By Talking Points
- EUR/USD reverses from key cycle turn window
- USD/JPY fails just shy of long-term retracement
- Gold stages reversal from Fibonacci extension
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Weekly Foreign Exchange Price & Time at a Glance:
Weekly Price & Time Analysis: EUR/USD
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- EUR/USD extended its decline following last week’s failure at the 61.8% retracement of the 2009/2010 decline
- A weekly close below 1.3655 will turn us negative on the Euro
- The 2012 closing high near 1.3800 is now critical resistance with strength above needed to relieve immediate downside pressure
- The latter half of the month is the next medium-term cycle turn window
Weekly EUR/USD Strategy: Like adding to shorts on a weekly close below 1.3655.
Instrument | Support 2 | Support 1 | Spot | Resistance 1 | Resistance 2 |
EUR/USD | 1.3535 | 1.3590 | 1.3605 | *1.3800 | 1.3895 |
Weekly Price & Time Analysis: USD/JPY
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- USD/JPY failed just shy of the 61.8% retracement of the 2007/2011 at 105.55 this week
- Our broader trend bias is positive in the exchange rate while above 103.35
- The 105.55 level remains critical resistance that must be overcome soon if another important leg higher is to unfold
- A minor cycle turn window is seen next week
- A weekly close below 103.35 would turn us negative on the exchange rate
Weekly USD/JPY Strategy: Like being long against 103.35
Instrument | Support 2 | Support 1 | Spot | Resistance 1 | Resistance 2 |
USD/JPY | *103.35 | 104.00 | 104.55 | 104.80 | *105.55 |
Weekly Price & Time Analysis: GOLD
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- XAU/USD reversed from the 161.8% extension of the October advance this week at 1184
- Our broader trend bias is negative in the metal while below the 2nd square root relationship of the 2012 low at 1250
- Gann support at 1206 is important, but only weakness below 1184 will confirm that the downtrend is resuming
- A minor cycle turn window is seen early next week
- A daily close over 1250 will turn us positive on the metal
Weekly XAU/USD Strategy: Like being square here, but will look to go long following a break of 1250.
Instrument | Support 2 | Support 1 | Spot | Resistance 1 | Resistance 2 |
XAU/USD | *1184 | 1206 | 1235 | *1250 | 1263 |
--- Written by Kristian Kerr, Senior Currency Strategist for DailyFX.com
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