Daily Forex Technical Strategy Thurs 01 Aug

EUR/USD – Bearish breakdown from minor consolidation; further potential drop

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• The pair has staged the expected bearish breakdown from the minor “Symmetrical Triangle” range configuration in place since last Thurs, 25 Jul as per highlighted in our previous report (click here for a recap) and hit the short-term downside target/support at 1.1060.
• The hourly Stochastic oscillator has started to exit from its oversold region which indicates the risk of a minor rebound within a medium-term bearish trend that remains intact since 25 Jun 2019 high. Maintain bearish bias in any bounces below a tightened key short-term pivotal resistance now at 1.1115 for another potential downleg to target the next support at 1.0975 (Fibonacci projection cluster & “Head & Shoulders” breakdown projected exit target).
• However, a clearance with an hourly close above 1.1115 negates the bearish tone for an extension of the corrective rebound towards 1.1200 resistance.

GBP/USD – Minor corrective rebound ended; potential impulsive down move resumes

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• The pair has staged the expected minor corrective rebound to print an intraday high of 1.2250 prior to yesterday’s FOMC decision; just 20 pips shy of the upside target/resistance of 1.2270 as per highlighted in our report. Thereafter, it has staged to decline and hit the 1.2100 before a bounce of 40 pips seen in today’s Asian session.
• Despite the pair has manged to hold at the 1.2100 key short-term support (highlighted in our previous report to maintain the minor corrective rebound scenario), the bearish breakdown of the EUR/USD and current Elliot Wave/fractal analysis of GBP/USD has reduced the conviction for a further corrective rebound. Thus, we flip back to a bearish bias in any bounces below 1.2250 key short-term pivotal resistance for another potential downleg to target the next support at 1.2000/1950 (Fibonacci projection cluster & Oct 2016 low).
• However, a clearance with an hourly close above 1.2250 negates the bearish tone for an extension of the corrective rebound towards the 1.2430 resistance.

USD/JPY – Squeezed up towards 109.20 key medium-term resistance

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• The pair squeezed up towards the 109.00/109.20 key medium-term pivotal resistance post FOMC but no clear bearish signals at this juncture. Thus, prefer to turn neutral between 109.20 and 108.45. Only an hourly close below 108.45 is likely to reignite the bearish tone for a slide towards 108.00 follow by 107.30 range support.
• On the flipside, a daily close above 109.20 sees a further squeeze up towards the next resistance at 109.75/90 (30 May 2019 swing high & close to 50% Fibonacci retracement of the previous down move from 24 Apr high to 25 Jun 2019 low).

AUD/USD – Potential impulsive down move resumes

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• Yesterday’s corrective bounce fell short of the expected target/resistance of 0.6945 as it only printed a high of 0.6900 before it tumbled and broke below the 0.6860 key short-term support as per highlighted in our previous report.
• The impulsive down move is likely to have resumed; flip back to a bearish bias in any bounces below 0.6900 key short-term pivotal resistance for a further potential downleg to target the next support at 0.6790 in the first step.
• However, a clearance with an hourly close above 0.6900 invalidates the bearish scenario for a corrective rebound towards the next resistance at 0.6990.

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