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Weekly Price & Time: Important Time Cycle Coming Up in USD/JPY

Published

11 år ago

20 september, 2013

DailyFX

Talking Points

EUR/USD trend bias turns positive
USD/JPY entering into important cycle window
Gold rebounds from key support zone

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Weekly Foreign Exchange Price Time at a Glance:

Weekly Price Time Analysis: EUR/USD

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Charts Created using Marketscope – Prepared by Kristian Kerr

EUR/USD finally managed to overcome the 2Q13 high at 1.3415 on a multi-day closing basis
This shifts our broader trend bias in the Euro to positive
The 7th square root progression of the year’s low at 1.3545 is an important upside pivot with traction above needed to accelerate the advance towards important upside attractions at 1.3600 and 1.3665
A cycle turn window is seen around the first week of October
The 2×1 Gann angle line of the year’s low at 1.3370 is important support, but weakness below the September low near 1.3100 is required to shift the broader bias to negative

Weekly EUR/USD Strategy: Looking to initiate tactical long positions in the Euro.

Weekly Price Time Analysis: USD/JPY

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Charts Created using Marketscope – Prepared by Kristian Kerr

USD/JPY remains in consolidation mode below key Gann resistance levels at 99.65 and 100.65
While above the 1×1 Gann angle line of the February low in the 97.65 area our broader trend bias will remain higher
The 99.65 and 100.65 levels remain pivotal for the exchange rate with traction above the latter required to signal a broader upside resumption
A fibonacci time cycle turn window is in effect over the next few days
Only weakness on a multi-day closing basis below 97.60 would turn the broader technical outlook to negative in USD/JPY

Weekly USD/JPY Strategy: Tactical longs favored 97.60

Weekly Price Time Analysis: GOLD

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Charts Created using Marketscope – Prepared by Kristian Kerr

XAU/USD touched its lowest level in over a month this week before finding support at the 1×2 Gann angle line of the year’s low in the 1294 area
While over this 1294 support level our broader trend bias will remain higher in the metal
The 61.8% retracement of the May to June decline at 1370 is now a key upside pivot with traction above neede to signal a broader upside resumption
A cycle turn window is in effect over the enxt few days
Weaknes below 1294 on a closing basis would turn the broader technical outlook very negative

Weekly XAU/USD Strategy: Like tactical long positions in Gold while above 1294.

— Written by Kristian Kerr, Senior Currency Strategist for DailyFX.com

This publication attempts to further explore the concept that mass movements of human psychology, as represented by the financial markets, are subject to the mathematical laws of nature and through the use of various geometric, arithmetic, statistical and cyclical techniques a better understanding of markets and their corresponding movements can be achieved

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EURUSD Weekly Technical Analysis: New Month, More Weakness

Published

7 år ago

30 september, 2017

DailyFX

What’s inside:

EURUSD broke the ‘neckline’ of a bearish ‘head-and-shoulders’ pattern, April trend-line
Resistance in vicinity of 11825/80 likely to keep a lid on further strength
Targeting the low to mid-11600s with more selling

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Coming into last week we pointed out the likelihood of finally seeing a resolution of the range EURUSD had been stuck in for the past few weeks, and one of the outcomes we made note of as a possibility was for the triggering of a ’head-and-shoulders’ pattern. Indeed, we saw a break of the ’neckline’ along with a drop below the April trend-line. This led to decent selling before a minor bounce took shape during the latter part of last week.

Looking ahead to next week the euro is set up for further losses as the path of least resistance has turned lower. Looking to a capper on any further strength there is resistance in the 11825-11880 area (old support becomes new resistance). As long as the euro stays below this area a downward bias will remain firmly intact.

Looking lower towards support eyes will be on the August low at 11662 and the 2016 high of 11616, of which the latter just happens to align almost precisely with the measured move target of the ‘head-and-shoulders’ pattern (determined by subtracting the height of the pattern from the neckline).

Bottom line: Shorts look set to have the upperhand as a fresh month gets underway as long as the euro remains capped by resistance. On weakness, we’ll be watching how the euro responds to a drop into support levels.

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EURUSD: Daily

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Euro Bias Mixed Heading into October, Q4’17

Published

7 år ago

29 september, 2017

DailyFX

Euro Bias Mixed Heading into October, Q4'17

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EURUSD: Retail trader data shows 37.3% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 1.68 to 1. In fact, traders have remained net-short since Apr 18 when EURUSD traded near 1.07831; price has moved 9.6% higher since then. The number of traders net-long is 15.4% lower than yesterday and 16.4% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 0.4% higher than yesterday and 10.5% lower from last week.

We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-short suggests EURUSD prices may continue to rise. Positioning is more net-short than yesterday but less net-short from last week. The combination of current sentiment and recent changes gives us a further mixed EURUSD trading bias.

— Written by Christopher Vecchio, CFA, Senior Currency Strategist

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British Pound Reversal Potential Persists Heading into New Quarter

Published

7 år ago

29 september, 2017

DailyFX

British Pound Reversal Potential Persists Heading into New Quarter

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GBPUSD: Retail trader data shows 38.2% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders short to long at 1.62 to 1. In fact, traders have remained net-short since Sep 05 when GBPUSD traded near 1.29615; price has moved 3.4% higher since then. The number of traders net-long is 0.1% higher than yesterday and 13.4% higher from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 10.6% lower than yesterday and 18.3% lower from last week.

We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-short suggests GBPUSD prices may continue to rise. Yet traders are less net-short than yesterday and compared with last week. Recent changes in sentiment warn that the current GBPUSD price trend may soon reverse lower despite the fact traders remain net-short.

— Written by Christopher Vecchio, CFA, Senior Currency Strategist

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