USD/JPY Gold rebound off key support levels while GBP/USD fails at a familiar Gann level. The EUR/USD cyclical picture should clear up over the next 48 hours.
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Foreign Exchange Price Time at a Glance:
Price Time Analysis: USD/JPY
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- USD/JPY traded to its lowest level in almost 2-months late last week before finding support around the 1×2 Gann angle line of the 1Q13 low in the 96.30 area
- Subsequent strength back through 96.60 alleviates some of the downside pressure, but a close over a key Fibonacci confluence near 97.50 is needed to turn the near-term trend positive
- The 78.6% retracement near 95.50 remains key support and weakness below this level is needed to signal a resumption of the near-term downtrend
- Monday is a minor cyclical turn window
- A close above the Fibonacci convergence near 97.50 is required to turn us positive on the exchange rate
USD/JPY Strategy: Square, but may look to sell against 97.50.
Price Time Analysis: GBP/USD
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- GBP/USD failed late last week at the 1×1 Gann angle line of the year’s high in the 1.5565 area
- While above 1.5375 our near-term trend bias has to remain higher in Cable
- A close over 1.5565 is required to signal a resumption of the near-term trend
- A minor turn window is seen today
- Weakness below 1.5375 on a closing basis will turn us negative and opens the way for a deeper correction lower in the Pound
GBP/USD Strategy: Small longs favored while over 1.5375.
Price Time Analysis: GOLD
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- XAU/USD tested the 4th square root progression of the July last week in the 1280 area but could not close below this important support level
- While below 1348 our near-term trend bias will remain lower in the metal
- Weakness under 1280 on a closing basis is needed to set up a more important decline
- Near-term cycle studies suggest the next day or so is a minor turn window
- Strength above 1348 on a closing basis would alter the negative technical structure and turn us positive on Gold
GOLD Strategy: Prefer the short side while below 1348.
Focus Chart of the Day: EUR/USD
The Euro is at an important juncture from a price time perspective. Last week’s breach of the July high near 1.3340 alleviated a potential medium-term negative cyclical influence. However, the single currency’s failure to surpass the 2Q13 high at 1.3415 keeps EUR/USD in a longer-term negative position. Is the weakness we are seeing to start the week the longer-term negative cycle beginning to re-assert its influence or is just a “breather” before the Euro makes another more important push higher? The shorter-term cyclical picture should be able to help us determine which scenario is unfolding as if is the latter then EUR/USD should start to turn up again over the next 24-48 hours. Weakness into Wednesday below 1.3170 would be strong evidence that a more important decline is developing.
— Written by Kristian Kerr, Senior Currency Strategist for DailyFX.com
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