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Callum
Singapore
Posted Anonymously
14 years ago
Feb 16, 2010 16:28
@AVG, with EUR/USD moving into 1.37 handle and possibly eying 138, this should give AUD/USD further prop upwards well into the 90 handle. The AUD/USD 90 handle is going to be also a key psychological level. I am waiting for Fed Budget data later to see way it moves the USDX, otherwise, the following Asian trading session could bid this higher. ~CB
Callum
Singapore
Posted Anonymously
14 years ago
Feb 15, 2010 14:44
Any revised outlook on the AUD/USD?

On the technical, AUD/USD has been climbing the upward channel H4 timeframe, eying on low 90 levels which coincides with 78.6% between 2008 highs/lows (see Monthly Chart). Most momentum based indicators suggesting an uptrend. On the daily, it seems price hasn't broken the daily moving average SMA.200, reversing from this point. On the other hand, the price seemed rather topsy above 8900 earlier today. Failure to breach 90 level resistance to drive it to new lows? A lot seems to depend on the risk-aversion trade... Is there much room for a short-term LONG opportunity here to ride it to 90+ levels this week?
Callum
Singapore, Singapore
Posts: 179
14 years ago
Feb 15, 2010 8:32
This week is busy with CPI numbers. Is this sufficient to trigger the EUR/USD 132 on top of existing debt risk from PIIGS?
Callum
Singapore, Singapore
Posts: 179
14 years ago
Feb 12, 2010 2:05
@Chloe, @Mont - I share your sentiments with USD/CAD trading. I was on short since last Friday (1 week ago) and I closed off my earlier this week with small profit, and didn't have the patience to wait through the week for the second round of drop. It's been a stubborn ccy pair to trade, but tight ranges also buffers losses. I am assuming most of you trade USDCAD as an Oil trade -- as I prefer playing with CAD/JPY. I also like Oil trade. And sometimes easy to speculate / gamble for fun - eg, sitting at home on weekend watching the snow storms in US - I put in working orders to buy Oil, ie, buy CAD esp if it has been oversold zone. --Callum
Callum
Singapore, Singapore
Posts: 179
14 years ago
Feb 11, 2010 19:01
@pippedoff, "...We will have violent counter-trend consolidations as the GOLDman Sachs of the world once again do all they can to get everyone overconfident and fully-invested..."

So therefore, timing wise, I am guessing Chinese have squared bit of their positions and put fresh upon returning from long spring festival / Chinese New Year holidays. Several other market here in Asia, although much smaller than China, probably not big enough to make any impact, will be also closed for several days, but I am more interested on the cumulative lack of volume from Asia in those days of holiday overlaps pan-asia.

I haven't analyzed volume during the Chinese spring festival / Chinese New Year, and therefore, wondering whether we will have any material impact on trade with potentially thin volume.

I would love to hear views on to expect for the current forex market this major Asian holiday season. Asian indices in general trade higher just before the Chinese New Year, but these are not normal times....

Callum
Callum
Singapore, Singapore
Posts: 179
14 years ago
Feb 11, 2010 18:09
Hope you guys also traded AUD/EUR.. I just happened to look at the yearly chart, and notice how AUD/EUR higher than the 5 year high, breaking the 2007 peak.... Callum Bir
Callum
Singapore, Singapore
Posts: 179
14 years ago
Feb 11, 2010 6:39
@Edric Ou, I trade full-time and sometimes overtime in sunny Singapore and happy to connect :-)
Callum
Singapore
Posted Anonymously
14 years ago
Feb 11, 2010 4:37
@PippedOff, I would love to learn more about the "Goldman Sachs", what is this about, and how exactly they do it. Do you have any blog, book (or considering writing a book)? I will surely buy it / pre-order it.

As for Gold correlations, indeed, late last year was classic when Gold rallied stronger than the AUD/USD. Approx mid-Q3 and early Q4 last year, even EUR rally harder than the AUD against the US. Even at Dubai Crisis announcement on the even of Thanks-Giving last year, AUD came off a lot vs Gold. But then again, some of the equity correlations with EUR / USD also have been off in Dec/Jan timeframe but it seems like they are starting to normalize.

As for job numbers, they have been great numbers for the bulk of the time and this market reaction isn't unusual, and of-late, these upside gains in the Asian sessions could quickly vanish either in EU or US trading sessions.

I hope everyone, including myself will make money on the current rally upwards on the AUD which also helps pick up on overnight interests or off-set against the shorts, and get ready to position on those shorts.

Callum Bir
Callum
Singapore, Singapore
Posts: 179
14 years ago
Feb 11, 2010 3:15
@PippedOfff, I find the Westpac move interesting also. I have a feeling they don't want to be too far off from NAB's forecast of 0.93 this Qtr and dollar parity my middle of this year. They are probably politically safer in being bullish and change forecast later on additional risk :-)

Callum
Callum
Singapore
Posted Anonymously
14 years ago
Feb 11, 2010 3:03
@Edric Ou, I have been overall net-long on the AUD but opened up shorts at the first spike up, and also eying 8890 as R3 (daily pivot point) or 8910 (38.2% between the Nov peak and Feb low) My short got activated on a false break below 8850 resistance level. I am not adding more short positions yet but I still see a lower AUD in the interim.

Also quote Ashraf's latest snippet from his IMT "$AUDJPY looks for trend line resists at 80.15"

There are lot of things that would favor the AUD today, including
1) the earning results of Rio Tinto.
2) China data, I don't know which way this would take the AUD, but if it is taken favourably, then it would be another major prop to the AUD.
3) Any further development from Greece bail out, at the of any EUR gains.

Callum