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GFT Daily Market Commentary


Forex Market Commentary for October 24, 2008 by Cornelius Luca

GFT Daily Market Commentary


Once again, the dollar rallied further on Thursday versus the European currencies and the Canadian dollar while falling sharply against the yen. The moves are even more overdone, but hold on to them until you have proof of a pause. 
 

Euro/dollar


The euro/dollar fell to a new low for the strong downtrend on speculation the global credit crisis is spreading through the Eurozone. My model remains short. A late attempt to recover was reversed in the Far East. The medium-term outlook remains bearish
 
Immediate support remains at 1.2705. Below 1.2580, support is now seen at 1.2505.

Initial resistance is at 1.2830. This is followed by 1.2980. Distant resistance looms at 1.3060. 
 
Oscillators are bearish.


NEAR-TERM: Bearish
MEDIUM-TERM: Bearish
LONG-TERM: Bearish

Dollar/yen


Dollar/yen sank further to a seven-month low on Thursday and reached the target of a head and shoulders. My model remains short.  The medium-term outlook remains bearish. 
 
Below 95.95, support now comes at 95.50 from a 50-point pivot, which targets 95.00 and 96.00. Next support is at 94.72.

Resistance moved further down to 97.30 from another 50-point pivot, which targets 96.80 and 97.80. This is followed by 98.25 from a 50-point pivot, which targets 97.75 and 98.75. 

Oscillators are falling.


NEAR-TERM: Bearish
MEDIUM-TERM: Bearish
LONG-TERM: Mixed

Sterling/dollar


Sterling/dollar plunged further to a new five-year low and my model remains short.  The downside is still favored, as the medium-term outlook remains bearish. 
 
Below 1.6038, support is now seen at 1.5815. Distant support is at 1.5630.

Initial resistance is at 1.6230. The next resistance follows at 1.6287. Distant resistance is now pegged at 1.6470.
 
Oscillators are falling.


NEAR-TERM: Bearish
MEDIUM-TERM: Bearish
LONG-TERM: Bearish

Dollar/Swiss franc


Dollar/Swiss surged to a new high for the uptrend and my model remains long.  The medium-term risk remains on the upside.
 
Initial resistance is at 1.1755. The next level is at 1.1873. 
 
Immediate support is still seen at 1.1595.  The next level is 1.1410. Distant support comes at 1.1205. 
 
Oscillators are rising.

 
NEAR-TERM: Slightly bullish 
MEDIUM-TERM: Bullish
LONG-TERM: Bullish


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In 2002, Luca joined Global Forex Trading, Division of Global Futures & Forex, Ltd., as one of its analysts who provides daily, weekly and monthly commentary on the major markets of foreign exchange. Luca is a world-renown author, teacher and authority in foreign exchange who has traded and analyzed currencies since 1983. His daily and weekly commentary on the major currencies can be read at http://www.gftforex.com/resources/commentary.asp?aid=576

As a qualified professor of finance, Luca has taught courses at the New York University, Pace University's Lubin School of Business Graduate Division in New York City and at the New York Institute of Finance's FT Knowledge. His published works include Trading in the Global Currencies Markets, which was published by Prentice Hall and is a comprehensive analysis of the foreign exchange markets, instruments, players and methods of forecasting.

Additional Luca works published by Prentice Hall include Technical Analysis Applications in the Global Currencies Markets, which is an in-depth and unique coverage of currency charting analysis. His most recent book, titled Technical Analysis Applications, will be published by McGraw-Hill in August 2004 Luca earned a master's degree in business in international business and finance from the New York University's Leonard Stern Graduate School of Business and a bachelor's degree in international marketing from the Bernard Baruch College, The City University of New York.

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