USDCHF Retesting 61.8% Fib Retrace of Apr-Jun Slide

The USDCHF is trying to halt the consolidation since the beginning of the week, with a decisive rebound coming as early as today following the SNB’s Monetary Policy Assessment and rate announcement at 330am EST. Significantly, the USDCHF found support yesterday near the July and August highs and the 61.8% Fib retrace of the April to June slide, with any reclaiming before the weekend of last week’s high to trigger an extension of the upchannel (on the weekly chart) for next week…

USDCAD Trying to Bounce Off 3 Month Uptrend Support

The USDCAD is continuing its week plus firming effort near the psychologically key 1.26 whole figure level. Significantly, with volatility certain to surge following Friday’s highly anticipated US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP), odds are moderately high for a break of upchannel support (on the daily chart) by Monday, with lower odds for a close this week below the weekly chart’s prior downchannel resistance…

WTI Crude (CL) Nears August High Ahead of Busy News Day

WTI Crude (CL) is pushing higher today, trying to bounce off ascending wedge support (on the 4hr chart). Significantly, although CL may reclaim the psychologically key 70 whole figure level today following the data/news releases of US ISM Manufacturing PMI at 10am EST, weekly crude inventory at 1030am EST or highly anticipated OPEC meeting at 11am EST, odds are roughly the same for CL to slide back below upchannel support (on the weekly chart)…

USDCAD Tries Bouncing Off Near Key 1.25 Level

The USDCAD is trying to stabilize after 2 days of healthy profittaking, hovering just above triangle support (on the 4hr chart) and uptrend support (on the daily chart). Significantly, the USDCAD’s consolidation as seen by this week’s weekly Gravestone should be coming to completion soon with the USDCAD having drifted back to near the weekly chart downchannel resistance and the psychologically key 1.25 whole figure level…