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Pro Commentary Lite ... 8th May 2008


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 Price:                            1.9507

Resistance:1.95501.95951.96341.9668
Support:1.95021.94751.94381.9406

Hourly chart with indicators

Bias:The 1.9470-80 area should support for a recovery to 1.9590-00 before lower again

Daily Bullish:Breach of the 1.9599 low has brought stronger losses but I feel we are close to an intermediate support around 1.9470-80 (max 1.5455). This should allow a correction higher. A move back above 1.9535-50 will help but should then find the 1.9590-00 area too much and trigger additional losses. There is further resistance at 1.9630-35 and only above here will imply a stronger recovery to 1.9708-11 at least. Take care here but I feel then the more likely target will be back at 1.9771 again.
MT Bullish:7th May: The Pound is finding it increasingly difficult to sustain a move higher. Thus only back above 1.9808 followed by 1.9908-22. If this is seen then we should see a larger correction higher.
Daily Bearish:As highlighted the break below 1.9599 and then 1.9548 has brought price down to the 1.9505 support. There is possibly just a little further to go on this part of the decline but any direct loss should stall at 1.9470-80 to open up a correction higher. Any return to the 1.9590-00 area should provide a selling opportunity but stops should be above 1.9635. A move from there below 1.9450-70 would extend the decline to the 1.9335-61 area at least. In this general area I’d expect a larger correction higher.
MT Bearish:7th May: To be honest I don’t really like the downside structure but the continued downside pressure could open up a larger decline through 1.9548 and suggest an eventual test of the 1.9335-61 area which should hold. 

ELLIOTT WAVE COMMENTS

Elliott Wave Chart

8th May

With the break lower I can only assume that the final recovery to 1.9771 was Wave ^e of an exceptionally erratic triangle structure. From there we appear to be seeing a 261.8% projection in minor Wave iii to around 1.9470-80. This should set up a correction in Wave iv to 1.9590-00 before losses again with a final target around the 1.9335 low.

If this is correct then it would represent Wave –a- only and would imply a Wave –b- and then Wave –c- to a new low.

However, we need to be aware of the large picture that suggests a larger flat or expanded flat. The former would imply a low around 1.9335. For now I’ll target this level and watch the next move.

Ian Copsey

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In 2006, Ian Copsey joined GFT as a currency analyst writing commentary and interday analysis. Copsey is one of the foremost forex technical analysts in the world with more than 20 years experience in financial markets.

He began his career at Barclays Bank's forex trading room in 1982 then moved to head their foreign exchange sales desk in Hong Kong in 1988 where he spent almost 5 years. It was in Hong Kong that he studied technical analysis and began to provide forecasts on a daily basis.

In 1993 he moved to Tokyo with Dow Jones Telerate as a technical analysis specialist, later as regional manager of technical analysis products, and then continued to develop his unique blend of forecasting tools. During his time in Tokyo, he authored Integrated Technical Analysis (John Wiley & Sons, 1999) which covers his techniques in full. He is an expert indicator and system designer.

Ian created the FXS group of indicators and writes the daily Pro Commentary

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