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On the hourly chart of Silver, we see commodity undergoing a nice impulsive sequence to the upside, with price specifically trading in sub-wave v of three. That said, current sub-wave v may extend its gains towards the 161.8 or even higher to the 261.8 Fibonacci projected ratio, before making a new reversal to the downside. After sub-wave v of three finds a top, a minimum three wave correction may follow into the following wave 4.

SILVER, 1H

EUR/GBP - 0.8663

 
Recent wave: Major double three (A)-(B)-(C)-(X)-(A)-(B)-(C) is unfolding and 2nd (A) has possibly ended at 0.6936.

Trend: Near term down

Original strategy  :

Bought at 0.8620, Target: 0.8750, Stop: 0.8600

Position : - Long at 0.8620

Target :  - 0.8750

Stop : - 0.8600

New strategy  :

Hold long entered at 0.8620, Target: 0.8720, Stop: 0.8600

Position : - Long at 0.8620

Target :  - 0.8720

Stop : - 0.8600

 
As the single currency found support just above last week’s low at 0.8605 and has rebounded, retaining our bullishness and as long as this support holds, mild upside bias remains for another rebound, a break of indicated resistance at 0.8700 would bring test of 0.8727, above there would suggest low is formed, then gain to 0.8760 would follow, break there would suggest the pullback from 0.8788 has ended, bring retest of this level, a breach there would extend the rise from 0.8403 low to 0.8800 and later 0.8825-30.

In view of this, we are holding on to our long position entered at 0.8620. A firm break below 0.8605 (50% Fibonacci retracement of 0.8422-0.8788) would defer and suggest top has possibly been formed at 0.8788, risk test of 0.8560-65 (61.8% Fibonacci retracement) but support at 0.8547 should remain intact. 

Our preferred count is that, after forming a major top at 0.9805 (wave V), (A)-(B)-(C) correction is unfolding with (A) leg ended at 0.8400 (A: 0.8637, B: 0.9491 and 5-waver C ended at 0.8400. Wave (B) has ended at 0.9413 and impulsive wave (C) has either ended at 0.8067 or may extend one more fall to 0.8000 before prospect of another rally. Current breach of indicated resistance at 0.9043 confirms our view that the (C) leg has ended and bring stronger rebound towards 0.9150/54, then towards 0.9240/50.

USD/CAD - 1.3379

 
Recent wave: Only wave v of c has ended at 0.9407 and wave C of major A-B-C correction is underway for headway to 1.4700

Trend:  Near term up

 
Original strategy       :

Exit short entered at 1.3400,

Position: - Short at 1.3400

Target:  -

Stop: -

 
New strategy             :

Stand aside

Position: -

Target:  -

Stop:-

The greenback edged higher and further consolidation above 1.3326 support would be seen, a firm break above 1.3415 would signal low has been formed at 1.3264 last week, bring a stronger rebound to 1.3450 and possibly test of resistance at 1.3479 but only break of 1.3495 resistance would indicate the pullback from 1.3535 has ended and bring retest of this level later.

In view of this, would be prudent to stand aside for now. Below 1.3326 would revive bearishness, bring retest of said last week’s low at 1.3264, break there would add credence to our view that top has been made at 1.3535 earlier this month, bring further fall to 1.3235-40 (61.8% Fibonacci retracement of 1.3056-1.3535) but previous resistance at 1.3210 would hold due to loss of downward momentum.

To recap, wave B from 1.3066 is unfolding as an a-b-c and is sub-divided as a: 1.2192, b: 1.2716 and wave c is a 5-waver with i: 1.1983, ii: 1.2506, extended wave iii with minor iii at 1.0206, wave iv ended at 1.0781 and wave v as well as wave iii has ended at 0.9931, hence the subsequent choppy trading is the wave iv which is unfolding as (a)-(b)-(c) with (a) leg of iv ended at 1.0854, followed by (b) leg at 1.0108 and (c) leg as well as the wave iv ended at 1.0674. The wave v is sub-divided by minor wave (i): 0.9980, (ii): 1.0374, (iii): 0.9446, (iv): 0.9913 and (v) as well as v has possibly ended at 0.9407, therefore, consolidation with upside bias is seen for major correction, indicated target at 1.3700 and 1.4000 had been met and further gain to 1.4700 would be seen later.

Brent oil returned above 200 SMA ($50.80), following several unsuccessful attempts to clearly break below it, with one of downticks also briefly probing below psychological $50.00 support.

Overall structure remains weak and sees risk of renewed attempts lower and final break below 200SMA and $50 support.

Daily Tenkan-sen ($51.17) limits upside attempts for now, however, room for further upticks exists.

Strong resistance zone between $52.34 and $52.63 (Fibo 38.2% of $56.62/$49.70 downleg / falling 20SMA / 16 Mar lower top) should cap extended recovery actions, before broader bears resume.

Below $50.00/$49.70 triggers, next good support lies at $49.1 (Fibo 61.8% of $43.56/$58.36).

Res: 51.17; 51.33; 51.57; 52.34
Sup: 50.80; 50.00; 49.70; 49.21

In a perfect world, every breakout is clean and steady but on Monday the US dollar fell below some critical levels but bounced instead of wilting. We look at what's coming next. Yellen's speech about labout markets due at 12:50 ET (17:50 London). After closing both EURCAD and EURAUD trades at a profit, one of the traded will be re-opened later this evening. Which one will it be? Find out in the Premium video due up shortly.

Yen is again the best performer. followed by the franc and pound, while Kiwi and Aussie are the worst performers. As the healthcare deal fell apart on Friday, it held together. But on Monday as the Republican party looked like it was straining, the dollar began to crumble.

We have been writing about the burgeoning positive signs in the euro for weeks and on Monday it finally broke out. EUR/USD was the big technical story as it broke the February and December highs as it gapped higher. It continued through the 200-day moving average and 1.09 as levels cascaded.

It was similar in GBP/USD and USD/JPY as important levels were tested. What finally stopped the selling was support at 110.00 in USD/JPY and GBPUSD resistance at 1.2640. That held and then sentiment began to turn. The S&P 500 proved it's a juggernaut once again as it erased a 22-point decline to finish just 2 points lower.

Economic news is light. Fundamentally the focus remains on politics. Talk that Republicans hadn't yet given up on healthcare was perhaps the positive spark but that might be stretching it.

Another factor to note was quarter-end and Japanese fiscal year end. Flows will be lumpy and the market will thin in the days ahead. Ideally, the dollar would break and it would extend but given the politics and calendar, it's not a surprise that the market is tentative. There isn't a screaming reason to sell dollars even if Republicans stumbled further. What we will probably see is a continue paradigm where the US dollar has small gains on good news and large losses on bad news.

The Asia-Pacific calendar is light but we note that Japanese economic minister Ishihara said authorities are closely watching market moves. That's soft jawboning but expect more if USD/JPY breaks 110.00.

USD/CHF - 0.9840

Original strategy :

Sell at 0.9910, Target: 0.9800, Stop: 0.9945

Position : -

Target :  -

Stop : -

New strategy  :

Sell at 0.9910, Target: 0.9800, Stop: 0.9945

Position : -

Target :  -

Stop : -

The greenback found support at 0.9813 yesterday and has recovered, suggesting consolidation above this level would be seen and corrective bounce to 0.9880 is likely but upside should be limited to 0.9900-10 and bring another decline later, below said support at 0.9813 would confirm recent decline has resumed and extend weakness to 0.9795-00, however, loss of downward momentum should prevent sharp fall below 0.9770-75 (100% projection of 1.0171-0.9942 measuring from 1.0003), bring rebound later.

In view of this, would not chase this fall here and we are looking to sell dollar on subsequent rebound as 0.9900-10 should limit upside. Only above said resistance at 0.9960 would abort and signal low is formed, bring retracement of recent decline towards indicated previous resistance at 1.0003.

Daily Pivots: (S1) 1.0822; (P) 1.0864 (R1) 1.0904; More.....

A temporary top is in place at 1.0905 and intraday bias in EUR/USD is turned neutral for some consolidations. Further rise is expected as long as 1.0760 minor support holds. Above 1.0905 will turn bias to the upside for 100% projection of 1.0339 to 1.0828 from 1.0494 at 1.0983. At this point, we're still treating rise from 1.0339 as a correction. Hence, we'd expect strong resistance from 1.0983 to limit upside and bring near term reversal. On the downside, break of 1.0760 support will turn bias back to the downside for 1.0494 support. However, firm break of 1.0983 will dampen our view and put focus on 1.1298 key resistance.

In the bigger picture, as long as 1.1298 key resistance holds, whole down trend from 1.6039 (2008 high) is still expected to continue. Break of 1.0339 low will send EUR/USD through parity to 61.8% projection of 1.3993 to 1.0461 from 1.1298 at 0.9115. However, considering bullish convergence condition in weekly MACD, break of 1.1298 will indicate term reversal. this would also be supported by sustained trading above 55 week EMA.

GBP/USD - 1.2551

Original strategy :

Buy at 1.2490, Target: 1.2600, Stop: 1.2455

Position : -

Target :  -

Stop : -

New strategy  :

Buy at 1.2490, Target: 1.2600, Stop: 1.2455

Position : -

Target :  -

Stop : -

Cable’s retreat after rising to 1.2616 yesterday suggests consolidation below this level would be seen and below 1.2530 would bring retracement to 1.2490-00, however, price should stay well above support at 1.2469, bring another upmove later, above said resistance at 1.2616 would extend recent rise from 1.2109 to 1.2635-40, however, loss of upward momentum should prevent sharp move beyond 1.2670-80 and price should falter below previous resistance at 1.2706, risk from there is seen for a retreat later.

In view of this, would not chase this rise here and would be prudent to buy cable on subsequent retreat. Only below support at 1.2469 (Friday’s low) would abort and signal top is formed, bring retracement of recent upmove towards previous support at 1.2424 which is likely to hold from here.

EUR/USD - 1.0863

Original strategy  :

Buy at 1.0800, Target: 1.0900, Stop: 1.0765

Position : -

Target :  -

Stop : -

New strategy  :

Buy at 1.0800, Target: 1.0900, Stop: 1.0765

Position : -

Target :  -

Stop : -

As the single currency has retreated after surging to 1.0906 yesterday, suggesting consolidation below this level would be seen and pullback to 1.0835 (38.2% Fibonacci retracement of 1.0719-1.0906) is likely, however, reckon downside would be limited to 1.0810-15 (50% Fibonacci retracement), bring another rise later, above said resistance at 1.0906 would extend recent upmove to 1.0930-35 (61.8% Fibonacci retracement of 1.1300-1.0340) but loss of near term upward momentum should prevent sharp move beyond 1.0955-60 and price should falter below 1.0990-00.

In view of this, would not chase this rise here and we are looking to buy euro on subsequent pullback as 1.0800-10 should limit downside. Only below support at 1.0760 would abort and signal top is formed, bring retracement of recent upmove to 1.0730 but 1.0719 support should remain intact. 

Daily Pivots: (S1) 1.2488; (P) 1.2551; (R1) 1.2621; More...

A temporary top is in place at 1.2614 in GBP/USD. Intraday bias is turned neutral for some consolidations. Another rise is expected as long as 1.2468 minor support holds. Above 1.2614 will target 1.2705/2774. Nonetheless, rise from 1.2108 is seen as part of the consolidation pattern from 1.1946. We'd expect upside to be limited by 1.2705/2774 to bring down trend resumption eventually. On the downside, below 1.2468 minor support will turn bias back to the downside for 1.2108 support first. Though, sustained break of 1.2774 will extend the rise towards 1.3444 key resistance level.

In the bigger picture, fall from 1.7190 is seen as part of the down trend from 2.1161. There is no sign of medium term reversal yet. Sustained trading below 61.8% projection of 2.1161 to 1.3503 from 1.7190 at 1.2457 will target 100% projection at 0.9532. Overall, break of 1.3444 resistance is needed to confirm medium term bottoming. Otherwise, outlook will remain bearish.