Currency Markets

Currency Weekly January 7, 2024

Jan 7, 2024

Thomas Thornton

Highlights and themes

  • US Dollar bounced last week after the Bloomberg Dollar Index had DeMark buy Countdown 13’s and weely buy Setup 9’s. Continuation with some resistance near will be key focus ahead.
  • Yen with a sharp reversal down again
  • Three Yen crosses could be making lower highs
  • Swiss Franc had DeMark sell Countdown 13’s and reversed as well
  • Crypto remains steady holding above the 20 and 50 day moving averages

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Currency Sentiment Overview

Currency sentiment highlights shows the US Dollar back above the 50% midpoint level again after moving to oversold levels.

US Dollar Indexes

DXY US Dollar Index daily with resistance at 104

DXY US Dollar Index weekly with buy Setup 9

Bloomberg US Dollar Index daily unlike the DXY Index has DeMark Combo 13 and Sequential left pending on day 12 of 13 with price reversal up.

Bloomberg US Dollar Index weekly also with a buy Setup 9.

US Dollar bullish sentiment improving yet I’d like to see the last high get surpassed.

US Dollar Commitment of Traders large speculators and weekly DeMark Setup, Sequential, and Combo indicators

Major USD Crosses

EURUSD Euro / US Dollar

Euro bullish sentiment

Euro Commitment of Traders large speculators and weekly DeMark Setup, Sequential, and Combo indicators

GBPUSD British Pound Sterling / US Dollar

British Pound Sterling bullish sentiment

British Pound Sterling Commitment of Traders large speculators and weekly DeMark Setup, Sequential, and Combo indicators

AUDUSD Australian Dollar / US Dollar

Australian Dollar bullish sentiment

Australian Dollar Commitment of Traders large speculators and weekly DeMark Setup, Sequential, and Combo indicators

USDCAD US Dollar / Canadian Dollar

Canadian Dollar bullish sentiment

Canadian Dollar Commitment of Traders large speculators and weekly DeMark Setup, Sequential, and Combo indicators

USDCHF US Dollar / Swiss Franc with notable buy Countdown 13’s and price reversal

Swiss Franc bullish sentiment was overbought

Swiss Franc Commitment of Traders large speculators and weekly DeMark Setup, Sequential, and Combo indicators

USDJPY Japanese Yen daily with sharp reveral

The Japanese Yen’s bullish sentiment is breaking down again.

Yen Commitment of Traders large speculators and weekly DeMark Setup, Sequential, and Combo indicators

Crypto

Bitcoin daily still holding the support of the 20 day and 50 day

Bitcoin bullish sentiment steady

Ethereum at the 50 day

Three major Yen crosses

All three still have downside DeMark Countdown’s and could be making lower high bounces.

EURJPY Euro / Japanese Yen

GBPJPY British Pound Sterling / Japanese Yen

AUDJPY Australian Dollar / Japanese Yen

US Dollar vs Emerging Markets

USDBRL US Dollar / Brazilian Real

USDMXN US Dollar / Mexican Peso

Mexican Peso bullish sentiment

Mexican Peso Commitment of Traders large speculators and weekly DeMark Setup, Sequential, and Combo indicators

USDZAR US Dollar / South African Rand

USDCNH US Dollar / Chinese Offshore Renminbi (Yuan)

DeMark Sequential Basics from Bloomberg

Detailed Commitment of Traders explanation