From the desk of Thomas Bruni @BruniCharting
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Last week a structural breakout in AUD/USD was confirmed. Whether you trade currencies or not, it’s worth paying attention to because of its implications from an inter-market perspective.
From a structural point of view, the Australian Dollar has been in a downtrend since 2012, with the selling really accelerating in late 2014. Recently this pair met its downside target at support near 0.68-0.69 and began consolidating as momentum diverged positively. Last week, prices broke above the downtrend line from the November 2014 highs to confirm the bullish divergence and breakout. This development suggests that as long as prices remain above the downtrend line, this market is likely headed toward prior support near 0.8075-0.81. [Read more…]