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EURUSD , USDJPY and XAUUSD TA – December 5 2016

EURUSD Intra-day Analysis

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EURUSD (1.0557): EURUSD fell over 1.4% as the markets opened, briefly posting a fresh 13-month low near 1.0505 on the Italian referendum. Price remains to trade within the 1.0700 – 1.0500 range since November 18 with no clear bias being established as of yet. The ECB’s meeting later this Thursday could, however, set the tone for further direction in the single currency. In the meantime, EURUSD’s technical outlook remains flat with the prospects of price likely to retrace to the gap at 1.0671. To the downside, 1.0500 remains a key support level that could eventually be tested with further declines likely to come about on a break below this level. However, EURUSD is unlikely to budge out of its range in the near term.

USDJPY Intra-day Analysis

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USDJPY (113.53): USDJPY is seen retracing some of the losses from Friday with price currently back near the 114.00 resistance level. The Stochastics on the 4-hour chart shows the likelihood of price attempting to retest the resistance level as support at 113.50 looks to be holding out for now. Failure to break higher could potentially see USDJPY push lower towards the first support level at 109.75 – 109.50 following the breakout from the rising wedge pattern near the current highs.

XAUUSD Intra-day Analysis

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XAUUSD (1174.54): Gold prices spiked to a 2-day high at 1188.28 before giving up its gains, but further upside could be seen coming in the near term as the price could retest the 1200 – 1207.50 resistance level in the near term. Support is seen at the 1170.00 level which also marks the breakout from the falling wedge patern. Above the resistance level at 1200.00 – 1207.50, further upside could be seen coming on a test back to 1250. To the downside, a breakdown below 1170.00 with a daily bearish close below this level could signal price consolidation as 1150.00 support could be in focus.

John Benjamin

John Benjamin

John is a market analyst for Orbex Ltd. and is a forex and equities trader having been involved in trading since late 2009. John makes use of a mix of technical and fundamental analysis and inter-market relationships. The analysis present here is a mix of intra-day analysis while considering the long term outlook of the markets as well. For any comments or questions, John can be reached at [email protected]