Beginning with the weekly timeframe this morning, we can see that this unit remains lurking beneath the edge of a formidable resistance area coming in at 1.1533-1.1278. The zone has managed to cap upside since May 2015, so it’s not a base one should ignore. On the daily timeframe, however, the candles are seen consolidating between a support level drawn from...
For those who read Tuesday’s report you may recall our desk highlighting that a pending buy order was placed at 1.3548 with a stop set at 1.3408. Our rationale behind setting this order was due to a very appealing H4 buy zone seen marked in green at 1.3434/1.3457. This area boasted a H4 Quasimodo support at 1.3457, a H4 61.8% Fib support at 1.3441 taken from the...
Kicking this morning’s report off with a look at the weekly timeframe reveals that price recently came within striking distance of a formidable resistance area coming in at 1.1533-1.1278. As you can see, the pair responded bearishly and has, at the time of writing, chalked up a reasonably strong selling wick.
Moving down to the daily timeframe, the single...
For those who read Monday’s report on the Aussie you may recall our desk highlighting the 0.7481/0.7470 neighborhood as a potential sell zone (green area). Our reasons for liking this area were due to the following:
• Located within a weekly resistance area at 0.7524-0.7446.
• Positioned within a daily resistance area (plotted within the said weekly zone) at...
Weekly gain/loss: + $27.3
Weekly closing price: 1255.3
As can be seen from the weekly chart, the yellow metal aggressively recovered from demand at 1194.8-1229.1 during last week’s segment. The move broke a four-week bearish phase, and could potentially drag this market back up to the two weekly Fibonacci extensions 161.8/127.2% at 1313.7/1285.2 taken from the...
Weekly gain/loss: - 200 pips
Weekly closing price: 1.3508
After a couple of weeks of hesitation between the 2016 yearly opening level at 1.3814 and weekly support at 1.3588, the bears managed to find their feet and push the unit lower last week. Shaped in the form of a full-bodied bearish candle, the pair is now within striking distance of the 2017 yearly opening...
Weekly gain/loss: + 71 pips
Weekly closing price: 0.7456
Following four weeks of downside momentum, the pair, as you can see, recovered last week and retested the underside of a weekly resistance area penciled in at 0.7524-0.7446. This structure has been in motion since mid-2016, so there’s a reasonable chance that the bears may defend this barrier in the coming...
Weekly gain/loss: + 276 pips
Weekly closing price: 1.1207
Across the board, the US dollar index plummeted last week, which, given its strong inverse correlation to the EUR/USD, helped the pair print hefty gains into the week’s close. As can be seen from the weekly chart, price is currently lurking within striking distance of a major resistance area at...
With the US dollar entering into recovery mode yesterday, the price of gold declined. Before this happened though, the unit beautifully tapped the underside of a H4 61.8% Fib resistance at 1264.5 (green line) extended from the high 1295.4. This line – coupled with a H4 supply barrier coming in at 1268.3-1262.7 and a H4 trendline resistance (again) taken from the...
Early on in yesterday’s segment, we saw Aussie employment data print better-than-expected figures. This caused the AUD/USD to aggressively advance higher and eventually close above the H4 mid-level resistance barrier at 0.7450. As you can see, the pair came within a cat’s whisker of clipping the underside of May’s opening level at 0.7481/H4 61.8% Fib resistance at...
Weighed on heavily by, what seems to be, never-ending selling pressure on the dollar, the GBP advanced higher on Wednesday. This, as you can see on the bigger picture, has lifted the unit up to both a weekly supply area at 1.3120-1.2957, as well as a daily supply zone drawn from within the weekly base at 1.3058-1.2979.
Swinging over to the H4 chart, recent action...
During the course of yesterday’s sessions, the DOW challenged the H4 supply at 21048-21015 (holds a H4 resistance at 21020 within). The reaction from this zone, as you can see, was beautiful! The momentum from this area forced the H4 candles below May’s opening level at 20929 and jabbed into a small area of support formed by March’s opening level at 20824/38.2%...
Beginning with a look at the weekly timeframe this morning, it’s clear that the bears are beginning to make an appearance around supply at 115.50-113.85. Should this area hold firm, the next downside target, apart from the weekly low of 108.13, is the support area coming in at 105.19-107.54. Daily price on the other hand, shows us that the unit is trading within...
In the early hours of yesterday’s segment, the RBA released its latest meeting minutes. The bank highlighted concern regarding the housing market bubble which in turn saw the Aussie decline in value, eventually bringing the unit down to the 0.74 handle which happens to merge with a H4 trendline support etched from the low 0.7475. The bounce from this number was...
Overall, yesterday’s UK inflation figures came in better than expected. Despite this, the pair failed to sustain gains beyond the H4 mid-level resistance at 1.2950 and tumbled to a low of 1.2865, bouncing nicely off of a H4 trendline support taken from the low 1.2804.With the H4 candles currently responding to the underside of May’s opening level at 1.2927, we...
The value of the EUR strengthened in aggressive fashion on Tuesday, as the US dollar continued to plummet. Several H4 tech resistances were wiped out during the assault, with key resistance now resting around the 1.11 handle.
Alongside this, daily action ran through a trendline resistance extended from the high 1.1616, and is now seen within striking distance of...
Weekly gain/loss: + 61 pips
Weekly closing price: 1.3708
Over the course of the last two weeks, the weekly candles have been sandwiched between the 2016 yearly opening level seen at 1.3814 and support chiseled in at 1.3588, leaving upside momentum somewhat weakened. A violation of 1.3814 could lead to a colossal move up to supply drawn from 1.4666-1.4428. Yet, a...
Weekly gain/loss: - 29 pips
Weekly closing price: 0.7385
The AUD/USD sustained further losses last week, bringing price down to within close proximity of a weekly trendline support extended from the low 0.6827/2016 yearly opening level at 0.7282. The week, however, concluded forming a moderately sized weekly buying tail, which could portend a retest at the weekly...
