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Short-Term Oulook in EUR/USD
EURUSD: 1.3218
Short-Term Trend: weak downtrend
Outlook:
A week ago I favored longs on a small pullback against the 1.2670 level. Depending on your risk tolerance, you are either long already or have missed to enter long by a small margin. I will consider that we have a hypothetical long position. The daily chart now looks quite positive. The prices are above the rising 21-day MA and that's bullish. Of coure, the daily trend is objectively still on the downside because the prices are below the 100-day MA. But based on the presented wave structure, an advance twd at least 1.3520/1.3720 is expected.
On the downside, below 1.2870 negates, risks re-test on the Jan low.
Strategy: Holding long from 1.2900 is favored. Stop below1.2870. Target=1.3700
Dollar Is Headed Even Lower In Coming Weeks
A sharp fall from 81.80 area seen in the past few weeks is impulsive, which means that we have a temporary top in place, likely of a wave I, which was an expanding diagonal. That is type of a motive wave, where structure allows overlap between waves four and one. With this being said, at least three waves of a pull-back is now underway within wave two, which will ideally reach 50-61.8% retracement area and then reverse from.
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A fall from 2007 down to 2009 March lows unfolded clearly in impulsive structure, which we know is indication of a trend. As such, we are very confident that larger trend has now turned down, especially after only 3-waves of recovery into 1370 region; exactly for 78.6% retracement of previous impulsive fall! In fact, even a fall from this year high unfolded impulsively labeled as wave (1) followed by wave (2) corrective pull-back, which will look for a top around 1300 area.
Notice that we are also monitoring a huge head and shoulders pattern, which is about to complete very soon! Right shoulder is wave (2) on the chart, which is in final stages!
However, only price can confirm our bias, so we still need to see 1150 break, before wave (3) accelerates to the downside!
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EUR/USD Short-Term Update
EURUSD: 1.2957
Short-Term Trend: downtrend
Outlook:
Several weeks ago we favored a short position in the 1.34/1.35 area with a target at 1.2870. The 1.2870 target was reached in the last week of 2011, so we are now flat. The daily downtrend remains strong as so far there is no evidence of a major bottom. But we believe that a low will be found soon either near the 1.2870 level or near 1.2670 level. Then, a rally back twd 1.3520 will be expected but only to be followed by another decline. We captured a big move down, so from a trading perspective it is wise now to step aside for a week or two.
Strategy: The previous shorts from 1.34/1.35 hit our target at 1.2870. I am now flat.
EUR Continues Its Downtrend Against USD
EURUSD: 1.3042
Short-Term Trend: downtrend
Outlook:
A few weeks ago I favored a short position in the 1.34/1.35 area. Since then EUR has been under heavy pressure and has already declined below 1.3000 level. As the daily chart remains quite negative with prices below the declining 21-day moving average, I expect to see fruther weakness twd 1.2870 and possibly to 1.2670 before this leg lower is over and a strong counter-trend move up develops. Having said that, holding short remains my favored strategy here.
On the upside, a firm and sustained trading abv 1.3200 will suggest a temp. low has been found already....
Strategy: Holding short remains favored with a stop abv 1.3250
EUR/USD Short-Term Update
EURUSD: 1.3384
Short-Term Trend: downtrend
Outlook:
EUR was little changed last week as it traded in a tight range between roughly 1.33 and 1.3450. As the prices remain below the declining 21-day moving average, the main trend is considered strong downtrend and further losses are still expected. I am a bit disappointed by the fact that there was no follow through selling last week, but still, the main focus remains down.
If a rally develops, it is expected to find resistance near 1.3520 level. A sustained move abv there will indicate more upside potential twd 1.3720 and 1.3900 before the next leg down takes place...
Strategy: Holding short remains favored with a stop abv 1.3550.
Potential Trade Set-ups For The Week Ahead (Dec 12)
Despite some action on the FX market in the past week, provided by the ECB rate decision and EU summitmost of the major pairs remained trapped in a range, sideways market. As such, we decided to take look on some FX crosses, such as Eur/Chf and Eur/Aud for potential trade set-ups.
We will pay a very close action to Eur/Chf, which is forming a very nice clean triangle pattern from where we expect a bullish breakout in the coming week. We know that SNB will do everything possible to prevent any gains of the Swiss franc, and if we aso consider the euro zone's latest plan to solve its debt crisis, then this should be supportive for the Eur/Chf! Click on the video below for a technical analysis, which also includes Eur/Usd and S&P500.
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Nice Example On Gbp/Usd “How Support Becomes Resistance”
Pound is one of the weakest today, down almost 300 pips from Friday highs, currently trades around 1.5600. We anticipated that move, on some basics of technical analysis "how broken support becomes resistance".
Here is the chart and comments that we shared with our subscribers on Thursday, Nov 17th 2011 past week
Cable broke through the 1.5860/90 support region which could be start of something bigger to the downside, especially if we consider that prices slipped below the support line of a trading channel as well. But notice that even if we still count move from the top in a corrective way, such as double zig-zag, we still need one leg lower (wave (C)) after wave (B) bounce, which may occur in the coming session or two. Alternate count also signals for weakness after corrective retrace into 1.5860/90 area which will now tend to react as a resistance either in wave (2) or (B) wave! "Support becomes resistance; Resistance becomes support". Bottom...
GBP/USD Short-Term Update
GBPUSD: 1.5802
Short-Term Trend: downtrend
Outlook:
The break below 1.5870 last week confirms the wave B from the early Oct low is over and if the presented wave count is correct, weakness twd 1.5000 lies ahead. Thus, I am bearish now as long as the prices stay below 1.6000 and 1.6100. A decline below 1.5680 will further solidify that bearish view. The daily oscillators more or less confirm the bearish outlook as well. So, with all this in mind, I favor shorts here as the downside potential is quite large at this point.
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