AUDUSD traded higher Monday, extending Friday’s rally. The pair has cleared key resistance at 0.6893, Dec 13 high and this confirms a resumption of the uptrend that started on Oct 13. The break higher maintains the bullish price sequence of higher highs and higher lows and moving average studies remain in a bull mode position. Gains open 0.6976 next, a Fibonacci projection. Key short-term support has been defined at 0.6688, the Jan 3 low.
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Aussie 10yr futures continue to climb. A key short-term resistance at 96.355, Oct 6 high, has been breached. This strengthens a short-term bullish position and the latest follow through reinforces this theme. Recent gains also highlight a positive price sequence of higher highs and higher lows, signalling scope for an extension. The 200-day EMA has been cleared, opening 96.760, Aug 16 high. Key support is 95.670, Jun 17 low (cont).
USDCAD recouped a small part of the recent losses ahead of the Friday close, firming the view that the recent move lower appears corrective in nature. This keeps the bullish outlook intact for now. This week’s gains have resulted in a break of trendline resistance drawn from the Oct-13 high. The trendline intersects at 1.3515. Attention is on 1.3751 next, the Nov 4 high and 1.3808, the Nov 3 high. The latter is a key resistance and a break would strengthen bullish conditions.
The AUDUSD trend condition is bullish and the recent move lower appears to be a correction. Price remains above key support at 0.6629, the 50-day EMA. A clear break of this average would be seen as a bearish development and signal scope for a deeper retracement. 0.6851, the Dec 5 high is the bull trigger. A break would confirm a resumption of the uptrend and open 0.6909, a Fibonacci retracement.