Talking Points
- US Dollar Recovery Meets Critical Technical Resistance Level
- SP 500 Chart Setup Hints a Reversal Downward May be Ahead
- Crude Oil Rebound Fizzles, Gold Struggling Above $1350.00
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US DOLLAR TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – Prices are testing resistance in the 10494-509 area, marked by a falling trend line and the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement. A break upward targets the 38.2% level at 10604. Near-term support is at 10424, the March-May bottom, followed by the October 23 low at 10354.
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SP 500 TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – Prices put in a Bearish Engulfing candlestick pattern, hinting a move lower is ahead. Near-term support is at 1747.70, the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement. A break below that initially exposes the 38.2% level at 1728.50. Near-term resistance is at 1778.90, the October 30 high.
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GOLD TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – Prices broke higher as expected after putting in a bullish Morning Star candlestick pattern. A pullback from resistance at 1364.06, the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement, sees prices testing the 50% level at 1342.57 as support. A break downward initially targets the 38.2% Fib at 1321.09. Alternatively, a reversal above resistance aims for the 76.4% retracement at 1390.64.
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CRUDE OIL TECHNICAL ANALYSIS– Prices turned lower anew, with sellers now aiming to challenge support at 95.82 marked by the intersection of the 76.4% Fibonacci expansion and the bottom of a falling channel set from late August. A break below that initially targets the 100% level at 93.18. Near-term resistance is at 97.45, the 61.8% Fib, with a reversal above that aiming for the 50% expansion at 98.76.
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— Written by Ilya Spivak, Currency Strategist for DailyFX.com
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