USDJPY) EuroPound hits high probability extreme (EURGBP)
Expert
Safe haven buying!
Published March 2, 2020Share:
Safe haven buying creates Yen and Euro strength (USDJPY, EURUSD) Euro/Pound holds support and reaches upside target (EURGBP) USDCAD breaks higher and hits upside target Aussie posts an exhaustion low (AUDUSD)
Intermediate
Reversals in Euro (EURUSD) and Dollar Index (DXY) still to be confirmed
Published February 23, 2020Share:
Dollar-Yen breaks up (USDJPY) Aussie breaks down (AUDUSD) Euro-Pound holds key support (EURGBP)
Expert
Dollar Index gets close to final major resistance (DXY)
Published February 17, 2020Share:
Euro breaks down (EURUSD) Kiwi holds final support to the tick (NZDUSD) EuroPound approaches key downside point (EURGBP)
Intermediate
Euro approaches major support zone (EURUSD)
Published February 10, 2020Share:
EURUSD bearish and aims at key support Aussie breaks down (AUDUSD) Cable bear signal (GBPUSD)
Intermediate
Major reversal on US Dollar Index (DXY) in a broad sideways trend
Published February 3, 2020Share:
Positive signal on Euro (EURUSD) Downside risk for USDJPY Aussie hits final major support zone (AUDUSD)
Intermediate
Japanese Yen and US Dollar safe haven bid
Published January 27, 2020Share:
Dollar Index attempts to break up (DXY) Euro aims lower, targets 1.0970 (EURUSD) Dollar Yen extends losses (USDJPY)
Intermediate
US Dollar (USD) resilience
Published January 20, 2020Share:
A quiet week sees Dollar Yen (USDJPY) extends gains Minor negatives on the Aussie (AUDUSD) and Kiwi (NZDUSD) represent partial profit taking points
Expert
Previous signals confirmed with US Dollar strength
Published January 13, 2020Share:
US Dollar rotates up (DXY) Euro down (EURUSD) Pound hovers above final short term support (GBPUSD) Major signals in the Japanese Yen (USDJPY bullish) and Canadian Dollar (USDCAD bullish).
Expert
New Year signals Forex reversals
Published January 6, 2020Share:
US Dollar Index (DXY), Euro Dollar (EURUSD), Aussie (AUDUSD) and Pound (GBPUSD) all signal reversals Uptrend ends in the Kiwi (NZDUSD)
Intermediate
Pound reverses sharply across the board having reached a major upside target on Cable (GBPUSD)
Published December 23, 2019Share:
Elsewhere largely featureless Forex activity A minor positive on the US Dollar Minor EURUSD negative GBPUSD major sell signal GBP cross rates all show Pound negative (EURGBP, GBPJPY, GBPAUD, GBPNZD, GBPCAD)
Intermediate
Pound is in breakout mode (GBP)
Published December 16, 2019Share:
The UK election is over, the Pound is in breakout mode against a variety of currencies (GBPUSD, EURGBP, GBPCHF, GBPAUD, GBPNZD, GBPCAD). US Dollar in bigger range highlighted by the US Dollar Index (DXY)
Intermediate
US Dollar positive reversal
Published December 9, 2019Share:
Strong US Employment report (NFP data) creates a US Dollar reversal in a broad sideways pattern (EURUSD lower, US Dollar Index, DXY higher) Kiwi breaks up and targets .6675 (NZDUSD)
Intermediate
Cautious Forex through the Thanksgiving week
Published December 2, 2019Share:
Very quiet conditions see minor negatives on the Dollar Index (DXY) Positives on the Euro (EURUSD) Markets tend to reverse or accelerate around holidays, so some action and bigger ranges should begin this week
Intermediate
Forex marking time
Published November 25, 2019Share:
Minor negatives on Euro and Kiwi (EURUSD and NZDUSD) Dollar Yen (USDJPY) dictated by S&P 500, which is in breakout mode
Intermediate
US Dollar negative tone
Published November 17, 2019Share:
Timing reversal on US Dollar Index creates a negative in a sideways trend. EURUSD posts opposite, positive signal to the US Dollar Index Aussie (AUDUSD) continues to underperform
Expert
Dollar Strength and Recovery
Published November 11, 2019Share:
US Dollar Index Reverses back up in broad sideways trend Negatives on Euro (EURUSD) Aussie targets recent supports (AUDUSD)
Intermediate
Good News, Bad Action
Published November 4, 2019Share:
US Dollar continues to slide in spite of a strong US Employment report The US Dollar Index downside target remains distant Upside targets for the major currencies (EUR, GBP, JPY, AUD, NZD) are also some distance off
Expert
US Dollar extends losses
Published October 21, 2019Share:
Euro breaks up and leaves a distant target (EURUSD) Aussie breaks higher (AUDUSD) Yen produces minor negative (USDJPY)
Intermediate
US Dollar Stays weakened
Published October 14, 2019Share:
US Dollar Index confirms negatives (DXY) Euro Positive (EURUSD) Aussie holds support (AUDUSD) Pound breaks up against the Dollar and on the crosses (GBPUSD)
Intermediate
US Dollar weakens
Published October 7, 2019Share:
Dollar index stalls in weekly zone (DXY) Euro holds key support (EURUSD) Support strengthens in the Aussie (AUDUSD) Yen a hostage to the S&P 500 (USDJPY)
Expert
Forex signals abound – Fxexplained.co.uk
Published September 30, 2019Share:
Euro reaches major downside target and bear trap (EURUSD) Dollar Index (DXY) stops in the powerful overhead zone. Major signals indicate end of Kiwi downtrend (NZDUSD)
Intermediate
Forex consolidation – Shaun Downey for FxExplained.co.uk
Published September 23, 2019Share:
Quiet Forex conditions Subtle shifts in weekly support and resistance changing the outlook Awaiting breakouts
Expert
Shaun Downey’s Forex Update – Risk On
Published September 16, 2019Share:
Pound reaches major upside target (GBPUSD) DollarYen breaks up (USDJPY) Aussie extends higher (AUDUSD) and breaks up against Kiwi (AUDNZD)
Intermediate
Minor reversal on Dollar (US Dollar Index, DXY)
Published September 9, 2019Share:
Major signal on the Pound (GBPUSD) Aussie and Kiwi break out from major support (AUDUSD and NZDUSD)
Intermediate
US Dollar stays strong
Published September 1, 2019Share:
A quiet week sees Dollar Yen (USDJPY) hold key support.The Dollar Index (DXY) has fresh upside target.Euro Dollar (EURUSD) hones in on major downside target.
Intermediate
Pound strengthens versus US Dollar and Euro
Published August 26, 2019Share:
Pound breaks up (GBPUSD) Euro Pound breaks down (EURGBP)
Intermediate
AUDUSD setting up more positive as EURUSD looks negative
Published August 18, 2019Share:
Minor negative on Euro (EURUSD)Positives build on Aussie (AUDUSD), awaits breakout confirmationPound(GBPUSD) downtrend ends
Intermediate
GBP weakness
Published August 12, 2019Share:
Pound stays down (GBPUSD)Aussie reaches major downside target (AUDUSD)
Intermediate
Profit taking point on Dollar
Published August 5, 2019Share:
Aussie reaches downside target Pound continues lower. Stop lowered. Yen Breaks down but risk wide.
Intermediate
Dollar confirms buy signal
Published July 28, 2019Share:
Yen extends higher Kiwi reaches upside target Pound breaks down Aussie targets 0.6770
Intermediate
Positives on Dollar in Broad sideways trend
Published July 22, 2019Share:
Pound needs to hold key support to the tick. Positives on Dollar Yen at major support. Kiwi stops shy of upside target. Dollar Cad fails at breakdown point
Intermediate
Fed Causes Dollar to reverse
Published July 15, 2019Share:
Negatives for the Dollar lead to positives on Euro Pound hits major downside target perfectly Negative for Dollar Yen but profit target close Kiwi breaks up Fresh yearly lows for Dollar Cad