Talking Points

• Euro decline gathers pace
• Range break looming in USD/JPY
• GBP/USD flirting with key support level

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Focus Chart of the Day: EUR/USD

Writing a cycle focused market report on the last day of the month is always a bit of a crap shoot as a couple of big orders around the London fix can make one look very foolish. That said we will give it a go as the EUR/USD short-term picture looks fairly clear. The correction we were looking for from last week’s medium-term cycle turn window has unfolded nicely and especially over the past 24-hours as the rate has taken out key support levels at 1.3740 and 1.3715. Friday and part of Monday look like a pretty clear minor turn window from where EUR/USD should try to turn up. How aggressive this anticipated move up is will be a big clue as to whether the correction has more room to run or not. A tepid recovery (or failure to bounce at all) that holds well below 1.3770 and lasts only a couple of days sets up a deeper decline over the next few weeks. An aggressive rally, on the other hand, early next week back through 1.3770 would signal that correction was only a week long affair and the broader uptrend is resuming.

Foreign Exchange Price Time at a Glance:

Price Time Analysis: USD/JPY

Charts Created using Marketscope – Prepared by Kristian Kerr

• USD/JPY remains stuck near the center of the multi-month narrowing range
• Our near-term trend bias is positive on the exchange rate while above 96.55
• The 5th square root progression of the year’s low at 98.60 is immediate resistance, but traction over 99.00 is really need to signal the start of a more meaningful direction move higher
• A longer-term Fibonacci time relationship suggest a breakout of the range is forthcoming in the next few days
• The 97.55 area is near-term support, but only under the 7th square root progression of the year’s high at 96.55 would turn us negative on the rate

USD/JPY Strategy: Square awaiting more directional clarity.

Price Time Analysis: GBP/USD

Charts Created using Marketscope – Prepared by Kristian Kerr

• GBP/USD has come under steady pressure following last week’s failure to overcome the early October high at 1.6260
• Our near-term trend bias is higher while above 1.6015
• The 1.6090 area is immediate resistance, but traction over 1.6260 is really needed to signal that the broader uptrend is resuming
• Early next week is a minor turn window
• A daily close below the convergence of the 78.6% retracement of the year’s range and the 1×3 Gann angle line of the year’s low in the 1.6015 area would shift the trend bias to negative

GBP/USD Strategy: Like only reduced longs while above 1.6015.

Price Time Analysis: AUD/USD

Charts Created using Marketscope – Prepared by Kristian Kerr

• AUD/USD found support yesterday just below the .9455 61.8% retracement of the October range
• Our near-term trend bias is lower in the Aussie while below the 8th square root progression of the year’s low at .9595
• The .9455 level is now an important near-term pivot with weakness below needed to trigger the next leg lower in the rate
• A very minor cycle turn window is seen over the next day or so
• Only unexpected aggressive strength back over .9595 would shift our trend bias back to positive in the Aussie

AUD/USD Strategy: Like the short side while below .9595

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

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