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Pro Commentary Lite ... 29th May 2008


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 Price:                            1.9792

Resistance:1.98261.98491.98801.9909
Support:1.97641.97321.97031.9685

Hourly Chart with Indicators

Bias:Short term is mixed but I am beginning to suspect that the 1.9880-09 area should cap

Daily Bullish:Price has most certainly been very choppy and it does leave the underlying wave structure under some cloud. However, I am beginning to suspect that the prior bullish structure has failed. However, the short term structure could provide one more rally while the 1.9732-64 area supports. A move above 1.9826 and 1.9849 would provide a test of 1.9880-09 but at this point I feel it will hold. Thus only above 1.9910 would accelerate gains to 1.9950 and then the 2.0002-31 resistance.
MT Bullish:28th May: Yesterday’s decline is causing significant doubts over the very bullish stance. There is resistance at 1.9880-09 that could hold or failing that at 1.9950 and 1.9997-05. Beyond will need confirmation.  
Daily Bearish:Yesterday’s refusal to go down along with the Euro was a surprise but may only imply room for one more minor high. Watch the 1.9880-09 area and if this is tested and holds then the downside could become more aggressive. An earlier break of 1.9732-64 would suggest the downside is occurring directly to push through 1.9703 and probably the next support at 1.9630-51 at least. This should be treated with a little care – breach would accelerate losses for 1.9567 at least.
MT Bearish:28th May: Failure in a more aggressive rally is causing risk of more losses. However, until 1.9700 breaks there may still be a little more room on the upside. Below 1.97 sees losses eventually to the 1.9335-63 lows.  
 

ELLIOTT WAVE COMMENTS

Elliott Wave Chart

29th May

The rally is struggling although it is still possible to generate a bullish structure with yesterday’s 1.9703 being a possible Wave –b- in Wave –iii-. This will require a prompt move above 1.9851 but also 1.9880-09. Only if seen would I begin to consider resurrecting the 261.8% projection in Wave –iii- at 2.0130.

Ahead of that the risk is that the decline to 1.9363 was a rather messy daily Wave (a) from 2.0397. This implies a 50% pullback at 1.9880 and we should also observe the 1.9909 corrective high. While this holds we could then actually see resumption of a much stronger downtrend…

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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