A 341-bar long channel up pattern shaped by GBP/JPY has been already described in the earlier releases of Trade Pattern Ideas; however, now it is worth looking at the pattern once again as the pair has started an accelerating decline two bars ago and has already breached its 50-bar SMA. The widening distance between more than a four-year high touched
AUD/USD had been trading in a very narrow corridor, only 72-pips wide, since October 11 but an hour ago the pair breached the boundaries of the channel up pattern. This channel up pattern seems to contradict to the general tendency of this type of patterns that usually lead to the bullish breakout as the currency couple tumbled well
Having hit a one-month low on October 16, the British Pound seemed to regain strength for a sharp rally versus the U.S. Dollar. The rally was performed within the boundaries of channel up pattern that has been formed since October 16. At the moment, the pair is vacillating slightly below its three-week high reached a couple of hours ago. Market
On a 1H chart the pair has formed a rising wedge pattern, however, on a bigger time frame EUR/NZD is moving in boundaries of a double bottom pattern. The pair has performed two lows, with the second one being lower than the first one, while the fact single currency is overbought is raising concerns the pair may dip toward pattern's
A 277 bar long rising wedge formed by AUD/CHF is moving to its apex, as both trend lines will converge on November 18, however, the breakout can occur even sooner, as the pair is trading in the upper part of the pattern, while trading range is narrowing rapidly. Another signs bulls may penetrate the resistance line is that recent high
A dive below its 50-hour SMA on October 11 created a formidable resistance that blocked any attempts of EUR/NZD to appreciate until October 17 when the pair eventually breached this resistance line and commenced to recover its losses by shaping a rising wedge pattern that represents a corridor of two gradually converging upward-sloping lines. The pair now is struggling at
A retreat of GBP/AUD that started in the beginning of October took the pair to almost a three-month low reached shortly after the currency pair entered a triangle pattern. At the moment, the pair is trading right near the triangle apex, suggesting that the breakout will appear before long. The SWFX data reveals that market participants mostly (63.16% are short
Since the end of July, AUD/CAD has been moving higher but the formation of the channel up pattern started only in mid-October when the pair accelerated the pace of its appreciation. Considering that channel up patterns usually result in the continuation of the bullish trend, the pair is likely to progress in its climb even after a slight retreat from
After reaching a four-month high in the end of July, the single currency followed a bearish trend against the Pound. The pair started to form an ascending triangle pattern in the last days of September and on October 1 the currency couple touched almost a ten-month low that gave the pair impulse to climb. Currently, the pair is trading above
Pair has been narrowing it's trading range since the beginning of October. It was 230 pips then and ahs been around 30 pips lately. 134.95 was reached in the middle of September and has been the highest level the pair has reached since the end of 2009. It works as a good long term target in the ranks of this
Pair has been recovering after a 300 pip sell off in the second half of September. It has been moving along the pattern's support since 17th of October. Short term technicals suggest that pair has the propensity to inch up higher. Medium and long term technicals however, give strong neutral outlook. In addition to this, long term Stochastic indicator, which
After hitting 0.835 on September 18, EUR/GBP cross shot up and formed a rising wedge pattern. Since then bears tried to push the pair even lower (October 1 0.833), the general movement is still suggesting a formation of the uptrend. At the moment of writing the pair was bounded between pattern's support at 0.8458 and 38.20% Fibonacci retracement. Technical indicators
For more than four months the most traded currency pair has been following a strong uptrend and formed channel up as well as rising wedge patterns. Both of them are reflecting strength of bullish presence in the market. Even though at the moment of writing 61.38% of all opened position were short, the pair is trading just 30 pips below
Pair appreciated by 2200 pips in 12 months since May, 2012. It has been has been trading in a 530 pip range since the mid-June, but narrowing it. The pair has been in a 250 pip range since mid-September and is at the move towards the pattern's resistance. Pair finished last week with a 60 pip sell off, but due
After successfully venturing to rally to almost a one-month high reached on the last day of September, the U.S. Dollar started to depreciate against the Turkish Lira, entering a channel down pattern on October 2. Since then, the pair was faltering between two downward sloping lines and now is trading somewhere in the middle between the pattern's boundaries. Market participants
GBP/JPY has not been willing neither to jump above nor decline below the two formidable lines that form a channel up pattern. The pair has recently peaked at more than a four-year high of 159.98 but did not manage to consolidate at this level; firstly it came off to the pattern's support zone and then appreciated slightly to trade
Triple top pattern formed by AUD/CHF has been lasting for 113 hours and is likely to enter it's the bearish part in the hours to come as the pair has already started to retreat after it reached the level close to its three-month high for the third time. However, the SWFX data belies the bearish outlook, indicating that 80% of
Having surpassed its 200- and 50-hour SMAs, NZD/USD was gradually appreciating until it reached a five-month high on October 17. A stab to this high provoked a retreat of the pair that touched a level of 0.8448 (down-trend resistance) and then recovered to the level slightly below the previous high thus shaping a typical double top pattern. Although double top
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After opening with a 30 pips gap on Monday, October 13, AUD/SGD has formed a channel up. Since then the pair has been moving to the north and according to aggregate technical indicators, the trend will persist in the near– and medium– term outlook. Hence, bulls may face strong resistance around 1.1961– Fibonacci retracement and a weekly resistance, while next
Kiwi– Swiss Franc cross has formed a channel up pattern on October 3 and it seems the pair will continue channelling in the foreseeable future. Last time bears made an attempt to penetrate the support line was on October 10, however, the price soared higher and since then the price was mostly traded in the upper part of channel. Furthermore,
Comment: Pair has just recently consolidated above the 200-day SMA. Short term technicals are pointing at further appreciation of the pair but the pair seems to be stalling. It might be that 30th of September high has some psychological effects on the pair and could cause a sell off of the pair signalled by the medium term technicals. However, as
Pair has been in a clear uptrend since the end of August. Prior to that we saw a one and a half week long fall of a 300 pips, but the pair is already up by more than 650 pips since then. The pair has recently bounced from the pattern's support and at the moment and as medium term technicals
After finding a strong support at the 200-period SMA 100 hours ago AUD/SGD was able to commence a recovery that still persists. The price action during this time interval suggests that at the moment the currency pair is highly unlikely to breach the support at 1.1913 where it is currently trading. This area is formed by the daily pivot point