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Talking Points:
- USD/JPY Outlook Hinges on Policy Divergence Should Bank of Japan (BoJ) Fail to Surprise.
- AUD/USD Bearish Momentum in Focus Going Into Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Minutes.
- USDOLLAR Risks Choppy Price Action Ahead of FOMC on Dismal Data.
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USD/JPY
Chart - Created Using FXCM Marketscope 2.0
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Bank of Japan (BoJ) meeting may spur a limited market reaction in USD/JPY as Governor Haruhiko Kuroda remains in no rush to further embark on the qualitative/quantitative easing (QQE) program.
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USD/JPY may continue to take cues from broader risk trends until we see a meaningful fundamental catalyst to resume the bullish trend; keeping a close eye on the bullish RSI momentum with the next topside objectives coming in around 122.40 (78.6% retracement) to 1.2280 (78.6% expansion.
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DailyFX Speculative Sentiment Index (SSI) shows retail crowd remains net-long USD/JPY, with the ratio currently sitting at +1.67.
AUD/USD
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Still favor the approach to ‘sell-bounces’ in AUD/USD as the bearish structures remain in play; will continue to watch former support zones around 0.7720 (161.8% expansion) to 0.7740 (78.6% expansion) for new resistance.
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Even though the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) remains on hold, will look for a greater willingness to lower the cash rate in 2015 along with a toughened verbal intervention on the aussie to favor a further decline in the exchange rate.
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Need close below 0.7570 (50% expansion) to 0.7590 (100% expansion) to expose the next downside target around 0.7490-7500 (61.8% expansion).
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USDOLLAR(Ticker: USDollar):
Index | Last | High | Low | Daily Change (%) | Daily Range (% of ATR) |
DJ-FXCM Dollar Index | 12124.65 | 12140.14 | 12114.97 | -0.07 | 43.57% |
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Despite the pullback in the Dow Jones-FXCM U.S. Dollar index, risk remains skewed to the upside as long as the Relative Strength Index (RSI) holds in overbought territory.
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Will keep a close eye on the data prints scheduled for ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) March 18 policy meeting amid the recent trend of weaker-than-expected data prints.
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Will watch former resistance zones for near-term support, with the first region of interest coming in around 11,997 (100% expansion) to 12,017 (50% expansion).
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