USD flows: Feeling the stretch (DXY, AUD, EUR, GBP)

May 15, 2026 9:47 AM UTC

A clash of themes coming to a head as over-accelerating AI, risk and commodity complex trades run into ongoing Iran standoff and the mini dollar squeeze
The likes of AUD, semiconductors, Kospi, metals, have been overrunning m/t trends, not to maximum excess, but to degrees that are vulnerable to a lo

Chart USD/CHF Update: Edging higher

May 15, 2026 8:35 AM UTC

Cautious trade has given way to anticipated gains

Chart EUR/GBP Update: Room for still higher

May 15, 2026 8:20 AM UTC

Anticipated gains have extended

Psychology for major markets May 15

May 15, 2026 8:08 AM UTC

Nothing Much From Trump-Xi Meet

Chart USD Index DXY Update: Pushing higher

May 15, 2026 8:08 AM UTC

Cautious trade has given way to anticipated gains

Chart EUR/USD Update: Room for lower

May 15, 2026 7:51 AM UTC

Anticipated losses have extended to the 1.1640 weekly high of 23 March

Chart GBP/USD Update: Extending May losses

May 15, 2026 7:35 AM UTC

Anticipated losses have extended in sharp selling interest

Chart GBP/JPY Update: Under pressure

May 15, 2026 7:33 AM UTC

Choppy trade within the 212.00/214.00 range has given way to break lower as daily and weekly studies turned down from overbought areas

USD flows: Bit of a dollar squeeze; stretched risk pullback

May 15, 2026 6:57 AM UTC

Dollar squeeze spreads after cable lead; stretched metals and risk mkt pull backs help broaden
Some s/t chart shifts seen, such as in NOK

Chart AUD/JPY Update: Backed off from retest of 114.70 high

May 15, 2026 6:49 AM UTC

Settled back from retest of the current year high at 114.70 as prices unwind overbought intraday and daily studies

Chart EUR/SEK Update: Extending gains from April low

May 15, 2026 6:26 AM UTC

Sharply higher following break of the 10.9000 level as prices extend bounce from the 10.7500, April low

Chart AUD/USD Update: Sharp break of .7200 support

May 15, 2026 6:02 AM UTC

Consolidation below the .7278 current year high of 6 May has given way to break of a rising wedge and the .7200 support

Chart USD/INR Update: Still scope for higher

May 15, 2026 5:20 AM UTC

Consolidating gains to fresh historic high at 95.9575 but pressure remains on the upside

Asia Summary and Highlights 15 May

May 15, 2026 5:03 AM UTC

China foreign ministry says we should reopen Hormuz ASAP

USD/JPY flows: Continue its March

May 15, 2026 5:00 AM UTC

USD/JPY continues its rally to 160

Chart USD/CNH Update: Turned up from 6.7815 low

May 15, 2026 4:17 AM UTC

Edged up from the 6.7815 fresh year low as prices consolidate losses from the 6.8500, 29 April high

FX Daily Strategy: Europe, May 15th

May 15, 2026 4:13 AM UTC

Geopolitical Picture Determines DXY Direction
U.S. April Industrial Production Restoring an improvement in trend
USD/JPY Higher to approach 158.00 resistance

Chart USD/MYR Update: Extending bounce from 3.9070 low

May 15, 2026 4:07 AM UTC

Extending bounce from the 3.9070 low of last week

AUD/USD flows: Market Sours

May 15, 2026 3:56 AM UTC

China foreign ministry says we should reopen Hormuz ASAP

Chart USD/THB Update: Pressuring 32.50 resistance, scope for break

May 15, 2026 2:47 AM UTC

Higher in consolidation to pressure resistance at 32.50

Chart USD/KRW Update: Room to extend gains

May 15, 2026 2:37 AM UTC

Consolidation at the 1492.00/1490.00 area has given way to bounce to retest the 1500.00 level

Chart USD/SGD Update: Extending gains

May 15, 2026 2:20 AM UTC

Break above the 1.2750 see prices extending bounce from the 1.2652 support to retrace losses from the 1.2930, 31 March current year high

Chart GBP/USD Update: Extending sharp losses

May 15, 2026 2:01 AM UTC

Sharply lower to extend breakdown from the 1.3450 support to open up room for extension to 1.3350 congestion

Chart EUR/USD Update: Extending losses

May 15, 2026 1:41 AM UTC

Under pressure as prices extend break of support at 1.1655 to further retrace the March/April gains