{"id":5209,"date":"2012-08-10T19:29:25","date_gmt":"2012-08-10T23:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=5209"},"modified":"2012-08-10T19:29:25","modified_gmt":"2012-08-10T23:29:25","slug":"forex-euro-pound-sterling-canadian-loonie-australian-dollar-south-african-rand-and-japanese-yen-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2012\/08\/10\/forex-euro-pound-sterling-canadian-loonie-australian-dollar-south-african-rand-and-japanese-yen-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Forex: Euro, Pound Sterling, Canadian Loonie, Australian Dollar, South African Rand and Japanese Yen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Euro retreated after encountering resistance at $1.2400\/1.2450. Respect of the rising trendline, however, would confirm that the primary down-trend is losing momentum and a bottom is forming. Recovery above $1.2450 would strengthen the signal. Reversal below $1.2150 would warn of another down-swing &#8212; confirmed if primary support at $1.2050 is broken &#8212; with a target of $1.185.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2012\/2012-08-10-eur.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Euro\/USD\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right;font-size:.9em;\"><span style=\"color:#999999;\">* Target calculation: 1.215 &#8211; ( 1.245 &#8211; 1.215 ) = 1.185<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pound Sterling&#8217;s up-trend against the Euro continues on the Weekly chart. Respect of support at \u20ac1.255 would indicate an advance to \u20ac1.315*. Rising 63-day Twiggs Momentum is evidence of a strong primary up-trend.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2012\/2012-08-10-gbp.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pound Sterling\/Euro\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right;font-size:.9em;\"><span style=\"color:#999999;\">* Target calculation: 1.285 + ( 1.285 &#8211; 1.255 ) = 1.315<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Canada&#8217;s Loonie broke above parity, headed for a test of resistance against the greenback at $1.02.\u00a0 Long-term bullish divergence on 63-day Twiggs Momentum and recovery above zero suggest a primary up-trend.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2012\/2012-08-10-cad.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Canadian Loonie\/Aussie Dollar\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Aussie Dollar is similarly headed for a test of resistance at $1.08 against the greenback. Breakout would offer a long-term target of $1.20* but calls for RBA intervention to prevent further appreciation are growing. Professor Warwick McKibbin told <a title=\"AFR: Warwick McKibbin\" href=\"http:\/\/www.afr.com\/p\/national\/mckibbin_urges_rba_to_tame_CGGs2yJtrgvGurTQJ9vReN\" target=\"_blank\">The Australian Financial Review<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>When a portfolio shift into Australian currency is observed, the exchange rate change should be completely offset so the shock only affects the money markets rather than the real economy. If the shock cannot be observed precisely then the central bank should &#8220;lean against the wind&#8221;, that is intervene to slow down the extent of appreciation of the exchange rate.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2012\/2012-08-10-aud.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Aussie Dollar\/USD\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right;font-size:.9em;\"><span style=\"color:#999999;\">* Target calculation: 1.08 + ( 1.08 &#8211; 0.96 ) = 1.20<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Aussie retreated from resistance at R8.75 against the South African Rand and is testing support at R8.50. Failure of support would signal a primary down-trend with an initial target of $8.25*.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2012\/2012-08-10-zar.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Aussie Dollar\/South African Rand\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right;font-size:.9em;\"><span style=\"color:#999999;\">* Target calculation: 8.50 &#8211; ( 8.75 &#8211; 8.50 ) = 8.25<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Aussie broke medium-term resistance at \u00a582.50 against the Japanese Yen, heading for a test of the upper range border at \u00a588\/\u00a590. The Australian Dollar\/Japanese Yen has been a good reflection of global risk tolerance since 2009, oscillating between \u00a572 and \u00a590 as risk tolerance rises or falls. Rising 63-Day Twiggs Momentum and recovery above zero suggest a primary up-trend as the Aussie Dollar&#8217;s status as a reserve currency grows, attracting capital inflows.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2012\/2012-08-10-jpy.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Aussie Dollar\/Japanese Yen\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Euro retreated after encountering resistance at $1.2400\/1.2450. Respect of the rising trendline, however, would confirm that the primary down-trend is losing momentum and a bottom is forming. Recovery above $1.2450 would strengthen the signal. Reversal below $1.2150 would warn of another down-swing &#8212; confirmed if primary support at $1.2050 is broken &#8212; with a &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2012\/08\/10\/forex-euro-pound-sterling-canadian-loonie-australian-dollar-south-african-rand-and-japanese-yen-3\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Forex: Euro, Pound Sterling, Canadian Loonie, Australian Dollar, South African Rand and Japanese Yen&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,40,7,33,34],"tags":[287,560,1292,1935,2727,3184],"class_list":["post-5209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-africa-south-america","category-australia-nz-countries-regions","category-forex","category-uk-europe-countries-regions","category-us-canada-countries-regions","tag-aussie-dollar","tag-canadian-loonie","tag-euro","tag-japanese-yen","tag-pound-sterling","tag-south-african-rand"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Forex: Euro, Pound Sterling, Canadian Loonie, Australian Dollar, South African Rand and Japanese Yen - the patient investor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Forex: Euro, Pound Sterling, Canadian Loonie, Australian Dollar, South African Rand and Japanese Yen - the patient investor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Euro retreated after encountering resistance at $1.2400\/1.2450. 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