Currently price is battling for dominance between two 'crustacean's' i.e. a bearish crab and an Alt bullish crab pattern.
At the moment, looking at the close of this months candle it seems clear that price is ready to dive lower and resume the bearish trend that has been in tact since the end of 1985. However, there is a slim chance of seeing the 100.00 and 110.00 level as long as the 91.00 level below holds.
Looking back at price action in the past, we can see that price, after it dropped from 129.67 to 78.19, it retraced till the 78.6% retracement level from where it resumed the bearish trend till the 70.70 level. If price continues to emulate the pattern from the past, hence remaining harmonic, then it is plausible that now, too, we will see the current retracement reach the 78.6% level which is at the 110.25 level. This level is near the trend line cross over level formed between the main upper trend resistance line and the current bullish support trend line.
In addition, the 110.00 level is also significant because it is the 61.8% retracement level from 129.67 to 78.19, thus, a significant Fibonacci confluence zone.
If price manages to rally beyond the 97.00 level but gets stopped at the 103.82, hence forming the depicted potential double top, then the primary bearish trend will resume. The measured target objective reaches the 72.70 level, which is leg A of the Bearish Crab pattern.
Should price drop below the 91.00 level from the current levels then expect 84.75 as the next target, thus, leg B of the Bearish Crab pattern. Further evidence for price to resume a bearish trend can be seen by looking at the RSI indicator, namely, it has been rejected for a third time at the upper trend resistance line. Even if price action rallies to the 103.80 level, I believe that there will be bearish divergence created on the RSI indicator, which would then indicate the validity of the potential double top.
For now, focus remains on the 95.70 and 91.00 level. If either is broken by the end of this Septembre we will know with more certainty which direction price will go. Remember, too, that this month there will be another likely rate hike for the USD so price action will most likely consolidate, or drop down and test the 91.00 level.
I haven't added any trade ideas since I personally dont trade the monthly time frames, however, should price close below the 91.00 level I have indicated a possible bearish price action path, breaking and testing support and resistance levels as it slowly but surely reaches for the 72.70 level below.
Because of the USD interest rate decision this month and the DXY being at a crucial level, it is commendable to trade any USD pair with caution till the end of this month.
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