Talking Points: USD/CHF Technical Strategy: Long at 0.9068Support:0.9332, 0.9272, 0.9223Resistance: 0.9429, 0.9526, 0.9586 The US Dollar soared to a 12-month high against the Swiss Franc after turning higher as expectedhaving put in a Bullish Engulfing candlestick pattern. A daily close above the 100% Fibonacci expansion at 0.9429 exposes the 123% level at 0.9526. Alternatively, a reversal back belowthe 76.4% Fib at 0.9272 opens the door for a test of the61.8% expansionat ...
Talking Points: GBP/JPY Technical Strategy: FlatSupport: 171.79, 171.26, 170.61Resistance: 172.64-83, 173.33, 174.01 The British Pound is attempting to overturn the down trend initiated against the Japanese Yen in early July above the 175.00 figure. Near-term resistance is in the 172.64-83 area, marked by the 38.2% Fibonacci expansion and a falling trend line. A break above that on a daily closing basis exposes the 50% level at 173.33. Alternatively, a turn below ...
Talking Points: USD/JPY Technical Strategy: FlatSupport: 103.53, 103.05, 102.75Resistance: 104.00-12, 104.30, 104.54 The US Dollar is hovering near the highest levels in five months against the Japanese Yen after rallying the most since mid-March earlier in the week. A daily close above the 104.00-12 area marked by the 123.6% Fibonacci expansion and the April 4 swing high exposes the 138.2% level at 104.30. Alternatively, a turn below the 100% Fib at 103.53 opens ...
EUR/GBP Technical Strategy: FlatSupport: 0.7973, 0.7954, 0.7935Resistance:0.8007, 0.8031, 0.8050 The Euro began edging higher against the British Pound as expected after prices produced in a bullish Morning Star candlestick pattern. A pullback now sees prices testing support at 0.7973, the intersection of the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement and a rising trend line set from July’s low. Breaching this barrier on a daily closing basis exposes the 50% level at 0.7954. Alternatively, ...
Talking Points: The moving average is easy to compute, and simple to chart.Moving averages can help to smooth out near-term noise and volatility.Moving averages can be used in a variety of ways, and we address the three most popular in this article. Simplicity: The indicator’s job is to translate the price action over the relevant period of time (using the inputs selected by the trader or user) to arrive at a particular message. The basis for all ...