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MNI DAILY TECHNICAL ANALYSIS - US Stocks Clear S/T Support

Price Signal Summary – US Stocks Clear S/T Support

  • S&P E-Minis traded sharply lower last Thursday and the contract is trading just above its recent low. Price has cleared both the 20- and 50-day EMAs - an important short-term bearish development. The break lower signals scope for an extension. Eurostoxx 50 futures are trading closer to their recent lows. Last week’s move down, resulted in a breach of support at 4914.00, the Oct 16 low. Note that 4884.06, 38.2% of the Aug 5 - Sep 30 bull cycle, has also been cleared.
  • The trend condition in GBPUSD remains bearish and short-term gains are considered corrective. Last Thursday’s sell-off reinforces the bear condition. The breach of 1.2908, the Oct 23 low, confirmed a resumption of the bear leg and exposed 1.2846, 76.4% of the Aug 8 - Sep 25 bull leg. EURGBP traded sharply higher last week, resulting in a breach of both the 20- and 50-day EMAs - a strong short-term bullish development. Price has also pierced a key resistance at 0.8434, the Oct 3 high and a potential trend reversal point. A bear cycle in AUDUSD remains intact. The latest pause appears to be a flag formation - a bearish continuation signal that reinforces the current trend condition. Note that the pair has cleared 0.6576, the 61.8% retracement of the Aug 5 - Sep 30 bull leg.          
  • The trend condition in Gold is unchanged and the latest pullback is - for now - considered corrective. Recent gains resulted in a breach of $2685.6, the Sep 26 high, confirming a resumption of the primary uptrend and maintaining the price sequence of higher highs and higher lows. A bearish theme in WTI futures remains intact and the latest recovery, including Monday’s gains, appears to be a correction. A resumption of weakness would expose $65.99, the Oct 1 low, and $64.16, the Sep 10 low and key support.
  • Bund futures are in consolidation mode, however, a bearish theme remains intact. Price has breached 132.58, the Oct 22 low. The break, together with the subsequent extension, confirms a resumption of the downtrend. A steep sell-off in Gilts last week, confirmed a resumption of the current downtrend. The contract has traded through the 94.00 handle and sights are set on 92.99 next, a Fibonacci projection. Moving average studies remain in a bear-mode position.

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Price Signal Summary – US Stocks Clear S/T Support

  • S&P E-Minis traded sharply lower last Thursday and the contract is trading just above its recent low. Price has cleared both the 20- and 50-day EMAs - an important short-term bearish development. The break lower signals scope for an extension. Eurostoxx 50 futures are trading closer to their recent lows. Last week’s move down, resulted in a breach of support at 4914.00, the Oct 16 low. Note that 4884.06, 38.2% of the Aug 5 - Sep 30 bull cycle, has also been cleared.
  • The trend condition in GBPUSD remains bearish and short-term gains are considered corrective. Last Thursday’s sell-off reinforces the bear condition. The breach of 1.2908, the Oct 23 low, confirmed a resumption of the bear leg and exposed 1.2846, 76.4% of the Aug 8 - Sep 25 bull leg. EURGBP traded sharply higher last week, resulting in a breach of both the 20- and 50-day EMAs - a strong short-term bullish development. Price has also pierced a key resistance at 0.8434, the Oct 3 high and a potential trend reversal point. A bear cycle in AUDUSD remains intact. The latest pause appears to be a flag formation - a bearish continuation signal that reinforces the current trend condition. Note that the pair has cleared 0.6576, the 61.8% retracement of the Aug 5 - Sep 30 bull leg.          
  • The trend condition in Gold is unchanged and the latest pullback is - for now - considered corrective. Recent gains resulted in a breach of $2685.6, the Sep 26 high, confirming a resumption of the primary uptrend and maintaining the price sequence of higher highs and higher lows. A bearish theme in WTI futures remains intact and the latest recovery, including Monday’s gains, appears to be a correction. A resumption of weakness would expose $65.99, the Oct 1 low, and $64.16, the Sep 10 low and key support.
  • Bund futures are in consolidation mode, however, a bearish theme remains intact. Price has breached 132.58, the Oct 22 low. The break, together with the subsequent extension, confirms a resumption of the downtrend. A steep sell-off in Gilts last week, confirmed a resumption of the current downtrend. The contract has traded through the 94.00 handle and sights are set on 92.99 next, a Fibonacci projection. Moving average studies remain in a bear-mode position.

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