Talking Points:
- US Dollar Records the Strongest Two-Day Surge in Seven Weeks
- S&P 500 Upward March Continues, July High in the Crosshairs
- Gold Sinks to 2-Month Low as Selloff Continues to Gather Steam
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US DOLLAR TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – Prices vaulted to a six-month highafter launching a rally as expectedhaving formed a Bullish Engulfing candlestick pattern. Near-term resistance is at 10652, 50%Fibonacci expansion, with a daily close above that exposing the 61.8% level at 10677. Alternatively, a turn below the 38.2% Fib expansion at 10627 clears the way for a test of the 23.6% threshold at 10595.
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S&P 500 TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – Prices broke above the 38.2% Fibonacci expansion at 1963.70, exposing the 1985.30-91.40 area marked by the 50% level and the July 24 high. A further push beyond that aims for channel floor support-turned-resistance at 2001.10. Alternatively, a turn back below at 1963.70 targets the 23.6% Fib at 1937.10.
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GOLD TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – Prices continue to sink, with a daily close below the 61.8% Fibonacci expansion at 1282.47 exposing the 1269.69-72.98 area marked by a falling channel floor and the 76.4% level. Alternatively, a move back above the 50% Fib at 1290.15 opens the door for a test of the 38.2% expansion at 1297.82.
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CRUDE OIL TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – Prices are testing support at 101.61, the 61.8% Fibonacci expansion, with a break below that on a daily closing basis exposing the 76.4% level at 99.96. Positive RSI divergence points to ebbing downside momentum however, warning a bounce may be ahead. A move above 102.94, the intersection of the 50% Fib and a falling trend line set from mid-June, targets the 38.2% expansion at 104.28.
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--- Written by Ilya Spivak, Currency Strategist for DailyFX.com
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