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Pro Commentary Lite ... 4th June 2008


An excerpt from Pro Commentary

 Price:                             105.18

Resistance:105.35105.54105.86106.25
Support:104.80104.50104.20103.86

Hourly chart with indicators

Bias:While 104.80 remains intact we should see extension higher above 105.50-86 and towards 106.82

Daily Bullish:We did see one more dip yesterday but the bounce from 103.86 was quite decisive. It is encouraging for the expectation of a move to the 106.82 target although I have to say the manner of the rally is not 100% clear. Right now while 104.80 continues to support I still see room for additional gains through 105.54 and then 105.86 en route 106.25 and 106.55-82. There is also an additional target at 107.00. With a daily bearish divergence already in place this 106.60-00 area should provide a cap.
MT Bullish:29th May: The 106.82 target is back on track and while the 105.68-00 area should initially cause a pullback the next rally should hit the 106.82 retracement target which should cap or force stronger gains to 107.36-78.
Daily Bearish:Yesterday’s losses stalled at the top of the 103.62-84 support and provided a lift. If there is any weakness in the bullish view then it is that we could see a short period of consolidation. There is support at 104.80 and any breach of this would trigger follow-through back below 104.50 and probably 104.20. This needs to hold else look for a second dip, this time below 103.86 for 103.46-54.
MT Bearish:4th June: The short term is a little uncertain and I’d still prefer to see a test of 106.82 first but any earlier break below 103.46-86 would open up a stronger reversal back to the 102.56-72 lows again.     
 

ELLIOTT WAVE COMMENTS

Elliott Wave Comments

4th June

It looks as if yesterday’s 103.86 low provided the low in Wave (b) being a 61.8% retracement. A wave equality target in Wave (c) rests at 107.00 and just 18 points above the daily 50% retracement in Wave (iv) at 106.82.

I would prefer to see this directly but if the 104.80 support fails it opens up two possible alternatives.

First could be a sideways (triangle?) Wave (b.) The second could in fact a deeper recycling of Wave (b) to the 76.4% retracement at 103.46.

Thus we need to exercise some care at this stage but until 103.40 and 102.56-72 breaks the upside still looks more likely.

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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