EUR/USD Daily Outlook
Daily Pivots: (S1) 1.1816; (P) 1.1857 (R1) 1.1891;
No change in EUR/USD’s outlook. Despite diminishing downside momentum, intraday bias stays on the downside with 1.1938 minor resistance intact. Current should extend to 261.8% projection of 1.2475 to 1.2214 from 1.2413 at 1.1730. As it will then be close to 1.1708 medium term fibonacci level, some support could be seen around 1.1708/30 to bring rebound. Meanwhile, break of 1.1938 should confirm short term bottoming, on bullish convergence condition in 4 hour MACD. And stronger rebound would be seen first.
In the bigger picture, current decline and firm break of 1.2154 support confirms rejection by 38.2% retracement of 1.6039 (2008 high) to 1.0339 (2017 low) at 1.2516. A medium term top should be in place at 1.2555 and deeper decline would be seen back to 38.2% retracement of 1.0339 to 1.2555 at 1.1708 first. With current downside acceleration, there is prospect of hitting 61.8% retracement at 1.1186 before completing the decline. But still, we’ll need to look at the structure before deciding if it’s a corrective or impulsive move.
USD/JPY Daily Outlook
Daily Pivots: (S1) 108.85; (P) 109.10; (R1) 109.38;
Intraday bias in USD/JPY remains neutral for the moment. Consolidation from 110.02 short could extend with another decline. But in that case, we’d expect strong support from 38.2% retracement of 104.62 to 110.02 at 107.95 to contain downside and bring rebound. Meanwhile, on the upside, break of 110.02 will resume the rise from 104.62 to 61.8% retracement of 114.73 to 104.62 at 110.86 next.
In the bigger picture, corrective decline from 118.65 (2016 high) has completed with three waves down to 104.62. Rise from 104.62 is possibly resuming the up trend from 98.97 (2016 low). This will be the preferred case as long as 55 day EMA (now at 107.95) holds. Decisive break of 114.73 resistance will confirm our view and target 118.65 and above. However, sustained break of 55 day EMA will dampen this bullish view and turn focus back to 104.62 low instead.
