{"id":6195,"date":"2012-11-16T19:25:07","date_gmt":"2012-11-17T00:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=6195"},"modified":"2012-11-16T19:25:07","modified_gmt":"2012-11-17T00:25:07","slug":"the-gold-euro-dollar-conundrum-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2012\/11\/16\/the-gold-euro-dollar-conundrum-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gold-Euro-Dollar conundrum Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week we discussed conflicting signals from the euro and US dollar. The Dollar Index and the euro are normally plotted inversely to each other.\u00a0 I have reversed this on the chart below.\u00a0 As expected, with the euro the largest component (57.6 percent) of the dollar index weighted basket of currencies, there is a strong correlation.\u00a0 Divergences between the two seldom last as traders &#8220;arbitrage&#8221; the differences.<\/p>\n<p>The rising Dollar Index is testing resistance at 81.50. Respect of resistance would threaten a head-and-shoulders reversal &#8212; with a target of 74* &#8212; following a breakout below primary support at 78.50. Falling 63-day Twiggs Momentum, below zero, already suggests a primary down-trend. But recovery above 81.50\/82.00 would negate this, indicating another primary advance.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"US Dollar Index\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2012\/2012-11-16-dxy.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right;font-size:.9em;\"><span style=\"color:#999999;\">* Target calculation: 79 &#8211; ( 84 &#8211; 79 ) = 74<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Spot gold (daily chart) is testing short-term support at $1700 per ounce. Respect of support would reinforce the earlier trendline break, suggesting another test of $1800. But a stronger dollar and failure of support at $1675 would indicate a more severe correction.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"Spot Gold\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2012\/2012-11-16-gold.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right;font-size:.9em;\"><span style=\"color:#999999;\">* Target calculation: 1800 + ( 1800 &#8211; 1700 ) = 1900<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The DJ-UBS Commodity Index (weekly chart) continues to test support at 140. A 63-day Twiggs Momentum trough above zero would indicate a primary up-trend. Recovery above 152 would confirm. A stronger dollar and breach of 140, however, would test primary support at 126.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"DJ-UBS Commodity Index\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2012\/2012-11-16-dubs.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nymex WTI Light Crude and ICE Brent Crude are both headed for a test of primary support: WTI at $76\/$78 per barrel and Brent Crude at $90. The 63-day Twiggs Momentum peak below zero warns of a primary down-trend.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"Nymex WTI Light Crude\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2012\/2012-11-16-crude.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week we discussed conflicting signals from the euro and US dollar. 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Follow-through below 2.40 would confirm. 13-Week Twiggs Momentum below zero strengthens\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Fixed Income&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Fixed Income","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/fixed-income\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"10-Year Treasury Yields","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2014\/2014-08-07-tnx.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2014\/2014-08-07-tnx.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2014\/2014-08-07-tnx.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":10463,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2014\/07\/31\/gold-weakens-on-dollar-strength\/","url_meta":{"origin":6195,"position":2},"title":"Gold weakens on Dollar strength","author":"ColinTwiggs","date":"July 31, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Treasury yields find support Euro signals a primary down-trend Dollar continues to strengthen Gold weakens Interest Rates and the Dollar The yield on ten-year Treasury Notes recovered above 2.50 percent, suggesting that a bottom is forming. Follow-through above 2.65 would strengthen the signal. Reversal below 2.40, however, would confirm a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Fixed Income&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Fixed Income","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/fixed-income\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"10-Year Treasury Yields","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2014\/2014-07-31-tnx.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2014\/2014-07-31-tnx.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2014\/2014-07-31-tnx.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6246,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2012\/11\/22\/gold-strengthens-as-dollar-retreats\/","url_meta":{"origin":6195,"position":3},"title":"Gold strengthens as dollar retreats","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"November 22, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Long tails on the last two days of the spot gold daily chart indicate strong support at $1700 per ounce. Breakout above $1740 would indicate another test of $1800. 63-Day Twiggs Momentum well above zero suggests a healthy up-trend. A weakening dollar would strengthen the signal. * Target calculation: 1800\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Forex&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Forex","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/forex\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":6370,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2012\/12\/05\/gold-breaks-1700\/","url_meta":{"origin":6195,"position":4},"title":"Gold breaks $1700","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"December 5, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Gold broke support at $1700 per ounce, indicating a test of primary support at $1675. Breakout would offer an initial target of $1600*, with a long-term target of the May 2012 low at $1525. Declining 63-day Twiggs Momentum indicates weakness but values above zero still reflect a primary up-trend and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Forex&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Forex","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/forex\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":6309,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2012\/11\/29\/gold-long-tail-as-dollar-retreats\/","url_meta":{"origin":6195,"position":5},"title":"Gold long tail as dollar retreats","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"November 29, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Yesterday's long tail on the spot gold daily chart indicates support at $1700 per ounce. Recovery above $1750 would signal another test of $1800. 63-Day Twiggs Momentum well above zero continues to indicate a healthy up-trend. A weakening dollar would strengthen the signal. * Target calculation: 1800 + ( 1800\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Forex&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Forex","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/forex\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6195"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6195\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}