Forex and Technical Analysis by James Stanley
James Stanley is a Senior Market Strategist at StoneX and frequent contributor to FOREX.com, with more than two decades of experience in technical analysis, macro research, and global currency forecasting. His 2025 commentary tracks crypto markets through Forex lens, identifying volatility inflection points driven by USD strength, CPI releases, and Fed policy signals. In Q3 2025, Stanley flagged a reversal signal on USD/JPY just hours before Bitcoin’s 9.2 percent rally, citing policy divergence and overbought conditions. He writes a weekly Macro Pulse column that correlates yield curve behavior with altcoin momentum. His views appear on CNBC, FXStreet, and Bloomberg Radio. Stanley’s trading education materials have reached over 1.2 million users across StoneX learning platforms. His analysis includes liquidity traps, inter-market divergences, and synthetic dollar correlations, particularly how stablecoins interact with global rate differentials. In 2024, Stanley hosted 26 trading webinars and led four institutional strategy briefings for U.S. regional banks.
EURUSD pushes above resistance, James Stanley notes
James Stanley, senior strategist at DailyFX, highlights recent movement in EURUSD, noting a shift from support to resistance levels and a fresh higher-high. Stanley describes EURUSD as ...
James Stanley: EUR/USD forms falling wedge and tests support after Fed and ECB decisions
James Stanley, senior strategist at DailyFX, highlights that EUR/USD is forming a falling wedge pattern and is testing support levels following the latest policy actions by the U.S. Federal ...
Gold tests next support at $4500 in breakdown, James Stanley notes
James Stanley, senior strategist at DailyFX, highlights that Gold is breaking down toward its next support level. According to Stanley, the importance of support tests increases after the ...
James Stanley: Gold breaks 4671 support, sellers take control
James Stanley, Senior Strategist at DailyFX, analyzed the recent move in gold as it fell below the important 4671 level, breaking out from a descending triangle pattern. Stanley emphasized that ...
Gold remains above 4671 as bears struggle to break lower, James Stanley notes
James Stanley, Senior Strategist at DailyFX, analyzes ongoing movements in gold, highlighting that the 4671 level has acted as support for nearly a week since last Tuesday. Stanley observes that ...
James Stanley: Gold steadies near $4700 after clean sell-off from resistance
Gold is stabilizing around $4700 following a decisive sell-off from its previous resistance level. Analyst James Stanley observes that while the initial drop was pronounced, price action has ...
Gold breaks upward pattern and tests $4700 support, James Stanley notes
Gold has broken out of its rising wedge pattern, according to James Stanley. The analyst points to support levels at $4700, $4671, and $4650, noting that $4600 represents bullish invalidation. ...
James Stanley: British pound tests support in GBPUSD and GBPJPY pairs
James Stanley highlights potential support tests for the British pound in both GBPUSD and GBPJPY currency pairs. The tweet also references setups involving EURGBP, indicating attention to key ...
U.S. dollar faces resistance with Powell speech and nonfarm payrolls this week, James Stanley notes
The U.S. dollar is facing a critical week as it hovers near resistance levels, according to James Stanley. Market attention is on the Federal Reserve's Powell speech today and the nonfarm payrolls ...
James Stanley: Gold breaks three-week sell-off streak as support holds at $4100
Gold ended its three-week sell-off streak with a weekly doji candle, closing up a marginal 0.03 percent. James Stanley highlighted that this modest rebound came as support held firm at the $4100 ...
Gold drops 26.8 percent from peak to trough, James Stanley notes
Gold has declined 26.8 percent from its peak to trough, according to analyst James Stanley. He highlights that how the market closes this week could provide important signals for future movement. ...
James Stanley: SPX maintains key support area midweek with recovery potential in focus
James Stanley observes that SPX is currently holding a significant support zone through the midpoint of the week. He suggests that forming an inside bar on the weekly chart may not be negative for ...
Gold moves sharply with $4100 and $4400 as levels, James Stanley notes
Gold saw significant moves at the start of the week, according to James Stanley. The precious metal is currently navigating between support at $4100 and resistance at $4400, with $4300 acting as ...
James Stanley: S&P 500 enters key support as oil remains major equity driver
Equity analyst James Stanley highlights that the S&P 500 has reached a significant support zone, with less optimism compared to the Nasdaq 100 from a weekly perspective. Stanley emphasizes that ...
Gold recovers to $4500 following early drop, James Stanley notes
Gold experienced a rebound, reaching $4500 after what James Stanley refers to as an early Friday dip. Stanley highlights the swift recovery in gold prices, describing the move as a 'mercy bounce.' ...
James Stanley: RTY support level prompts rebound as 2560 resistance holds firm
RTY experienced a notable rebound after finding support, according to James Stanley. However, the first attempt to break through the 2560 resistance level was unsuccessful and met with strong ...
Gold faces selling at $5,036 and eyes $5,061 upside, James Stanley notes
Gold prices are struggling to gain acceptance above $5,000, according to James Stanley. Recent rallies toward $5,036 have faced renewed selling pressure, but Stanley observes the formation of ...
James Stanley: Gold holds $5,000 support after rapid move from $5,191 resistance
Gold is testing the $5,000 level for support following a rapid surge from last week's failed attempt to break above $5,191. James Stanley notes that gold has responded to support at $5,000 ...
Doji pattern emerges in oil as 1.6% range holds, James Stanley notes
Oil ended the week forming a doji candlestick, with the body accounting for only 1.6% of the week's range in WTI. James Stanley pointed this out, suggesting limited price movement during the ...
James Stanley: USD tests 2026 highs as FX majors show strong oil correlation
USD is testing its highs from 2026, with key levels cited for EURUSD at 1.1500 and USDJPY facing resistance. James Stanley highlights a strong correlation between major foreign exchange pairs ...
USD stays in narrow range, James Stanley says
The U.S. dollar (USD) continues to trade within a defined range, with support at 98.73 and resistance at approximately 99.50. James Stanley notes that the currency is in 'grind mode,' suggesting ...
