<p>EUR/AUD surged to as high as 1.9799 last week, then formed a short term top there and treated. Initial bias stays neutral this week for more consolidations. Downside should be contained by 61.8% retracement of 1.6085 to 1.9799 at 1.7504 to bring rebound. On the upside, break of 1.9799 will resume larger up trend. In […]
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EUR/CHF Weekly Outlook
<p>EUR/CHF edged lower again last week with very weak downside momentum. Overall outlook remains unchanged. With 1.0710 resistance intact, further decline is expected. Current down trend should target 100% projection of 1.1476 to 1.0811 from 1.1059 at 1.0394 next. However, on the upside, break of 1.0710 will indicate short term bottoming. Str
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