Aussie vs USD updated

09/08/2015 – my target area/zone got crunched pretty bad, and my count is wrong.  all that being said, I didn’t take into account the measured move from 89-01. quite frankly, w/ all that ‘stuff’ coming into the areas as shown below I didn’t  think it could.  So the age old adage of “thinking” versus “seeing” left my target thumped.  W/ so much thrust and momentum going I did not take the long trade but have been waiting …

but, as of last night it has give us a DAILY SRC and when I went back and erased everything I saw a monster cycle coming in and the measured move hit perfectly …hmmm.

how to play ? WAIT for a PATTERN to appear on perhaps a 60 minute chart .. watch gasoline futures and crude and the All Ordinaries for a sign of life and also the Chinese market …

here’s the updated chart:

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will update (real time) the play here and the risk and the real time move of a dude in his home juggling dynamite w/ gorilla’s in a cage .. cool hugh?

Bart

 



Folks, back in October the post below the two dash lines was searching for a low to be in place on the AUD. The form and proportion were just about right. However, w/ the big move in crude, the interest rate extravaganza and the a whole host of other fundamental reasons the real issue is the PATTERN level didn’t work … it went approximately 300 pips below.  HOWEVER, the overall thesis that the Aussie is bottoming versus the dollar still holds true.  It’s showing some nice strength tonight …would love to get a very nice pullback to go long in/around these levels.

Updated charts below:

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Note the monthly RSI levels … the BIG MOVES UP occurred right where we are sitting.  Also, a case can be made that 4 is complete and we are going to new highs …

last time I checked the Aussie wasn’t part of the US Dollar index … so, watch this one closely. At a minimum we are completing/completed an A and a nice B wave up is to occur.

let’s just get on the right side of the trade and right now that looks like bullish entry for the AUD vs USD.

 



The Aussie has been correcting for a while and, folks, the move down from 1.100 ish certainly appears to be corrective.  What does that mean?  We are “at” or “near the beginning of a multi year advance that will take out the high July 2011.  Here’s the monthly picture …

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TILT … everyone is talking about US Dollar strength – yes, but they are talking about the dollar index which the Aussie isn’t even a part of it.  Or if it is the weight is negligible so in this case we have to take this pair as a single entity – not a weighted index.

here’s the weekly:

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note the 3 waves down … that is the key.  it was not a 5 wave movement.  has this correction been complex – yes.  But it’s falling right in line w/ a double three labeled w,x,y.

and, the daily, shown below, just completed 5 waves down.  While it would be perfect symmetrical three drives to a bottom is we go down and attack 8400 – there is a good case to be made that a low is in place. we’ll have to wait for an intraday pattern to appear …

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and finally, we’ll see the move down on a 60 minute chart is a clearly defined 5 waves.

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so … there ya have it.

what to do?  Well, our thesis is we are beginning a multi year move to take out the old highs from 2011.  IF THAT IS CORRECT THEN WE ARE IN the first stages of the advance.  the first move up (wave 1) will complete and then wave 2 will come and, more than likely, w/ a vengeance because everyone thinks the “old trend” is in play.  That’s the BUYING OPPORTUNITY and price should never go below the low that was formed last week.

stay tuned …get ready to rumble.

Bart

 

EURCHF – heads up …

that was quite the DUMP when they moved the peg back on January 15 2015 … folks, the puppy dropped over a 1000 pips in one day.

now, it’s come up to a measured move and .618 of that move ….

not saying were going to dump 1000 points but this is the first risk defined area to give it a shot …

or just watch – I don’t like juggling dynamite w/ gorilla’s much ..

here’s the chart:

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EURCHF moving up into a pattern

 

Loonie approaching crucial first target … watch Oil’s reaction to gauge

Crude Oil and the Loonie are pretty correlated …

Crude put in some strong thrust up but the Loonie keeps going lower against the dollar … so, let’s play the “if – then” game ..

IF Crude has put in a tradable bottom THEN the Loonie should not be far behind.

Below is a long term chart of the Loonie since it started the float against the USD since 1972.

  • note the long term trend line that has rejected price action via the polarity principle. (purple dashed squares)
  • note the long term measured move targets. (blue and orange dashed lines)
  • note the PATTERN completing a little higher at 1.3425-1.3465.
    • that’s the first major target on the Loonie vs USD.
  • Over the coming days – WATCH CRUDE and particularly the intraday pattern shown below the Long Term Loonie chart ..

as a Spot FX trader, I’m not going to touch the Loonie Long until crude has proven to me it’s put in a bottom ..additionally, let’s keep an eye on the Oil Services Index.

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continuing to follow the USD vs JPY YEN …

here’s the longer term look at the USD vs JPY.

note – we missed, by a few pips, the largest corrective move since the bull market began in 2012.

also, you’ll see the 1/8th projection method taught to me by my friend and mentor, Mike Jenkins.

this most recent correction has been bumping all over the .375 (3/8th) projection …

not much movement overnight in the Asian Session and little in Europe … US closed so we’ll see what’s going on tomorrow AM.

any wonder why the DJIA futures are up?  Yen has weakened vs the US Dollar … watch this correlation.

B

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the YEN, the S&P 500 and the world of ‘if – then’

my friend and fellow chartist and trader did an awesome post on the JPY and the US Equities: http://allstarcharts.com/its-the-yen-stupid/

below is a chart (intraday) showing the strong correlation …

note the correlation of the USD vs YEN and the S&P 500
note the correlation of the USD vs YEN and the S&P 500

so …IF THEN ..

IF the correlation remains intact – probability is it does but you never know THEN a BUY pattern appearing for the USD vs the JPY would signify SUPPORT for the US Equities complex.

so, here’s the BUY PATTERN I’m going to try and play on Sunday night …

BUY pattern for USD/JPY.  IF it works then "support" for US Equities?
BUY pattern for USD/JPY. IF it works then “support” for US Equities?

pay attention to the world of FX …and, particularly, this BUY pattern.

IF it works THEN equities SHOULD find support.

IF it FAILS then … failed patterns aren’t a pretty sight and I’ll leave it at that …

118.20 on the USD vs YEN gonna be key.

Bart

 

WMT set up …slow down and digest the logic… this is important, I think

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  • note – measured move ( in price and time), polarity and an extension target ….
  • needs to stop here and start back up, IMHO.
  • we are also sitting on a former resistance zone of 15 years folks .. if break down from here – we’ll call that a “what’s the fighter thinking” moment …
  • here’s the charts:

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with the above being posted I’m going to try and present the plausible IF-THEN scenario using PATTERNS and ratio analysis

  1. Ratio Analysis is VERY powerful and when coupled w/ PATTERNS it really gives you a flavor for institutional positioning and money flow.
  2. Certain stocks “own” the world of safety, risk-off, “if the word ends tomorrow I buy xxx”, etc.
    1. $WMT is one of those names.  A lot of the public shops at $WMT.
    2. So IF WMT is strengthening from a relative strength perspective then institutions are taking risk off … if it’s losing strength then risk is on …
    3. How do we know when to “wax on” or “wax off?” (Pardon the Karate Kid pun)
      1. HINT: PATTERNS.
  3. Here’s the text books SELL PATTERN on the SPY/WMT ratio
    1. What’s this mean?
      1. IF the PATTERN works then WMT is going to be a “risk off” asset and the SPY will lose relative strength to WMT.

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CLIFF NOTES: why is this important? See chart below … EVERY TIME since 2000 that the ratio inflected the SPY did at the EXACT TIME.

SPY/WMT ratio w/ SPY overlaid (blue line)
SPY/WMT ratio w/ SPY overlaid (blue line)

SO – “if then” w/ me …

IF this pattern holds then the US Equity market is in on the magical mystery tour … step right up, come this way.

IF it fails (the ratio goes higher) then this correction “should” end soon and game on ….

HINT HINT: watch monitor this ratio, closely.

THIS IS WHAT I SEE AND NOT WHAT I BELIEVE ….

Cheers and rock on, ok?

Bart