Talking Points
- EUR/USD stalls near key moving average
- GOLD holds above important retracement
- S&P 500 rebounds sharply from 200-day moving average
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Foreign Exchange Price & Time at a Glance:
Price & Time Analysis: EUR/USD
Charts Created using Marketscope – Prepared by Kristian Kerr
- EUR/USD stalled its recovery near the 20-day moving average on Tuesday
- Our near-term trend bias remains positive while above 1.1210
- The 1.1530 area is now key resistance with traction above this level needed to trigger a new leg higher in the rate
- A very minor turn window is seen around the middle of next week
- A close under 1.1210 would turn us negative on the exchange rate
EUR/USD Strategy: Like the long side while over 1.1210.
| Instrument | Support 2 | Support 1 | Spot | Resistance 1 | Resistance 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR/USD | *1.1210 | 1.1300 | 1.1410 | 1.1480 | *1.1535 |
Price & Time Analysis: GOLD
Charts Created using Marketscope – Prepared by Kristian Kerr
- GOLD remains in consolidation mode above the 38% retracement of the year-to-date range
- Our near-term trend bias is negative while below 1286
- A move under 1250 is needed kick off a more serious correction in the metal
- A minor turn window is eyed early next week
- A close over 1286 would turn us positive on Gold again
GOLD Strategy: Square.
| Instrument | Support 2 | Support 1 | Spot | Resistance 1 | Resistance 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOLD | *1250 | 1260 | 1263 | 1275 | *1286 |
Focus Chart of the Day: S&P 500
The S&P 500 remains choppy. As noted last week we are looking for a break of the year’s opening range to set off the next real directional move in the index. Interestingly the index got to within about 3 handles of the yearly opening range low on Monday before reversing sharply ahead of the widely followed 200-day moving average. It can be argued that the price action over the past few weeks is taking more the shape of a bullish consolidation instead of a top, but a move through 2067 is needed to confirm this notion and set the stage for a run north of 2100. Any weakness under the 200-day moving average (currently around 1980) would turn the technical picture very negative.
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--- Written by Kristian Kerr, Senior Currency Strategist for DailyFX.com
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