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Dollar Testing Support
By Jamie Saettele | Published  10/26/2006 | Currency | Unrated
Dollar Testing Support

EUR/USD â,“ The EURUSD rally through the 1 month (now former) resisting trendline turned the shorter term picture bullish.  The key word in that sentence is turned â,“ as in past tense.  The break of the trendline occurred at 1.2600 and the pair has pushed to 1.2669 since.  Key resistance from the 61.8% of 1.2829-1.2483 at 1.2697 is just above and overbought hourly and 240 minute oscillators suggest that the pair is closer to a short term top than bottom.  Support is now focused on a trendline from the 1.2524 low.  That line is at 1.2594 now and increases 2 pips per hour.

USD/JPY â,“ From yesterday - â,"Yesterdayâ,"s doji candle on the daily and the failure of the pair to reach 119.87 gives scope to a near term decline.  Yesterdayâ,"s high at 119.65 is now resistance.  Price does remain above the 5 month supporting trendline.  That line is at 117.80 today and increases about 9 pips per day.  It would take a definitive break of that line (2 day close) in order to suggest that the larger trend has turned lower.â,  The JPY has found bids as it has gained to below 119.00 against the dollar and currently is testing the 61.8% of 118.02-119.65 at 118.65.  The 61.8% is key support but it takes a push above the 119 figure to suggest that this decline is over.  The next support level is the 10/19 low at 118.02.

GBP/USD â,“ Cable is approaching resistance from the 10/20 high at 1.8859.  Much like the EURUSD, GBPUSD is overbought on the hourly â,“ which makes being aggressively bullish here rather risky.  Still, a push above 1.8859 targets the 10/3 high at 1.8897.  On a setback, look for support near the short term trendline from 1.8672 (see below).  That line is currently at 1.8780.  A breech of that line would begin to turn the short term picture bearish again.

USD/CHF â,“ The 10/19 low at 1.2546 is still support.  If breached, then focus shifts to the 61.8% of 1.2288-1.2769 at 1.2472.  A decline near there would complete a 3 wave correction of dollar strength and possibly give way to the next leg up for the dollar.  Initial resistance on a rally attempt is at the 10/25 low at 1.2623.

USD/CAD â,“ The USDCAD remains stuck in the 1.1200-1.1320 range.  The impulsive look of the 1.1413-1.1202 decline keeps short term wave structure bearish as long as 1.1413 holds.  Initial resistance is at a potential resisting trendline near 1.1279.  A rally through 1.1279 gives scope to a test of the 10/24 high at 1.1322.  A drop below the 1.1200 figure may see offers hit until the 78.6% of 1.1085-1.1413 at 1.1155 (10/2 low at 1.1144 reinforces support there).

AUD/USD â,“ The AUDUSD appears to be topping out.  A clear 5 wave rally has taken place from .7413 thus probability favors a move lower.  Initial support is at the 10/24 low at .7559.  Bearish divergence with hourly oscillators at todayâ,"s high and hourly RSI declining from above 70 favors the topping scenario.  Only a drop below .7559 instills confidence in a confident bearish stance.  Resistance on a rally through todayâ,"s high at .7636 is at .7655.

NZD/USD â,“ The reversal opportunity that we have focused on for the last week has played out and the larger picture is turning bearish due to the break below the 4 month trendline.  The pair has slipped to a shelf of support just below .6550 (10/9 and 10/16 lows at .6539 and .6545).  If support fails, then focus shifts to the 10/2 low at .6486.  A break below .6486 should be a clue that a larger reversal is underway way.  Former intraday support (yesterday) at .6588 is now resistance.

Jamie Saettele is a Technical Currency Analyst for FXCM.