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.
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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.
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Euro-Pound hits upside target (EURGBP forecast) Cable rebound still caped by resistance (GBPUSD forecast) Minor supports form for commodity currencies, but still vulnerable (AUDUSD, NZDUSD and USDCAD forecasts)
US Dollar Index breaks up (DXY forecast) Euro & Pound break down (EURUSD & GBPUSD forecasts) Dollar-Yen posts negative (USDJPY forecast) Euro-Pound and Dollar-CAD continue uptrends (EURGBP & USDCAD forecasts)
Euro-Pound breaks to the upside (EURGBP forecast) Cable teeters over the edge (GBPUSD forecast) US Dollar-CAD breaks higher (USDCAD forecast)
Pound holds critical support (GBPUSD forecast) US Dollar Index retreats and is back in sideways (DXY forecast) EuroYen reaches major upside target (EURJPY forecast)
US Dollar Index breaks up (DXY forecast) US Dollar-Yen at multi-year high (USDJPY forecast) Pound is extremely vulnerable (GBPUSD forecast)
Positive appears on Dollar-Yen (USDJPY forecast) US Dollar and Euro stuck in sideways (EURUSD forecast)
EURUSD resistance challenges (EURUSD forecast) Yen turns strong (USDJPY forecast)
US Dollar Index sets back (DXY forecast) US DollarYen false break out higher (USDJPY forecast) Major support lies below on EuroYen (EURJPY forecast)
US Dollar Index hits major target (DXY forecast) Euro also reaches major level (EURUSD forecast) US Dollar-Yen breaks up (USDJPY forecast)
US Dollar Index Extends Bull Trend (DXY forecast) Euro Continues its Bear Trend (EURUSD forecast)
The US Dollar Index Approaches Multi-Year Peak (DXY forecast) Aussie & Kiwi Dollars Break Down ( AUDUSD and NZDUSD forecasts ) Euro Vulnerable Too (EURUSD forecast) Pound Creates Major Support (GBPUSD forecast)
A very quiet week sees most markets move sideways But the US Dollar Index remains vulnerable (DXY forecast) Forecasts on EURUSD, GBPUSD, USDJPY, AUDUSD
US Dollar-Yen holds key support Dollar-CAD breaks up
US Dollar-Yen breaks up (USDJPY forecast) Euro and Pound have no support (EURUSD and GBPUSD forecasts) US Dollar-CAD breaks up (USDCAD forecast)
US Dollar Index continues lower Euro-US Dollar approaching major resistances (EURUSD forecast)
False breakout higher on US Dollar Index leaves major resistance (DXY forecast) But Euro-US Dollar also has major resistance zone above (EURUSD forecast)
US Dollar Index still cannot break up (DXY forecast) Euro fails at its breakdown point (EURUSD forecast) Euro-Pound breaks up (EURGBP forecast)
Euro breaks down (EURUSD forecast) But US Dollar Index stops at a major upside resistance (DXY forecast) Kiwi breaks final support (NZDUSD forecast)
Pound breaks down Aussie and Kiwi collapse Dollar-CAD breaks higher
Euro-Dollar holds key support (EURUSD forecast) Dollar Index also holds support (DXY forecast) US Dollar-Yen breaks up (USDJPY forecast) Aussie and Kiwi break down (AUDUSD and NZDUSD forecast)
US Dollar Index breaks up (DXY forecast) But Euro-Dollar does not break down (EURUSD forecast) Blow off tops on Aussie and Kiwi (AUDUSD and NZDUSD forecasts)
US Dollar Index holds key support (DXY forecast) US Dollar-Yen reverses lower (USDJPY forecast) Aussie approaches major resistance (AUDUSD forecast)
US Dollar-Yen continue its march higher (USDJPY forecast) Aussie approach major resistance (AUDUSD forecast) US Dollar-CAD continues its breakdown (USDCAD forecast)
Reversal on US Dollar Index but key support held (DXY forecast) Pound reaches breakout point (GBPUSD forecast) US Dollar-Yen reaches major upside target (USDJPY forecast)
Euro Future hits major downside target (EURUSD forecast) Pound breaks down (GBPUSD forecast) US Dollar-Yen breaks up (USDJPY forecast)
US Dollar Index breaks up (DXY forecast) Euro breaks down (EURUSD forecast) Pound hovers above final support (GBPUSD forecast) Aussie and Kiwi both break higher (AUDUSD & NZDUSD forecasts)
US Dollar Index fails back lower, but support intact (DXY forecast) Euro rebound to approach resistance (EURUSD forecast) Aussie holds support (AUDUSD forecast)
US Dollar Index defied by a short-term range (DXY forecast) Negatives appear on the Aussie Dollar (AUDUSD forecast)
Euro tops out at major resistance to the tick on Thursday (EURUSD forecast) Euro-Pound tops out at its monthly resistance (EURGBP forecast) Positive appears on US Dollar-CAD (USDCAD forecast) US DollarYen reaches upside target (USDJPY forecast)
US Dollar Index posts major negative (DXY forecast) Euro signals major positive (EURUSD forecast) Uptrend over on Pound (GBPUSD forecast) Aussie posts fresh negative (AUDUSD forecast)
US Dollar breaks up (DXY forecast) Euro breaks down (EURUSD forecast) Aussie breaks final major support Kiwi accelerates lower
A quiet week sees Pound, Aussie and Kiwi retreat (GBPUSD, AUDUSD, NZDUSD forecasts) The US Dollar Index reaches first upside target (DXY forecast) A major positive appears on EuroPound (EURGBP forecast)
US Dollar Index hits major support and posts positive (DXY forecast) Pound uptrend over (GBPUSD forecast) Negatives appear on Aussie and Kiwi (AUDUSD and NZDUSD forecasts) Dollar-CAD reverses (USDCAD forecast)
Negative on US Dollar Index needs conformation Pound holds monthly support Negatives on Aussie and Kiwi Uptrend on US Dollar-Yen ends
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Major positive on US Dollar Index (DXY forecast) And a negative on Euro (EURUSD forecast) Both need to be confirmed
Aussie hits major final support and rallies strongly (AUDUSD forecast) Pound posts positive (EURUSD forecast) Euro-Pound reaches upside target (EURGBP forecast)
Aussie Dollar reaches major downside target (AUDUSD forecast) Kiwi breaks down (NZDUSD forecast) Support rises on the Dollar Index (DXY forecast) Cable sits just above final weekly based support (GBPUSD forecast)
US Dollar Index posts major negative (DXY forecast) Euro-Dollar a positive (EURUSD forecast) USD-JPY breaks down (USDJPY forecast) Aussie Dollar approaches major support (AUDUSD forecast)
US Dollar Index stars strong (DXY forecast) Euro remains vulnerable (EURUSD forecast) Euro-Pound breaks down (EURGBP forecast)
US Dollar Index breaks up (DXY forecast) Euro breaks down (EURUSD forecast) Partial profits in order on the Aussie (AUDUSD forecast)
US Dollar Index stats at major resistance (DXY forecast) Pound threatens to breakdown (GBPUSD forecast) Major bear trap lies below on Euro-US Dollar (EURUSD forecast)
Major positive on the US Dollar Index, but needs confirmation (DXY forecast) Negative on Euro-US Dollar (again, needing confirmation, EURUSD forecast)
Negatives appear on Cable (GBPUSD forecast) Aussie and Kiwi also post negatives (AUDUSD and NZDUSD forecasts) US Dollar-Yen uptrend ends (USDJPY forecast)
US Dollar Index remains trapped (DXY forecast) Euro-Dollar posts rare positive pattern (EURUSD forecast) US Dollar-Yen accelerates up (USDJPY forecast)
US Dollar Index goes sideways (DXY forecast) Euro-Dollar has major support below (EURUSD forecast) US Dollar-Yen breaks up (USDJPY forecast) Positive appears on Euro-Pound ahead of major support (EURGBP forecast)
The US Dollar Index stalled in a major resistance zone and posts negative meaning profits taken on long positions. US Dollar-Yen posts false breakout up and builds reversal
Aussie holds support (AUDUSD forecast) A negative on USD-CAD (USDCAD forecast) A major “Bear Trap” lies below on the Euro-Dollar (EURUSD forecast)
US Dollar Index breaks up (DXY forecast) Euro breaks down, but futures has a major support nearby (EURUSD forecast) Aussie drifts down (AUDUSD forecast) Dollar-CAD breaks up (USDCAD forecast)
US Dollar send positive signal (DXY forecast) Euro signals negative (EURUSD forecast) Aussie negative statement (AUDUSD forecast)
Euro stalls ahead of major upside target US Dollar Index major support looms below Kiwi reaches next upside target
Reversals in Aussie and Kiwi (AUDUSD and NZDUSD forecasts) NZDUSD is still below its breakdown point having signalled a false breakdown
Pound, Aussie and Kiwi break down (GBPUSD, AUDUSD, NZDUSD forecasts) Dollar Cad breaks up and hits major upside target (USDCAD forecast)
Negative USD signal (DXY forecast) Positive on Euro (EURUSD forecast) Pound holds support (GBPUSD forecast) So does Euro-Pound (EURGBP forecast)
US Dollar holds support (DXY forecast) Negatives appear on Pound and Aussie (GBPUSD and AUDUSD forecast) Yen holds support and reaches first upside target (USDJPY forecast)
Positive on the US Dollar (DXY forecast) Negative on Pound (GBPUSD forecast) Aussie threatens to break down (AUDUSD forecast)
Plus an Aussie reversal (AUDUSD forecast) Kiwi holds support (NZDUSD forecast) Pound returns to the breakdown point (GBPUSD forecast)
Euro negative threat (EURUSD forecast) US Dollar Index close to key resistance (DXY forecast) Pound breaks lower (GBPUSD forecast) Aussie posts negative with no support (AUDUSD forecast) US Dollar-CAD breaks up (USDCAD forecast)
Dollar Index posts negative (DXY forecast) Euro positive after holding key support (EURUSD forecast) Pound posts positive at support (GBPUSD forecast) Kiwi holds major weekly and monthly support (NZDUSD forecast)
US Dollar support focus (DXY forecast) Pound send positive signal, but resistance above (GBPUSD forecast) Positives also on Aussie and Kiwi, but still see resistances (AUDUSD and NZDUSD forecasts) Negatives on US Dollar-CAD signals end of uptrend (USDCAD forecast)
Euro breaks down (EURUSD forecast) Pound support disappears (GBPUSD forecast) Aussie breaks down and Kiwi closes below major support (AUDUSD and NZDUSD forecasts) US Dollar-CAD breaks up (USDCAD forecast)
US Dollar Index holds support and threatens to break up (DXY forecast) Euro closes just above key support (EURUSD forecast) Negative on Pound needs to be confirmed (GBPUSD forecast) US Dollar-CAD breaks up (USDCAD forecast)
Dollar Index holds key weekly support Key support rises on the Euro Negative appears on Dollar Yen Negative also seen on Pound. Tug of war in Dollar-CAD, awaiting the breakout.
Positives appear on US Dollar-Yen (USDJPY forecast) Negative signalled on Aussie (AUDUSD forecast) Dollar-CAD posts extremely rare positives! (USDCAD forecast)
Dollar Index repeatedly holds final critical support (DXY forecast) Negative on Dollar-Yen (USDJPY forecast) And on Kiwi (NZDUSD forecast) These need to be confirmed by a breakdown through support