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USD flash crashes: moves of more than 100 pips in

The slide of the the US dollar just turned into a crash. The weak retail sales number lit a big fire. However, after hitting deep lows, we also see a big bounce.

The moves have become wild and volatility is very exciting.

  • EUR/USD screamed through 1.28 and hit 1.2880 before  retreating. It broke resistance at 1.2860 on the way.
  • GBP/USD topped 1.60. Other currencies see very sharp moves.
  • USD/JPY quickly lost the 106 level and reached 105.20 before bouncing back.
  • USD/CAD is back down under the previous 2014 high of 1.1280 at 1.1270. It already hit 1.1225.
  • AUD/’USD went all the way to 0.8860, below resistance at 0.89 and is sliding.
  • NZD/USD almost touched 0.80 and is now battling the 0.7920 line.

-Here are the levels to watch we posted just before the flash crash

Is the  USD still overbought?

Yohay Elam

Yohay Elam

Yohay Elam: Founder, Writer and Editor I have been into forex trading for over 5 years, and I share the experience that I have and the knowledge that I've accumulated. After taking a short course about forex. Like many forex traders, I've earned a significant share of my knowledge the hard way. Macroeconomics, the impact of news on the ever-moving currency markets and trading psychology have always fascinated me. Before founding Forex Crunch, I've worked as a programmer in various hi-tech companies. I have a B. Sc. in Computer Science from Ben Gurion University. Given this background, forex software has a relatively bigger share in the posts.