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Financial Markets Weekly Overview, Trade List For October 16 – 22

Published 10/15/2017, 06:06 AM
Updated 07/09/2023, 06:31 AM


We make up a weekly medium-term trade list based on CFTC reports and technical analysis.

The table below provides a description of the technical condition of the market on the most popular financial instruments, as well as information on the large speculators’ actions according to the last COT reports and the previous period.

If you want to use CFTC reports in your trading practice, you should understand that for an objective assessment of the situation it’s not enough to know the data of the last report. The dynamic is more important, in other words, comparing the statistics of large speculators’ actions in the current period with the previous one, so we publish both values in the table.

E-Mini S&P500 (ESZ17)

The trend is bullish, the impulse wave develops. A pullback entry point will appear on the Daily timeframe after another correction formation, at the same time the price movement is very active that’s why the reliable market entry is also possible on smaller timeframes. Large speculators began to buy actively and the professionals’ opinion corresponds to the market technical picture now.

ES Daily Chart
E-Mini S&P500 (ESZ17). Technical analysis and COT net position indicator.

US Dollar Index

The support level was broken on the Daily timeframe on Wednesday and the trend changed its direction. The trend is bearish, the correction is being formed, a pullback entry point will appear on the Daily timeframe after its completion. COT net position indicator didn’t reverse, the professionals’ opinion no longer corresponds to the market technical picture and it makes sense to reduce the position size when an entry point appears in the trend direction. US Dollar Daily Chart
Dollar Index (DXY). Technical analysis and COT net position indicator.

EURO (EUR/USD)

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The resistance level was broken on the Daily timeframe on Wednesday, the trend is upward now, the correction develops. A pullback buying opportunity will appear after the correction completion on the Daily timeframe. COT net position indicator goes on rising and large speculators continue to buy. Euro FX Daily Chart
EUR/USD. Technical analysis and COT net position indicator.

Swiss Franc (USD/CHF)

The trend is bullish (for USD/CHF), another correction wave develops. A pullback selling opportunity will appear on the Daily timeframe after its completion. Large speculators are selling franc and the professionals’ opinion corresponds to the market technical picture. Swiss Franc Daily Chart
CHF/USD. Technical analysis and COT net position indicator.

British Pound (GBP/USD)

The Daily trend is bearish. The market is in the strong correction. A pullback selling opportunity will appear after this price movement completion on the Daily timeframe. COT net position indicator didn’t reverse. Major players‘ opinion doesn’t correspond to the market technical picture and it makes sense to reduce the position size when an entry point appears in the trend direction.

GBP Daily Chart
GBP/USD. Technical analysis and COT net position indicator.

Japanese Yen (USD/JPY)

The trend is bullish (for USD/JPY). The market is in the correction, a pullback buying opportunity will appear after the correction completion on the Daily timeframe. Long positions will remain relevant until the market is above the lows of September 25-26. JPY Daily Chart
JPY/USD. Technical analysis and COT net position indicator.

WTI Crude Oil (CLX17)

The trend is bullish, another impulse wave develops on the Daily timeframe. A pullback buying opportunity will appear after new correction formation. COT net position indicator reversed, large speculators began to sell and it makes sense to reduce the position size when an entry point appears in the trend direction. Crude Daily Chart
WTI Crude Oil (CLX17). Technical analysis and COT net position indicator.

Canadian Dollar (USD/CAD)

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The trend is bullish (for USD/CAD). The market is around the support level on the Daily timeframe. A pullback signal from this level will most likely appear within next week or it will be broken, the trend will change and a breakout signal will be formed. Anyway this asset may be interesting for medium-term trading. Large speculators are buying the Canadian dollar and the professionals’ opinion doesn’t correspond to the market technical picture, and it makes sense to reduce the position size when USD/CAD currency pair buying opportunity appears. CAD Daily Chart
CAD/USD. Technical analysis and COT net position indicator.

Gold (XAU/USD)

The Daily trend is bearish, the market is in the correction. Large speculators are selling, major players’ opinion corresponds to the market technical picture. A pullback selling opportunity will appear after the correction completion. Short positions will remain relevant until the market is below the highs of September 25-26.

Gold Daily Chart
Gold. Technical analysis and COT net position indicator.

Silver (XAG/USD)

The resistance level was broken on the Daily timeframe on Friday. The trend changed its direction. The trend is bullish, the impulse wave develops, a pullback entry point will appear after the correction formation on the Daily timeframe. Large speculators are selling and the professionals’ opinion doesn’t correspond to the market technical picture, and it makes sense to reduce the position size when an entry point appears in the trend direction. Silver Daily Chart
Silver. Technical analysis and COT net position indicator.

Australian Dollar (AUD/USD)

The resistance level was broken on the Daily timeframe on Friday and the trend changed its direction. The trend is bullish, the impulse wave develops, a pullback entry point will appear after the correction formation on the Daily timeframe. Large speculators are selling and the professionals’ opinion doesn’t correspond to the market technical picture, and it makes sense to reduce the position size when an entry point appears in the trend direction. AUD Daily Chart
AUD/USD. Technical analysis and COT net position indicator.

New Zealand Dollar (NZD/USD)

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The trend is bearish, the market is in the correction and a pullback selling opportunity will appear after the correction completion on the Daily timeframe. Major players’ opinion corresponds to the market technical picture. Short positions will remain relevant until the market is below the resistance level, the highs of September 28-29.

NZD Daily Chart
NZD/USD. Technical analysis and COT net position indicator.

Russian rouble (USD/RUB)

The market broke through the triangle formed earlier in the direction that corresponds to professional participants’ opinion. Large speculators go on buying RUB and the major players’ opinion corresponds to the market technical picture. The trend is bearish (for USDRUB), the impulse wave develops. A pullback selling opportunity will appear on the Daily timeframe after the correction formation. RUB Daily Chart
RUBUSD. Technical analysis and COT net position indicator.

Conclusions

In terms of medium-term trading, financial instruments with the correction close to completion on the Daily timeframe and with potentially the most promising risk-reward ratio are gold, NZD/USD, EURJPY, EUR/AUD, NZD/CHF and NZD/CAD.

In the near future Dollar Index, EUR/USD, USD/CHF, GBP/USD, USD/JPY, USD/CAD, EUR/GBP, GBP/JPY, GBP/CHF, AUD/JPY, NZD/JPY can become noteworthy depending on the depth of the market correction.

Other financial instruments in the trade list may be also interesting, but in these markets pullback signals on the Daily timeframe are likely to occur no earlier than a week.

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