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US Dollar Pulls Back to Fibonacci Resistance

It’s been a busy week around the US Dollar and a number of setups remain of interest. While the equity sell-off that started last week on the heels of the additional tariffs levied on China has calmed, currency markets continue to highlight volatility potential and this brings a few areas of interest to the table.

In the US Dollar, last week’s price action showed as an inverted hammer, which will often be approached with the aim of bearish reversals. That theme continued through Monday trade and the USD found support later in the session, and at this point, the US Dollar is showing near-term resistance underneath two key Fibonacci levels of interest.

US Dollar Daily Price Chart: Bounce up to Resistance

Chart prepared by James Stanley; US Dollar on Tradingview

EUR/USD Re-Tests Key Resistance Zone After Last Week’s Bounce

The European Central Bank made overtures towards future rate cuts and perhaps even another round of QE at their recent rate decision. This theme may have been a little lost in the shuffle, however, given the events of the past couple of weeks. But – notable is how the currency broke down to a fresh two-year-low on the heels of the FOMC rate cut, when the US Dollar was really strong, and this may keep open the bearish drive as the ECB has, at the least, talked up future dovish policy options.

At this point, EUR/USD is coming off of a resistance test of the big zone that’s been in-play since last November. This runs from 1.1187-1.1212; and takes place after a rejection at a deeper resistance zone that runs from 1.1248-1.1262. For swing strategies, this can open the door for short-side approaches. For shorter-term strategies, watching the 1.1187 level for near-term higher-low support can open the door on the long side of the move, looking for a deeper retracement towards 1.1250 or, perhaps even 1.1325.

EUR/USD Daily Price Chart

Chart prepared by James Stanley; EURUSD on Tradingview

GBPUSD Bulls Don’t Make Much Ground After Trendline Comes into Play

July price action produced a blistering string of losses for the British Pound, and the currency still has yet to recover. About the most positive thing that could be said here is that against the US Dollar, at the very least, the currency has stopped declining, at least for now. Last week saw a long-term trendline come into play around the 1.2100 handle, and this is taken from extreme lows ahead of the Plaza Accord in 1985 and the flash crash after the Brexit referendum in 2016.

GBP/USD Monthly Price Chart

Chart prepared by James Stanley; GBPUSD on Tradingview

After coming into the equation last week on the heels of the FOMC, prices have yet to punch down to a fresh low, but sellers haven’t exactly went away. There’s been a build of resistance in the zone looked at last Thursday that runs from 1.2191-1.2211. This could keep the door open for short-side approaches but, as looked at yesterday, this waning bearishness at lows may be preluding a deeper retracement move before the bigger-picture short-side theme is ready for continuation.

GBP/USD Two-Hour Price Chart: Long-Term Trendline Bounce into Resistance

Chart prepared by James Stanley; GBPUSD on Tradingview

USD/CAD Bursts up to 1.3300 as Bullish Reversal Continues

The month of June was brutal for USD/CAD. As a more dovish Fed was getting priced-in, the CAD was really strong on the back of higher-than-expected inflation. This led to a spiraling effect in the pair as USD/CAD dropped from a late-May print above 1.3500 all the way down towards the 1.3000 handle in mid-July.

But, as looked at a few weeks ago, that selling started to slow, and that led into the build of a falling wedge formation. The reversal then began to take-hold, and it hasn’t really stopped since. Prices in USD/CAD are now trading at fresh seven-week-highs, testing above a key zone of resistance that runs from 1.3250-1.3300. A bit-higher is another zone of interest that runs from 1.3361-1.3385 which, if it comes into play and shows resistance, may open the door for short-side swing approaches.

USD/CAD Eight-Hour Price Chart

Chart prepared by James Stanley; USDCAD on Tradingview

USD/CHF Pulled Back but Which Way Will the Slingshot Break?

USD/CHF has also been of interest on the short side of the US Dollar lately, and last week’s re-emergence of USD selling helped to drive USD/CHF down for a re-test of 2019 lows. At this point, that support has held this third test of the .9715 area, but sellers have shown back up at the .9800 level. For those looking at a re-emergence of USD-weakness, this could be an area of interest in the coming days, watching for a break through the .9700 level.

USD/CHF Daily Price Chart: Knocking on the Door for Fresh 2019 Lows

Chart prepared by James Stanley; USDCHF on Tradingview

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--- Written by James Stanley, Strategist for DailyFX.com

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