What’s Up, What’s Down: Uptrend for Euro and Swiss Franc
Comments for Monday, November 30, 2009
Looking Ahead to Today by Reflecting Back at Friday’s Price Action
CURRENCIES:
Higher closes Friday for the Japanese yen and dollar index while lower to sharply lower for the Swiss franc, Euro Fix, British pound, Canadian and Aussie dollar. All of the currencies, like many other commodities, had huge trading ranges. The euro and franc continue to be in long-term up-trends with the franc making a new contract high. The yen made a new contract high and close as shown below. The Canadian dollar settled lower again after its wild day but still in an uptrend overall with support under 9400 basis the December contract and needing to close over 9600 to help verify a continuation of its move higher. The pound also closed lower and now is forming a potentially huge top as also shown below while the Aussie dollar had its lowest low and close in almost a month but still hanging on to its up-trend. The dollar settled higher after the Dubai news but near its lows which was pretty bearish action considering. I am holding Buy Signals for the Euro, franc, Pound, Yen and Canadian dollar; Sell Signal for the U.S. Dollar index.
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Rick Alexander has been a broker and analyst in the futures business for over thirty years. He is a Vice-President for Sales and Trading at the Zaner Group (www.zaner.com) a Chicago-based futures brokerage firm. If you would like a free booklet explaining the charts mentioned above, email Rick at ralexander@zaner.com.
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