Want To Know What A 90 Cent Eurodollar Looks Like? Well, This Is It!
Peter Brandt | Nov 07, 2014 12:09AM ET
[Note: Factor Trading is an advocate of classical charting principles. As a research and proprietary trading firm, we make no attempt to understand macro fundamental factors. We believe that geometric patterns on price graphs have the ability to reveal underlying price trends and can be useful for timing trade entry and defining risks.]h2 The Euro has been coiling within the boundaries of a symmetrical triangle since early 2008./h2
Symmetrical triangle top patterns require five contact points. This is exactly what the monthly chart displays. Remember, a pattern is not a pattern until it is completed. This triangle requires a decisive close below 1.2050 and then 1.1850 to confirm this chart interpretation and establish a target of 90 cents. No doubt most short-term traders believe the Euro is extremely oversold. I do not agree. Traders become conditioned by recent experiences — and the most recent experience of the Euro is a trading range from 1.2000 to 1.5000 or so. Yet, history tells a far different story than a range-bound Euro. The chart below shows the Euro dating back to the early 1970s (note – the chart is adjusted to use the D-Mark as a proxy for the Euro prior to 1999.) As this chart shows, the Euro is far from oversold. The decline from 1.4000 since May is not particularly spectacular from historic measures. However, a decline to 90 cents would be something special.
Remember, charts represent possibilities, not probabilities and definitely not predictions. The short side of the Euro must be consistent with the trading guidelines that you use. Even if this analysis is correct, the road to $1 or 90 cents will not be gentle. Expect great volatility as central bankers throughout the world attempt to sidestep the impact of this price decline. Expect gap openings due to interventions. The implications of a $1 or 90 cent Euro are significant. Disclosure: I am currently NOT short the Euro. I am, however, long USDSGD, long Dollar Index, short Canadian Dollars and short British Pounds. If I was smarter, I would be short the Euro. $ERO , #DRAGHIplb###
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