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CRUDE OIL Buying Demand

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Crude oil is edging higher above the $50 level. Key support is given at 45.40 (17/08/2017 high). Strong resistance found at 50.43 (31/07/2017) has been broken. Expected to show another leg higher.

In the long-term, crude oil has recovered after its sharp decline last year. However, we consider that further weakness are very likely. Strong support lies at 35.24 (05/04/2016) while resistance can now be found at 55.24 (03/01/2017 high).

SILVER Consolidation

Silver has reversed and has broken uptrend channel by breaking support implied by its lower bound. Strong resistance is given at 18.65 (17/04/2017 high) while support can be found at 16.58 (15/08/2017 high). Expected to show further bearish move.

In the long-term, the trend is rater negative. Further downsides are very likely. Resistance is located at 25.11 (28/08/2013 high). Strong support can be found at 11.75 (20/04/2009).

GOLD Bullish Breakout

Gold has pushed above 1300. Hourly support is now given at 1288 (21/08/2017 low). Hourly resistance is located at 1357 (08/09/2016). Stronger support lies at 1204 (10/07/2017 high). Expected to show further bearish move.

In the long-term, the technical structure suggests that there is a growing upside momentum. A break of 1392 (17/03/2014) is necessary ton confirm it, A major support can be found at 1045 (05/02/2010 low).

BITCOIN Ready For Further Decline

Bitcoin has taken a dive after strong interest over the summer. The digital currency has set up a new support at 2975 (22/08/2017 low). Hourly resistance is given at 4121 (18/09/2017 low). Key resistance can be located at 4921 (01/09/2017 high). The road is wide open for further shortterm decline.

In the long-term, the digital currency has had an exponential growth. There are decent likelihood that the asset will reach $10'000.

EUR/CHF Ready To Bounce Back

EUR/CHF's buying pressures are going up and the pair has broken resistance area between 1.1356 and 1.1472. The pair has also broken resistance at 1.1538 (04/08/2017 high). Expected to show continued bullish pressures.

In the longer term, the technical structure has reversed. Strong resistance is given at 1.20 (level before the unpeg). Yet, the ECB's QE programme is likely to cause persistent selling pressures on the euro, which should weigh on EUR/CHF. Supports can be found at 1.0184 (28/01/2015 low) and 1.0082 (27/01/2015 low).

EUR/GBP Weakening

EUR/GBP is trading lower. The pair is having strong selling pressures. As long as prices remain below the resistance at 0.9176 (declining trendline), the short-term technical structure is biased to the downside. Hourly support is given at 0.8719 (16/06/2017). Strong resistance lies at 0.9306 (29/07/2017 high).

In the long-term, the pair has largely recovered from recent lows in 2015. The technical structure suggests a growing upside momentum. The pair is trading above from its 200 DMA. Strong resistance can be found at 0.9500 (psychological level)

AUD/USD Targeting Long-Term Resistance

AUD/USD is weakening in the short-term. Hourly resistance is given at 0.8164 (14/05/2017 high). Hourly support is given at 0.7908 (22/09/2017 low). Expected to further weaken.

In the long-term, the trend is turning positive. Key supports stands at 0.6009 (31/10/2008 low) . A break of the key resistance at 0.8164 (14/05/2015 high) is needed to invalidate our long-term bearish view.

USD/CAD Bullish Pressures Continues

USD/CAD continues to move higher. Hourly support is located at 1.2062 (08/09/2017 low). Resistance is given at a distance at 1.2390 (20/09/2017 high). Expected to show continued short-term bullish pressures.

In the longer term, the pair has broken longterm support that can be found at 1.2461 (16/03/2015 low). Strong resistance is given at 1.4690 (22/01/2016 high). The pair is likely to head further lower.

GBP/USD Elliott Wave Analysis

GBP/USD – 1.3437
 
 
Although sterling resumed recent upmove and rose to as high as 1.3658 last week, lack of follow through buying and the subsequent retreat suggest consolidation below this level would be seen and pullback to 1.3400 cannot be ruled out, however, reckon 1.3350-55 would limit downside and bring another rise later, above 1.3595-00 would signal the retreat from 1.3658 has ended, bring retest of this level, break there would extend the medium term erratic rise from 1.1986 low to 1.3700-10 but overbought condition should limit upside to 1.3800 and price should falter well below 1.3955-60 (50% Fibonacci retracement of intermediate downtrend from 1.5930-1.1986). 

Our preferred count on the daily chart is that cable's rebound from 1.3500 (wave (A) trough) is unfolding as a wave (B) with A ended at 1.7043, followed by triangle wave B and wave C as well as wave (B) has possibly ended at 1.7192, below support at 1.4232 would add credence to this count, then further fall to 1.4000 level would follow but reckon downside would be limited to 1.3655 support and price should stay above previous support at 1.3500.

On the downside, although current pullback from 1.3658 suggests initial downside risk is for minor correction to 1.3400, reckon downside would be limited to 1.3350-55 and bring another rise later to aforesaid upside targets. Below previous resistance at 1.3329 (now support) would defer and suggest a temporary top is possibly formed, bring retracement of recent rise to 1.3290-00, then 1.3240-50 but said support at 1.3153 should remain intact, bring another upmove later.

Recommendation: Buy again at 1.3355 for 1.3555 with stop below 1.3255.

 
Longer term - Cable's rise from 1.0520 (Feb 1985) to 2.0100 (September 1992) is seen as [A], the decline to 1.3682 is labeled as (B) and (C) wave rally has ended at 2.1162 (9 Nov, 2007) which is also the top of larger degree wave B with circle. The selloff from there is a 5-waver with wave (A) ended at 1.3500 (23 Jan 2009), wave (B) itself is labeled as A: 1.6733, triangle wave B: 1.4813 and wave C as well as top of wave (B) ended at 1.7192 (2014), hence the selloff from there is an impulsive wave (C) with wave I : 1.4566, wave II 1.5930, an extended wave III is unfolding and already exceeded our downside target at 1.3500 and 1.3000, hence weakness to 1.2500 and possibly 1.2000 cannot be ruled out, however, price should stay well above psychological level at 1.0000.

 

USD/CHF Sideways Price Action

USD/CHF is trading mixed. Strong resistance is given at 0.9808 (30/05/2017 high). The technical structure shows that there are decent downside risks. Strong support is given at 0.9421 (03/05/2017). Expected to show renewed bearish pressures.

In the long-term, the pair is still trading in range since 2011 despite some turmoil when the SNB unpegged the CHF. Key support can be found 0.8986 (30/01/2015 low). The technical structure favours nonetheless a long term bullish bias since the unpeg in January 2015.