EUR/USD Vs USD/JPY, Close Prices and Next Week

EUR/USD most significant high/ low point is located at 1.2026. A break however at 1.2020 represent a wholesale trend change for a lower EUR/USD. Current EUR/USD trades above 1.2026.

USD/JPY on the other side trades above its significant high/ low point at 104.72. Both EUR/USD and USD/JPY are mis aligned. Either USD/JPY remains above 104.72 and trades higher or EUR/USD must break below 1.2026 and 1.2020 to trade much lower to 1.1700’s. In the interim, both pairs are in a standoff.

Noted from USD/JPY constituents, USD/CAD trades below its high / low point at 1.2867 and USD/CHF below 0.8980. USD/JPY remains the outlier USD pair for the past two weeks.

From the January 3rd long term forecasts, the next major USD/JPY inflection point is located at 106.00 exactly and USD/JPY traded to 105.75 then dropped. While 106.00 above represents the next break, below is located the 10 year average at 103.33 and a 267 pip range.

EUR/USD however must break below its 10 year average at 1.2107 to target the vital breaks at 1.2026 and 1.2020. Above is located the 14 year average at 1.2625. As EUR/USD trades above 1.2107 then the wide range becomes 1.2625 to 1.2107 and a 518 pip range. EUR/USD overall hasn’t changed its 518 pip range since January 8 as important MA’s are dropping simultaneously.

Most important point at 1.2625 however is dropping ever so slowly week to week as is 1.2107. A much lower EUR/USD is ahead in weeks to come.

Between 1.2107 and 1.2624 exists minor daily and weekly trade points.

USD/JPY however above 106.00 exists a vital average every 100 pips until the 5 year average at 109.09. USD/JPY’s counterpart due to the exact same pair is CHF/JPY and it trades above 116.20.

For USD/JPY today, best shorts are located at 105.37 and 105.30 to target 104.90. Longs are located at 104.31 and 104.37 to target 104.64. The break at 104.72 however represents a lower USD/JPY next week.

EUR/USD close price today is forecast at 1.2109 and below 1.2137. This places EUR/USD next week between 1.2082 to 1.2137 for next week.

USD/JPY above 104.72 represents a problem for AUD/JPY as it trades above its 5 year average at 79.70 and NZD/JPY trades above its 10 year average at 75.42. Both are mandatory breaks for AUD/USD to trade lower and break its vital MA at its rising line at 0.7557 and NZD/USD 0.7070.

Any price today for AUD/JPY ar 81.57 is a good short to target 81.17 and today’s close price is forecast at 80.96.

Not only are all JPY cross pairs richter scale overbought but most trade near vital inflection points. EUR/JPY 128.24 is next above Vs below at 125.93 or a 231 pip range. Close price forecast today for EUR/JPY at 126.83 places EUR/JPY at perfect neutral to begin next week.

GBP/JPY trades deeply overbought between vital 5 and 10 year averages at 142.47 and 148.27. Good short today is found at 145.26 to target the close price forecast at 144.08. Quite a distance for a Friday. Above 144.08 then GBP/JPY remains deeply overbought heading into next week.

Overbought GBP/USD forecast close price is located at 1.3741. Shorts today are located at 1,.3866 and 1.3857 to target 1.3772 then 1.3741.

For oversold EUR/CAD, next week 1.5471 high/ low point we’re watching closely.

For high flyer and wide ranger GBP/AUD net week 1.7900 represents the big break. 1.7900 broke this week and traded to 1.7785. EUR/AUD and GBP/AUD’s counterpart must break 1.5923 to trade higher. GBP/AUD break at 1.7900 represents an alignment to EUR/AUD as both now trade below respective MA’s.

For oversold USD/CAD, close price today is forecast 1.2753. Shorts today are located at 1.2787 and 1.2773 to target 1.2731 then 1.2696.

Oversold EUR/GBP trades just above its 5 year average at 0.8725.

S&P bottom and long entry is located at 3896.71 and just ahead of 3861.36. Long target is located at 3906.58 for a quick 10 point trade today.

DAX today must trade back to at least 13970.70. Note most vital today at 13926.28 then 14029.00, 14084.78 then 14156.47. Above 13970.70 targets 14029.00.