Daily Technical Analysis
7th May 2014
EURUSD
Summary
Tuesday EURUSD broke higher as the price action traded and closed above the 1.3905 level being the 11th April high.
Market overview
EURUSD continues to trade in a daily uptrend following the breach of the 1.3741 level being the 24th January swing high. The daily trend is now in gear with the strong weekly up trend. I will be monitoring EURUSD for further upside momentum.
Focus on today
This morning EURUSD has opened quietely as the price action trades at the within Tuesday’s candle range.
I am this morning monitoring the price action for a potential test of the 1.3966 level being the 13th March high.
Alternatively if EURUSD fails to sustain higher prices there is a possibility we see a move back to the 8 period daily moving averages.
GBPUSD
Summary
Tuesday GBPUSD broke higher from its averages as the price action tested the 1.6985 resistance level.
Market overview
GBPUSD continues to trade in a daily and weekly uptrend with the price action having recently broken a large converging triangle. The 8 period daily moving averages appear to be offering strong support to the current up move.
Focus on today
This morning GBPUSD has opened quietly as the price trades at the highs of Tuesday’s candle ranges.
I am today monitoring the price action for a test of the 1.6985 resistance level.
Alternatively if GBPUSD cannot sustain higher prices could see the price action trade back down to the averages.
USDJPY
Summary
Tuesday USDJPY experienced a strong down day as the price acion tested the 101.70 support level.
Market overview
The breach of the 102.83 level being the swing high of the 21st February has effectively changed the daily trend to up and therefore putting this time frame into gear with the bullish weekly time frame. Following the corrective pull back it would appear that USDJPY has resumed its upward trend. However a sustain move beneath the 101.32 level being the 11th April swing low would put a big question mark against the health of this uptrend.
Focus on today
This morning USDJPY has opened negatively as the price action trades beneath yesterday’s candle range.
Today I am monitoring USDJPY for a test of the 101.32 level being the 11th April swing low.
Alternatively a failure to sustain higher prices could see USDJPY trade back to the averages.
USDCHF
Summary
Tuesday USDCHF continued to trade lower as the price action tested and closed under the 0.8743 being the swing low of the 11th April.
Market overview
USDCHF continues to trade in a negative daily and weekly swing bias but the recent price action is beginning to take on a bullish feel to it. That recent price activity has seen USDCHF back up to the downward slopping trend line. However it appears that higher prices have been rejected and there has been a resumption of the down trend. The breach and close under the 0.8743 level being the last isolated low of the 11th April has confirmed that the down trend is intact.
Focus on today
This morning USDCHF has opened quietly as it trades within yesterday’s candle ranges.
Today I am monitoring the price action to see if USDCHF can test the 0.8698 level being the 2014 low.
Alternatively a failure to sustain lower prices could see USDCHF trade back to the 8 period daily moving averages.
Gold
Summary
Tuesday Gold traded at the highs of Monday’s candle range as the price action tested the 1310 resistance level.
Market overview
The breach of the 1277 level being the 1st April low has technically changed the daily trend to down. This puts the daily trend in gear with the weekly down trend. A breach of the 1270.00 support level would confirm the daily down trend.
However the recent price action has seen a rejection of the 1270 support level and a move above the 1306 level being the swing high of the 28th April.
Focus on today
This morning Gold has opened quietly as the price action trades at the highs of Tuesday’s candle range.
Today I am monitoring the price action for Gold to test the 1310 resistance level.
Alternatively a failure to sustain higher prices could see Gold trade back to the daily moving averages.
USDCAD
Summary
Tuesday USDCAD broke lower off the daily moving averages and trend line resistance.
Market overview
USDCAD is trading in a weekly uptrend however the daily trend has recently changed to negative. A breach of the 1.0857 level being the daily swing low of the 9th April will open up the possibility for a further move lower down to the 1.0790 support level.
Focus on today
This morning USDCAD has opened quietly as the price trades at the lows of Tuesday’s candle range.
I am this morning monitoring the price action for a potential test of the 1.0857 level being the daily swing low of the 9th April
Alternatively if the price action fails to sustain lower prices there is a possibility that USDCAD trades back up to the 1.0940 resistance level.
Oil
Summary
Tuesday Oil traded around the 100 level and with Monday’s candle range.
Market overview
Oil continues to trade in a daily uptrend following the breach of the 100.72 level being the swing high of the 24th December. The daily and weekly times both have a positive bias.
The recent price action has seen a strong downward correction towards the 98.00 support level.
Focus on today
This morning Oil has opened positively as the price action trades within Tuesday’s candle range.
Today I am monitoring the price action for a test of the 100.00 level.
Alternatively a failure to sustain higher prices could see Oil trade back down to the 98.00 price levels.
AUDUSD
Summary
Tuesday AUDUSD broke higher off the daily moving averages.
Market overview
AUDUSD has been trading in a daily uptrend following the breach of the 0.9080 level being the swing high of the 18th February. However the weekly chart continues to trade in a down trend with the price action now correcting lower following a rejection of the Fibonacci resistance area. I am now monitoring the price action as it trades at trend line support for an indication of the next phase of the market action.
Focus on today
This morning AUDUSD has opened quietly as the price trades at the highs of Tuesday’s candle range.
I am this morning monitoring the price action for a potential test of the of the 0.9390 resistance level.
Alternatively if AUDUSD fails to sustain higher prices there is a possibility that AUDUSD trades back down to the daily moving averages.
7th May 2014
EURUSD
Summary
Tuesday EURUSD broke higher as the price action traded and closed above the 1.3905 level being the 11th April high.
Market overview
EURUSD continues to trade in a daily uptrend following the breach of the 1.3741 level being the 24th January swing high. The daily trend is now in gear with the strong weekly up trend. I will be monitoring EURUSD for further upside momentum.
Focus on today
This morning EURUSD has opened quietely as the price action trades at the within Tuesday’s candle range.
I am this morning monitoring the price action for a potential test of the 1.3966 level being the 13th March high.
Alternatively if EURUSD fails to sustain higher prices there is a possibility we see a move back to the 8 period daily moving averages.
GBPUSD
Summary
Tuesday GBPUSD broke higher from its averages as the price action tested the 1.6985 resistance level.
Market overview
GBPUSD continues to trade in a daily and weekly uptrend with the price action having recently broken a large converging triangle. The 8 period daily moving averages appear to be offering strong support to the current up move.
Focus on today
This morning GBPUSD has opened quietly as the price trades at the highs of Tuesday’s candle ranges.
I am today monitoring the price action for a test of the 1.6985 resistance level.
Alternatively if GBPUSD cannot sustain higher prices could see the price action trade back down to the averages.
USDJPY
Summary
Tuesday USDJPY experienced a strong down day as the price acion tested the 101.70 support level.
Market overview
The breach of the 102.83 level being the swing high of the 21st February has effectively changed the daily trend to up and therefore putting this time frame into gear with the bullish weekly time frame. Following the corrective pull back it would appear that USDJPY has resumed its upward trend. However a sustain move beneath the 101.32 level being the 11th April swing low would put a big question mark against the health of this uptrend.
Focus on today
This morning USDJPY has opened negatively as the price action trades beneath yesterday’s candle range.
Today I am monitoring USDJPY for a test of the 101.32 level being the 11th April swing low.
Alternatively a failure to sustain higher prices could see USDJPY trade back to the averages.
USDCHF
Summary
Tuesday USDCHF continued to trade lower as the price action tested and closed under the 0.8743 being the swing low of the 11th April.
Market overview
USDCHF continues to trade in a negative daily and weekly swing bias but the recent price action is beginning to take on a bullish feel to it. That recent price activity has seen USDCHF back up to the downward slopping trend line. However it appears that higher prices have been rejected and there has been a resumption of the down trend. The breach and close under the 0.8743 level being the last isolated low of the 11th April has confirmed that the down trend is intact.
Focus on today
This morning USDCHF has opened quietly as it trades within yesterday’s candle ranges.
Today I am monitoring the price action to see if USDCHF can test the 0.8698 level being the 2014 low.
Alternatively a failure to sustain lower prices could see USDCHF trade back to the 8 period daily moving averages.
Gold
Summary
Tuesday Gold traded at the highs of Monday’s candle range as the price action tested the 1310 resistance level.
Market overview
The breach of the 1277 level being the 1st April low has technically changed the daily trend to down. This puts the daily trend in gear with the weekly down trend. A breach of the 1270.00 support level would confirm the daily down trend.
However the recent price action has seen a rejection of the 1270 support level and a move above the 1306 level being the swing high of the 28th April.
Focus on today
This morning Gold has opened quietly as the price action trades at the highs of Tuesday’s candle range.
Today I am monitoring the price action for Gold to test the 1310 resistance level.
Alternatively a failure to sustain higher prices could see Gold trade back to the daily moving averages.
USDCAD
Summary
Tuesday USDCAD broke lower off the daily moving averages and trend line resistance.
Market overview
USDCAD is trading in a weekly uptrend however the daily trend has recently changed to negative. A breach of the 1.0857 level being the daily swing low of the 9th April will open up the possibility for a further move lower down to the 1.0790 support level.
Focus on today
This morning USDCAD has opened quietly as the price trades at the lows of Tuesday’s candle range.
I am this morning monitoring the price action for a potential test of the 1.0857 level being the daily swing low of the 9th April
Alternatively if the price action fails to sustain lower prices there is a possibility that USDCAD trades back up to the 1.0940 resistance level.
Oil
Summary
Tuesday Oil traded around the 100 level and with Monday’s candle range.
Market overview
Oil continues to trade in a daily uptrend following the breach of the 100.72 level being the swing high of the 24th December. The daily and weekly times both have a positive bias.
The recent price action has seen a strong downward correction towards the 98.00 support level.
Focus on today
This morning Oil has opened positively as the price action trades within Tuesday’s candle range.
Today I am monitoring the price action for a test of the 100.00 level.
Alternatively a failure to sustain higher prices could see Oil trade back down to the 98.00 price levels.
AUDUSD
Summary
Tuesday AUDUSD broke higher off the daily moving averages.
Market overview
AUDUSD has been trading in a daily uptrend following the breach of the 0.9080 level being the swing high of the 18th February. However the weekly chart continues to trade in a down trend with the price action now correcting lower following a rejection of the Fibonacci resistance area. I am now monitoring the price action as it trades at trend line support for an indication of the next phase of the market action.
Focus on today
This morning AUDUSD has opened quietly as the price trades at the highs of Tuesday’s candle range.
I am this morning monitoring the price action for a potential test of the of the 0.9390 resistance level.
Alternatively if AUDUSD fails to sustain higher prices there is a possibility that AUDUSD trades back down to the daily moving averages.