Talking Points
- EUR/USD testing key resistance
- USD/JPY nearing important directional move
- GOLD stalls at major retracement
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Weekly Foreign Exchange Price Time at a Glance:
Weekly Price Time Analysis: EUR/USD
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- EUR/USD touched its highest level since late December this week
- A weekly close above the 2013 closing high near 1.3800 will shift our trend bias to positive
- Under 1.3640 is needed to re-instill any sort of downside momentum
- The next cycle turn window or importance is seen around the middle of March
Weekly EUR/USD Strategy: Clinging to tactical short positions against a daily close over 1.3800.
Weekly Price Time Analysis: USD/JPY
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- USD/JPY remains range bound below key Gann resistance at 102.75
- Our broader bias is negative in the rate while below 104.40
- The 100.80 level remains a key downside pivot that needs to be breached soon on a daily close to undermine the positive cyclicality of the early February low
- A minor cycle turn window is seen next week, but the next cycle inflection point of significance looks to be around middle of March
- A weekly close back over 104.40 would turn us positive again on USD/JPY
Weekly USD/JPY Strategy: We like the short side in USD/JPY while below 104.40.
Weekly Price Time Analysis: GOLD
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- XAU/USD probed above the 61.8% retracement of the August to December decline at 1336 to trade at its highest level since late October
- Our broader trend bias remains positive in the metal while above the 1×2 Gann angle line of the 2013 closing low now near 1295
- The 1336 level is remains key resistance with a close over this level needed to signal that a new leg higher is underway
- A minor cycle turn window is seen mid-week
- A daily close under 1295 would turn us negative on Gold
Weekly XAU/USD Strategy: Like being long while over 1295.
— Written by Kristian Kerr, Senior Currency Strategist for DailyFX.com
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