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USD/JPY technicals muddy

Monthly chart:
The pair broke above strong cluster of resistance (trendline that contained the long-term downtrend in years 1986, 1990, 1998; 23.6% retracement of the 1982 to 2011 decline; 2007 high at 124.14). After weak pullback in June, the pair retested the cycle-high (~125.85) in August before it sold off strongly amid concerns in regard to global growth, China slowdown, oil prices and Fed tightening.
Weekly chart:
In the last week of August, the pair broke back below the monthly resistanc…
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fxsurprise8 avatar

now at 17 pips away, nice!

al_dcdemo avatar

Thanks! It looks good at the moment. :)

foreignexchange avatar

Great : )

al_dcdemo avatar

Thanks :)

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UPDATE 10: Attempt to break to the upside of the aforementioned pattern failed but the pair didn't decline past the pattern's bottom either. Volatility continues to fall as this week's range is even smaller and basically less than 100 pips. I'm very happy with the outcome because uncertainty after August 24th market rout made the whole thing difficult to predict.

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EURo to the highest since early January

EUR/USD is the pair that appears to have benefited the most from the recent market rout. Some if it may be unwinding of the Euro currency hedges, which were established during European stock market bull run. Short covering ahead of the September FOMC meeting, which will likely postpone the lift-off, is definitely a part of it.
Initial support is seen at February high (~1.1535) and then at May high (~1.1470) with the stronger one near 200 DMA (~1.13). Resistance was found at the March to August c…
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