BTP futures futures rallied Wednesday reinforcing a bullish outlook. However, for now the contract continues to trade in a range. Key short-term resistance and the bull trigger is 120.74, the Aug 5 high. A break of this hurdle would confirm a resumption of the trend. Initial support to watch lies at 119.07, the Sep 25 low. Clearance of this level would allow for a deeper short-term retracement towards key support at 118.36, the Sep 3 low.
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A rally in Gilt futures last week and bullish start to this week’s session, highlights a stronger corrective cycle. The move higher is allowing an oversold trend condition to unwind. The contract has breached initial firm resistance at 90.84, the Aug 28 and 29 high. A continuation higher would open 92.06, the Aug 14 high. On the downside, initial support lies at 90.65, the Sep 5 low.
USDJPY continues to trade inside a range. Attention is on key short-term support at 146.21, the Aug 14 low and a bear trigger. A break of this level would highlight a stronger bearish threat and highlight a range breakout. This would expose 145.40, a Fibonacci retracement. On the upside, clearance of 149.14, the Sep 3 high is required to reinstate a bullish theme. Moving average studies are in a bull-mode position, highlighting a dominant uptrend.