Here are 2 FX crosses that can improve your P/L
Trading Currency Crosses
opens a whole new side of the currency markets, as different crosses
possess different qualities that can suit any style of trading. Some crosses
move fast and are extremely volatile with daily ranges that may exceed over 100
pips. While other crosses move relatively slow and exhibit low volatility, which
is more suited for novice traders.
Crosses also add another dimension to traders,
that is the ability to collect substantial amounts of interest (i.e. GBP/JPY,
NZD/JPY and other high yielding crosses) as the positive carry created by the
interest rate differentials can add to the trader’s bottom line P/L.
Euro Commodity Crosses:
1.EUR/AUD
2.EUR/CAD
EUR/AUD
Euro bulls continued their advance against the
Australian dollar positions as the cross remains supported by the upward sloping
channel. As the price action pushes the EURAUD above the 1.6365, a 38.2 Fib of
the 1.7712-1.5532 AUD rally, the next move by the euro longs will most likely
see the Australian dollar bulls scatter for higher ground and try to mount
defense around the 1.6622, a level comprised of the 50.0 Fib of the
1.7712-1.5532 AUD rally, which is further reinforced by the channel’s upper
boundary. Indicators signal trending conditions with ADX above 25 at 28.09,
while both MACD and momentum indicator remain above the zero line, adding to
positive momentum bias. Oscillators signal overbought conditions with Stochastic
at 89.1 and RSI approaching 67.35.
Key Levels, Technical Indicators & Carry Trade
EUR/CAD
Euro longs maintained their momentum after the
cross bounced of the 1.4521, a level marked by the 2005 low the cross tested
earlier this week. As the cross continued to head higher, a break above the
Loonie defenses around the 1.4936, a level marked by the 23.6 Fib of the
1.6279-1.4521 CAD rally, will most likely see the euro longs make their way
toward the 1.5137, an August 5 daily spike high. Indicators signal range trading
conditions with both oscillators remaining in a neutral territory, while
momentum indicator remains above the zero line and MACD sloping upward toward
the zero line.
Key Levels, Technical Indicators & Carry Trade
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Sam
Sam Shenker is a Technical Currency Analyst
for Forex Capital Markets (FXCM). Sam is the author of the Daily and Weekly
Technical Research reports at FXCM. His reports include: Daily Technicals,
Weekly Crosses and the Weekly Chart Pack. Prior to joining FXCM, Sam spent a
number of years on Wall St trading equities, equity derivatives and futures. He
also specialized in research and analysis of high yield bonds, corporate
bankruptcies, restructurings, reorganizations and venture capital.