The silk road=> FED minutes today will likely push USD higher on the knee jerk however devaluation against the CNH is likely.
=> Here with a helping hand from a strong earnings season we are set for a risk correction.
=> A sell into strength strategy remains warranted for CNH as the bear flattening of the US yield curve does not bode well for leverage.
=> Good luck to all of those trading this one.
USDCNH
Exclusive trading idea: USDCNHUSDCNH has been in the uptrend for a long time. This uptrend lasts already more than a half year. The strange thing about this uptrend is the fact, that there has not really been some significant correction. Only a few days of move downwards and then it would rise again. In August 2018, the market stopped close below resistance and psychological level 7.0000. Since then, it has been in a sideways. Recently we were witnesses of a break of the trendline, but it doesn't have to mean the beginning of a downtrend. USDCNH can still go higher and retest psychological resistance 7.0000 and then go down. Or even make a strong breakout to the upside. From weekly/monthly timeframe it looks like a double top pattern. Anyway, we are awaiting move downwards, but the sell signal needs to be confirmed by our algorithm. We are watching this pair a few weeks already. Patience is truly important if you want to succeed in trading and we are proof of that because we are watching this currency pair since September and still did not enter the trade.
USDCNH SELLPrice has formed a strong price action at the top of the pattern and now is forming a continuation pattern to the downside. Watch strong price action at the current price for sell.
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USD/CNH technical strategy for risk off=> What are we tracking here?
=> This is a very complex environment with major risk off flows from large funds in play last week.
=> Bears are refusing to capitulate and give the highs defending with everything they have meaning we can use the highs at 6.9586 as a line in the sand for triggering further risk-off flows, especially in the broader EM space.
=> On the political side we have the potential for the US to label China as a currency manipulator here as early as next week so this noise will provide the ebb and flow.
=> To the downside we will have to see a daily close below 6.9119 to provide some respite.
=> GL all those tracking this one or in live trades
USDCNH - Yesterday's rise spooked markets, today calmer storyYesterday's risk-off mode was likely driven by the rise in USDCNH after China's return to the markets. Remember that the 6.9000-7.00 zone is the line in the sand. Any trade war jitters, or economic difficulty in China could weaken the Yuan even more, driving up the USD and putting more pressure on Emerging Markets.
Best intruments to short term trade: Looking at the spreads.Howdi fearless gamblers.
Today/Tonight/Yesterday I want to post about spreads. I have spend some time calculating them, so I thought, why not share?
It does not cost me anything and it has value to you.
In what is best to short term trade, this is what you must look at (correct me if I am wrong):
- The volatility: if it does not move you are not going to get anything out of it.
- When are we open? Does it fit your time schedule?
- Your personal preference.
- The spreads: if you aim for 1% moves and 0.3% is going to the broker, you won't get very far...
Of course, this is not very important for anyone holding trades over periods of several days or weeks.
So this is what I have:
Currencies
All calculated with FXCM, it is around the same everywhere (decent).
*** USD pairs ***
--- Tier 1 ---
EURUSD => 0,010%
USDJPY => 0,010%
GBPUSD => 0,011%
--- Tier 2 ---
USDCAD => 0,017%
USDCHF => 0,017%
USDMXN => 0,017%
--- Tier 3 ---
AUDUSD => 0,023%
--- Tier no thank you ---
NZDUSD => 0,027%
USDSEK => 0,031%
--- God Tier ---
USDCNH => < 0,0075%
*** Cross pairs ***
--- Tier 2 ---
EURJPY => 0,016%
GBPJPY => 0,018%
EURCAD => 0,018%
EURNZD => 0,020%
EURAUD => 0,015%
EURCHF => 0,019%
--- Tier 3 ---
GBPAUD => 0,022%
GBPCAD => 0,022%
--- Tier no thank you ---
AUDCAD => 0,027%
GBPNZD => 0,025%
EURGBP => 0,024%
AUDJPY => 0,026%
AUDNZD => 0,032%
CHFJPY => 0,022%
GBPCHF => 0,027%
--- Tier lol dis a joke man? ---
NZDCAD => > 0,045%
The Forex moves I look at that happen in a few hours to maybe 2 days are 0.30% 0.50% 0.75% 1%. A spread of 0.03% is 10% of that 0.30% move.
Futures
--- Tier 1 ---
Gold => 0,03% Moves twice as much as FX
--- Tier 2 ---
Copper => 0,11% Moves 3 times as much as gold, 6 times FX.
Oil => 0,07% Moves a little more than gold I think? Maybe 1,5-twice as much.
--- Tier lol dis a joke man? ---
Silver => 0,30% TOO DAMN HIGH
NatGas => 0,33% Moves alot, but still too high.
Cryptocurrencies
The volatility at the time is non existant for crypto but it will change so I am looking at it anyway, for the day this changes (I get spammed with alerts every day for FX and see moves over and over and over, crypto? Something I might see 30 times a month with FX I might see once a time with crypto. Just look at the charts.)
So usually the commissions are the same for all, on Binance without BNB it is 0.1%. Crypto moves are 3% 5% 7.5% 10% etc (with bigger risk thought).
On Kraken it is going to be more or less the same as Binance, it depends on your volume. On Bittrex Polo etc it is higher (unless it changed).
If you are taker you got higher fees + a little spread.
So if it moves 10 times as much as FX (when it moves I mean), you dive 1% by 10, BUT remember you will pay it twice (go long and take profit).
So 0.2% / 10 = 0.02%
Which places Crypto between Tier 2 and Tier 3. Same as a GBP pair or Copper. Copper moves as much as Bitcoin too or almost as. Pretty much you can trade either and have the same experience minus the sideways and armies of bagholders telling you what a fool you are for not accumulating with Copper.
Indices
I do not have the values with me but alot are super low, with DAX the lowest and NASDAQ second, maybe the euro thing too.
The big indices are tier 1. UK and French ones I think are tier 1 too.
The surprise for alot of people would be that Dollar vs Yuan is the one with the lowest spread.
Every one is talking about how many pounds per pip and how many pips they take because they are obssessed with how much money they will make and really bad at math.
That is not what matters.
What matters is USDCNH has the lowest spread and is the most profitable thing to trade in the whole universe if everything else is equal.
* It depends WHEN you look at USDCNH thought...
At the time, I am fully focussed on trading FX perfectly before I move back to anything else.
I only trade the tier 1 to 3 as well of course, as the mighty USDYUAN.
So this is my watchlist and what I am trading at the moment, 16 of them:
FX:EURUSD,FX:USDJPY,FX:AUDUSD,FX:USDCAD,FX:GBPUSD,FX:USDCHF,FX:USDMXN,FX:USDCNH,FX:EURJPY,FX:GBPJPY,FX:EURCAD,FX:GBPAUD,FX:GBPCAD,FX:EURNZD,FX:EURAUD,FX:EURCHF
I really want to trade gold and copper again, but for now I am focussed on perfecting a new strategy (I already had one before but I wanted to master a new one... I cannot help it I am too competitive...).
Then I will add Futures again, and then go look at crypto, which might have stopped being unbearably pointless by then. I think we get a mighty dump in the next weeks, but that will not mean the volatility is back, just a mighty dump a sharp bounce, and then back to boredom for months or even years.
I am not interested in looking at stocks. Open a few hours a day with only the first and last hours being worth spending time on? Haha no than you!
I would rather do macro economics and trade indices. I cannot be bothered with the latest FOMO news and this mighty stock that will make idiots millionaires GUARENTEED.
The correction we have been tracking for weeks...=> Here it becomes perfectly acceptable to use CNH as a barometer across the EM currencies... the correction we are eyeballing across the EM spectrum is largely being dictated via China and tariffs.
=> Linkages between our most recent ideas from USDARS, USDTRY, USDINR and USDRUB cover the broader EM moves as the case for a bearish correction becomes strong. As most of the retail traders who saw the EM collapse late begin loading the boat we see this as a smart opportunity to begin profit taking across the board which naturally opens up opportunity for those on the sell-side in the very very short term.
=> From a technical perspective you can see the gradient of the slope is starting to slow as we are losing momentum here and a test of 6.7817 is very likely. A close below here will give us the opportunity to start looking for fib targets.
=> For those who have been following our ideas from the start you will know this is something we have been tracking for some weeks as we believe the recent leg in EM is over for now...
=> Good luck
USDCNH. Correction continues. Target 6.73The last sideways consolidation shaped the notorious Triangle pattern in wave B as a junction of waves A and C of this big correction.
The drop could hit the area of 6.73 as market thinks about the deeper retracement lately.
Its all about the uncertainty of US-China relations and players tread the water to take their time.
AUD/USD: Constructive Bullish Structure, Correlated Assets AgreeFactors supporting a resumption of the AUD/USD trend:
1. The retracement in price shows divergence vs correlated assets
2. The latest leg up carried increasing tick volume.
3. So far, we are seeing a low volume correction.
4. We are in an intraday 2nd cycle out of potential 3
5. A resumption of the bullish trend targets 0.74/7410
Short USDCNHHead and shoulders for USDCNH forming (Head @ 6.9500 and Shoulders at 6.9000), with Take Profit @ 6.6000 and Stop Loss @ 6.8520.
People's Bank of China has announced a change to Yuan policy to keep currency steady and restrain the depreciation to downplay speculation on a devaluation of the currency due to US-China trade war. In fact, China may be looking at appreciation her currency to appease US.
Double Top USDCNH - With Hidden Bearish DivergenceHello everyone :D We have a double top with a hidden bearish divergence on the RSI. What that means is we have a higher high on RSI with a lower high in price. If you are looking for a short try and find a confirming pattern on a lower time frame!
Much love!!
USDCNHWas that the top in USD/CNH? Traders should not make a living or hobby out of calling major reversals in a market, but when a combination of developments arise that signals the tides may be turning, they also shouldn’t have their head in the sand.
While many people were looking to the sell-off in the Turkish Lira and the South African Rand, the turn around on a development with the funding market in China may turn out to be the real story. In short, the cost to short the Yuan jumped to the highest level since 2016 and early 2017.
With China increasing the cost to borrow the Yuan, a key vehicle to short the currency while restricting Chinese bank’s ability to lend yuan off-shore, traders may be wondering if we’ll see a seven-handle on the USD/CNH anytime in the near future or later. Especially with US Dollar long positions by institutions already stretched.
Adding to the narrative, unsurprisingly on Monday was US President Donald Trump, who had a few words of disappointment for Fed Chairman Jerome Powell ahead of his keynote speech at Jackson Hole on Friday. The following headlines hit my terminal, which aligned with downside pressure on USD/CNH:
USD/CNH 1H Chart: Declining patterns is brokenAfter scoring a new high level last week, the USD/CNH currency exchange rate had declined throughout the second half of the week. During that time various patterns were broken. Because of that reason a review of the pair is conducted.
The pair has revealed a large scale descending speculative pattern, in the borders of which a medum term channel down pattern was located at. Although, on Monday the descending pattern was already broken by a junior scale channel up pattern.
The ascending pattern is most likely just representing the first move in the borders of a new to be discovered medium size pattern.
Chinese yuan is heading lower.US-China tariff war is killing China as it is the factory of the world. Look around you, how many things says 'made in china' on it? What does that mean?
It means obviously China's economy is heavily relying on exports.
Like what's been written on zerohedge here.
'In this context, a Sino-American trade war is not only most unwelcome but also untimely. In July, the U.S. implemented a new 25% tariff on $50 billion of imports from China. U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to increase the tariff rate from 10% to 25% on a further $200 billion of imports from China if the latter retaliated (which it did), and even subject all $500 billion or so of annual imports to tariffs. Beijing's riposte was to threaten variable tariffs on an additional $60 billion of imports from the U.S.
Since China only imports about $150 billion of goods from the U.S., the scope for its own tit-for-tat tariffs is almost exhausted. If it wants to continue hitting back at the U.S., it will have to resort to some combination of currency depreciation and the use of its extensive system of regulations to target U.S. products and companies doing business in China. As far as depreciating the yuan is concerned, the Chinese authorities are moving into dangerous territory.'
Source : www.zerohedge.com
8% of depreciation is nothing, more is about to come.
***This information is not a recommendation to buy or sell. It is to be used for educational purposes only.***
USD/CNH 1H Chart: Senior channel as targetThe US Dollar has gained 7.10% against the Chinese Yuan since mid-June. This up-move has been stranded in a senior channel. The pair reversed from its bottom boundary two weeks ago and is gradually moving towards the other boundary located near 6.95.
The US Dollar failed to surpass a trend-line near 6.85. This might indicate to a possible decline, as this strong upward momentum is unlikely to be sustainable for any longer. This bearish assumption is likewise confirmed by technical indicators converging with the price on the 4H and 1D time-frames.
If the 55– and 100-hour SMAs at 6.80 are breached, the next target is the senior channel and the 200-hour SMA at 6.74, while a possible target for the following two weeks is the monthly PP at 6.77.
There might still be some slight appreciation within the following two days until the bearish pressure takes over the pair.
Yuan USDCNH - Wave 3 of 3 - Motive WaveSince the start of the trade war between the US and China, the Chin. Yuan has already depreciated by 8% against the US dollar. This will make Chinese products cheaper and thus cushion the US tariffs. At the same time, all US products will be 8% more expensive, plus tariffs.
At the same time, US dollar-based loans are becoming more expensive and are likely to worsening the financial situation of a number of Chinese companies and thus lead to market consolidation.
As you can see in the timetable, the pattern is Impulsive and the yuan is inside of the (3) circled 3. The RSI is already in the overvalued area so I expect shortly that wave (3) end and a subsequent correction wave (4) start.
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USDCNH to drop soon?this short seems like a very obvious play given the bearish divergence on momentum indicators and a strong bearish shooting star which is a classic reversal pattern, but I feel like theres a catch somewhere here: Either we will see a large consolidation that many will see as a bull flag and long just to get stopped out, or we will have another weak rally with obvious signs of divergence before we fall. Either way I feel that the end is near for this rally, but this is a trade that will require patience to play out. Why? because the technicals for the dollar look strong and this push up has almost no slope change causing me to believe that there may be a little bit more to rally, or we may consolidate to even out the slope because it's less likely to see such a rally followed immediately by a steep drop, usually takes a consolidation and signs of weakness (momentum loss, lower high, dollar drop etc..) causing a slope change and then a drop. A lower high would cause a more drastic drop, I believe, but if we break the previous high I would look for a correction target around the .386 and , .5 from the top. I would start accumulating pieces to a short position slowly and watch the dollar closely but this should be a nice short play in the near future. May be early but I doubt it. Reversal plays are the riskiest so play this smart and good luck.