The British pound has fallen during the course of the week, turning around to form a hammer, which of course is a very bullish sign. I think if we break above the top of the hammer, the market is likely to continue going higher, perhaps reaching towards the 1.3650 level next, and perhaps even higher than that.
By falling below the 1.33 level and turning around to form a hammer, that’s a very bullish sign and I think that the market is ready to turn around. While I favored the US dollar for most of the summer, I think we sold off too quickly, and may have wiped out that move already. However, we break down below the hammer, that would be a very negative sign, perhaps unwinding down to the 1.30 level quicker than most people think.
If we break above the top of the hammer, then I think we continue to grind towards the 1.3650 level above, and then perhaps even the 1.40 level after that. I don’t have any interest in trying to fight that type of move, because it would be so important. Of particular interest is that we are at the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level, followed in importance by the structural importance of that level. I think it makes sense that we get at the very least a bit of a bounce, and if we get a calming down of geopolitical concerns, it’s likely that we will continue to go higher. A break down from here coincides quite nicely with a move to the 1.30 level, which also has the 50% Fibonacci retracement level attached to it. I think waiting for break either above or below the skin will tell you exactly where we are going next.
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