Selling the British Pound against the US Dollar earlier this week has proved fruitful thus far, with prices about 300 pips in our favor at the moment. Similar reversals appear tentatively in the works against the commodity currencies, while the Euro stands at a trend-defining juncture against the greenback.
[B]EUR/USD[/B]
[B]Strategy: Pending Short[/B]
Looking at monthly charts, we see EURUSD now stands at a critical juncture marked by support-turned-resistance at a rising trend line that had guided the major 2002-2008 ascent as well as the wick high from December of last year. This is a line in the sand for Euro bears (ourselves included): a break beyond this juncture would negate the long-term downward bias. Shorter-term charts are not offering an attractive entry signal at the moment and we will remain on the sidelines for now.
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[B]GBP/USD[/B]
[B]Strategy: Short at 1.6617, Targeting 1.6112[/B]
[B]Weekly Profit / Loss: [/B][B]+303 pips[/B]
We sold GBPUSD at 1.6617 as prices put in an Evening Star on a re-test of support-turned-resistance at a rising trend line established from the swing lows in March. The pair has moved lower as expected, and we will remain short looking for prices to hit the soft target at 1.6112 in the days ahead. A stop-loss will be activated on a daily close above 1.6749.
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[B]USD/JPY[/B]
[B]Strategy: Flat[/B]
The long-term USDJPY down trend that we previously pointed out remains intact. Turning to the weekly chart, prices have set up a well-defined falling channel from the swing top in April. The last down leg marked by a Dark Cloud Cover candlestick pattern appears to be losing steam at the channel bottom and upward correction is possible from here to test the channel top, now at 96.65. We will opt to stand aside for now, preferring to wait for the upswing and then get short to trade with the dominant trend’s bias.
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[B]USD/CAD[/B]
[B]Strategy: Pending Long[/B]
USDCAD may be on pace to put in a double bottom above 1.0630 with prices hinting at a forming Morning Star bullish reversal pattern. Naturally, the set-up will not be confirmed until we see the close on the current candle, which needs to be above 1.0692 (the mid-point of the 9/16 candle) at minimum for the formation to be valid. Beyond that, we will look for a daily close above falling trend line resistance (now at 1.0876) to enter long.
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[B]AUD/USD[/B]
[B]Strategy: Pending Short[/B]
The broad outlines of AUDUSD positioning are largely unchanged from what we identified last week, with prices still showing a Rising Wedge bearish reversal pattern with confirmation in negative divergence on the RSI oscillator. An Evening Doji Star top may be in the works at the moment, but as with USDCAD we need confirmation on the close of the current candle (which needs be below 0.8686 at minimum). If this materializes, we will look for a break below the wedge bottom (now at 0.8440) to trigger a short position.
For more resources on the AUDUSD, please visit the DailyFX Australian Dollar Currency Room.
[B]NZD/USD[/B]
[B]Strategy: Pending Short[/B]
As with its Australian counterpart, NZDUSD has yielded a Shooting Star but still needs next-day bearish close confirmation on the current candle to make a convincing case that a downward reversal is upon us. Broadly speaking, negative divergence on the RSI oscillator keeps the bias favoring the downside. We will look for a daily close below support at a rising trend line from the lows in March (now at 0.6871) to enter short.
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