Weekly Forex Trade Plan (26 Aug 2018)

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Review of Past Week

Based on last week’s price movements, we can see that the biggest gains involved the weakness of the Yen (EUR/JPY, CHF/JPY, GBP/JPY, NXD/JPY), and also some hedging instruments like Gold and Bitcoin.

The biggest decline was from Ethereum.

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Medium Term Trends (Past 100 Days)

Looking at the past 100 days (about 5 months) trend, we can see that there is a gradual uptrend of USD, but there are more bearish trends as compared to bullish trends.

The most bearish trends are from commodities like Gold, Silver and Ethereum, followed by great weakness in the GBP and NZD. Hence if we are looking to trade with the trend, these would be potential short opportunities.

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Upcoming Major News

Not a particularly exciting week for news, so we can expect prevailing trends to continue without much surprises.

Source: Forex Factory

Top 3 Picks for the Week Ahead

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Source: TradingView

AUD/CHF is in a large sideways trend, and price has fallen to a major support level. Good chance of seeing a rebound. This is a short-term counter-trend trade.

Source: TradingView

USD/JPY has just completed a pullback, and looks to be in a good position to start a new move up. This is a medium/long-term position.

Source: TradingView

GBP/AUD looks like it is going to continue its downtrend. This is a medium/long-term trade.

GBP/CAD is also a good consideration. We shall see which one triggers first.

That’s all for this week, good luck! 😀

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Spencer is an avid globetrotter who achieved financial freedom in his 20s, while trading & teaching across 70+ countries. As a former professional trader in private equity and proprietary funds, he has over 15 years of market experience, and has been featured on more than 20 occasions in the media.