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Trading Room – 13th March, 2017

March 13, 2017Copper, EURGBP, Natural Gas, Public Analysis, Trading Room, US Oil, USD Index, USDJPYLara

Today’s Trading Room looks at Copper, US Oil, NGas, USD Index, EURBGP and USDJPY.

To learn what the Trading Room is about see first Trading Room analysis here.

Trading Room will focus on classic technical analysis. Elliott wave analysis will be for support and for targets / invalidation points.

Copper

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

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Volume supports downwards movement. Copper has broken below support and is now trending down.

Lighter volume for the last upwards session is slightly bearish, as is the long upper wick. On Balance Volume is at resistance.

Two concerns: Price may yet move higher before it turns back down and ATR is still declining.

ELLIOTT WAVE ANALYSIS

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The invalidation point is not too far away. A small fourth wave correction may be complete.

The next wave down may exhibit some increase in momentum as it’s a fifth wave for a commodity.

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US Oil (WTI Crude – Spot)

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

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RSI and Stochastics can remain extreme for reasonable periods of time when US Oil trends. Oversold conditions for these two indicators does not necessarily mean a low must be in place.

Very strong volume over the last three days supports downwards movement.

Sometimes after a breakout price curves back to retest prior support or resistance. It is possible here that US Oil may turn up for a test of resistance about 50.70. However, this does not always happen.

HOURLY CHART

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While price remains within this channel expect it to continue downwards. If the channel is breached, then a larger bounce may be underway.

ELLIOTT WAVE ANALYSIS

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A larger flat correction may be unfolding for a fourth wave (EWG members should refer to the US Oil monthly chart for the bigger picture here). Within a flat correction, intermediate wave (B) must retrace a minimum 0.9 length of intermediate wave (A) at 28.61.

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Natural Gas

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

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It is concerning that the Magee trend line is breached.

The last three daily candlesticks complete stalled pattern. The longer upper wick on the last candlestick is bearish. Declining volume for the last two upwards days is bearish.

On Balance Volume is bullish in that it is making strong new highs with price. There is some bearish divergence as noted.

Overall, it does look like this is a counter trend movement. But there is no indication it is over at this stage, so it may move higher.

ELLIOTT WAVE ANALYSIS

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The fourth wave is now very close to first wave price territory. If this portion of the wave count is correct, then there is very little room for NGas to move into. The target expects a long strong extended fifth wave, typical of commodities.

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USD Index

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

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If there is a resumption of the larger upwards trend, then this next wave up is in its very early stages. In the short term, it looks like USD Index has made a relatively deep correction. Support is about 100.60. If price can break above resistance at 103, then next resistance is about 103.50.

ELLIOTT WAVE ANALYSIS

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The structure of primary wave 5 is still incomplete. If the current correction moves lower, it should find support at the lower edge of the trend channel. If that trend channel is breached, then the wave count would be in doubt.

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EURGBP

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

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It looks like EURGBP is currently at resistance and may move into a small consolidation for a few days. This may bring Stochastics down from overbought. Price may find support about 0.8635.

It looks like there is a new upwards trend beginning.

ELLIOTT WAVE ANALYSIS

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The upwards movement should unfold as a three wave structure, so there should be downwards movement for minor wave B within it. If the target is wrong, it may be too low.

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USDJPY

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

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This pair has proven tricky to find an entry. It is currently in a consolidation with resistance about 115.55 and support about 111.55.

The short term Fibonacci 13 day moving average has just crossed above the mid term Fibonacci 55 day moving average giving a bullish crossover.

RSI is not extreme. Stochastics is extreme, but this may remain extreme for long periods of time when this market trends.

VOLUME ANALYSIS

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Volume for the last three upwards days showed an increase to support the rise in price. The long upper wick on the last daily candlestick is bearish.

On Balance Volume is squeezed. A break above the purple resistance line would be a reasonable bullish signal. A break below the yellow support line would be a weak bearish signal.

ELLIOTT WAVE ANALYSIS

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The structure of cycle wave III is still incomplete. The fifth wave up needs to unfold.

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DISCLAIMER

As always, it is essential that anyone using this analysis for trading advice manages risk carefully. Follow my two Golden Rules:

1. Always use a stop.

2. Never invest more than 1-5% of equity on any one trade.

Trading is about probabilities, not certainties. Failure to follow my two Golden Rules of trading indicates failure to manage risk.

Accept that this analysis may be wrong. It is impossible for any analyst to predict with certainty what a market will do next.

TRADING ROOM SUMMARY TABLE

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Subsequent posts will add a separate table for Open Positions and when applicable a third table for Closed Positions.

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This analysis is published @ 03:20 a.m. EST.

Trading Room – 21st February, 2017

February 22, 2017EURGBP, EURUSD, Natural Gas, Public Analysis, Trading Room, USDJPYLara

Today’s Trading Room looks at NGas, EURUSD, USDJPY and EURGBP.

To learn what the Trading Room is about see first Trading Room analysis here.

Trading Room will focus on classic technical analysis. Elliott wave analysis will be for support and for targets / invalidation points.

NGas

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

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Natural Gas continues lower as the last analysis expected. Today’s strong volume spike may be a selling climax. In the short term, it may be followed by a small consolidation before price may continue lower.

For the very short term, if price breaks above the steeply sloping rose trend line, then look out for a deeper correction. Expect price to fall to next support at 2.55 while price remains below that line.

This trend is not yet extreme and there is no divergence yet between price and RSI to indicate weakness.

ELLIOTT WAVE ANALYSIS

MAIN WAVE COUNT – WEEKLY CHART

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This wave count expects Natural Gas is in a new bear market to last one to several years.

MAIN WAVE COUNT – DAILY CHART

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If a deeper correction does develop here after the selling climax, then it may be a primary degree fourth wave that may last a Fibonacci 13 or 21 days. First, the rose trend line on the TA chart above must be breached to indicate primary 3 is over. So far it is less than 1.618 the length of primary wave 1, so it is likely to continue further.

ALTERNATE WAVE COUNT – WEEKLY CHART

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Downwards movement from the last high may be primary wave B coming to an end as a very common expanded flat correction.

ALTERNATE WAVE COUNT – DAILY CHART

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Minor wave 3 has only just broken below the lower edge of the base channel. This is how a third wave should behave. The selling climax of the 21st of February may be followed by a brief shallow correction before price continues lower to complete minor wave 3. Minor wave 4 may not move into minor wave 1 price territory.

Both Elliott wave counts expect Natural Gas to continue lower from here at least to make a new low below 2.549. That has not happened yet.

USDJPY

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

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I have published this pair often in Trading Room. That is because I consider it to be a good opportunity at this time. The idea of Trading Room is to look for markets that are trending and find entry points to join the trend in order to have a wider range of opportunities to profit from.

This is my favourite trade set up: a breach of a trend line followed by a back test of support or resistance. USDJPY has done this with the blue trend line.

The risk with this set up is that the trend line is too steep and not often tested, so price may break back below it. The risk does not at this stage look to be high, but it must be acknowledged.

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ELLIOTT WAVE ANALYSIS

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This market is behaving as expected so far.

EURUSD

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

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Last analysis of this pair expected a bounce to unfold after the candlestick of the 15th of February showed a bullish long lower wick. This was followed by a strong upwards day, and now a strong downwards day.

This is not correctly a bearish reversal pattern; the red candlestick for the 17th of February does not engulf the green candlestick for the 16th of February. However, it is still a strong downwards day and is bearish. Price may now be finding some resistance at the Fibonacci 13 day moving average and the mid line of Bollinger Bands.

ELLIOTT WAVE ANALYSIS

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On Balance Volume remains bearish. A purple resistance line is added. The last test is another small bearish signal.

EURGBP

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

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This pair is presented in response to a member’s request. While the Elliott wave count is bearish, this classic analysis is not so much.

The last two upwards trends reached extreme. Since the high on the 16th of January downwards movement has brought ADX down from extreme. There is again room for a trend to develop.

This market currently looks range bound. Resistance is about 0.8650 and support is about 0.8450. The bottom line is a breakout would be required before any confidence may be had that this market is trending.

ELLIOTT WAVE ANALYSIS

MONTHLY CHART

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The large downwards wave labelled Super Cycle wave (II) will not fit as a five wave structure. It will only fit as a three. This may be the end of the bear market.

The upwards wave labelled cycle wave I looks like a very good five wave impulse. It should be expected to reasonably be followed by a three wave down movement for a second wave correction, which is most likely to end close to the 0.618 Fibonacci ratio.

DAILY CHART

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C has not yet moved beyond the end of A to avoid a truncation. The target has a good probability.

While classic analysis is not very bearish, this Elliott wave count is.

Use the lilac line for resistance.

Volume analysis:

The strong volume for the last session of the 21st of February supports this wave count. The fall in price is supported by volume here as a third wave should be.

On Balance Volume is giving no signal, either bullish or bearish.

DISCLAIMER

As always, it is essential that anyone using this analysis for trading advice manages risk carefully. Follow my two Golden Rules:

1. Always use a stop.

2. Never invest more than 1-5% of equity on any one trade.

Trading is about probabilities, not certainties. Failure to follow my two Golden Rules of trading indicates failure to manage risk.

Accept that this analysis may be wrong. It is impossible for any analyst to predict with certainty what a market will do next.

This analysis is published @ 12:10 a.m. EST on 22nd February, 2017.