Talking Points
- US Dollar Attempts to Build Higher Before Key NFP Report
- SP 500 Bearish Chart Setup Begins to Show Follow-Through
- Gold Aims Below 1300, Crude Oil Positioning for a Rebound
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US DOLLAR TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – Prices are attempting to build higher from resistance-turned-support at 10509, the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement level. Near-term resistance is in the 10583-604 area, marked by the top of a falling channel established from early July and the 38.2% level. A break above that exposes the 50% Fib at 10682. Alternatively, a turn below support initially targets a rising trend line set from early April, now at 10476.
Daily Chart – Created Using FXCM Marketscope 2.0
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SP 500 TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – Prices appear to be starting to build lower as expected after putting in a Bearish Engulfing candlestick pattern. Initial support is at 1747.70, the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement, with a break below that targeting the 38.2% level at 1728.50. Near-term resistance is at 1778.90, the October 30 high.
Daily Chart – Created Using FXCM Marketscope 2.0
GOLD TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – Prices broke below support at 1318.73, the 23.6% Fibonacci expansion, exposing the 38.2% level at 1292.15. A further push beneath that eyes the 50% Fib at 1270.67. Alternatively, a break back above 1318.73 targets the 14.6% expansion at 1335.12.
Daily Chart – Created Using FXCM Marketscope 2.0
CRUDE OIL TECHNICAL ANALYSIS– Prices put in a Bullish Engulfing candlestick pattern at the bottom of a falling channel set from early September, hinting a bounce is ahead. Near-term trend line resistance is at 94.75, with a break above that targeting the channel top at 98.03. Initial support is at 93.09, the November 5 low.
Daily Chart – Created Using FXCM Marketscope 2.0
— Written by Ilya Spivak, Currency Strategist for DailyFX.com
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