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by Ashraf Laidi
Posted: Feb 20, 2010 5:00
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Posted: Feb 20, 2010 5:00
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EUR
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We saw pretty solid retracement recently..move below 1,29 opend the door the test of this weeks low at 1,28695..if this level holds, it could provide solid support..
IF NOT, i can see this pair testing 1,2770 where the ascending trendline, former support, and it could be where 50sma will be in 2days..(if we dont get there today, whatis very unlikely)..
So, i wait and see what ll happen, but im not seller at all at these levels..
Buyer after the 1,286 support is provided otherwise around 1,28
Seller above 1,3130 to 3200
GL to all
Ashraf
Moody to assume Irelands banks to pass stress test
Fallen back & seems to be consolidating around 1.3007 for now. (~0745 BST)
EUR/USD has gradually moved higher along with EUR/JPY demand and EUR/CHF has also sneaked higher as risk-trades were back in vogue. Ranges: 1.2927/73, EUR/CHF 1.3638/71
EUR/GBP has traded in a tight range around .8500 leaving the cable to follow in step with the EUR/USD. Ranges: 1.5214/69, .8495/.8508.
The AUD has been very busy. AUD/USD fell first with the tech stock results but rallied strongly thereafter with strong AUD/JPY demand at the fix driving that pair higher. The RBA minutes slowed the rally for a while but once traders digested the comments, the short covering resumed. Ranges: .8669/.8785, AUD/JPY 75.10/76.60
EUR/JPY is again approaching what is looming as pivotal resistance at 113.00. AUD/USD has also moved up sharply towards expected sell orders above .8750. The market is still being influenced by unusually large demand for USD/JPY and the JPY crosses at the Fix and is ignoring the lower Nikkei.
Buy the rumour, sell the fact. Aussie traders bought AUD/USD because USD/JPY was going up and were left sitting long after the release of the latest RBA minutes. Nowhere to go except down after that with AUD/USD sliding from .8735 to .8715. Offers above .8750 continue to cap the market. I still dont know what is going on at this level but the professional money continues to sell rallies towards 113.00, 112.85 the high so far today, and I would guess that the stops above 113.20 are getting bigger and bigger. The market is getting nervy about stop losses in EUR/JPY and USD/JPY above 113.50 and 87.50 respectively. If you really want to sell into strength, keep stops tight.
China passes US as Worlds biggest energy consumer
The changing dynamic in the global economy can again be seen in this Bloomberg article.http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aVuSRbX5SRtI&pos=2
China will allow foreign investors to trade the new index futures market for hedging purposes only, will only allow them to use up to 10% of their agreed investment quotas, and trades must be closely linked to the spot market (Reuters quote reports in the China Securities Journal). Obviously speculators are persona non grata.