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EUR/USD
The Shared currency slipped to $1.1400 as simmering Sino-U.S. tensions and ahead of ECB interest rate decision today.
GBP/USD
The Sterling initially rose to $1.2650 on positive U.K CPI but was latter dragged towards $1.2550 by a stronger dollar.
USD/JPY
The Japanese yen funneled down below 107.0/dlr as risk-off mood returned on growing globally and U.S-China tensions offset the optimism over the vaccine progress.
AUD/USD
The Aussie dollar eased back to $0.6986 in today's Asian session as domestic and Chinese economic news proved too mixed to cheer buyers.
USD/ZAR
South Africa's rand raced to 16.64/dlr, a new one-month best on Wednesday in a broad rally on risky assets spurred by progress towards a COVID-19 vaccine.
USD/MUR
The dollar-rupee stayed put at 40.15(selling) on the local market.
15:15 - GBP - BoE Governor Bailey Speaks
15:45 - EUR - ECB Interest Rate Decision
15:45 - EUR - ECB Monetary Policy statement
16:30 - USD - Retail Sales (MoM) (Jun)
16:30 - EUR - ECB Press Conference
Double three combination- (W)-(X)-(Y)- targets to $1.2169 and $1.2115
From Mid-April 2020, the Pound appeared to be caught into a continuous range bound price movement of $1.2078 and $1.2815. Elliott called this type of extended sideways base pattern a double three combination of two corrective patterns. A combination is composed of simpler types of corrections pattern, including zig-zags, flats and triangles. The simple corrective pattern components are labeled W, Y and Z.
An inspection of the double three combination on the hourly chart suggests the following: Wave (w) from April 15th to May 15th form a flat correction, while the rise from $1.2078 to $1.2815 was wave (x).Wave (y) is still unfolding into a possible Zig-Zag correction. It is likely that two corrective waves( a and b) of the Zig-Zag may have been completed at this juncture and that the market is in the process of tracing out Wave c of wave(y).
In the short term, Wave c of wave (y) could bottom at $1.2169 (within the area of the fourth wave of a lesser degree). While $1.2115 could prove as good alternative support based on typical ratio analysis guideline( Wave c=a, Wave (y)=(w)).
On the other hand ,any upside reversal would depend upon a break of $1.2665/70 area comprising highs market on last Thursday and on Monday. A successful break at $1.2670 would open the door for June month top near $1.2815.
After rallying from bottoming all time low at 101.20 to 111.71 in covid-fueled March period, dwarfing an expanding leading diagonal ((1)) in 5 waves, USD/JPY has ever since unfolded in a corrective double three combination pattern (W)-(X)-(Y) of wave ((2)).
From an Elliott Wave trading standpoint, the pair may experience further decline to the choppy downside to complete countertrend wave (Y) because
- An impulse usually retraces to at least wave (4) of previous smaller trend, that is 105.19.
- Wave (4) of wave ((1)) coincides with 61.8% Fibonnacii retracement of wave ((1)), i.e 105.19.
- 78.6% projection wave (W) through (X) targets level 105.30.
- In EW lexicon, a pullback to the previous wave (2) usually happen to a leading diagonal ((1)).
- USD/JPY is still trading within the bearish parellel trendlines.
Thus, hibernation of price action could be seen in the locality of 105.30/19.
On the flipside, a violent recoil to revive bullish momentum at 109.84 of June 4th would nullify this set-up, warning that the potency of positioning-derived bearish signal may be ebbing.
