EUR/TRY 1H Chart: Channel Down
Comment: EUR/TRY has been rapidly depreciating since mid-July. At that time the pair was caught by a downward sloping channel that sent the instrument to a seven-month low of 2.8115 on Jul 23.
Currently the likelihood of continuation of the bearish tendency is rather high, especially given steepness of the pattern and the SWFX sentiment. According to the SWFX numbers, more than 94% of all orders are placed to sell the pair. Technical indicators also suggest the forthcoming hours will be a hard time for the pair to reverse the downside; technical data points to a possible weakness in the medium and long terms.
CAD/JPY 1H Chart: Ascending Triangle
Comment: CAD/JPY entered an ascending triangle pattern in mid-July; however, an upside pressure pertaining to the nature of the pattern may have failed to push the pair higher. In particular, CAD/JPY has exited the formation to the downside and given the proximity of the apex (it will be reached later in the day) the breakout may appear to be real. Nevertheless, traders on the SWFX still believe the currency pair is capable to swing to gains in the hours to come – about two thirds of traders are bullish on the pair.
EUR/NOK 1H Chart: Channel Down
Comment: The Euro has been losing ground against the Norwegian Krone for around a week. While moving in the southern direction, EUR/NOK shaped a 141-bar long channel down pattern, inside which it is trading now and is likely to remain the foreseeable future. This is propped up by a strong bearish bias on the SWFX – over 90% of market participants hold short positions. If these expectations materialize, the pair may retreat from the 50-hour SMA at 8.3443, the formidability of which was confirmed by the fact EUR/NOK has been unable to surpass this mark for several hours thus being forced to halt the winning streak it started after a plunge to a one-month low of 8.3187.
USD/PLN 1H Chart: Double Top
Comment: The 50-hour SMA at 3.0740 seems to be strong enough not to allow USD/PLN to fall to the neck-line of the 150-bar long double top pattern. The short-term SMA has been acting as a strong support level for almost 12 hours and may continue doing so as over 70% of traders on the SWFX bet on appreciation of the pair at a time when the instrument was likely to be in the down-trend. In particular, the pair was expected to follow a bearish trend after the second jump from the neck-line at 3.0617 that usually leads to a downside breakout and a sell-off. Meanwhile, technical data also alludes to the pair’s willingness and ability to move higher and prove previous expectations were false.
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