Still no sign of a top with another record high at 2685.
As I have been saying:
When in unchartered record territory, resistance is only a guess so use the latest record high as the only level that matters. In addition, with no real resistance, the big figure like 2700 would be a potential target/pause level.
Another way to suggest a pause would need a day without a new high.
Also food for thought. Money is coming out of USD for stock purchases on the good data. Initially a beneficiary of the good vibe but then portfolio interest takes over for the larger scale participants.
Pivotal = sentiment indicator, keeps a bid bias while above, keeps an offered bias while below
Bias = market will look to buy dips or sell blips
When a currency, for example, finds a bottom or top, it will gravitate back towards the pivotal level, which will ultimately dictate it bias (trading tone).
The more dominant cycle for UsdJpy is the buy side but it takes time for price to meet the outside orders which trace the momentum. What is happening right now is there are pockets of large order beneath current market that are to some extent tracking the flow and fill upon retracements. Very simple logic and quite logical. The premises is that it would require considerable conviction to reverse established momentum. The challenge for you is to ascertain where those orders might be if that sounds like a style that suits you.
If you are paying attention to the posts in here today, what is called a “neural network” is of high value when approaching markets of any kind regardless of the time horizons you prefer. Google it.
One of my trading insights is that when in a trend, a market needs a shakeout before making a run at a new high or low as there is less ability to absorb the fresh buying or selling.
Examples today are in GBPUSD and AUDUSD, yet to make new highs but nit that far away.
Positive to negative volume in Dow fell off a cliff earlier with the ratio of advancing stocks at the NYSE at extreme levels, which usually amounts to stocks taking a bit of a breather. This will directly affect EurJpy if selling takes root here around 16180-90.
Scanning the board it looks like GBP may have been the main offset although the dollar is lower in general. Price action suggests market is having more trouble absorbing the GBP buying.
Also, stocks backing off earlier high after not swallowing the overnight Jamba Juice.
BTC trying to wake up from its slumber where 65K is clearly pivotal
As Bobby posted late yesterday
Just my 10 cents worth… To understand BTC , one should go with the biggest time frame , and then use that picture to position him/herself on smaller intraday time frames. We have very interesting situation here – 5 days till months end and possible perfect pattern for a break UP . 63.480.00 is a pivotal – if closes above , most probably will break 70K and continue to new high around 80K Only below 63K we can talk about down.
Some market components are dominant on the buy side of UsdJpy at about 65% so usually a bit of a lag should be expected before DX and UsdJpy stabilizes. It could take until Asia or even later, or sooner depending on what participants need to do, but the odds are sustained delay.
DX bounced right off of the 100.90 value I have been mentioning for days as a value magnet, I would not become too fired up YET about a significant $ rebound.