AUDUSD TECHS: Monitoring Support

Oct-17 07:03
  • RES 4: 0.6726 1.236 proj of the Jun 23 - Jul 24 - Aug 21 price swing
  • RES 3: 0.6660/6707 High Sep 18 / 17 and a bull trigger
  • RES 2: 0.6629 High Sep 30 & Oct 01 and key short-term resistance
  • RES 1: 0.6551 50-day EMA
  • PRICE: 0.6464 @ 08:03 BST Oct 17
  • SUP 1: 0.6440 Low Oct 14
  • SUP 2: 0.6415 Low Aug 21 / 22 and a bear trigger
  • SUP 3: 0.6373 Low Jun 23
  • SUP 4: 0.6357 Low May 12  

Tuesday’s recovery in AUDUSD continues to highlight a possible reversal pattern - a hammer candle formation. If correct, it signals the end of the bear leg that started Sep 17. Note that moving average studies have remained in a bull-mode position during the latest bear leg, highlighting a dominant M/T uptrend. Initial resistance is 0.6551, the 50-day EMA. A breach of 0.6440, the Oct 14, would cancel the reversal signal and reinstate a bear threat. 

Historical bullets

GILTS: Opening calls

Sep-17 06:57
  • Gilt calls, 91.45/91.50. 

These DO NOT take the CPI into account, given that Sonia is a tick up, small upside risk, but should be close.

USDCAD TECHS: Strong Sell-Off Exposes Support

Sep-17 06:57
  • RES 4: 1.4019 38.2% retracement of the Feb 3 - Jun 16 bear leg 
  • RES 3: 1.3925 High Aug 22 and the bull trigger
  • RES 2: 1.3890 High Sep 11
  • RES 1: 1.3803 20-day EMA 
  • PRICE: 1.3751 @ 07:56 BST Sep 17
  • SUP 1: 1.3727 Low Aug 29 and a bear trigger  
  • SUP 2: 1.3709 61.8% retracement of the Jul 23 - Aug 22 bull cycle
  • SUP 3: 1.3658 76.4% retracement of the Jul 23 - Aug 22 bull cycle 
  • SUP 4: 1.3637 Low Jul 25  

A sharp sell-off in USDCAD this week has resulted in a break of the 20-and-50-day EMAs. This undermines a recent bullish theme and a continuation lower would expose key short-term support at 1.3727, the Aug 27 low. A break of this level would strengthen a bearish threat. For bulls, resistance levels to watch are; 1.3890, the Sep 11 high, and 1.3925, the Aug 22 high and bull trigger.

US TSY OPTIONS: TYX5 112.50 Puts Lifted

Sep-17 06:54

TYX5 112.50 puts paper paid 0-21 on 4K.