Talking Points
- EUR/USD testing key resistance
- USD/CAD touches highest level since July
- AUD/USD rebounds of key support zone
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Foreign Exchange Price Time at a Glance:
Price Time Analysis: EUR/USD
Charts Created using Marketscope – Prepared by Kristian Kerr
- EUR/USD probed above the 2nd square root relationship of the year’s high at 1.3595 on Thursday to trade to its highest level in three weeks
- A daily close over 1.3595 will shift our near-term trend bias to higher
- Interim support is seen at 1.3540, but weakness under 1.3475 is really needed to signal that a more important decline is developing
- The middle of next week is a medium-term cycle turn window
- A daily close over 1.3595 will shift our near-term trend bias positive
EUR/USD Strategy: Focus on long side opportunities on a close over 1.3595.
Price Time Analysis: USD/CAD
Charts Created using Marketscope – Prepared by Kristian Kerr
- USD/CAD closed above the 4th square root relationship of the September low on Wednesday to trade to its highest level since early July
- Our near-term trend bias is higher in Funds while above 1.0505
- The 6th square root relationship of the 2Q13 high at 1.0610 is an important upside pivot with traction above exposing the 127% extension of the 2012 range at 1.0665
- A medium-term cycle turn windown is seen around the 1st half of next week
- Only a daily close below 1st square root relationship of the year’s high at 1.0505 would turn us negative on USD/CAD
USD/CAD Strategy: Like the long side while over 1.0505
Focus Chart of the Day: AUD/USD
AUD/USD has rebounded sharply from just above the key support zone we highlighted on Tuesday. With the .9330 to .9360 area marking a convergence of several key Gann levels including the 7th square root relationship of the October high, the 2×1 Gann angle line of the year’s closing low and the 2nd square root relationship of the year intraday low it is a natural stopping point. Just how important this counter-trend move is will depend on the price action over the next few sessions. If Aussie can gain traction over .9170 on a daily close basis it likely sets up a stronger correction – perhaps back towards the neckline of the Head Shoulders pattern. A potential hindrance to further upside is the short-term cyclical picture which is not particularly positive on the exchange rate as a minor turn window is seen today. A clear move under .9030 is required to signal that the broader downtrend is resuming.
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— Written by Kristian Kerr, Senior Currency Strategist for DailyFX.com
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