Thursday, August 23, 2012

EUR/USD Intraday Technical Analysis (August 23, 2012)



After violent bullish movements of these days the spot rate is currently testing the upper limit of its medium term bearish channel at 1.2560. A break of these levels will release good potential and initiate a violent bullish trend.

Technical indicators provide sell signals and approach overbuy zone supporting a decline and until the resistance is not broken, the assumption of a decline is most likely. Bollinger bands are much discarded as a result of a strong increase of these days. Stabilization is expected in a short term. Furthermore, the upper band strengthens the upper limit of its channel supporting the hypothesis of a violent movement in case of failure.

As the spot rate tests its resistance, we suggest 2 scenarios: the first one is the hypothesis of a decline where we recommend selling at the level of 1.2560 with the 1st objective at 1.2500 and then at 1.2480. A breakthrough of 1.2580 will invalidate this scenario. The second scenario is the hypothesis of a break of its resistance where we advise a “buy stop”. We recommend to buy the spot rate as soon as it is broken through its resistance of 1.2560 with the 1st objective at 1.2620 and then at 1.2640. A breakthrough of 1.2540 will invalidate this scenario.

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