Weekly Trades: GBP/USD, EUR/USD, USD/JPY and EUR/AUD

Brian Twomey Brian's Investment

USD/JPY last week achieved target for + 500 pips. GBP/NZD despite a wild ride achieved target 1.0200's. AUD/JPY ended at small profit near entry and GBP/CHF was seriously off but deeply oversold.

GBP/USD

Long anywhere or 1.2261 to target 1.2759. Must cross 1.2284, 1.2379, 1.2474, 1.2569, 1.2664 and 1.2711.

Above 1.2854 targets 1.2949.

EUR/USD

Long 1.1079 and 1.1053 to target 1.1103.

Long above 1.1129 to target 1.1329. Must cross 1.1229 and deep caution 1.1250 and 1.1258 and 1.1308.

Short 1.1329 to target 1.1179. Must cross 1.1229.

USD/JPY

Long 105.69 and and 105.27 to target 106.51.

Long above 107.34 to target 108.98.

EUR/AUD

Short 1.7949 and 1.8001 to target 1.7241. Must cross 1.7713, 1.7595, 1.7477, 1.7359, and 1.7301. Any higher than 1.8001 is a bonus and particularly when the long term target is located at 1.5900's.

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Brian Twomey

Brian's Investment

Brian Twomey is an independent trader and a prolific writer on trading, having authored over sixty articles in Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities and Investopedia.

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