Talking Points
- EUR/JPY rally from key retracement area stalls
- EUR/USD fails to convincingly break important pivot
- GBP/USD struggling for direction
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Foreign Exchange Price Time at a Glance:
Price Time Analysis: EUR/USD
ChartPrepared by Kristian Kerr
- EUR/USD failed to gain traction yesterday below 1.0820 and rallied sharply in response
- Our near-term trend bias is still lower in the euro while below 1.0980
- A daily close below the May low around 1.0820 is needed to kick off a more important decline
- A minor turn window is seen early next week
- A close over 1.0980 would turn us positive on EUR/USD
EUR/USD Strategy: Like the short side while below 1.0980.
Price Time Analysis: GBP/USD
ChartPrepared by Kristian Kerr
- GBP/USD continues to consolidate below the 61.8% retracement of the June – July decline at 1.5700
- Our near-term trend bias is lower in cable while below 1.5700
- A move back under 1.5525 is needed to re-instill downside momentum into the exchange rate
- A very minor turn window is eyed tomorrow
- A daily close above 1.5700 would turn us positive on the pound
GBP/USD Strategy: Like the short side while below 1.5700
Focus Chart of the Day: EUR/JPY
Yesterday we wrote about USD/JPY and our concern that the low volume rally in the exchange rate could lead to some sort of secondary high. Naturally this concern extends to the yen crosses as well. One of the more interesting charts at the moment is that of EUR/JPY. After finding support earlier this month at the 50% retracement of the April – June advance around 133.50 the cross has drifted below the 200-day moving average. This has set up a fairly clear potential head shoulders topping pattern on the daily chart. Weakness under 133.50 would confirm a top of some magnitude and set the stage for a more important run lower. A move back over 138.00 in the cross is needed to invalidate the potential topping pattern and signal a resumption of the medium-term uptrend.
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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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