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Keep an Eye on USD/JPY as US Dollar at Risk of Major Trend Reversal

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– US Dollar trades at make-or-break levels across the board, keep an eye on USD/JPY

– Holding these key levels would keep broader Dollar trend intact, breakdown points to bigger reversal

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The US Dollar has fallen sharply to major volume and price-based support versus the Euro, Yen, British Pound, and others. Whether it holds will likely determine much broader direction.

EURUSD

Total Buy Volume Executed, Total Sell Volume Executed, Net Volume Executed (Buy-Sell)

Length of bar indicates the sum of Buy and Sell volume.

Keep an Eye on USD/JPY as US Dollar at Risk of Major Trend Reversal

Data source: FXCM Real Directional Volume Indicator, Chart source: R. Prepared by David Rodriguez

The Euro has bounced sharply off of key volume-based support versus the US Dollar and now trades at the top of its large congestion range. There remains little in the way of notable resistance higher until the late-August spike-high near $1.17. And indeed the US Dollar looks at risk of further declines—particularly if it trades below ¥119 versus the Japanese Yen.

USDJPY

Total Buy Volume Executed, Total Sell Volume Executed, Net Volume Executed (Buy-Sell)

Length of bar indicates the sum of Buy and Sell volume.

Keep an Eye on USD/JPY as US Dollar at Risk of Major Trend Reversal

Data source: FXCM Real Directional Volume Indicator, Chart source: R. Prepared by David Rodriguez

The US Dollar seems at a potentially significant turning point versus the Japanese Yen as it tests major volume and price-based congestion support at ¥119. A break below said level would help confirm that the USD has made a sustained turn lower and would have fairly important implications for other USD-based currency pairs. Yet trading above keeps markets in suspense as the Greenback would likely stick to its large and choppy trading ranges across the board.

GBPUSD

Total Buy Volume Executed, Total Sell Volume Executed, Net Volume Executed (Buy-Sell)

Length of bar indicates the sum of Buy and Sell volume.

Keep an Eye on USD/JPY as US Dollar at Risk of Major Trend Reversal

Data source: FXCM Real Directional Volume Indicator, Chart source: R. Prepared by David Rodriguez

The British Pound trades just below significant resistance versus the US Dollar at the $1.5700 mark, and the next move may prove pivotal as the USD stands at the brink of a potential breakdown. We suspect that a GBP/USD breakout would coincide with a USD/JPY break below ¥119 and similar moves from the Commodity Bloc pairs (see below).

AUDUSD

Total Buy Volume Executed, Total Sell Volume Executed, Net Volume Executed (Buy-Sell)

Length of bar indicates the sum of Buy and Sell volume.

Keep an Eye on USD/JPY as US Dollar at Risk of Major Trend Reversal

Data source: FXCM Real Directional Volume Indicator, Chart source: R. Prepared by David Rodriguez

The Australian Dollar trades just short of substantial volume-based resistance versus the US Dollar in the $0.7300-0.7450 range, and a break higher would help confirm a larger USD breakdown. Short-term support is seen at previous resistance at $0.7250.

USDCAD

Total Buy Volume Executed, Total Sell Volume Executed, Net Volume Executed (Buy-Sell)

Length of bar indicates the sum of Buy and Sell volume.

Keep an Eye on USD/JPY as US Dollar at Risk of Major Trend Reversal

Data source: FXCM Real Directional Volume Indicator, Chart source: R. Prepared by David Rodriguez

The US Dollar has just narrowly held an important price and volume-based congestion range versus the Canadian Dollar, and a break below C$1.3000 would act as confirmation that the broader US Dollar trend has turned.

NZDUSD

Total Buy Volume Executed, Total Sell Volume Executed, Net Volume Executed (Buy-Sell)

Length of bar indicates the sum of Buy and Sell volume.

Keep an Eye on USD/JPY as US Dollar at Risk of Major Trend Reversal

Data source: FXCM Real Directional Volume Indicator, Chart source: R. Prepared by David Rodriguez

The New Zealand Dollar has traded above key price and volume-based congestion resistance versus the US Dollar in the $0.6300-0.6400 and short-term risks favor further gains. The larger test may come as the pair approaches major volume congestion levels from $0.6500-0.6700.

Written by David Rodriguez, Quantitative Strategist for DailyFX.com

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EURUSD Weekly Technical Analysis: New Month, More Weakness

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  • EURUSD broke the ‘neckline’ of a bearish ‘head-and-shoulders’ pattern, April trend-line
  • Resistance in vicinity of 11825/80 likely to keep a lid on further strength
  • Targeting the low to mid-11600s with more selling

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Coming into last week we pointed out the likelihood of finally seeing a resolution of the range EURUSD had been stuck in for the past few weeks, and one of the outcomes we made note of as a possibility was for the triggering of a ’head-and-shoulders’ pattern. Indeed, we saw a break of the ’neckline’ along with a drop below the April trend-line. This led to decent selling before a minor bounce took shape during the latter part of last week.

Looking ahead to next week the euro is set up for further losses as the path of least resistance has turned lower. Looking to a capper on any further strength there is resistance in the 11825-11880 area (old support becomes new resistance). As long as the euro stays below this area a downward bias will remain firmly intact.

Looking lower towards support eyes will be on the August low at 11662 and the 2016 high of 11616, of which the latter just happens to align almost precisely with the measured move target of the ‘head-and-shoulders’ pattern (determined by subtracting the height of the pattern from the neckline).

Bottom line: Shorts look set to have the upperhand as a fresh month gets underway as long as the euro remains capped by resistance. On weakness, we’ll be watching how the euro responds to a drop into support levels.

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EURUSD Weekly Technical Analysis: New Month, More Weakness

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Euro Bias Mixed Heading into October, Q4’17

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Euro Bias Mixed Heading into October, Q4'17

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EURUSD: Retail trader data shows 37.3% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 1.68 to 1. In fact, traders have remained net-short since Apr 18 when EURUSD traded near 1.07831; price has moved 9.6% higher since then. The number of traders net-long is 15.4% lower than yesterday and 16.4% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 0.4% higher than yesterday and 10.5% lower from last week.

We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-short suggests EURUSD prices may continue to rise. Positioning is more net-short than yesterday but less net-short from last week. The combination of current sentiment and recent changes gives us a further mixed EURUSD trading bias.

— Written by Christopher Vecchio, CFA, Senior Currency Strategist

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British Pound Reversal Potential Persists Heading into New Quarter

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British Pound Reversal Potential Persists Heading into New Quarter

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GBPUSD: Retail trader data shows 38.2% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 1.62 to 1. In fact, traders have remained net-short since Sep 05 when GBPUSD traded near 1.29615; price has moved 3.4% higher since then. The number of traders net-long is 0.1% higher than yesterday and 13.4% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 10.6% lower than yesterday and 18.3% lower from last week.

We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-short suggests GBPUSD prices may continue to rise. Yet traders are less net-short than yesterday and compared with last week. Recent changes in sentiment warn that the current GBPUSD price trend may soon reverse lower despite the fact traders remain net-short.

— Written by Christopher Vecchio, CFA, Senior Currency Strategist

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