US Dollar, SPX 500 Await Direction Cues at Chart Support

Talking Points:

• US Dollar Perched at Key Channel Bottom
• S&P 500 Still Stalling at Trend Line Support
• Crude Oil Rebounds to Target January High

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US DOLLAR TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – Prices are testing familiar support at the bottom of a rising channel that has guided the trend higher since late November 2013. Support is reinforced by the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement at 10661. A break below this barrier on a daily closing basis initially exposes the 38.2% level at 10602. Near-term resistance remains at 10718, with a reversal above that aiming for the January 21 high at 10756.

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S&P 500 TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – Prices continue to test support at a rising trend line set from February 2013 (now at 1742.60). This level is reinforced by the February 3 low at 1738.10 A break above near-term resistance at 1764.80, the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement, exposes the 38.2% level at 1781.40.

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GOLD TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – Prices put in a Bearish Engulfing candlestick pattern at 1267.71, a support-turned-resistance level set from early October, hinting at weakness ahead. Breaking below support in the 1235.57-44.69 area, marked by the 23.6% Fibonacci expansion and a rising trend line, exposes the 38.2% level at 1208.88. Alternatively, a reversal above 1267.71 targets the January 27 high at 1278.72.

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CRUDE OIL TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – Prices edged lower as expected after putting in a bearish Dark Cloud Cover candlestick pattern but the selloff was quickly cut off at 96.31, the 23.6% Fibonacci expansion. Near-term support-turned-resistance is at 98.59, marked by a rising trend line set from mid-January. Alternatively, a break below support targets the 38.2% level at 94.92.

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--- Written by Ilya Spivak, Currency Strategist for DailyFX.com

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