AUDJPY: One More Bearish Setup 🇦🇺🇯🇵
AUDJPY reached a key daily resistance yesterday.
The price formed a descending triangle formation on 1H time frame approaching that.
Its neckline was broken then.
I think that the pair will drop lower soon.
Goals: 91.06 / 90.7
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Big Four Macro: Bonds Part 2In last week’s macro outlook post we covered the outlook for intermediate and long bond yields. The analysis concluded that the long term technical trend has changed from lower to flat/neutral but that more work (i.e., a higher low) is needed to definitively turn the macro trend higher. That piece is linked below in the related idea section.
10 Year Yield Weekly: After peaking at 4.34% in October, 10s have declined into the first confluence of support. The confluence is defined by 2 channel bottoms, the fibonocci retracement of the last wave higher, an internal trend line (not shown and slightly violated) across the 3.04% - 3.25% highs and the last violated pivot @ 3.25%. Additionally, the move from 4.34% has covered about 100 basis points, consistent with the last two primary corrections.
This is the markets first solid opportunity since the October high to test meaningful support. Either, it bases here for a move back toward the 4.34% October high or fails and cuts much deeper, perhaps as far as the .382% retracement (2.86%) of the entire structural bear market. If the market does successfully base, the nature of the move should offer significant insight into the balance of the year.
Early in my career I was obsessed with Elliott. But after years of effort, I wasn't able to develop it as a reliable trading methodology. However, those years led me to believe that markets do often move in three and five wave sequences. But if I can't immediately identify an obvious primary sequence with a quick glance, then a count isn't reliable enough to use. Even then it is only useful only for context and then only in conjunction with a broader understanding of price volume relationships and trend.
Bond yields appear to have completed a clear five wave move from the March 2020 low to the October 2022 high, leaving them vulnerable to correction and suggesting an intermediate high that should hold for several months.
10 Year Ultra Futures Daily: When a weekly chart is resting at an important juncture, I like to drop down to the daily chart in order to assess the likely hood of it holding or failing. For this view, in order to assess volume I switch from yield to price. Ultras are into a zone of strong daily perspective resistance defined by the confluence of the .50% retracement of the 122-21 - 113-15 decline, the December 2022 high, volume profile, and the June 2022 pivot low @ 121-19. It is also taking more volume to produce gains, suggesting that supply is becoming more aggressive as the market moves higher. Three drives to a high (see linked related ideas) and the failed breakout above the 122-18 pivot all increase the odds of the resistance holding. A show of weakness that destroys the uptrend would strongly suggest a completed test and set the stage for a broader pullback.
Seasonal Tendency (US30Y Futures): Bond prices have very strong seasonal tendencies. They tend to set important intermediate highs early in the year before declining into mid-year.
Conclusions:
The monthly/macro trend has changed from lower to neutral, but yields need to make a higher low before definitively making the case that the new trend is higher.
The weekly chart is testing a solid support confluence. The outcome of that test should help define the markets behavior over the next 3-4 months. The weekly correction that began at the October high does not look complete.
The daily perspective rally that began last October is faltering. Signs of supply are developing and reliable seasonal tendencies are turning negative (yield up/price down). When combined with a strong confluence of weekly support there is a good chance that yields will begin to move back toward their October highs.
The characteristics of that rally will be important in determining if it is simply a test of the October high that eventually leads to a much deeper retracement (2.50% or so) or the beginning of a new leg higher.
A failure to hold the support confluence would strongly suggest that a much larger retracement of the two year old bear market was unfolding. Targets for that retracement would fall in the 2.25-.50% zone.
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"BREAKOUT MOVE" NEAR,.....A big breakout move in the stock market, is very near.
The S+P 500 DAILY CHART shows the "indecision triangle"
( Shown here, along with RSI Indicator)" tightening" ,
preparing you in advance that it's coming.
And it is backed up by the 50 and 200 Day Moving Average's
on the S+P 500, "tightening" into a smaller and smaller" triangle price band"... as well.
The Fed Meets Feb.1, to announce their latest decision on interest rates,
and the stock market is trying to position itself to be on the right side of that decision.
Be careful here,... as market volatility will certainly increase
substantially, as that date and decision draws increasingly near.
Remember, a big breakout move in the market is near....
SPX Last 3272.60
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1/21/23
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Bitcoin BTC price. Our expectations for the coming daysToday, we will offer you several possible trades on the BTCUSDT pair, and it's up to you to decide whether they are worthy of your attention or not.
Today, the expiration date for Options & Futures on a number of financial markets.
Expiration is bound to cause increased volatility, as it is a mandatory one-step settlement of previously concluded contracts. Someone will sell, and someone will buy, and the trading volume will be huge.
This is our expectation for today:
- Most likely, shorts will first try to push the price down as low as possible in order to settle at the lowest possible price.
- And then many shorts will close positions. Closing a short position is market orders buying. Buying at the market orders usually provokes impulsive and strong growth.
Since we can't really estimate how strong the volatility will be today, we put our expectations into 4 trades that fit within the framework of our risk and money management:
1) Entry $20301, Stop $19799, Take profit $22384, P/L 4.1/1
2) Entry $19411, Stop $18759, Take profit $22384, P/L 4.5/1
3) Entry $18771, Stop $18139, Take profit $22384, P/L 5.7/1
4) Entry $18201, Stop $17644, Take profit $22384, P/L 7.5/1
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We would also like to note that all of the above trades fit into the structure of a possible continuation of the growth of the Bitcoin price, which was presented earlier:
1-day timeframe
1-week time frame
1-month time frame
In total, the crypto market capitalization grew +20% over the month
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Is Bitcoin considered bullish now? Let's see.I'm back!
I wasn't around for a while, but my legacy was. Bitcoin behaved on the patterns I mentioned in my last idea.
The price got support on the dynamic and static support levels and pushed back up.
Now it's a good time for a bit of an update:
Look at the RSI, indicating in a normal range, not oversold or overbought.
Meaning the price has more room to go higher.
Although there are two resistance areas on the way up, each has the strength to hold the price and challenge the market.
The solid resistance shown on the chart has intense selling pressure inside it.
My prediction is that once the price reaches that solid resistance, it will start an ascending or descending channel, with that area being the upper band of it.
Now let's check the Bollinger Bands:
Guys, this is a Weekly chart, meaning it's better and more accurate for long-term analysis.
After a long time, the price has reached the upper band of the weekly Bollinger Band. We haven't had this experience since 2021, and the price was more likely to push even higher each time this happened.
Overall: What I see is a bullish market. Let's stick to this chart, and I'll update it once I see significant changes in the market.
Please note that fundamental market news can change the direction and behavior of the market.
Do you agree with this chart? Let me know if you do, and if not, challenge it.
Thank you for your time; I hope this was helpful.
SPY/IWM/ES: Preliminary thoughts for next weekPreliminary thoughts leading into next week.
I will do an official weekly post with the true probabilities/analysis over the weekend. But just wanted to share what I am seeing because the chart seems semi-clear at this point *knock on wood*.
Let me know your questions/comments and safe trades ahead!
Coinbase Wyckoff Accumulation. SPRING in play?We will find out shortly.
The bear case: Coin goes to zero, after the US authorities pull on some threads and we unwind some massive criminal activity between the inner dealings of DCG - GENESIS - COINBASE - SILVERGATE - FTX - etc etc etc....
The Bull case: The bear case above is the overhanging Fear Uncertainty And doubt which is being amplified by the market maker so that he can scoop the final remaining shares. Within days we should see the beginning of a rally which should be relentless in its pursuit of reaching 115 dollars per share. Many will take this opportunity to sell at break even, or a slight loss from previous purchases (the remaining supply is absorbed by the market maker) Once this final supply is absorbed, we will see the market drift higher. People will ask, how was coinbase ever valued at 32 dollars per share??? how did the market dislocate so much and provide the opportunity for a 10x in such a short period of time?
The market often over corrects just as much as it overshoots, providing great opportunity. Is this a case in which this has happened? or is coin really going to zero?
We must dig deeper to understand. However, I am not here to do your homework. So do it yourself.
Here are some hints though.
USDC
LSD
SUBSCRIPTIONS
Furthermore we must admit that coinbase has:
Pricing power
Trust
Assets backed 1-1
I, Like my perceived market maker, have been accumulating at any price below 70 dollars, I would thus argue the market maker may not in fact be a single person, but rather a collective of people like myself thinking similarly. We take the risk when few others will, and for this we stand to profit more than usual. Or go broke.
I'm still fascinated by the small cap crashI continue to be fascinated by the fact that small caps once retraced their entire post-Covid move. What I mean is, the Russell 2000, which is 2,000 companies that are identified as small cap stocks, had such a terrible year in 2022 that they went BELOW were they were before Covid was ever a thing.
But why is this interesting?
Because roughly $5 trillion was spent to stimulate the economy in various ways after the first Covid panic occurred.
So let's quickly think about that: the Russell 2000 was, at one point lower last year than it was before an extra $5 trillion hit the economy.
I continue to wonder what this means: did the market overreact? Is it stagflation? Did the recent rise in interest rates suck that $5 trillion back up? The money supply is shrinking again?
There are tons of questions to consider and I also think it's important to wonder if this is still not the end. The following assets have still not yet retraced their covid highs:
• Tech stocks and the Nasdaq 100
• The S&P 500
• The Housing Market
• Inflation
• Price of food
• Price of average goods
Keep in mind, several other assets have retraced and crashed quite hard including:
• Vehicle sales and car prices
• Crypto market
• Treasuries/bonds
So the question remains: is there more carnage ahead or will the market stabilize from here?
The Fed does seem to be on a mission to crash food prices, inflation, and by extensions soaring housing. So one must wonder if the policy toward that eventually makes its way back into markets, including the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100, or if indeed the worst is over and now we are plateauing.
Part of me thinks its possible the Fed will get inflation under control while also preserving some of the market gains in tech, S&P 500, and more.
Time will tell.
So much more to think about.
Solana - Per aspera ad astra!"Per aspera ad astra is a popular Latin phrase that means "through hardships to the stars."
Today I want to share a very interesting analysis with everyone on here and I have this feeling, that this will get very controversial….
This coin got seriously beaten up since it’s last all-time high at 267$, nearly unbelievable that Solana was trading around this price a little more than a year ago. I still remember the massive hype which occurred on here and several other platforms like reddit or youtube, back when Solana skyrocketed from just 1$ to 100$, 200$ and finally 267$!
It’s safe to say that Solana is one of the biggest losers of 2022, and it’s very interesting to see that the vast majority of investors have ditched this coin.
Well today I want to talk about the future of Solana and why a possible price-target of +450$ is NO JOKE! I know that many investors here have lost a lot of money with this coin, but please, let’s behave civil in the comments… okay?
From a technical perspective, Solana heavily reminds me of Ethereum back in 2017-2018. The chart looks very similar, and Solana established a very promising 5-wave structure in its last bull run. From my experience I know that, the better and sustainable such movements were, the bigger was the chance that such coins survived. Solana is a very risky investment, even after the massive rallye of the past weeks. However the biggest risks also carry the biggest opportunities, don't forget that!
There’s a saying, a picture says more than a thousand words. This image is not my own work, however I couldn’t manage to find the author of this anymore!
Of course, past performance and such comparisons are not a 100% for future success, but I was astonished how similar both coins established their movements.
In the past weeks, Solana surprised everyone and managed to gain more than +210% in a matter of weeks. Many of you might be interested in a more short-term count, so we decided to share our count with everyone on here. I expect that the whole rally represents a wave (1) and in the next weeks Solana should correct lower in order to establish a proper wave (2).
We are going to further build up long positions here as soon as the price reaches our highlighted buy zone. (16.75$ - 11.50$) If Solana manages to move beyond the key level of 48.34$ , a price target of at least +441$ at the 1.618 extension is quite possible.
Nevertheless, it is important to point out that Solana needs to break the key level at 48.34$ in order to officially declare the bear market as finished.
Please notice that we are already invested in Solana since the 20h of June, back then we announced our first positions here on tradingview.
If you should have any questions whatsoever, you can write a comment or contact me directly!
Long Solana (SOLUSD)
AVERAGE EXECUTION PRICE: 29.80$
STOP-LOSS: NONE
LONGERM Target: +445$
Nvidia Analysis 17.01.2023Hello Traders,
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I am going to explain where I think this asset is going to go over the next few days and weeks and where I would look for trading opportunities.
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Putting All Your Eggs in One BasketCME: Pork Cutout ( CME:PRK1! ), CBOT: Corn ( CBOT:ZC1! ), Soybean Meal ( CBOT:ZM1! )
Diversification is a fundamental concept in investing. In order to minimize the chances that market volatility wipes out your entire net worth, it is important to put your money in several investments with different levels of risk and potential return. This is summarized nicely in a single phrase – “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket”.
In 2022, however, if you have followed this time-honored advice and allocated your money carefully across major assets, you would have lost money! Why did diversification fail this time? Let’s look at the annual return by major investment category:
• Stock Market: S&P 500, -13.9%, Nasdaq 100, -25.5%
• Bond Market: 2-Year T-Notes, +6.7%, 10-Year T Notes: -10.6%
• Precious Metals: Gold, -6.9%, Silver, +8.8%
• Currencies: US dollar index, +6.7%, Euro, -4.1%, British Pound: -9.9%
• Energy: WTI crude oil, +1.2%, Henry Hub natural gas, -12.7%
• Agricultural Commodities: Wheat, -1.9%, Corn, +11.3%
• Cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin, -53.3%, ETH, -55.4%
A diversified portfolio is not necessarily low risk. In time of distress, assets thought to have low correlation could all move in the same direction – going down. Last year, geopolitical crisis, high inflation and central bank tightening took turns driving financial markets lower.
When a major crisis breaks out, all correlation goes to 1. This happened in 1998, when the Russian debt default took down Long Term Capital Management (LTCM), the largest hedge fund in the world. It repeated in 2007 and 2008, when the subprime crisis bankrupted Bear Stern and Lehman Brothers, the mighty Wall Street investment banks. It also wiped out the entire asset class in credit default swaps and exotic mortgage-backed securities.
In this past year, troubles in one crypto Exchange, FTX, drove all cryptocurrencies down. Bitcoin, Ethereum and stablecoins all lost value by half, even though the decentralized nature of the crypto market design is supposed to prevent this from happening.
The Soaring Egg Price
Ironically, if you put all your eggs in one basket, figurately, your investment would have doubled! According to price data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Large Shell Eggs, Grade A, have average retail price at $4.25 per dozen across US cities at the end of December, up 112% for the year.
A portfolio of shell eggs beats the return of all 15 assets listed above, by a wide margin! A new term, Eggflation , has been invented to capture this phenomenon.
Americans in recent years have increased egg consumption while reducing intake of red meat in their diet, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Interesting statistics : the total flock of egg-laying hens in the U.S. is around 320 million, almost matching the population of people. Each grown hen could lay as many as 320 eggs a year. And each of us eats about as many eggs as one hen can lay in a year.
Egg consumption has grown in part because more families are eating them as their main protein diet. As demand for eggs has risen, chicken production in the U.S. has slumped as we are currently experiencing the most severe avian (bird) flu epidemic in the US history. Nearly 58 million chickens have been infected with bird flu as of January 6th, according to the USDA. Infected birds must be slaughtered, causing egg supplies to fall and egg prices to surge.
So far, the total flock of egg-laying hens is down about 5% from its normal size, as farmers work hard to replace their flocks as soon as they can after an outbreak. On average, new-birth chicks take four months to grow into egg-laying hens. Egg prices are not likely to fall in coming months until decease-free hens are fully grown.
While US CPI has cooled to 6.5% in December, inflation for food items is much higher at 10.4%. Eggs are just one of many food staples that skyrocketed in price in 2022. Margarine costs in December surged 44% from a year ago, while butter rose 31%, according to the CPI data.
Egg Futures Contracts in the US and in China
CME Group, the world’s largest Derivatives Exchange, traced its root to the Chicago Butter and Egg Board founded in 1898. Standardized egg futures contract started trading in 1919, as the Exchange reorganized as Chicago Mercantile Exchange. CME egg futures were actively traded for sixty years. As the egg industry consolidated and egg prices stabilized over the years, the contract was delisted in 1982.
In November 2013, China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange launched its own Egg Futures. The contract is based on 5 metric tons of shell eggs. As a consultant, I assisted DCE in contract launch as well as ongoing support. On January 13th, daily trading volume of DCE egg futures was 98,893 lots, with open interest standing at 204,202 contracts.
A Case for Intermarket Spread
The huge surge in egg prices amplifies the market risks for egg industry. Without the price discovery function at the futures market, farmers would have a hard time projecting future price trend. They rely on cash market prices to make production decisions.
It takes four months to grow chicks into egg-laying age. Each commercially-raised hen will lay eggs for 1-1/2 years before being slaughtered. For each flock, farmers face price risks for up to two years. The main feed ingredients, corn and soybean meal, could be hedged with CBOT futures contracts. But egg and chicken prices are exposed naked.
Farmers are rapidly expanding their flocks as egg price skyrocketed. At some point, there will be too many chickens in the henhouse, causing egg price to crash.
Maybe an egg futures contract could make a big difference. I think it is time to bring back the CME egg futures.
Until then, you could consider intermarket spread if you want to participate in the market:
Buy Pork Cutout (PRK) and Sell Corn (ZC) and Soybean Meal (ZM) futures. August PRK rose 14% from October and currently prices at 30% above the front February contract.
• Like Hog Margins, this intermarket spread attempts to capture the profit margins in egg production. This is based on projected up trend in both pork and egg prices.
A second intermarket spread is to Buy DCE Egg Futures (JD) and Sell CBOT Corn (ZC) and Soybean Meal (ZM) futures, if you could trade the Chinese futures market.
Finally, you could buy shell eggs in cash market and store them in a cold storage. You would make money if future egg price surge could cover the storage cost.
Happy trading.
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Rising too high, too quickly?Recently, Bitcoin broke above the narrow range we showed in previous articles. Subsequently, it gained bullish momentum, rising to $21 456. Interestingly, the cryptocurrency paused its climb slightly below the resistance at $21 473. If Bitcoin breaks above this level, it will further bolster the bullish case in the short term. However, the inability to break above the resistance might suggest a faltering bullish momentum. Therefore, we will pay close attention to volume levels. To support a bullish case, we want to see a pick-up in volume accompanying a (further) price increase. Contrarily, to support a bearish case, we want to see low volume near high price tags (and then, ideally, a pick-up in volume accompanying a price drop).
Overall, the price of Bitcoin is rising too quickly (and too high), which is more reminiscent of the FOMO (fear of missing out) behavior among market participants rather than a genuine primary trend reversal. Due to that, we are very cautious about this recent move and think it is still too premature to call the market bottom. We expect the U.S. earnings season to reveal more underlying economic problems and enforce the notion of the market progressing deeper into recession. As the cryptocurrency market stays highly correlated to the stock market, we expect this to weigh on it down the road. Accordingly, we maintain our price targets for Bitcoin at $15 000 and $13 000 (though, in the short-term, we do not rule out continuation higher).
Illustration 1.01
Illustration 1.01 shows the daily chart of BTCUSD. Bullish volume accompanying the price rise can be seen on a decline, which is worrisome.
Technical analysis
Daily time frame = Bullish
Weekly time frame = Slightly bullish
Illustration 1.02
Illustration 1.02 displays the hourly chart of BTCUSD. Volume can be seen dropping near high price tags, casting a sign of weakness. However, low liquidity may allow for volatile movement to either side.
Please feel free to express your ideas and thoughts in the comment section.
DISCLAIMER: This analysis is not intended to encourage any buying or selling of any particular securities. Furthermore, it should not be a basis for taking any trade action by an individual investor. Therefore, your own due diligence is highly advised before entering a trade.
Aussie Dollar - Don't Worry Be Hoppy!China re-opening, widening trade surplus, and a fragile USD to keep Australian Dollar bouncing higher ("AUD") in 2023.
The Dollar Index (“DXY”) is sinking through support levels even as the AUD rises past key resistance points. Amid solid tailwinds favoring AUD and formidable headwinds facing the USD, this case study argues for a long position in CME Micro AUD/USD Futures expiring in March 2023.
Thus far, the AUD is 2023's top-performing currency. It appears to have raced ahead of itself with near-term consolidation expected before resuming its ascent. Hence, an entry at 0.695 with a target of 0.736 and a stop-loss at 0.668 will deliver a reward-to-risk ratio of 1.52.
WHAT DRIVES THE VALUE OF A CURRENCY?
Supply and demand for a currency establishes its value. Monetary policy also has an impact on its value.
Currencies with high domestic interest rates appreciate while those with lower rates get weaker. Nations enjoying greater trade surplus command a stronger currency. Currencies in high demand for savings, trade settlement, tourism, and education also appreciate.
AUD, as a commodity currency, enjoys multiple tailwinds, making it resilient going into 2023. Economic re-opening in China after a shift away from zero-covid stance is expected to increase demand for commodities. Easing political relations saw China secure its first Australian coal cargos in two years. Bullish commodity prices will boost AUD.
Australia's trade surplus widened to $13.2B in November when it was expected to decline to $10.5B. Growing trade surplus bodes well for AUD.
China re-opening and easing political relationships benefits Australia in more ways than one. Chinese travelers and students are starting to return to Australia further boosting demand for its dollar.
AUSTRALIA IS A TOP COMMODITY EXPORTER MAKING AUD A COMMODITY PLAY
Australia produces copious quantities of crude and three-fourths of that is exported. Australia is one of the planet’s largest exporters of iron ore and coal. Iron Ore forms the single largest source of export revenue worth AUD 133 billion in 2021-22 according to Mineral Council of Australia. Australia also exports aluminum.
As seen in the chart below, correlation between CME Iron Ore Futures prices to CME Micro AUD/USD Futures is tight at upwards of 90% and tends to move in tandem. Bullish Iron Ore prices augur well for the AUD.
CHINA IS AUSTRALIA’S NUMBER ONE TRADING PARTNER
More than half of every commodity is imported into China. It should be no surprise that China is Australia’s top trading partner.
Importing more than USD 100 billion of Australian products, China accounts for more than 30% of all Australian exports. China is the world’s largest steel producer for which Iron Ore is a key ingredient. Predictably, China accounts for 80% of Australian Iron Ore exports.
China is expected to remain a key producer and consumer of steel as its One Belt One Road requires huge investments in steel-intensive projects both within and outside its borders.
RBA TO REMAIN HAWKISH IN FENDING OFF DOMESTIC INFLATION
Australian inflation eased to 6.9% in October 2022 but shot back up to 7.3% in November beating expectations. The Reserve Bank of Australia (“RBA”) remains hawkish in the fight against inflation as it wrestles to bring inflation down to the 2%-3% target.
Economists anticipate that it might take a quarter or two before reaching “peak-inflation” in Australia. Meanwhile, RBA will keep or lift rates higher which will strengthen AUD even more.
KING DOLLAR SHEDS ITS SHINE
The US Dollar Index (DXY) measures the US dollar’s value against a basket of six currencies comprising of Euro, Japanese Yen, British Pound, Canadian Dollar, Swedish Krona, and the Swiss Franc. The USD rallied strongly in 2022 while investors’ flight to safety tendency demonstrated dollar’s heft as the global reserve.
However, the DXY has shed 11.2% since touching a high of 114.778 on September 28 to close at 102.204 on January 13, 2023. Slowing inflation in the US is expected to ease the Fed’s hawkish aggression towards rate hikes. This will force the dollar to further lose its value against other currencies.
Anticipating this, asset managers have reduced their net long positions in the DXY by 45% over the last twelve weeks while leveraged funds continue to entrench their net short positions by 3% during the same period.
TECHNICALS POINT TO AUD BULLS AND DXY BEARS
On January 6, AUD pushed past the 20-day moving average it has tested since December 27. The Bollinger Bands having narrowed until then is now broadening out with the AUD breaking out to the top. With the AUD trading around the Pivot point, it is now trending up and has traded past the first key resistance on January 12.
Mirroring the same trend but to the reverse, the DXY attempted to rally past the 20-day moving average, but only to fail and sink below the immediate support at 102.643. The Bollinger band having narrowed until January 6 has given way with the DXY breaking out downwards shedding more than 2% with five daily red candles in succession.
A bull in AUD and a bear in USD creates a compelling backdrop for a bouncy AUD in the near term. In vindicating this sentiment, the options open interest in CME Micro AUD/USD Futures shows a put-call ratio of 0.83 pointing to bullish view among options market participants.
TRADE SET-UP
Each long position in CME Micro AUD/USD Futures (March 2023) provides exposure to AUD 10,000. If AUD moves by 0.0001 point, the Micro AUD/USD future moves by $1.
Entry: 0.695
Target: 0.736
Stop Loss: 0.668
Reward/Risk Ratio: 1.52
Profit at Target: $410
Loss at Stop Loss: $270
MARKET DATA
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