2025.12.18 2025.12.18 Short-Term Analysis for BTCUSD, XRPUSD, and ETHUSD for 18.12.2025 Roman Oneginhttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/roman-onegin/ Dear readers, I’ve prepared a short-term forecast for Bitcoin, Ripple, and Ethereum based on the Elliott wave analysis. The article covers the following subjects: Major Takeaways BTCUSD: The price may decline in wave (Z), targeting 80,842.00. Consider short positions. XRPUSD: The price […]

There are a couple to take note of on the day, as highlighted in bold below. The first ones are for EUR/USD layered in between 1.1700 through to 1.1800. And the bigger one is seen at the 1.1750 level. With market players focusing on the ECB later today, even if it is going to be

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The United States (US) Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will publish the all-important Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for November on Thursday at 13:30 GMT. The inflation report will not include CPI figures for October and will not offer monthly CPI prints for November due to a lack of data collection during the government shutdown.

The Australian Dollar (AUD) loses ground against the US Dollar (USD) on Thursday for the sixth successive day. The AUD/USD pair may gain ground as the Aussie Dollar could receive support from investors’ caution following the release of Australia’s Consumer Inflation Expectations, which rose to 4.7% in December from November’s three-month low of 4.5%, supporting

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Elior Manier Market Analyst Elior brings over seven years of experience in financial markets to our analyst team. Since 2018, he has actively engaged in observing, charting, and trading, driven by his passion for mastering market dynamics. With a profound understanding of the geopolitical and macroeconomic forces that shape market movements, Elior focuses on analysing

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Here is what you need to know on Thursday, December 18: The US Dollar (USD) found some near-term demand on Wednesday, helped by the poor performance of Wall Street and hawkish comments from Federal Reserve (Fed) Governor Christopher Waller, who said o  the Fed is not in a rush to cut interest rates, adding the job market is

Key Technical Takeaways The Resistance Cluster: USDJPY is currently pinned against a critical resistance zone defined by the 100-hour MA (155.62) and the 4-hour 100-bar MA (155.675). The Foundation: The rally was triggered after buyers successfully defended a major swing support area between 154.33 and 154.472 during yesterday’s session and early Asian trading. The Bullish

The Japanese Yen (K{U}) weakened as markets looked past solid domestic data and focused on positioning and Friday’s Bank of Japan (BoJ) meeting, where a rate hike and a more hawkish outlook are widely expected, Scotiabank’s Chief FX Strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret report. USD/JPY presses higher despite strong Japan data “The yen is