Gold breaks above a major resistance level this week while EUR/USD continues to consolidate below 1.3415. USD/JPY in a narrow range.
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Weekly Price Time Analysis: EUR/USD
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- EUR/USD came under some steady pressure to start the week, but our key support level at 1.3185 was never threatened
- 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
- Weakness under 1.3185 is desperately needed to reinvigorate the prospects for a more material downside move
- The second half of the month looks like the next turn window of importance for the single currency
- The 1.3415 2Q13 high is important 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 found support (on a closing basis) early this week at the 1×1 Gann angle line of the late February low near 96.30
- While over the 2Q13 low near .9375 our longer-term trend bias will remain higher in the exchange rate
- The 5th square root progression of the year’s high near 98.60 is now key resistance and traction over this zone is needed to trigger a more important push higher
- The second half of the month now looks like the next cycle turn window of importance
- Only aggressive weakness below the 2Q13 low on a multi-day closing basis would alter the broader postive prospects of the exchange rate
Tactical USD/JPY Strategy: Tactical longs still favored against .9375.
Weekly Price Time Analysis: Gold
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- XAU/USD broke above important Fibonacci resistance near 1350 this week to trade to its highest level in almost 2-months
- A weekly close over this level will turn the longer-term outlook to positive
- A myriad of Gann and Fibonacci levels between 1372 and 1384 is the next resistance zone of note with strenght above needed to further confirm a trend shift
- The next medium-term cycle turn window is seen around the end of the month
- Only weakness below the 3rd square root progression of the year’s low near 1280 would turn us negative again on the metal
Tactical Gold Strategy: We like tactical long positions in Gold while above 1280.
— Written by Kristian Kerr, Senior Currency Strategist for DailyFX.com
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