EUR/USD - Euro bulls remained in a tight trading range as price action continued to revolve around 1.1900 figure. As dollar longs once again push the pair lower, a breakdown below 1.1865, a level marked by the 23.6 Fib of the 1.2588-1.1639 USD rally, a further move to the downside will most likely see the greenback longs target single currency bids around 1.1778, a level established by the December 30 daily low. A sustained momentum on the part of the dollar bulls will most likely see the EUR/USD break below the 1.1700 figure and target 1.1639, a level established by 2005 low and currently acts as a gateway toward the psychologically important 1.1500 handle. A further move below the 1.1500 figure will most likely signal that a dollar dominated trend is underway which will most likely see the pair decline toward 1.1000. Indicators are favoring dollar longs with both negative momentum indicator and MACD trading below the zero line, while oversold Stochastic gives the single currency longs a chance to retaliate.
USD/JPY - Japanese Yen longs launch a massive countermove against the dollar longs, but failed to break below the greenback bids around 117.35, a level established by the 23.6 Fib of the 104.16-121.46 USD rally. In case dollar traders manage to push the pair back above 118.00 figure further and stage a rally past 119.00, a sustained momentum will most likely see USD/JPY target the offers around 119.93, a level defended by the November 28 daily high. A further move on the part of the greenback traders will most likely see the pair head higher and with a move above the psychologically important 120.00 handle target the yen offers around 121.39, a level marked by the 2005 High. A further upside momentum will most likely see the dollar bulls break target 123.25, a level not seen since November 25, 2002, and with a further breakout most likely seeing the pair testing offers around the next psychologically important 125.00 handle. Indicators are favoring the dollar longs with both positive momentum indicator and MACD above the zero line, while neutral oscillators give either side enough room to maneuver.
GBP/USD - British pound longs continued to trade in a narrow trading range with price action remained non-existent since the beginning of the month. As dollar bulls resume their advance and push the pair below 1.7391, a level defended by the 23.6 Fib of the 1.8500-1.7048 USD rally, a breakdown will most likely see GBP/USD collapse toward 1.7312, a level marked by the July 8 daily low A further collapse of the pound defenses will most likely see the greenback bulls extend their rally below the 1.7200 figure and target pound bids around 1.7188, a level established by the January 3 daily low. A further downside momentum will most likely see the pair aim for 1.7048, a level defended by the November 11 daily low, breaking of which will most likely see the pair gain additional momentum and head below the psychologically important 1.7000 handle and target the next potential support around 1.6900 figure, a level not seen since October of 2003. Indicators are favoring dollar longs with both negative momentum indicator and MACD trading below the zero line, while neutral oscillators give either side enough room to maneuver.
USD/CHF - Swiss Franc bulls once again stalled the advancing dollar longs above the 1.3100 figure as the pair treaded sideways in a narrow trading range with greenback bulls managing to keep the pair above 1.3042, a potential support established by the 23.6 Fib of the 1.2240-.13285 USD rally. As dollar bulls resume their advance, a breakout above the 1.3201, a level established by December 30 daily high will most likely see the pair test Swissie's offers around 1.3285, a level established by the 2005 high. A confirmed break above the trading range's high will most likely see the pair aim for the next psychologically important 1.3500 handle, a level defended by the Swiss Franc offers around 1.3446, an October 17, 2003 daily high. Indicators are favoring the dollar longs with both positive momentum indicator and MACD above the zero line, while overbought Stochastic gives Swiss Franc longs a chance to retaliate.
USD/CAD - Canadian dollar bulls continued to keep the pair in range bound mode with USD/CAD remaining the psychologically important 1.1500 handle, a level defended by the 20-day SMA. As US dollar longs launch a countermove against the Loonie longs, a break above 1.1500 will most likely see the greenback push the USD/CAD above the 1.1613, a level defended by the February 14 daily high and target Canadian dollar offers around 1.1697, a level established by the 23.6 Fib of the 1.2733-1.1373 CAD rally. A further advance on the part of the greenback longs will most likely see the pair retreat toward the 1.1800, a level defended by the January 19 daily high at 1.1797. A further break to the upside will most likely see the US dollar traders target the Canadian dollar offers around 1.1893, a level defended by the 38.2 Fib of the 1.2733-1.1373 CAD rally, which also acts as a gateway toward the psychologically important 1.2000 handle. Indicators are mixed with positive momentum indicator diverging from negative MACD, while neutral oscillators give either side enough room to maneuver.
AUD/USD - Australian dollar bulls remained above.7362, a level marked by the 23.6 Fib of the .7798-.7236 USD rally after the greenback longs failed to maintain downside momentum. As US dollar longs once again test Aussie bids, a break below .7362 will most likely see the pair head lower and aim for the bids round .7321, a level created by the November 24 daily low. A further advance on the part of US dollar longs will most likely see the AUD/USD collapse below .7300 figure and target Aussie bids around .7234, a level defended by the December 27 daily low. A sustained break below .7234 will most likely see the US dollar bulls head lower and target the Australian dollar offers around .7130, a level created by the September 29, 2004 daily low, which currently acts as a gateway toward the psychologically important .7000 handle. Indicators are favoring US dollar longs with both negative momentum indicator and MACD trading below the zero line, while oversold Stochastic gives the Australian dollar bulls a chance to retaliate.
NZD/USD - New Zealand dollar longs continued head south as Kiwi remained below the .6600 figure following the failure to recapture the offers around .6615, a level marked by the July 19, 2004 daily high. As US dollar longs push the pair toward the psychologically important .6500 handle, a further move to the downside will most likely see the greenback bulls test New Zealand dollar defenses around .6507, a level established by the 61.8 Fib of the .5914-.7466 NZD rally. A break below .6500 will most likely see the pair head lower and test the bids around .6414, September 4, 2004 daily low. A sustained momentum on the part of the US dollar traders will most likely see the pair extend its decline below the .6300 figure and target the New Zealand dollar offers around .6246, a level defended by the 78.6 Fib of the .5914-.7466 NZD rally Indicators are favoring US dollar longs with both negative momentum indicator and positive MACD above the zero line, while ADX above 25 at 26.07 signals an existence of a trend, not a direction of one, with oversold Stochastic adding to a trending outlook.
Sam Shenker is a Technical Currency Analyst for FXCM.