The next couple of days are key for AUD/USD from a cyclical perspective. USD/CHF nears key support while USD/JPY remains in consolidation mode.

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Foreign Exchange Price Time at a Glance:

Price Time Analysis: USD/JPY

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• USD/JPY encountered strong resistance late last week at the 5th square root progression of the year’s high in the 98.65 area
• However, while over 96.60 our near-term trend bias will remain higher in the exchange rate
• A Fibonacci cluster near 97.60 is interim resistance, but strength over 98.60 is really needed to set up a more important move higher
• A minor cycle turn window is seen on Tuesday
• Weakness below Gann support at 96.60 would undermine the positive structure in the rate and turn us negative

USD/JPY Strategy: Like the long side while over 96.60

Price Time Analysis: USD/CHF

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• USD/CHF has come under renewed downside pressure to re-test the 1×2 Gann angle line of the year’s high in the .9180 area
• Weakness below .9240 has shifted our near-term trend bias to negative in the rate
• Key support resides at the 7th sqare root progression of the year’s high in the .9145 area with weakness below this level required to signal a broader shift in trend
• A minor turn window is seen on Wednesday
• Only over .9340 alleviates the immediate downside pressure and turns us positive on the rate

USD/CHF Strategy: Like selling the rate on strength while below 9340.

Price Time Analysis: EUR/GBP

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• EUR/GBP traded to its lowest level in almost a month and a half last week before finding support at the 4×1 Gann angle line of the year’s high in the .8500 area
• Our near-term trend bias remains lower in the cross and will continue to do so while below the 38% retracement of the month-to-date range in the .8605 area
• A key convergence of Gann levels between .8600 and .8585 is key support with a clear breach of this area needed to force a more aggressive decline
• The latter part of the week looks like a clear medium-term cycle turn window
• A close back over .8605 would alter the negative technical outlook and turn us positive on the cross

EUR/GBP Strategy: Like the short side for a few more days.

Focus Chart of the Day: AUD/USD

Last week we remarked in this space about the potential importance of a Fibonacci time relationship between the early August low and several important lows of the past 4-years in AUD/USD. The shorter-term cyclical picture suggests the price action over the remainder of the week should be important in determining if the Aussie did indeed record a low of significance back on August 5th. If the rate is trying to turn higher then any remaining weakness should not last more than a couple of more days and hold well above key support around .8900. However, a close over resistance at .9300 is still required at some point to confirm that a more important move higher is underway. Weakness below .8900 on a closing basis would completely undermine the positive cyclical potential.

— Written by Kristian Kerr, Senior Currency Strategist for DailyFX.com

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