USD/CHF – 1.0125
USD/CHF – Wave IV ended at 1.1730 and wave V has possibly ended at 0.7068
The greenback dropped again after last week’s selloff, suggesting the decline from 1.0171 top is still in progress and although price has recovered from 0.9882, reckon upside would be limited to resistance at 1.0003 and bring another decline later, below said support at 0.9882 would bring retest of support at 0.9861. Looking ahead, only a break below this level would confirm another leg of major fall from 1.0344 top is underway for further fall to 0.9800 and possibly towards 0.9735-40, however, near term oversold condition should prevent sharp fall below 0.9675-80 and price should stay well above 0.9600, bring rebound later.
Our preferred count on the daily chart is that early selloff to 0.9630 is an end of the larger degree wave III and major correction is unfolding from there with a leg ended at 1.2298 (Nov 2008 with (a): 1.0625, (b):1.0011 and (c):1.2298), wave b ended at 0.9910 with (a): 1.0370, (b): 1.1967, (c): 0.9910. The rise from there to 1.1730 is the wave c which also marked the end of wave IV and wave V has possibly ended at 0.7068.
On the upside, whilst initial recovery to resistance at 1.0003 cannot be ruled out, reckon previous support at 1.0060 would cap upside and bring another decline later. Only a daily close above 1.0060 would suggest low is formed instead, bring a stronger rebound to 1.0105-10 but price should falter below said resistance at 1.0171. In the unlikely event dollar breaks above said resistance at 1.0171, this would revive our bullish view for the erratic rise from 0.9861 to extend further gain to 1.0200 and possibly test of resistance at 1.0248, however, a daily close above there is needed to signal the retreat from 1.0344 has ended at 0.9861, bring eventual retest of 1.0344. Looking ahead, only break of said resistance at 1.0344 would retain bullishness and extend the major rise from 0.7401 (2015 low) to 1.0400 and later towards 1.0470-75 but upside should be limited to 1.0500 and price should falter below 1.0600.
Recommendation: Sell at 1.0000 for 0.9800 with stop above 1.0100.
Dollar’s long-term downtrend started from 2.9343 (Feb 1995) and it was unfolding as a (A)-(B)-(C) with (A): 1.1100, (B): 1.8310 (26 Oct 2000), then followed by another impulsive wave (C) with wave III ended at 0.9630 (Mar 2008). Under this count, correction in wave IV has possibly ended at 1.1730 and wave V already broke below support at 0.9630 and met indicated downside target at 0.7500 and 0.7400. The reversal from 0.7068 suggests the wave V has possibly ended and the breach of resistance at 0.9595 add credence to this view and indicated upside target at 1.0000 had been met, however, the sharp retreat from 1.0296 to 0.7401 suggests choppy trading would be seen but price should stay above said record low at 0.7068.
