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EURUSD rising wedge broke, still room to the downside
This is an update from last week: The Euro broke the rising wedge noted on the 4-hr chart, but the price decline so far has been muted with low-volatility trading conditions dominating. There is still room to go, though, before support in the vicinity above 11200 perhaps puts in another floor. It’s a little late to be putting on a swing-trade based on the pattern break, but the short-term trading bias remains tilted in favor of sellers.
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EURUSD Daily Chart (A bit more room to support)
AUDUSD Head-and-shoulders support expected to break soon
This is a pattern we have been tracking for the past couple of weeks, with the head and right shoulder developing at downtrend resistance. Aussie is currently putting in a small bounce off neckline support, which keeps the pattern from officially triggering just yet. But a close below the neckline should have AUDUSD rolling downhill towards testing flash-crash levels from Jan 2. I stress close below the neckline because it is support until it isn’t and it’s not officially a H&S pattern until the neckline is snapped.
AUDUSD Daily Chart (H&S pattern testing neckline)
AUDJPY ascending wedge broke
This is a good example of why one needs to wait for the breakout of a pattern before running with a bias. The ascending nature of the wedge pattern hinted at increased potential for a bullish breakout, but indeed that is not what we got as yesterday AUDJPY broke to the downside. While it is altogether possible in this low-vol environment it is a fake-out, I will run with the downward bias as long as we don’t see a strong push back inside the pattern around 7950 or higher. The first target is the wedge pattern low at 7740, followed by the flash-crash daily close at 7541 and worse.
AUDJPY Daily Chart (Bearish wedge break)
Also, on the ‘short’ list is AUDNZD.
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---Written by Paul Robinson, Market Analyst
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