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Dollar Comeback Time

Friday, 18 April 2008 13:16:23 GMT

Written by Jamie Saettele, Technical Currency Strategist

The EURUSD has fallen over 200 pips from its high, which makes a strong case for a much larger turn.

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For a detailed look at the EURUSD, please visit our Special Report, just published yesterday.  The EURUSD has either topped at 1.5983 or will make one more high before rolling over into a large 4th wave that will last a few months and probably bring the pair back into the 1.40s.  The two scenarios are; 1.5983 completed a B wave (already topped), 1.5983 is wave iii within an ending diagonal.  A drop in 5 waves from 1.5983 would confirm that the EURUSD has topped.   

 

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The USDJPY blew through 102.95, negating the bearish bias and our idea that a 4th wave was complete.  If a 4th wave is nearing completion, then the USDJPY must remain below 107.20 (the bottom of wave 1 of the same degree).  There is potential resistance from the 1/23 low at 104.95 and the rally from 98.56 equals the 95.72-102.95 rally at 103.88 (in which case the rally from 95.72 would be a double zigzag).

 

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Our longer term bias remains bearish.  The drop from 2.0396 may be a leading diagonal as wave 1 of C (within the A-B-C decline from 2.1160).  Under this interpretation, the GBPUSD rally from 1.9599 is wave 2 within the 5 wave drop (wave C) from 2.0396.  The pair failed this morning at the 50% of 2.0396-1.9599 at 1.9998; which may be the top of wave 2.   

 

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STRATEGY: Bearish, against 1.9997, target below 1.9337

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The rally through 1.0249 confirms that the C wave we had suspected was underway is underway.  The 100% extension of .9647-1.0249/.9871 at 1.0473 is an initial bullish objective.  Short term supports are at 1.0215, 1.0200 and 1.0157.

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“The rally from .9710 to 1.0324 is in 5 waves, confirming that the larger trend is up.  We are treating the decline from 1.0324 as a 3 wave correction (a-b-c).  Wave c would equal wave a at .9967 and the 61.8% of .9710-1.0324 is at .9945.  Yesterday’s low was just above this level and may be the wave 2 low.  A bullish bias is warranted against .9710 although price ideally remains above .9987.  

 

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STRATEGY: Bullish, against .9710, target above 1.0324

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We proposed the idea that a triangle was unfolding yesterday and price action is confirming this suspicion so far.  “The structure of the down-up sequence since February, it is possible that a triangle is unfolding.  Under this interpretation, the pair would decline into .91 or so over the next few weeks but in a choppy manner.”

 

STRATEGY; Bearish, against .9399, target near .91

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The NZDUSD has held above trendline support so far, but a break of .7781 would likely give way to a price smash.  We have been sitting with a short term bullish bias but are abandoning that now due to the possible triangle in the AUDUSD and topping process in the EURUSD.  Also, our longer term count calls for a C wave that eventually ends below .5927.

 

STRATEGY: Sell break of .7781, against .8024, target TBD

Tell us what you think about this report: contact the strategist about the article at jsaettele@dailyfx.com

[1] STRATEGY is a summary of our best technical ideas.  The ideas are subjective and are subject to change everyday although trades are typically held for at least a few days and sometimes a few weeks or more.  Ideas are also included for crosses throughout the week; these are published at separate articles at DailyFX. 

 

 

 

 

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