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Price & Time: Looking For USD To Reassert

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Talking Points

  • USD/JPY stalls at key Fibonacci level
  • GOLD turns near important Gann level
  • The 1.2585 area looks critical for EUR/USD

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Foreign Exchange Price Time at a Glance:

Price Time Analysis: USD/JPY

Price amp; Time: Looking For USD To Reassert

Charts Created using Marketscope – Prepared by Kristian Kerr

  • USD/JPY stalled around the 108.20 61.8% retracement of the month-to-date range last week
  • Our near-term bias is positive on the exchange rate while above 105.90
  • A close over 108.20 is needed to set off a new leg higher in USD/JPY
  • A turn window is eyed over the next couple of days
  • A close below 105.90 would turn us negative on USD/JPY.

USD/JPY Strategy: Square.

Price Time Analysis: GOLD

Price amp; Time: Looking For USD To Reassert

Charts Created using Marketscope – Prepared by Kristian Kerr

  • XAU/USD has come under pressure over the past few days after failing near the 2nd square root relationship of the year’s low in the 1251 area
  • Our near-term trend bias is higher in the metal while above 1217
  • A close over 1251 is needed to over the next few days to reinvigorate hopes of a more important push higher
  • An important turn window is eyed mid-week
  • A close under 1217 would turn us negative on the metal

XAU/USD Strategy: Square.

Focus Chart of the Day: EUR/USD

Price amp; Time: Looking For USD To Reassert

I was looking for choppy to higher trading in EUR/USD during the month of October and I think it is fair to say we have gotten it. The time has come, however, to start looking for a resumption of the broader downtrend. My work with cycles and other timing methods suggests the correction is close to running its course and the exchange rate should turn down this week or next week at the latest. A convergence of the 78.6% retracement of the month-to date range and the 1×1 Gann angle line drawn off the year’s low suggests 1.2585 is an important downside pivot to watch over the next few days. Traction under this level should confirm a resumption of the downtrend in place since May and set the stage for a fairly steady decline into December. Should the Fed surprise this week, the euro would obviously extend its correction a bit longer, but even this looks like it would be limited to next week on a cycle basis. Key resistance looks to be 1.2835.

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Written by Kristian Kerr, Senior Currency 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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