EURUSD Gap-Filling Rally (Long)Actually there are no clear theme/sentiment today (no fresh news on Eurozone side i.e German Coalition, Monetary Policy worries or confidence, anything on QE?, anything on inflation, U.S Tax Reform mania have faded.. what now?) so I go back to the "bigger picture" right now :
1. Eurozone is in economic growth (bullish for EUR)
2. They tapered the QE and thats an outlook for future tightening (mildly bullish for EUR)
3. Market have fully priced in for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rate in December, so they yet to see fresh news on will the Fed raise further rates in 2018. At the time being, dollar is "neutral" today (mildly bearish for USD)
Technically, weekend gaps always gets filled eventually. Technical USD selling could push EURUSD into the weekend gap.
Selloff
Top forming for BTC?BTC is about to complete a H&S pattern. However, what gives rise to an even more bearish outlook in terms of a potential sell-off, is that a drop from the lower high could surpass the prior low and support of 8000. If this happens, and especially if also the lower orange support line is crossed, I'm expecting a significantly deep sell-off.
However, I'm unqualified to give any financial advice - which this is not - and this is just my own opinion :)
Bitcoin Short Term Trading Opportunity - September '17 Bitcoin in next few days needs a correction to levels over 3800-3900 - more aggressive traders could enter in long positions till 4700 U.S. Dollars per coin. Over these levels 4700-4900 crypto-currency will slow down and price action will establish the new downtrend movement. Risk-reward ratio is the magic 7.77
U.S. Oil SHORT: OPEC can't save itself.Being the cinical oil bear I am. I will be shorting USOIL after the huge downturn on Friday. All indicators are bearish with the STOCH RSI showing a lot of room for downside. Furthermore, I think Wall Street finally realized that OPEC is not willing to take initiative and will be shorting for the first time in months during the OPEC meeting at the end of November.
NZDUSD DESCENDING CHANNEL EXPLAINED!!!!!!MARKET ANALYSIS: The market has broken the huge uptrend channel and now its moving to a sell. Now in the lower time frame we have descending channel formation. We have strong support zone near the market price now. If the support zone is broken we can see a new lower low for a huge shorting opportunity. So lets wait and see what the market does in the coming days. Cheers!
EURUSD Resume Sell OffTo setup a short limit/stop order after the US CPI news half an hour from now. Entry is a few points from upper BB, with tentative SL near today's high (might still adjust it depending on volatility) and TP at the daily trend line. Might add another trade targeting the blue trend line which is the 2015 low once ADX yellow line moves up past the 20 zone.
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Long term correction after halving?It seems that the price hit the optimal level to begin sell off.
The buying back phase will start at 460 level, to form accumulation range between 480 and 510.
In my opinion we will have lot of selling just before BTC halving and than, after it the price will bounce to the 680 area again.
As usually, we will see the triangle forming. However I don't think that we will have next bull run. The price might even break resistance line for short time, to trap breakout buyers. The supply - demand ratio need to stabilize and this time, the bears will push price lower.
That's why more probable scenario for me is breaking current trend line and support testing at 450 level.
PRICE ACTION ANALYSIS - GBPUSD: SCOTTISH UK VS UK EU REFERENDUMThis article compares the price and technical analysis of GBPUSD in the 10-weeks leading into the two events in order to gain an execution-able advantage going into the UK EU Referendum taking place on the 23rd June 2016.
Price Action and Trends
Scottish UK REF - 10 weeks = 14.July.14 to 18.Sep.14
- The first 8 of the 10 weeks GU traded extremely bid, selling off 1000pips from 1.7000 to 1.6000 . GU failed to make any significant recoveries during this period - signifying an extremely strong down-trend.
- at the end of the down trend and coming into the REF, GU recovered 40% from 1.6000 on the 9th Sep, to 1.64000 on the 18th Sep (event vol highs at 1.6580). The sell off the proceeded to continue after the event, selling off back to 1.5900 by week 12/13.
- Price action remained significantly below the 50 & 20 VWMA throughout the 10-week period and after the event - confirming the strong down-trend.
UK EU REF - 10 weeks = 18.April.16 to 23.June.15
- Since the bottom formed on 29th Feb at 1.3850, GU has been trading in an up trend, forming marginally higher highs and higher lows. However, the uptrend has turned into sideways action in the last 3-4 weeks as GU has failed to make new highs of any significance and is failing to make higher lows - and the high-low range is tightening.
in the last 10 weeks GU has risen 330 pips from 1.4270 to 1.4500 close-close and has had a range of 600 pips - 1.4170 to 1.4770. In the last 5 Weeks however GU traded flat closed to close at 1.4500, with a range of 400pips 1.4340 to 1.4730 illustrating the tightening range, sideways movement and end to the trend - the market is sleeping and is waiting for a stimulus to break in a direction.
- At the start of the 10 week period, Price bullishly crossed the 50 & 20 VWMA and has stayed above since, confirming an up trend. The 20 period, however, has been trading choppy, illustrating the low trend/ direction and the significant pull-backs.
Comparisons
1. The Scot REF priced GU over 1000 pips lower in the 10 week period, in a decisive downward move - however, this UK EU event has failed to do anything similar and has actually done the opposite by rising in the last 10 weeks, currently trading up 300 pips.
- Why? imo there is only 2 reasons why there has been such a big difference in the price action.
1. The reason GU isnt pricing downward is because GU already priced/ factored in Brexit uncertainty into the downside we saw between december 18th.15 to March 2nd.16, which took us from 1.5300 to 1.3800 which is a whopping 1500+pips lower - this was likely FOMC hike driven but given the extent of the move, it is highly likely that brexit was included in the price lower - hence why we are not seeing a move now - the UK REF is already in the price.
2. The less likely reason is that GU isnt pricing the move because 1). the market has been scared stiff by the uncertainty, and people simple arent willing to take risk either way thus explaining why price is trading flat/sideways. or 2) GU is planning on making a significant run to the downside in the next two weeks where it could shed 1000 pips if it falls back to 1.3800; or even 700 pips if it moves to 1.4000 which isnt that far off of the 1000pip Scot Ref move.
The technical indicators are just mirror a function of price thus I will not read into the technicals much - obviously the Scot Ref indicators spent much of the time depressed since the price was falling rapidly, whilst the UK EU Ref has been mixed - since the price is trading sideways.
*Look out for my upcoming article where i will discus what the above differences mean and what they imply price action will do in the next two weeks going into the UK EU Ref and FOMC.
PRICE ACTION ANALYSIS - GBPUSD: SCOTTISH UK V UK EU REFERENDUM 2This article compares the price and technical analysis of GBPUSD in the 10-weeks leading into the two events in order to gain an execution-able advantage going into the UK EU Referendum taking place on the 23rd June 2016.
Ranges
Scottish UK REF - 10 weeks = 14.July.14 to 18.Sep.14
- GU started the period at 1.7000 and closed the period at 1.64000, with highs at 1.7150 and lows at 1.6000 with a range of 1150pips.
- In the last 5 weeks (Aug.18th-Sep 18th) GU opened at 1.6730, closed at 1.6400 with highs at 1.6730 and lows at 1.6000 and a range of 730 pips - Close to open of 330pips
- In the last 5 weeks (Aug.1st-Sep5th 5wk comparison) GU opened at 1.6877, closed at 1.6300 with highs at 1.6877 and lows at 1.6277 and a range of 600pips.
- from week 10-13 GU shed the the Recovery/ No vote volatility gains, and traded from 1.6400 to 1.5900 with a range of 500 pips.
UK EU REF - 10 weeks = 18.April.16 to 23.June.15
- GU started the period at 1.4270 and closed at 1.4500 - range of 600 pips - 1.4170 to 1.4770.
-In the last 5 Weeks (5wk comparison) however GU traded flat open to close at 1.4500-10, but with a range of 400pips 1.4340 to 1.4730.
Comparisons
In general, the Scot Ref traded/closed much closer to its ranges than the UK EU Ref has to date e.g. in the "comparative" last 5wks, Scot Ref opened at 1.6877 (which was its high also) and closed at 1.6300 (only 30 pips from its range low at 1.6270) so GU ate 570/600pips of its range - illustrating that the Scot Ref had much more directional bias since it traded and held its extreme levels.
Where as the UK EU Ref comparative 5wk period, opened at 1.4500 and closed at 1.4510, but with a range of 1.4340 to 1.4730, so GU only managed to eat/commit to 10/400pips that it ranged - illustrating that the UK EU Ref has lot direction commitment and 0 trend, it is a sideways ranging market.
Technicals
Scottish UK REF - 10 weeks = 14.July.14 to 18.Sep.14
- RSI, STOCH and RVI sold off in the first weeks of the 10wk period, then remained severly under pressure for the remainder of the 8wk sell off - all of which failing to break 40 and posting lows of 13 with several <20s.
The event driven recovery between the 9th sep to 18th sep however helped the technicals recover to 50 levels.
- Historical vol, traded in an uptrend during the first 8wk selloff from 2 to 11, before falling slightly during the recovery and spiking again to 10-12 around the REF date due to event volatility.
UK EU REF - 10 weeks = 18.April.16 to 23.June.15
- RSI and RVI have been bullish, trading in the upper 60% all of the time, with several "overbrought" conditions arising at 70.
- Historical vol has traded relatively flat, ranging between 6-12 with it ticking up in recent times to trade above 10 on most days now.
- Stoch oscillated throughout the period, with a bias to the downside, showing two oversold conditions of <20, illustrating the bullish trend as it was the little pullbacks that caused these conditions.
* See the first article in this series (linked to this article)
*Look out for my upcoming article where i will discus what the above differences mean and what they imply price action will do in the next two weeks going into the UK EU Ref and FOMC .
FINALLY! GOLD COMPLETES THE RISK-OFF *3* - !SHORT EQUITIES!Finally Gold completes the market risk-off 3 for rallying... we not have JPY, BONDS and GOLD all rallying - this completes the set of 3 -riskoff indicators, we are now in full bear mode for stock markets imo..
as you can tell from the US Treasuries and JPY, these riskoff assets have been gaining value for some time, gold has been lagging behind but today following a poor NFP print but STRONG Unemployment print.
IMO gold is rallying higher as the probability for a fed hike becomes higher since unemployment is their target measure along with inflation (and not NFP as some will believe).
with all 3 riskoff assets rallying this means there CANNOT be enough liquidity in the market to push risk assets (SPX/NAS100/DJ30) to new highs as well - its all but a 0 sum game - the liquidity to push JPY BONDS and GOLD higher MUST have come from risk assets.
I believe this will be the end of the modest bull run for equities #downwego probably starting next week.
A movement lower in equities at his point is well served - we have many high risk events coming up and i believe people will be getting out of risk and into safety starting next week given 1: fed on the 16th 2. brexit on the 23rd and also BOJ on the 16th (along with a slew of other Central banks also due to declare their monetary policy).
Given the above uncertainties/ Risks NOW seems a perfect time for investors to flee to safety and for the SPX to follow suit 5-10% lower in the coming weeks.
As per my previous articles this answers all of the questions, we now have enough uncertainty momentum to push gold UP and stocks down IMO.. the paradoxical bonds/jpy AND stocks higher will come to an end in the coming days with STOCKS selling off for at least 4 weeks.
PLease see the attached articles for more information.
The Edge... ...we know...Rest of hope in the Markets similar to 1994, but now we have not the positive divergencies as in 1984. Today some divergencies are visible but not so powerful. Comparable divergencies in 2000 and 2008 downstream had only short term influence. And in the last indicator you can see the missing link, no action in 1984 but in 2000, 2008 and today.....
S&P 500 Push It Real Good!The S&P 500 is starting to look pretty dismal on the longterm daily chart, despite the recent relief rally. Following the curves, price is on track to go into panicked free fall sometime in June or July. But as is the chaotic nature of the seneca cliff, It could fall a lot sooner than that. The exquisite head & shoulders top that forms the multi year crest of this price pattern has a technical target of 1530. But H&S reversals are known to kick off much more aggressive bear or bull markets than their technicals elude to; Especially when they have developed over such a considerable time frame like this one.