ForexPros Daily Analysis February 18, 2010
Fundamental Analysis: US CPI (MoM)
Traders of the US look forward to the publication of the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The index measures the changes in the price of goods and services. The CPI measures price change from the perspective of the consumer. It is a key way to measure changes in purchasing trends and inflation in the US. A higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the USD (as the common way to fight inflation is raising rates, which may attract foreign investment), while a lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the USD. Analysts predict a rise from the past reading to a reading of 0.30%.
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Euro Dollar
The Euro stopped just 8 pips above the resistance specified in yesterday’s report 1.3778, before collapsing completely, breaking the support 1.3740 and successfully reaching both suggested targets 1.3685 & 1.3626. As we always say, stopping close enough to a Fibonacci resistance is an evidence of a downtrend, and this is what happened yesterday. Today, it seems we will have a correction for yesterday’s huge drop, before continuing to go lower is such a strong downtrend. Intraday support 1.3562 is an important support, and as long as we hold above it, the odds for having our correction will be immense. But, if we break it, this sharp strong drop will go on and the next set of targets will be the very important support 1.3482 & if broken 1.3422. On the other hand, if we survive above 1.3562, we will test the resistance 1.3594, and if broken the correction will be immediately initiated, wit an ideal target at 1.3671, and if broken the next target will be 1.3724.
Support:
• 1.3562: the most important intraday support.
• 1.3482: Fibonacci 61.8% for the long term.
• 1.3422: May 18th low.
Resistance:
• 1.3594: Feb 12th low.
• 1.3671: Fibonacci 50% for yesterday’s collapse.
• 1.3724: hourly resistance.
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USD/JPY
As expected, the Dollar-Yen maintained trading inside the channel we talked about yesterday, broke the resistance 90.53 & successfully reached the first suggested target 91.14. its only coincidence that short term Fibonacci 61.8% is almost at this level, specifically at 91.15. If it is broken, we will continue to rise and target the important Fibonacci 61.8% at 91.76. And this is an important resistance that if it is broken we can say with confidence that the Dollar has freed itself from short term downtrend. The first target of this “freedom” will be Oct 27th top 92.31. Short term resistance is at 90.80, and breaking it would reverse the strength signs we have seen in the past two days, creating a modest surprise. If this surprise actually happens, then we will target the most important short term support at 90.12, and only if broken we expect the Dollar-yen to reach 89.54.
Support:
• 90.80: Asian session low.
• 90.12: the bottom of the rising channel on the hourly chart.
• 89.54: Feb 11th low.
Resistance:
• 91.15: short term Fibonacci 61.8% resistance.
• 91.76: Fibonacci 61.8% for the whole drop from 93.75.
• 92.31: Oct 27th high.
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Forex Trading Analysis written by Munther Marji for ForexPros.
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