Talking Points:
- US Dollar Testing Below Three-Week Range Support
- SP 500 Attempting to Breach November Swing High
- Crude Oil Probing Higher, Gold Bouncing as Expected
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US DOLLAR TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – Prices are testing below range support marked by a Fibonacci cluster in the 10595-603 area. A break downward on a daily closing basis exposes 10549, the 38.2% Fib retracement. Alternatively, reversing above resistance at 10645 (38.2% Fib expansion) exposes 10679, the 50% expansion level.
Daily Chart – Created Using FXCM Marketscope 2.0
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SP 500 TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – Prices rebounded from resistance-turned-support at 1778.90 (October 30 swing high). Resistance is in the 1813.10-17.80 area, marked by the November 29 high and the 23.6% Fibonacci expansion. A break above that targets the 38.2% level at 1842.10. Reversing below support exposes the 38.2% Fib retracement at 1749.60.
Daily Chart – Created Using FXCM Marketscope 2.0
GOLD TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – Prices put in a bullish Morning Star candlestick pattern, hinting a move higher is ahead. Positive RSI divergence reinforces the case for an upside scenario. Resistance is in the 1237.57-51.54 area, marked by the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement and the October 15 low. A break above that initially targets the 38.2% level at 1268.98. Near-term support is at 1211.67, the December 4 low.
Daily Chart – Created Using FXCM Marketscope 2.0
CRUDE OIL TECHNICAL ANALYSIS– Prices continued higher as expected after breaking resistance at the top of a falling channel set from late August. A close above resistance at 98.02, the 23.6% Fibonacci expansion, exposes the 38.2% level at 101.90. Near-term resistance-turned-support is at 95.36.
Daily Chart – Created Using FXCM Marketscope 2.0
— Written by Ilya Spivak, Currency Strategist for DailyFX.com
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