Euro price action fails to provide clear short-term directional bias. Dollar/Yen flirts with 2009 highs but fails just shy. Cable shows relative strength and approaches 10-Day SMA. Dollar/Swiss consolidates ahead of fresh upside.Dollar/Cad stops trailed to lock additional profit. Australian Dollar puts in bullish inside day. New Zealand Dollar hourly head & shoulder top projects deeper setbacks.
EUR/USD
| EUR/USD – More consolidation on Wednesday and it still remains unclear whether the pair is in the process of attempting to carve out a higher low ahead of fresh upside or prepping ahead of the next drop and a bearish continuation. Given our longer-term bearish bias we favor the bearish continuation scenario. Nevertheless, a break above 1.3345 or back below 1.3115 will be required for clear directional bias. Strategy: SIDELINED; AWAIT CLEARER SIGNAL. |
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USD/JPY
| USD/JPY – Setbacks have been well supported in the early week with the market initially dropping down to 95.95 but unable to extend any further before sharply reversing back above 99.00 on Tuesday. There is solid internal range support by 97.00 and we continue to favor additional upside over the coming sessions through the 2009 highs at 99.70 and above 100.00 towards the major 87.15 double bottom objective by 104.00. Only a close back under 97.00 delays. We put out a buy recommendation earlier at 97.75 but we do not expect this to be triggered. Strategy: SIDELINED; AWAIT CLEARER SIGNAL. |
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GBP/USD
| GBP/USD – Remains confined to a very prominent bear channel with the latest corrective rally stalling out by the 100-Day SMA to potentially set up the next medium-term lower top at 1.4780 (24Mar high). Look for additional weakness over the coming days with an eventual retest and break of the key trend lows at 1.3500 (23Jan low) favored. Only back above 1.4780 negates. However, with the pair now trading in the middle of the channel, the choppy nature of trade leaves us sidelined until a better opportunity presents itself. Strategy: SIDELINED; AWAIT CLEARER SIGNAL.
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USD/CHF
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USD/CHF – The pair was very well supported on the recent dip to 1.1165 (3Mar low) with the 50% fib retracement off of the 1.0370-1.1970 move (1.1170) and the 200-Day SMA propping. The risk from here is for a fresh upside extension back towards the range highs by 1.1970 over the coming weeks. Last Friday’s break above 1.1345 confirms bullish bias and any dips should now be supported ahead of this level. The 50-Day SMA comes in at 1.1570 and above here will once again accelerate. Strategy: SIDELINED; AWAIT CLEARER SIGNAL.
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