- Gold closing in on critical support level
- USD/JPY still lacking upside momentum
- Euro encounters Gann resistance at 1.3325
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Weekly Foreign Exchange Price Time at a Glance:
Weekly Price Time Analysis: EUR/USD
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- EUR/USD rebounded off the 38% retracement of the year’s range last week to test Gann resistance near 1.3325 over the past few days
- While below the 1.3415 2Q13 high our broader trend bias will remain lower in the Euro
- A multi-day close below 1.3110 is needed to trigger a more important downside move
- A cycle turn window is seen around the middle of next week
- The 1.3325 area is immediate resistance, but only a close over 1.3415 turns the broader Euro outlook to positive
Weekly EUR/USD Strategy: Still short against a weekly close over 1.3415
Weekly Price Time Analysis: USD/JPY
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- USD/JPY traded this week to just shy of Gann resistance related to the year’s high in the 100.65 area
- While above the 2Q13 low near .9375 our longer-term trend bias will remain higher in the exchange rate
- The 100.65 level is now a key pivot on the upside with a multi-day close above this level required to setup the next important advance in the rate
- Late next week is a cycle turn window
- A cluster of Gann supports near 98.60, 97.60 and 96.70 are important, but only weakness below .9375 will turn the broader outlook to negative in USD/JPY
Weekly USD/JPY Strategy: Tactical longs favored against .9375
Weekly Price Time Analysis: GOLD
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- XAU/USD weakened further this past week and broke under key retracement support at 1337
- While over the 1270 support level our broader trend bias will remain higher in the metal
- The 5th square root progression of the year’s low near 1350 is once again resistance and a close over this level is needed to reinvigorate upside prospects
- Late next week is a cycle turn window
- Weaknes below 1270 would undermine too much of the positive traction gained over the past few months and turn us negative on the metal
Weekly XAU/USD Strategy: Like tactical long positions in Gold while above 1270.
— Written by Kristian Kerr, Senior Currency Strategist for DailyFX.com
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