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.
James Stanley: GBPUSD support holds with cable reaching fresh highs by end of week
GBPUSD tested support levels this week, with a low at the bottom of the 1.3275 zone and a higher low at the top of the 1.3300 zone, followed by new highs by the end of the week. James Stanley, ...
Nikkei rallied to almost 2.5 times its level in about 15 months, James Stanley notes
The Nikkei index took 35 years to exceed the 40,000 mark and then rose to nearly 2.5 times that level over approximately 15 months. James Stanley highlighted that the last major carry unwind ...
James Stanley: USDJPY shows strong rally from 156.68 support as bullish bias on pullbacks remains
USDJPY has experienced a strong rally from the 156.68 support level. James Stanley, a Senior Strategist at DailyFX, stated that while the dynamics could begin to shift around the 159 or 160 range, ...
Market setups begin ahead of FOMC meeting, James Stanley notes
Pre-FOMC price action setups are starting now, according to James Stanley, Senior Strategist at DailyFX. Stanley highlights that this is one of the non-quarterly meetings and recalls that during ...
James Stanley: Busy weeks ahead with Fed meeting, U.S. elections, QRA, and inflation data
Several major events are set for the coming weeks, including a U.S. Federal Reserve decision on Wednesday, U.S. elections next week, the Quarterly Refunding Announcement shortly after, and new ...
Spot gold nears longest streak without weekly close under $4,000, James Stanley notes
Spot gold is on track to do something it has not done in more than a year by approaching its first weekly close below $4,000 since a major breakout, according to James Stanley. James Stanley, ...
James Stanley: Gold hits fresh lows as support breaks
Gold reached fresh lows after a persistent decline took out key support levels. James Stanley, Senior Strategist at DailyFX, identified $4021 as his next lower price target, adding that the ...
ES approaches major resistance area following previous support, James Stanley notes
E-mini S&P 500 futures (ES) are approaching a significant resistance zone that previously acted as resistance on Friday and support two weeks ago. James Stanley, a senior strategist at DailyFX, ...
James Stanley: Gold consolidation continues as focus remains on key support levels
Gold continues to consolidate within a wedge pattern, with last week's higher-low serving as a key focal point below current price action. James Stanley, a senior strategist at DailyFX, ...
Oil market is the most important for upcoming week, James Stanley writes
James Stanley, senior strategist at DailyFX, described the recent movement in oil as the most important factor for the upcoming week. He also commented on challenging conditions in the NQ and ...
James Stanley: ES index approaches support after drop from 7807 zone
The ES index fell sharply after encountering resistance at the 7807 zone and is now approaching support in the 7716 to 7724 area. James Stanley, identified as Senior Strategist at DailyFX, ...
Strong late-week rebounds seen in U.S. equities as election uncertainty and Trump factors weigh, James Stanley notes
Late-week rallies in U.S. equity indexes such as SPX have been notable in recent weeks, with some traders expressing concerns about short positions heading into weekends near the U.S. midterm ...
James Stanley: Gold rebounds after decline from 4200 level
Gold saw a drop from the 4200 level before recovering some ground, with the 4100 level returning as a focal point for market direction. James Stanley, senior strategist at DailyFX, described his ...
Gold needs to break above $4235 to trigger move, James Stanley notes
Gold continues to see selling pressure near the $4200 level and remains in a consolidation phase, according to James Stanley of DailyFX. Stanley noted that an inverse head and shoulders pattern is ...
James Stanley: Gold support tested at 4170 with resistance at 4200-4235
Gold is testing support at 4170, with resistance currently in the 4200-4235 area. James Stanley, senior strategist at DailyFX, described the current gold chart as having an inverse head and ...
Gold rebounds from support with 4235 in focus, James Stanley notes
James Stanley, senior strategist at DailyFX, observes a clean bounce in gold prices from a key support level. He highlights the potential for many stop orders above the 4200 zone, indicating ...
James Stanley: EURUSD sellers step back as reversal setup forms
James Stanley, senior strategist at DailyFX, observes that sellers in the EURUSD currency pair are shying away from recent lows, with the backdrop open for a potential reversal. He highlights ...
Gold falls below key support at 4000, James Stanley notes
James Stanley, senior strategist at DailyFX, highlights a descending triangle break in Gold, identifying the 4100 zone as new resistance. He adds that price action becomes uncertain near the 4000 ...
James Stanley: EURUSD bounce tied to RSI divergence and key swing high
James Stanley, senior strategist at DailyFX, analyzes EURUSD’s recent price movement and technical signals. Stanley highlights a bounce from a major level with the daily RSI not yet under 30, ...
Gold holds above 4100 but faces resistance at 4200, James Stanley notes
James Stanley, senior strategist at DailyFX, highlights that gold finished the week with strong support just above the prior resistance levels from July, specifically near 4100/4135. According to ...
James Stanley: Gold trades within narrow range after Monday decline
James Stanley, senior strategist at DailyFX, reports that gold has been consolidating in a tight range after a significant sell-off on Monday. According to Stanley, gold prices have been ...
