Weekly Price & Time: USD/JPY Stalls at Important Long-Term Resistance

Talking Points

• EUR/USD halts decline ahead of important Gann level
• USD/JPY reverses from just below a long-term retracement
• Gold threatening to breach key Gann resistance

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Weekly Foreign Exchange Price & Time at a Glance:

Weekly Price & Time Analysis: EUR/USD

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• EUR/USD stalled its decline after finding support just ahead of the 1.3540 3rd square root relationship of the 2013 high
• Last week’s close below 1.3655 shifted our trend bias to negative in the rate
• The1.3540 area is key support, with weakness below needed to signal a broader downside resumption
• The latter half of the month is the next medium-term cycle turn window
• Only a daily close back over 1.3800 would turn us positive on the Euro again

Weekly EUR/USD Strategy: Like the short side under 1.3800.

Weekly Price & Time Analysis: USD/JPY

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• USD/JPY reversed course sharply on Friday and traded to its lowest level in almost three weeks
• Our broader trend bias is positive in the exchange rate while above 103.35
• The 105.55 level remains critical resistance that must be overcome soon if another important leg higher is to unfold
• The first half of next month is the next important cycle turn window
• A weekly close below the 2nd square root relationship of the year’s high at 103.35 will turn us negative on the exchange rate

Weekly USD/JPY Strategy: Like being long against 103.35

Weekly Price & Time Analysis: GOLD

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• XAU/USD reversed from the 1184 161.8% extension of the October advance last week
• However, our broader trend bias is negative in the metal while below the 2nd square root relationship of the 2012 low near 1250
• Gann support at 1206 is important, but only weakness below 1184 will confirm that the downtrend is resuming
• A medium-term cycle turn window is seen around the end of the month
• A daily close over 1250 will turn us positive on the metal

Weekly XAU/USD Strategy: Like being square here, but will look to go long if 1250 is overcome.

--- Written by Kristian Kerr, Senior Currency Strategist for DailyFX.com

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