The Aussie close to a trough

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The USDAUD (now at 0.7594) is getting close to the target area 0.7533-0.7439 where it could set off a new low before bouncing back to 0.773-0.783.

ELLIOTT WAVES

The best way to get the big picture is to look at the historical chart. The long term wave pattern from 1983, as well as the shape of the past waves, are now indicating the direction and the shape of the long term trend.

If the AUDUSD sticks to the expected Elliott Waves, it could reach a minimum close to 0.61 within 5 years. Within 10 years, it might bottom around 0.48 or lower.

Let me recall a few historical facts. In 1967 the AUD was pegged to the USD at the rate of 1.12 USD and, on Sep 9, 1973 it was adjusted to a fixed rate of 1.4885 USD

On Dec 12, 1983 the AUD was finally floated and it started a downtrend immediately. On Apr 2001 it reached the lowest low at 0.4775 USD.

The historical chart below reveals that, from that low in 2001, the Aussie performed an a-b-c retracement up to 1.1080 (July 2011) followed by a downtrend that it's still in the making.

This large a-b-c was just the retracement-wave-4 of a massive five-waves-downtrend started in 1983. That downtrend is not even half away.

Besides, the monthly and weekly charts cast doubts about the last top at 0.81. In fact, after the incoming new low, the Aussie could still stage a surprise jump to 0.85 before resuming the main downtrend.

The weekly chart also reveals the incoming targets and so the daily chart.




Historical chart. Click to enlarge

Monthly chart. Click to enlarge

Weekly chart. Click to enlarge

Daily chart. Click to enlarge

4-hours chart. Click to enlarge

The YEN: what's next

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ANALYSIS

The present rally of the USDJPY (now at 113.50) started on Sept 8th, 2017 and  should temporarily top around 115.6-116.0. The subsequent retracement could bring it back to 112-111 before resuming the uptrend.

ELLIOTT WAVES

The red trend line on the historical chart and the magenta trend line on the monthly chart represent the 69 y/o historical trend line drawn from level 320¥ through the tops at 280¥, 265¥ and 126-125¥.

That trend line is about to be crossed (breakout) around the 116-119 level by the present uptrend.

The monthly chart shows a huge retracement  a-b-c on the making where wave-a and wave-b are fully deployed already. Conversely, Wave-c is actually unfolding right now and should top around 150-165. Others think it will top at 230.

The weekly chart reveals that the present uptrend - started in June 2016 - has already completed 4 waves up.  Wave-5 should reach level 127 as a minimum.

The daily chart shows wave-4 and the unfolding of wave-5. The 4-hours chart reveals that we are approaching the top of wave-3 (in blue, font 12) around 115.6-116.0.

Historical chart, click to enlarge

Monthly chart, click to enlarge

Weekly chart, click to enlarge

Daily chart, click to enlarge

4-hours chart, click to enlarge

EURO: what's next

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ANALYSIS

Although the Euro (now at 1.181) is retracing down to 1.1773-1.1762 in the very short term (1-hour chart), it should be able to resume its limited uptrend to 1.1932 in five  waves (4-hours chart). At that level, the dominant downtrend (daily chart) will resume its course to 1.1459.

ELLIOTT WAVES

The monthly chart reveals that the EURUSD is presently unfolding a wide wave-four upwards, which is usually a very articulated a-b-c. Given that wave-a is complete, we now need to focus on the trajectory of wave-b.

Wave-b should drop the Euro to 1.1220. This should be followed by the wave-c rally to 1.24, although the final theoretical target is actually 1.3016. The blue horizontal lines mark the possible targets/supports/resistances.

The weekly chart shows that wave-b has already started its way down from the top at a. See the targets at 1.1459 and 1.1220. The blue line at 1.0889 is actually a Fibo Cluster and a very possible target too.

The daily chart displays the possible tops at 1.1930-32 which will be followed by the lows at 1.1327-1.1299 and 1.1220.

The 4-hours and the 1-hour charts reveal the short term lows at 1.1773-1.1762, followed by the top 1.1932-34.





Monthly chart, click to enlarge

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Daily chart, click to enlarge

4-hours chart, click to enlarge

1-hour chart, click to enlarge

ASX: is this the final top?

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The futures of the ASX 200, the SPI 200 (now at 5828) might have staged the last rally. If this is the much expected top (note the exhaustion gap in 4-hours chart ), it should be soon followed by a sharp correction to the major support at 5320-28.

ELLIOTT WAVES 

The daily and 4-hour charts show a huge round formation started on May 1st, 2017. This kind of pattern is usually time-symmetrical. Check the magenta lines and the vertical lines on the daily chart. 

Placing the centre of the round formation at the lowest low at 5592, we have 60 days from the centre to the highest top on the left, and 60 days from the centre to the highest top on the right.

After the same number of days have passed, a new trend usually starts.

On a much bigger scale, the monthly chart reveals that the SPI 200 performed a huge a-b-c retracement from the low in March 2000.

The weekly chart also shows an a-b-c retracement up.

Moreover, it reveals that the present downtrend actually started around mid-March, 2015 at 6010 and made the lowest low at 4643 on Feb 2016 (wave-1). 

This, in turn, was followed by an a-b-c retracement rally to 5944 on April 30, 2017 (wave-2).

The latter was the very last top of the SPI 200 and it marked the completion of retracement wave-2. Note that the gap between 6020 and 6102 has never been filled so far.  



Monthly chart, click to enlarge

Weekly chart, click to enlarge

Daily chart, click to enlarge

4-hour chart, click to enlarge

EURO: What's up

Hi Traders,

The EURUSD (now at 1.1838) should bounce back to 1.1857 but only to resume the correction down to the next support at 1.1774. Overall, this correction could go on down to the area 1.1327-1.1299 (theoretical targets: area 1.1449-1.1425 and especially the area 1.1220-1.1208).

ELLIOTT WAVES

The big picture is explained in the monthly and weekly charts which revels that the Euro is unfolding retracement-wave-4 to 1.3016 with an a-b-c pattern. The theoretical targets of wave-b could either be at 1.1453-1.1424 or even at  1.1220. At that point, the new wave-c-rally to 1.3016 would start.

Letter a was placed to indicate the completion of the first leg of the a-b-c retracement up. Those waves would be the three components of wave-4 ending at 1.3016.

The daily and 4-hours charts show the target of wave-b at 1.1934-1.1932 as well as  the target around 1.1774. The 1-hour chart also displays the target at 1.1857.



Monthly chart, click to enlarge

Weekly chart, click to enlarge

Daily chart, click to enlarge

4-hours chart, click to enlarge

1-hour chart, click to enlarge