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Factor Alert — An update on American craziness

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Factor Special Alert — Eurodollar spread

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Factor Alert, Japanese Yen, October 27, 2016

The focus of this commentary is on Yen futures and spot USD/JPY. Remember, a bearish outlook for Yen futures is equivalent to a bullish outlook for the USD/JPY spot rate.
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Factor Update, October 23, 2016

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Factor Special Update on the Chinese Yuan, October 22, 2016

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Factor Member October Webinar

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Factor Alert (Oct 17, 2016) — A case for being a short-term Crude Oil bear

As usual I must emphasize that I deal in possibilities, not probabilities and certainly not certainties. Chart patterns develop and sometimes work out -- more often than not they morph or even completely fail. Nevertheless, chart construction can offer the opportunity for asymmetrical reward to risk trade set ups and that is the most a trader can expect. A case can be made that the next $5 to $7 move in Crude Oil will be to the downside. The weekly continuation graph has traced out a near textbook 15-month inverted H&S bottom dating back to Jul 2015. The neckline on this pattern ranges from 51.50 to 52.50 depending upon the roll date used to create the continuation graph (most active, first notice, last trading date). The graph shown below rolls at last trading date. A decisive closing price completion of this H&S pattern would set up targets of 62.58 (May 2015 high) and 76.40 (measured move of H&S). Read More

Factor Alert (Oct 18, 2016) — Australian Dollar

The Aussie $ seems poised to gain on several other currency units based on the charts.   AUD/CHF -- the weekly chart displays a 22-month symmetrical triangle. A decisive close above the Apr 2016 high will be enough to warrant a long position. I am willing to risk about 60 BPs on the trade. Symmetrical triangles often lack reliability. Also, patterns longer than 12-months are more apt to experience morphing.   Read More
Yen Chart - Peter Brandt

Yen Chart – Textbook Market

Yen Chart – Textbook Market

 

The Yen Chart is a textbook charting market – it has a long history of providing very reliable pattern signals, as shown on the weekly chart dating back to early 2011.

 

Yen Chart - Textbook Market - Peter Brandt - Factor

The advance on Oct 4 appears to have completed a possible 16-week symmetrical triangle bottom – remember that the symmetrical triangle pattern is far less reliable than horizontal patterns such as the H&S, rectangle and right angle-triangles. In order to be confirmed, a breakout of a symmetrical triangle bottom needs a decisive close above the last intermediate high in the triangle – marked as point #4 at 104.32 on the daily graph. A confirmed breakout on the Yen Chart would have a minimum target of 109.

 Yen Chart - Textbook Market - Peter Brandt - Factor

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