Date: April 16, 2018
GBPUSD Reversed Nicely Off Its Resistance, Prepare For a Further Drop
**GBPUSD tested its major resistance where we expect to see a further drop. **
Sell below 1.4297. Stop loss at 1.4351. Take profit at 1.4123.
Reason for the trading strategy (technically):
GBPUSD tested its resistance area at 1.4297 (76.4% Fibonacci retracement, 61.8% Fibonacci extension, horizontal swing high resistance), where it reversed nicely off it. We expect to see price drop further to its support at 1.4123 (61.8% Fibonacci extension, 50% Fibonacci retracement).
Stochastic (55, 5, 3) reversed nicely off its resistance at 98%. A bearish divergence with price has also been identified which contributes to our bearish bias.
NZDUSD Bounced from Its Support, Prepare For a Further Rise
**NZDUSD bounced nicely off its support, we expect to see it rise further. **
Buy above 0.7347. Stop loss at 0.7319. Take profit at 0.7394.
Reason for the trading strategy (technically):
NZDUSD bounced nicely off its support at 0.7347 (61.8% Fibonacci extension, 23.6% Fibonacci retracement, horizontal overlap support) where we expect to see it rise further to its resistance at 0.7394 (horizontal swing high resistance).
Stochastic (34, 5, 3) bounced off its support at 4.2% where we expect to see a corresponding rise.
**CADCHF is Approaching Its Resistance, Prepare For A Drop **
**CADCHF is approaching its resistance, we expect to see a drop. **
Sell below 0.7652. Stop loss at 0.7685. Take profit at 0.7558.
Reason for the trading strategy (technically):
CADCHF is approaching resistance at 0.7652 (61.8% Fibonacci retracement, horizontal overlap resistance) where we expect to see a reaction, causing price to fall to its support at 0.7558 (61.8% Fibonacci extension, 23.6% Fibonacci retracement).
Stochastic (89, 5, 3) is also reaching its resistance at 98% where we expect to see a corresponding reaction. A bearish divergence with price has also been identified which contributes to our bearish divergence.
Bitcoin Testing Its Descending Resistance Line
**BTCUSD is testing its descending resistance line where we expect to see a reversal. **
Sell below 8360. Stop loss at 9103. Take profit at 6426.
Reason for the trading strategy (fundamentally):
The Bermuda Monetary Authority has issued a consultation paper on draft regulations pertaining to “virtual currency businesses” and initial coin offerings (ICOs). The proposed bill seeks to create a framework that encourages and fosters the development of Bermuda’s nascent cryptocurrency industry. The Crypto sector to be encouraged despite this virtual currency not being recognized as a legal tender. In the consultation paper, it defines “virtual currency [as] a digital representation of value that can be digitally traded,” adding that “such does not have legal tender status […] in any jurisdiction,” however, fulfils monetary “functions only by agreement within the community of users of the virtual currency.” While regulations around the rest of the world become tighter, some countries have decided to take a different approach in boosting investor’s confidence in regards to cryptocurrencies.
Reason for the trading strategy (technically):
We see price testing its resistance at 8360 (100% Fibonacci extension, 38.2% Fibonacci retracement, horizontal overlap resistance) where we expect price to react off its, causing it to fall to its support at 6426 (horizontal swing low support). We do have to be cautious of the intermediate support at 7518 (horizontal pullback support).
Stochastic (34, 5, 3) is approaching its resistance at 94% where we expect to see a corresponding reaction. We have also identified a bearish divergence with price which contributes to our bearish bias.