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United States Initial Jobless Claims
First-time jobless claims have a significant impact on the financial markets since in contrast to continuous claims data, which monitors the number of people receiving unemployment benefits, first-time jobless claims measure fresh and developing unemployment.
A higher than expected figure should be seen as negative (bearish) for the USD while a lower than expected figure should be seen as positive (bullish) for the USD.
Forex Sentiment (USD)
| Symbol | Community Trend (Shorts vs Longs) | Symbol Popularity | Avg. Short Price / Distance From Price | Avg. Long Price / Distance From Price | Current Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EURUSD |
|
|
1.0944 -395 pips |
1.1353 -14 pips |
1.13387 | |
| GBPUSD |
|
|
1.2869 -400 pips |
1.3331 -62 pips |
1.32691 | |
| USDJPY |
|
|
140.3549 -246 pips |
147.5875 -477 pips |
142.819 | |
| USDCAD |
|
|
1.3761 -111 pips |
1.4095 -223 pips |
1.38720 | |
| AUDUSD |
|
|
0.6255 -102 pips |
0.6514 -157 pips |
0.63566 | |
| NZDUSD |
|
|
0.5831 -122 pips |
0.6057 -104 pips |
0.59529 | |
| USDCHF |
|
|
0.8255 -31 pips |
0.8669 -383 pips |
0.82858 | |
| USDCZK |
|
|
22.1249 +943 pips |
22.9123 -8817 pips |
22.03059 | |
| USDHUF |
|
|
355.3985 -457 pips |
371.6371 -1167 pips |
359.97 | |
| USDMXN |
|
|
18.4275 -11976 pips |
19.7843 -1592 pips |
19.6251 |
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