Forex Daily Forecast, Analysis and Prediction

The West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil market fell rather hard on Monday as the “risk off” situation has taken hold at all points.

The S&P 500 fell significantly on Monday as we continue to see quite a bit of hesitation.

The NASDAQ 100 fell significantly on Monday, reaching down towards the 15,500 level.

The euro rallied a bit on Monday, bouncing from the 1.1250 level yet again.

The British pound initially fell on Monday but then turned around to jump back above the 1.32 level.

Gold markets gapped lower to kick off the trading session on Monday, turned around to fill that gap, only to fall again.

The markets in general sold off to kick off the week on Monday, as we had a major “risk off” type of move in multiple assets, not just the Australian dollar.

The Bitcoin market rallied initially on Monday, but then turned around to show signs of weakness.

The EUR/USD pair tilted upwards on Tuesday morning even as concerns about the Omicron variant remained.

The BTC/USD pair is in a tight range as demand for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies wane.

The GBP/USD pair was in a tight range as investors assess the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the UK and the US.

Although the global central banks decided to tighten their monetary policies, including those who actually raised interest rates, appetite for safe havens increased amid global fears of the Omicron variant which threatens a global closure on Christmas.

The US Federal Reserve’s indications about the future of tightening its policy contributed to strong gains for the dollar pairs.

The Bank of England surprised global financial markets and investors by raising interest rates, and the pound gained strong momentum against the other major currencies.

The euro could not keep the gains from the European Central Bank’s announcement that it would begin to tighten monetary policy in the footsteps of other global central banks.