GBP/CAD 4H Chart: Double Bottom
Comment: GBP/CAD formed a double bottom—a pattern that portends a rally. An emerging falling wedge and the ’buy’ signals in the four-hour time-frame add weight to this scenario. However, there are many counter-arguments as well. First of all, the angle between the converging trend-lines that form the falling wedge is very acute, implying that this might still be a descending channel, as we noted last week. At the same time, the daily and weekly technical indicators are mostly bearish. Accordingly, we should wait for a pair’s reaction to a test of a solid supply area circa 1.84. If it is breached, the 200-period SMA is to become the next target. Otherwise, we will expect a return to the April low and monthly S2.
EUR/AUD 1H Chart: Ascending Triangl
Comment: A sell-off that began in the first half of April is unlikely to extend any further. Despite the fact that since the beginning of this year EUR/AUD has been trading in a down-trend, the pair has just met a 45-month up-trend, which resulted in an ascending triangle, a pattern that usually indicates growing demand. As a result, our base-case scenario is a rebound from a formidable support zone near 1.46 (daily and weekly PP, up-trend and 200-hour SMA) and beyond the resistance at 1.4613, namely the upper boundary of the pattern. Once this level is broken, the main target will be the major trend-line at 1.49, although before that the Euro will have to push through the weekly R1 and April 17 high.
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