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Today's Highlights - 06-27-11
Today's Highlights - 06-27-11
Technical Developments in the Foreign Exchange and Asset Markets 27 June 2011 Tom Fitzpatrick (1-212-723-1344) Shyam Devani (44-207-986-3453) Alex Good (1-212- 723-3469) CitiFX.Technicals@citi.com
Todays Highlights
The pattern of EURUSD is very similar to what we saw in May. The overlay suggests that EURUSD will move below 1.4073 lows in coming days. 1.3970 is the more important long term support The S&P 500 will look very vulnerable if it moves beneath 1250 on a daily close basis European Bank Stocks stopped at resistances and are now nearing important supports at 149 The September 10 Year US Treasury Future Contract is in danger of posting momentum divergence at pivotal levels GBPUSD broke its head and shoulders neckline at 1.61 and looks to be on its way lower An inverted head and shoulders and a 76.4% Fibonacci at 80.00 are combining to make a technically bullish USDJPY set up arguing a push to 82.20 EURNOK and EURCHF are at good support levels that suggest caution to bearish views USDCAD is testing its 200 day moving average at .9908 with resistance at parity Crude broke its head and shoulders neckline and has a bearish set up while Brent broke its 76.4% Fibonacci neckline suggesting a sharp move lower Gold made a bearish outside week off a near 76.4% at trend highs, warranting caution on the precious metal in the near term. Chart of the Day: EURUSD 76.4% Fibonacci Retracement
We highlighted in our dailies last week that EURUSDs price action since pausing at the 76.4% Fibonacci was very similar in shape to the move from the early may highs to the late May lows Once again, EURUSD failed at its 55 DMA and has since headed lower. If the pattern were to continue holding, EURUSD would break beneath 1.4073 lows this week. A more significant break would be a close beneath the 1.3970 area which is the neckline of the 76.4% Fibonacci retracement
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S&P 500
27 June 2011
The S&P 500 Index will look very vulnerable if it breaks through 1250 supports that correspond with the March lows and the upward sloping trend channel On April 18th, 2011 the S&P 500 made an impulsive correction that had a low of 1294. One both June 21rst and 22nd we tested this level but did not move far above. 1294 now serves as resistance. European Banking Stocks
Early last week the European Banks Index looked like it was reversing momentum off an important support, and tested the linear declining tops that have defined the indexs price action since February It failed almost exactly at these declining tops and closed the week close to the 149 supports, that if breached on a close basis would open the way back to the 2009 lows
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10 Year Note
27 June 2011
The September 10 Year Futures contract is at risk of posting momentum divergence if it sells off here at trend line resistance at 125 A move through 123 +16 would make for a clearly defined break of supports GBPUSD
GBPUSD looks set to continue losses, trading beneath both the 55 and 200 day moving averages at 1.6333 and 1.5945 respectively and having completed a long term head and shoulders with a neckline at 1.61 resistances We see a move to the January lows at 1.5351 over coming weeks
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USDJPY
27 June 2011
USDJPY will look to push higher if it can sustain a close above 80.50, the neckline of an inverted head and shoulders with its 2nd shoulder at a 76.4% Retracement at 80.01 A move through the 76.4% neckline at 81.06 would argue an acceleration up towards resistances that correspond with the 200 day and May highs at 82.20 EURNOK
EURNOK comes into focus given our view that oil will drop double digit percentages while the S&P declines in coming weeks Watch support around 7.75 on the downside, the exact area of the 76.4% Fibonacci retracement. The neckline of the 76.4 is 7.94. A move through this area would also form an inverted head and shoulders formation that would target even higher levels for EURNOK
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USDCAD
27 June 2011
USDCAD looks poised to move higher if it can close above the 200 day moving average at .9908 Parity would be the next major resistance Our bearish view of oil is a backdrop that supports a higher USDCAD EURCHF
EURCHF has become severely oversold in past weeks and is touching a long term channel base. We have taken profit on our short position and would look to re-enter on a bounce back to the 1.21 area, the top of EURCHFs most recent price channel
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Crude Oil
27 June 2011
Crude broke the neckline of its head and shoulders formation. We expect it to test $83.85 supports, a breach of which would open the way to the $75 area Short term supports can be found at the bottom of Crudes channel at $90
Brief consolidation around 200 DMA in May 2010 before big push lower
In 2010 Crude made a head and shoulders at the high, dropped, and then consolidated near the 200 day moving average before making its next leg lower. Crude is currently consolidating near the 200 day moving average
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Brent Crude
27 June 2011
Though our focus is on West Texas, it is worth pointing out that Brent Crude has broken its 76.4% retracement neckline at $105.15 arguing for a move much lower The first support to look out for is $89 Gold
Gold made a bearish outside week last week near the 76.4% retracement at its highs. A weekly close through 1462 suggests a danger of a further corrective move lower.
CitiFX Technicals
27 June 2011
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Instrument
View
Target
Level today
Crude
Bearish daily reversal at the highs and breach of near term supports suggest short term weakness
13 April
* $93 Target Met and extended to $83.40 (200 week moving average)** In addition a move to $75 (Head and shoulders target) cannot be ruled out.
$90.00
EURUSD
09 May
1.4210
CRB Index
Weekly reversal at the highs, momentum diveirgence and large 55-200 day moving average gap
09 May
327
NDX
Breached the 55 day and trend support arguing for a move to the 200 day
24 May
2,200
2,220
EURCHF
23 May
1.16
1.1854
GBPUSD
Revisited but could not sustain rising trendline, head and shoulders targeting 1.5345
21 June
1.5345
1.5942
USDJPY
76.4 against the highs and close below 80.70 suggests lower levels ahead
06 June
80.92
Convictions represent the views of the CitiFX Technical staff and not actual trades.
CitiFX Technicals
27 June 2011
Source: CitFXTechnicals Views 27 June 2011
Instrument
Level today
S&P 500
Bearish year with double digit percentage down close of 15-16 % (1,055-1070) expected. Intra year bear market (High to low fall of 20%+ ) also a danger. Peak could well come in the opening days of the year.
Strong
Strong
1270
10 year yields to head towards 4% and possibly 4.5% by end of year. 30 year yields to head towards 5%
Strong
Strong
Crude
Strong
$90.00
Gold
Strong
Strong
$1,498
Palladium
Strong
Strong
$723
EURUSD
A move to high 1.40s (1.4850) by end of year) with possible 1.50+ and even 1.60+ in early 2012
Strong
Weak. We have now changed our year end view and believe that the move seen to 1.4184 1.4940 on 04 May has established a long term peak earlier than we thought. Data as at 27 June 2011
CitiFX Technicals
27 June 2011
Strategic Portfolio
Data as at 27 June 2010
Instrument
Position
Date established
Comment
Entry
Target
Present level
Tactical Portfolio
Data as at 27 June 2010
Instrument
Position
Date established
Comment
Entry
Target
Present level
EURCHF
Squared up today
23 May 2011
TAKEN PROFIT AT 1.859 Price action is similar to that seen at the highs in October 2010 suggesting further losses Short term price action looks corrective and the setups still remind us of Nov 2010 Long term head and shoulders, interest rate and equity Held base of what looks like corrective flag, potential double bottom
1.2375
1.1854
EURGBP
Long 0.8450 Put Option (expiry 06 July) Long 1.40 Put option (Expiry 28 June)
25 May 2011
Premium paid
0.8450
0.8896
EURUSD
27 May 2011
Premium paid
Sub 1.40
1.4210
GBPUSD
Short
27 June 2011
1.6305
1.53451.5370
1.5942
10 Year Future
Short
24 June 2011
124 14/32
125 1/2
3.10%
2.86%
CitiFX Technicals
27 June 2011
CitiFX Technicals
27 June 2011
FX Technicals
Tom Fitzpatrick New York 1-212-723-1344 thomas.fitzpatrick@citi.com
Structuring Group
Stephane Knauf London 44-20-7986-9486 stephane.knauf@citi.com
CitiFX Technicals
27 June 2011
CitiFX Technicals
27 June 2011
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