Free webinar on ForexPros - How to Objectively Use Sentiment in Your Forex Trading to Start Winning Expert: Kris Matthews When: Thu, August 12, 2010, 11:00a.m. GMT
Have you ever put a trade on after seeing the market run nicely in one direction only to see the market immediately move in the opposite direction? Do you find that getting the direction right is something you need to take care of? What most traders tend to forget is that the market is not made up of charts and economic data, but rather human beings. Thus the most powerful driving force in the forex market is sentiment. Kris Matthews shows us in Part 1 of a four part series how to objectively use sentiment to get your direction right and increase your win rate.
The Unemployment Rate is a measure of the percentage of the total labor force that is unemployed but actively seeking employment and willing to work in the US. A high percentage indicates weakness in the labor market. A low percentage is a positive indicator for the labor market in the US and should be taken as positive for the USD. The analysts predict a future reading of 9.60%.
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Euro Dollar
The Euro broke both the support and resistance specified in yesterday's report, without being able to reach the targets specified. However, the dollar managed to drag the Euro to 1.3130. And as we said yesterday's report: "The fact that the rising move is slowing down warns of a possible correction for the whole rise from Friday's low. Such a correction would be a violent one, with its size a little less than 200 pips, since its ideal target is at 1.3086." And up until now, we have seen the price dropping from Tuesday's top almost 130 pips! Technically, what is really important is that we are approaching a very important trend line, and are about to test it: the trend line rising from June 29th low on hourly the chart, which is running very close to yesterday's low. Therefore, we should keep eyes & mind open today, and consider all scenarios, and keep separate trading plans ready. If we test the above mentioned trend line, it will be the single most important technical event for the rest of the week. This line is at 1.3130, and should not be broken in order to keep the technical outlook positive. But if broken, we will witness a strong drop to 1.3026 at least, and probably will be followed by a test of the important 1.2933 as well. On the other hand, short term resistance is at 1.3194, and it is the key for more gains. If we break it, we will target 1.3311 & 1.3383.
Support: * 1.3130: the rising trend line from Jun 29th low & yesterday's low. The single most important support for the time being. * 1.3026: Jul 20th high. * 1.2933: Fibonacci 61.8% for the rise from 1.2731.
Resistance: * 1.3194: the falling trend line from Tuesday's high on intraday charts. * 1.3311: Mar 24th low. * 1.3383: Mar 31st low.
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USD/JPY
The Dollar/Yen did not break the support specified in yesterday's report, not even with a single pip. It consolidated above it, and edged higher until it reached 86.43. We can classify that as a clear attempt to rebound, coming after the current falling wave (which we talked about several times) has reached its first suggested target at 85.52. Nevertheless, we see these attempts as weak and shallow. We believe the falling wave will continue to seek lower targets, after a limited correction, but what are the next targets? In the attached chart, which is a weekly one, we can see the falling channel from Sep 07 top. Although the bottom of this channel is very far away, and is just above 74, but there is an interesting trend line inside it, combining the monthly lows of Dec 08, Jan & Nov 09. This line is around 82.65 currently, providing us with a perfect target for this dropping wave, since we still expect, as we did before, that it will dive below 84.81. Therefore, we expect the price to reach this target, and as we do, we also realize that the limited volatility of this pair indicates that this will take some time. As for the short term, the support is at 85.74, and breaking it would indicate that we are already moving lower with the objective of breaking 84.81, and reaching lows not seen in 15 years. This break will target 84.81 first, then 83.87. The resistance is at 86.58, and if broken, the price will continue its bounce, targeting 87.49 & the important 88.10.
Support: * 85.74: Fibonacci 61.8% for yesterday's bounce. * 84.81: Nov 27th 2009 low, and the low of the last 15 years. * 83.87: Fibonacci extension level 138.2% for the falling wave from 86.86, compared to the wave which started at 88.10.
Resistance: * 86.58: the retest level for the rising trend line which combines the lows of Jul 16th & 22nd. * 87.49: Jul 29th high. * 88.10: Jul 28th high.
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