Talking Points:
- US Dollar Waiting for Direction Cues Near Monthly Bottom
- SP 500 Recovers to Retest Recently Broken Chart Support
- Gold Positioning Signals Weakness, Crude Oil May Bounce
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US DOLLAR TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – Prices are stalling near 10502,the March 7 low, after edging below the 23.6% Fibonacci expansion at 10529. Support is reinforced by the 38.2% Fib at 10492. A push beneath the latter level targets the 50% expansion at 10462. Alternatively, a reversal above 10529 opens the door for a test of falling trend line resistance at 10572.
Daily Chart – Created Using FXCM Marketscope 2.0
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SP 500 TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – Prices rebounded from support at 1831.00, the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement. Resistance is at 1866.00, the 23.6% Fib expansion level, with a break above that aiming for the underside of a recently broken rising channel at 1873.20. Alternatively, a turn below support exposes the 50% retracement at 1813.30.
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GOLD TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – Prices put in a Bearish Engulfing candlestick pattern, hinting at a reversal ahead. Initial support is in the 1345.41-50.94 area, marked by a falling trend line set from April 2013 and the top of a rising channel established from mid-December. A break downward exposes the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement at 1310.56. Near-term resistance is at 1391.96, the March 17 high.
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CRUDE OIL TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – The appearance of a Morning Star candlestick pattern suggests a rebound may be ahead. Initial resistance is in the 100.73-83 area, marked by the December 27 high and the 23.6% Fibonacci expansion. A break above that aims for the 38.2% level at 102.87. Near-term support is at 97.53, the March 12 low.
Daily Chart – Created Using FXCM Marketscope 2.0
— Written by Ilya Spivak, Currency Strategist for DailyFX.com
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