Gold the SP 500 break major levels while USD/JPY fails at Gann resistance.
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Foreign Exchange Price Time at a Glance:
Price Time Analysis: USD/JPY
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- USD/JPY touched the 5th square root progression of the year’s high at 98.60 on Thursday before reversing sharply
- While over 96.55 our near-term trend bias will remain higher in the rate
- The 98.60 level is now a clear upside pivot with strength over this level needed to signal a more important move higher
- Friday is a minor cycle turn window
- Weakness below 96.55 on a closing basis would turn the technical outlook negative
USD/JPY Strategy: Like the long side whilst over 96.55.
Price Time Analysis: USD/CAD
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- USD/CAD continues to trade in a sideways to higher range above the 1.0285 2×1 Gann angle line of the 2012 low
- While Funds is below 1.0380 our near-term trend bias will remain lower
- A move under 1.0285 is now needed to trigger a more important decline
- A medium-term turn window is see around the middle of next week
- Strengh above 1.0380 is needed to improve the negative technical structure and tun us positive on the rate
USD/CAD Strategy: Like the short side on a move through 1.0285.
Price Time Analysis: SP 500
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- SP 500 broke below a key support level at 1672 on Thursday
- Our near-term trend bias is now negative in the index
- The 38% retracement of the June to August advance near 1650 is immediate support and weakness below there is requred to set up a more important decline
- Near-term cycles studies suggest today could be signficant for the market
- A close back over 1672 would alleviate some of the downside pressure, but above 1710 is really needed to put the index back in a truly positive position
SP 500 Strategy: Like being short while below 1710.
Focus Chart of the Day: XAU/USD
Gold underwent an important break on Thursday as it managed to close over both key Fibonacci symmetry at 1348 and the 1×2 Gann angle line of 2012 high near 1360. This break of key resistance now puts the index in a much more positive technical position and increases the possibility that a more important low was indeed recorded during the late June Gann cycle turn window. However, the metal is not quite out of the woods just yet as the 78.6% retracement of the June range, the 61.8% projection of the June to July advance and the 6th square root progression of the June low all lurk overhead between 1372 and 1384. A clear breach of these levels would definitively further improve the metal’s outlook. That said, only weakness under 1280 undermines the positive tone in XAU/USD and turns the outlook overtly negative.
— Written by Kristian Kerr, Senior Currency Strategist for DailyFX.com
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