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Price & Time: Do or Die Time for AUD/USD

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  • Euro lacking momentum ahead of next week’s important cycle turn window
  • AUD/USD enters into Gann cycle turn window
  • GBP/USD nearing key resistance zone

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Foreign Exchange Price Time at a Glance:

Price Time Analysis: EUR/USD

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Charts Created using Marketscope – Prepared by Kristian Kerr

  • EUR/USD is in consolidation mode following last week’s failure at 1.3800
  • Our near-term trend bias remains positive on the Euro while over the 2nd square root relationship of the year’s high at 1.3595
  • The 61.8% retracement of the 2011/2012 decline at 1.3830 remains critical resistance with traction above required to inspire the next meaningful push higher in the rate
  • A cycle turn window of importance is seen next week
  • Only a daily close below 1.3595 would turn us negative on the Euro

EUR/USD Strategy: Favor the long side while over 1.3595

Price Time Analysis: GBP/USD

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Charts Created using Marketscope – Prepared by Kristian Kerr

  • GBP/USD failed last week a few pips shy of the 14th square root relationship of the year’s low at 1.6495
  • Our near-term trend bias remains higher in Cable while over the 2nd square root relationship of the year’s high at 1.6225
  • A move through 1.6495 is needed to signal a resumption of the broader uptrend
  • A medium-term cycle turn window is seen early next week
  • A daily close below 1.6225 would turn us negative on the Pound

GBP/USD Strategy: Favor the long side while over 1.6225.

Focus Chart of the Day: AUD/USD

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AUD/USD has been under steady downside pressure for 46 trading days since failing at the 200-day moving average back in October. A Gann “Death” cycle is 45 days (plus or minus a few days) and is a useful interval in which to be on the lookout for a potential reversal (when an instrument has been trending aggressively leading into it). The action in the Aussie seems to fit the bill and we will be closely watching the rate over the next few days for any signs of a reversal. The 9th square root relationship of the October high at .8860 and the 16th square root relationship of the year’s high at .8790 look to be the key support levels from where a reversal could try to materialize. Aggressive weakness below the latter, however, would likely undermine all potential for a turn. Traction over .8960 is required to confirm that some sort of low is in place.

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

This publication attempts to further explore the concept that mass movements of human psychology, as represented by the financial markets, are subject to the mathematical laws of nature and through the use of various geometric, arithmetic, statistical and cyclical techniques a better understanding of markets and their corresponding movements can be achieved

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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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