EUR/USD is nearing a major inflection point in price. USD/JPY broke a key support this week, but has some room before turning longer-term negative. Gold still languishing below 1350.
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Weekly Price Time Analysis: EUR/USD
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- EUR/USD overcame a myriad of resistance in the 1.3300 area to trade to its highest levels since mid-June this week
- Our medium-term trend bias remains lower in the Euro, but traction over the 1.3415 2Q13 high on a weekly closing basis will shift higher
- Last week’s high near 1.3340 is interim support, but weakness below the 4th square root progression of the year’s low at 1.3185 is really needed to reinvigorate the downside prospects
- The second half of the month looks like the next turn window of importance for the single currency
- The 1.3415 2Q13 high is very significant from a Gann perspective and a weekly close over this level will alter the broader negative picture in place since June
Tactical EUR/USD Strategy: Short against a weekly close above 1.3415.
Weekly Price Time Analysis: USD/JPY
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- USD/JPY broke below a key Gann/Fibonacci confluence around 97.60 this week to trade to its lowest level in 7-weeks
- While over the 2Q13 low near .9375 our longer-term trend bias will remain higher in the exchange rate
- The 97.60 area is now resistance and traction over this zone is needed to signal a a broader upside resumption
- The second half of the month now looks like the next cycle turn window of importance
- The 78.6% retracement near 95.50 important support and weakness below is likely to lead to a test of .9375 below which would turn us negative on USD/JPY
Tactical USD/JPY Strategy: Tactical longs still favored against .9375.
Weekly Price Time Analysis: Gold
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- XAU/USD has come under fairly steady pressure since failing near important Fibonacci symmetry in the 1350 area at the end of July
- While below this level our medium-term trend bias will remain lower in the metal
- The 4th square root progression of the July high near 1272 remains a key downside pivot with sustained weakness below this level needed to set off a more important decline
- An important week long cycle turn window is seen around the end of next week
- Strength over 1348 is needed to alter the negative cyclical picture and turn us positive on the metal.
Tactical Gold Strategy: We like tactical short positions in the metal while under 1348.
— Written by Kristian Kerr, Senior Currency Strategist for DailyFX.com
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