The USD is running higher as the North American traders enter for the day

Technical Analysis

The USD is trading higher and at new highs for the three major currency pairs – the EURUSD, USDJPY and GBPUSD – as the North American session begins. IN the video above, I take a look at those three major currency pairs from a technical perspective to kickstart the US session.

IN other markets, the US indices are trading higher a day after the S&P and NASDAQ indices closed at record levels. A snapshot of the market currently shows modest gains:

  • Dow industrial average up 30 points
  • S&P index up 3.47 points
  • NASDAQ index up 31.44 points

In the US debt market, yields are marginally higher:

  • 2-year yield 3.602%, +0.6 basis points
  • 5 year yield 3.751%, +0.7 basis points
  • 10 year yield 4.169%, +0.7 basis points
  • 30 year yield 4.762%, +0.4 basis points

Canada trade balance will be released at 8:30 AM ET with expectations at -5.55 billion. The IVY PMI data will be released at 10 AM. Last month, index came in at 50.1 seasonally adjusted.

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.