Profit Mongers @ 1:07 AM, Monday September 20 2010
Hey guys,
Thursday and Friday saw a lot of 2-way action across the EUR/USD, GBP/USD, and USD/JPY. Right now I've really reset my market view and am coming from a neutral viewpoint across the board and looking at all the markets with a fresh eye. That being said, right now at the start of the week, I think there is a bit too much mixed pressures on the EUR/USD and GBP/USD to hone in on the next big move, so I'll leave those out for now and focus on a couple of other pairs.
AUD/USD is benefiting greatly from RBA Stevens commentary over the weekend that essentially said the RBA will need to start tightening interest rates again soon. The AUD should be a strong beneficiary of any risk appetite, and see dips bought into when risk aversion hits markets. If you look at a daily chart, the AUD/USD broke through it's April/May highs last week and held onto the gains. It now looks set to propel even higher. Using a fib projection for the breakout places the likely target area for this rally around 0.9628 which is almost 200 pips higher from current levels. While buying AUD/USD on a dip into the 0.9360 to 0.9400 range seems ideal to me, we may be lucky enough to get a dip today during Europe unless the EUR/USD and GBP/USD head lower markedly. Because the USD picture is a bit uncertain to me today, I'd hedge myself into a a more pure AUD long by also shorting EUR/AUD. I plan to do this with somewhat low leverage and hold it for a day or two (now 0.9444 and 1.3851).
USD/JPY seems poised for a turn lower here as exporter profit taking has really stalled out the USD/JPY rally. There is very likely further rallying to go, so I feel like shorting is a bit risky for me (even though it looks quite ready to rollover for almost 100 pips). Instead, I'd prefer to buy into a dip and add to my long. I think the best place to attempt this is around the 38% retracement which corresponds to 84.75. If you're looking to play the quick bounce trade, a 40 pip SL from there should work well, while if you're playing the bigger move towards the 87.00's, I'd suggest a 120 pip SL in case we retrace deeper before the next rally.
In news Friday, US CPI came in a bit low, but ended up being a big dud of a news trade with little price action response on most pairs. This week is a slow news week for the most part, and nothing is due out Monday, but the action heats up a bit on Tuesday especially with the FOMC due to release their next interest rate statement. I'll cover that in tomorrow's signal.
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