Rate falls back to open Asia but rallies to trade better on the day after MPC Blanchflower comments fail to depress the rate; light stops seen on the move over the 1.3700 area as late shorts get squeezed. Aggressive bids seen and the rate recovers as New York puts on weight.
The USD gave back overnight gains as the Greenback failed to follow through during New York trade; at the close the majors are all better on the day but off their highs suggesting lots of two-way action and a potential short-squeeze underway. US data was better-than-expected this morning as existing home sales showed a gain suggesting that the housing crisis might be ending but savvy traders note that it will take more than one month of gains to suggest the housing problem is mitigating.
Rate follows GBP higher but still lower on the day despite new highs in New York at 1.3004 at writing; drop is less volatile and the rate holds tech support at 1.2850/60 area. Rally all day today suggests a short-squeeze is in the works.
Stops baked on the dip under 1.2880 again overnight; stops increasingly likely around 1.3030 area and layered above. Bulls are attempting to find a bottom. Bottom may be forming around the 1.2850 area as it has bounced three-times from there. 50 bar MA failed now likely to offer resistance and a close above suggests the bottom will be in.
Rate falls back to open Asia but rallies to trade better on the day after MPC Blanchflower comments fail to depress the rate; light stops seen on the move over the 1.3700 area as late shorts get squeezed. Aggressive bids seen and the rate recovers as New York trades. Two-way action continues suggesting that shorts are aggressively adding and longs are trying to find a bottom with shorts losing this morning.
Stops and aggressive selling drive the rate to a 23.0 year low last week. Short-squeeze delayed after first attempt to rally was sold back. Overnight economic news seen as neutral to bearish; rate trading on technical's now.
Rate two-way despite sharp fall in GBP; likely cross spreaders supporting on the dip as active sellers attempt to push the rate lower into major support around the 1.2780 area; stops baked on the dip under 1.2850 today but bids were hefty resulting in a rally.
Bottom may be forming around the 1.2850 area as it has bounced twice from there. 50 bar MA failed now likely to offer resistance and a close above suggests the bottom will be in. Sell signal from the toolbox validated by the drop but be cautious as trend line support is holding.
Rate falls back to open Asia but rallies to trade better on the day after MPC Blanchflower comments fail to depress the rate; light stops seen on the move over the 1.3700 area as late shorts get squeezed. Aggressive bids seen and the rate recovers as New York puts on weight. 
Rate two-way despite sharp fall in GBP; likely cross spreaders supporting on the dip as active sellers attempt to push the rate lower into major support around the 1.2780 area; stops baked on the dip under 1.2850 today but bids were hefty resulting in a rally. 
