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Major Pairs Breakout
By Jamie Saettele | Published  09/29/2006 | Currency | Unrated
Major Pairs Breakout

EUR/USD â,“ The EURUSD is right at support from the trendline drawn through 1.2456 and 1.2630 at 1.2660.  Trendline support is reinforced by 9/8, 9/11, 9/26 and 9/27 daily lows ranging from 1.2647 to 1.2669.  However, daily studies remain overwhelmingly bearish.  Oscillators are all sloping down and below midpoints.  Additionally, we got a bearish 22, 66 day SMA cross yesterday (1, 3 month).  The 132 day (6 month) SMA is at 1.2656 â,“ 1 pip from todayâ,"s low.  A daily close below the trendline at 1.2660 bolsters the bearish picture.  Any bounce from mentioned support targets yesterdayâ,"s high at 1.2731.

USD/JPY â,“ The USDJPY continues to push higher towards the 9/18 high at 118.28.  Price has rallied back above the supporting trendline drawn through 108.96, 113.95, and 155.55.  Dealer RSI is overbought and has hovered near overbought for 2 days â,“ suggesting that upside risk is limited â,“ especially with the 118.28 high so close.  An eight year resisting trendline is at 118.43 (line is below on chart).  Time makes this trendline extremely significant.  A major decline has occurred each time this line has held as resistance.  Of course, if the resistance fails, then USDJPY could skyrocket towards the 2/3 high at 119.38 and the 12/5/2005 high at 121.38.  A break below todayâ,"s low at 117.50 could spark some selling interest and/or a liquidation scenario.

GBP/USD â,“ Cable has plummeted and is below the 2 month trendline drawn through 1.8176 and 1.8602.  The break below the line bodes well for the longer term bearish picture but 240 minute RSI is rising from below 30 â,“ indicating that there may be an interim bottom at 1.8663.  Initial resistance on a retrace is the trendline at 1.8740 (increases about 11 pips per day).  Fibo resistance is not until 1.8819 (38.2% of 1.9072-1.8663).  A move below 1.8663 targets the 9/11 low at 1.8602.

USD/CHF â,“ We mentioned yesterday that â,"It appears that a bullish ascending triangle formation is forming and scope remains for a test of the 1.2525-1.2622 resistance zone.â,  Price has skyrocketed to 1.2550 today â,“ which is the 78.6% of 1.2622-1.2288.  A double top from the 7/19 and 9/15 highs at 1.2595 and 1.2622 looms as resistance going forward.  The 22 day SMA has crossed above the both the 66 day and 132 day moving averages (1,3, and 6 month SMAs).  This is a longer term bullish signal.  Support on a pullback is the 9/28 high at 1.2489.

USD/CAD â,“ We remarked yesterday that â,"Wave structure remains bullish as the decline from 1.1294 follows a 5 wave rally from 1.1028 to 1.1294.  In addition, support is reinforced by the 78.6% of 1.1028-1.1294 at 1.1085.â,  Yesterdayâ,"s low was at 1.1085.  Long wicks below the bodies of recent daily candles denote strong support at this juncture.  A break above 1.1205 improves the outlook for bulls but it takes a dip below 1.1028 to negate bullish implications from the mentioned 5 wave rally.

AUD/USD â,“ We have continues to reiterate that probability favors a break lower rather than higher.  The pair has broken below the range low at .7481 and is now testing fibo support at .7443 (61.8% of .7270-.7721).  Additional weakness exposes the 7/19 low at .7403.  This may very well be a 3rd wave (either a C or a 3) â,“ if it is, then weakness should persist until at least .7333 â,“ which is where wave A (or 1) would equal wave C (or 3).  The break of the recent range favors an impulsive move.  Resistance on a pullback is the former range low at .7481.

NZD/USD â,“ The decline that began on 9/26 has stalled at the .6500 figure â,“ testing .6504 this morning.  Wednesdayâ,"s commentary focused on the phenomenon that is a 100 pip move in NZDUSD and what that typically has meant for the currency pair.  Traditional technical indicators also resonate a bearish tone.  CCI has declined from below 100, RSI has declined from below 70, and MACD slope is negative.  A break below .6504 exposes the trendline drawn through .5927 and .6342 â,“ the line is at .6450 today.  Only a push above an intraday pivot low at .6650 from 9/26 negates the bearish view.

Jamie Saettele is a Technical Currency Analyst for FXCM.