Financial markets weekly overview for August 24 – 28
We make up a weekly medium-term trade list based on CFTC reports and technical analysis.
The overview provides a description of the technical condition of the market on the most popular financial instruments, as well as information on the large speculators’ actions according to the last COT reports and the previous period.
If you want to use CFTC reports in your trading practice, you should understand that for an objective assessment of the situation it’s not enough to have the data of the last report. The dynamic is more important, in other words, comparing the statistics of large speculators’ actions in the current period with the previous one, so we mention both values.
Key topics
- Trade list for the current week
- E-Mini S&P500 (ESU20)
- Dollar Index (DXY)
- Euro (EURUSD)
- Swiss Franc (USDCHF)
- British Pound (GBPUSD)
- Japanese Yen (USDJPY)
- WTI Crude Oil (CLV20)
- Canadian Dollar (USDCAD)
- Gold (XAUUSD)
- Silver(XAGUSD)
- Australian Dollar (AUDUSD)
- New Zealand Dollar (NZDUSD)
- Russian rouble (USDRUB)
- Conclusions
Trade list for the current week
| Assets | Comments | 17. 08 | 21. 08 |
|---|---|---|---|
| **E-Mini S&P500 (ESU20) | The market remains in the uptrend. The correction came to an end last week and the pullback buying opportunity was formed. Long positions will remain relevant until the market is above the nearest support level on the Daily timeframe, the lows of August 19 - 21. | ||
| ***Dollar Index (DXU20) | The market remains in the downtrend. The correction came to an end last week and the pullback selling opportunity was formed. Short positions will remain relevant until the market is below the nearest resistance level on the Daily timeframe, the highs of August 10 - 13. | ||
| ***EUR (E6U20) | EURUSD currency pair remains in the uptrend. The correction came to an end last week and the pullback buying opportunity was formed. Long positions (EURUSD) will remain relevant until the market is above the nearest support level on the Daily timeframe, the lows of August 7 - 13. | ||
| ***CHF (S6U20) | USDCHF currency pair remains in the downtrend. The correction came to an end last week and the pullback selling opportunity was formed. Short positions (USDCHF) will remain relevant until the market is below the nearest resistance level on the Daily timeframe, the highs of August 10 - 13. | ||
| ***GBP (B6U20) | GBPUSD currency pair remains in the uptrend. The correction came to an end last week and the pullback buying opportunity was formed. Long positions (GBPUSD) will remain relevant until the market is above the nearest support level on the Daily timeframe, the lows of August 11 - 14. | ||
| ***JPY (J6U20) | USDJPY currency pair remains in the uptrend. The correction came to an end last week and the pullback buying opportunity was formed. Long positions (USDJPY) will remain relevant until the market is above the nearest support level on the Daily timeframe, the lows of August 5 - 10. | ||
| **WTI (CLV20) | The market remains in the uptrend. The correction came to an end last week and the pullback buying opportunity was formed. Long positions will remain relevant until the market is above the nearest support level on the Daily timeframe, the lows of August 13 - 17. | ||
| **CAD (D6U20) | USDCAD currency pair remains in the downtrend. The correction came to an end last week and the pullback selling opportunity was formed. Short positions (USDCAD) will remain relevant until the market is below the nearest resistance level on the Daily timeframe, the highs of August 14 - 18. | ||
| ***XAU (GCZ20) | The market remains in the downtrend. The correction came to an end last week and the pullback selling opportunity was formed. Short positions will remain relevant until the market is below the nearest resistance level on the Daily timeframe, the highs of August 17 - 19. | ||
| **XAG (SIU20) | The market remains in the uptrend. The correction came to an end last week and the pullback buying opportunity was formed. Long positions will remain relevant until the market is above the nearest support level on the Daily timeframe, the lows of August 11 - 13. | ||
| **AUD (A6U20) | The market remains in the uptrend. The correction came to an end last week and the pullback buying opportunity was formed. Long positions (AUDUSD) will remain relevant until the market is above the nearest support level on the Daily timeframe, the lows of August 7 - 12. | ||
| **NZD (N6U20) | NZDUSD currency pair remains in the downtrend. The correction came to an end last week and the pullback selling opportunity was formed. Short positions (NZDUSD) will remain relevant until the market is below the nearest resistance level on the Daily timeframe, the highs of August 17 - 20. | ||
| ***RUB (R6U20) | USDRUB currency pair remains in the uptrend. The correction came to an end last week and the pullback buying opportunity was formed. Long positions (USDRUB) will remain relevant until the market is above the nearest support level on the Daily timeframe, the lows of August 13 - 17. |
| The notation that determines the quality of possible trades during the new week are profit potential, the risk-reward ratio, the opinion of major market players, other factors: | |
| **** | Excellent |
| *** | Good |
| ** | Ordinary |
| * | Uninteresting (sideways trends, etc.) |
| The notation that determines the change in the opinion of large speculators, the direction of COT net position indicator in the reporting and prior periods are: | |
| large speculators are buying the asset specified in the first column | |
| large speculators are selling the asset specified in the first column | |
| the green color of the arrows means that the Daily trend direction corresponds to the opinion of large speculators | |
| the blue color of the arrows means that the Daily trend direction doesn’t correspond to the opinion of large speculators |
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E-Mini S&P500 (ESU20)
The market remains in the uptrend. The correction came to an end last week and the pullback buying opportunity was formed. Long positions will remain relevant until the market is above the nearest support level on the Daily timeframe, the lows of August 19 – 21.
COT indicator decreases. CFTC reports indicate that large speculators are selling and the professionals’ opinion doesn’t correspond to the market technical picture and it makes sense to reduce the position size when an entry point appears in the trend direction.
E-Mini S&P500 (ESU20). Technical analysis and COT net position indicator.
Dollar Index (DXY)
The market remains in the downtrend. The correction came to an end last week and the pullback selling opportunity was formed. Short positions will remain relevant until the market is below the nearest resistance level on the Daily timeframe, the highs of August 10 – 13.
COT indicator increased but didn’t reverse. CFTC reports indicate that large speculators are selling the dollar, hedgers are buying and the professionals’ opinion corresponds to the Daily trend direction.
Dollar Index (DXY). Technical analysis and COT net position indicator.
Euro (EURUSD)
EURUSD currency pair remains in the uptrend. The correction came to an end last week and the pullback buying opportunity was formed. Long positions (EURUSD) will remain relevant until the market is above the nearest support level on the Daily timeframe, the lows of August 7 – 13.
COT indicator decreased but didn’t reverse. Large speculators are buying Euro and the professionals’ opinion corresponds to the market technical picture.
EURUSD. Technical analysis and COT net position indicator.
Swiss Franc (USDCHF)
USDCHF currency pair remains in the downtrend. The correction came to an end last week and the pullback selling opportunity was formed. Short positions (USDCHF) will remain relevant until the market is below the nearest resistance level on the Daily timeframe, the highs of August 10 – 13.
COT indicator decreased but didn’t reverse. Large speculators are buying franc and the professionals’ opinion corresponds to the Daily trend direction.
CHFUSD. Technical analysis and COT net position indicator.
British Pound (GBPUSD)
GBPUSD currency pair remains in the uptrend. The correction came to an end last week and the pullback buying opportunity was formed. Long positions (GBPUSD) will remain relevant until the market is above the nearest support level on the Daily timeframe, the lows of August 11 – 14.
COT indicator increases. CFTC reports indicate that large speculators are buying Pound and the professionals’ opinion corresponds to the Daily trend direction.
GBPUSD. Technical analysis and COT net position indicator.
Japanese Yen (USDJPY)
USDJPY currency pair remains in the uptrend. The correction came to an end last week and the pullback buying opportunity was formed. Long positions (USDJPY) will remain relevant until the market is above the nearest support level on the Daily timeframe, the lows of August 5 – 10.
COT indicator decreases. Large speculators are selling Yen and the professionals’ opinion corresponds to the Daily trend direction.
JPYUSD. Technical analysis and COT net position indicator.
WTI Crude Oil (CLV20)
The market remains in the uptrend. The correction came to an end last week and the pullback buying opportunity was formed. Long positions will remain relevant until the market is above the nearest support level on the Daily timeframe, the lows of August 13 – 17.
COT net position indicator decreases. Large speculators are selling oil. Professionals’ opinion doesn’t correspond to the Daily trend direction and it makes sense to reduce the position size when an entry point appears in the trend direction.
WTI Crude Oil (CLV20). Technical analysis and COT net position indicator.
Canadian Dollar (USDCAD)
USDCAD currency pair remains in the downtrend. The correction came to an end last week and the pullback selling opportunity was formed. Short positions (USDCAD) will remain relevant until the market is below the nearest resistance level on the Daily timeframe, the highs of August 14 – 18.
COT indicator decreases. CFTC reports indicate that large speculators are selling the Canadian dollar and hedgers are buying and the professionals’ opinion doesn’t correspond to the market technical picture and it makes sense to reduce the position size when an entry point appears in the trend direction.
CADUSD. Technical analysis and COT net position indicator.
Gold (XAUUSD)
The market remains in the downtrend. The correction came to an end last week and the pullback selling opportunity was formed. Short positions will remain relevant until the market is below the nearest resistance level on the Daily timeframe, the highs of August 17 – 19.
COT indicator decreases. Large speculators are selling gold and the professionals’ opinion corresponds to the market technical picture.
Gold (GCZ20). Technical analysis and COT net position indicator.
Silver (XAGUSD)
The market remains in the uptrend. The correction came to an end last week and the pullback buying opportunity was formed. Long positions will remain relevant until the market is above the nearest support level on the Daily timeframe, the lows of August 11 – 13.
COT indicator increased but didn’t reverse. At the same time, CFTC reports indicate that large speculators are selling and hedgers are buying and the professionals’ opinion doesn’t correspond to the technical picture and it makes sense to reduce the position size when an entry point appears in the trend direction.
Silver (SIU20). Technical analysis and COT net position indicator.
Australian Dollar (AUDUSD)
The market remains in the uptrend. The correction came to an end last week and the pullback buying opportunity was formed. Long positions (AUDUSD) will remain relevant until the market is above the nearest support level on the Daily timeframe, the lows of August 7 – 12.
COT net position indicator decreases. Large speculators are selling and hedgers are buying. Professionals’ opinion doesn’t correspond to the Daily trend direction and it makes sense to reduce the position size when an entry point appears in the trend direction.
AUDUSD. Technical analysis and COT net position indicator.
New Zealand Dollar (NZDUSD)
NZDUSD currency pair remains in the downtrend. The correction came to an end last week and the pullback selling opportunity was formed. Short positions (NZDUSD) will remain relevant until the market is below the nearest resistance level on the Daily timeframe, the highs of August 17 – 20.
COT indicator reversed. CFTC reports indicate that large speculators are buying and the professionals’ opinion doesn’t correspond to the market technical picture and it makes sense to reduce the position size when an entry point appears in the trend direction.
NZDUSD. Technical analysis and COT net position indicator.
Russian rouble (USDRUB)
USDRUB currency pair remains in the uptrend. The correction came to an end last week and the pullback buying opportunity was formed. Long positions (USDRUB) will remain relevant until the market is above the nearest support level on the Daily timeframe, the lows of August 13 – 17.
COT indicator decreases. Large speculators are selling rouble and the professionals’ opinion corresponds to the Daily trend direction.
RUBUSD. Technical analysis and COT net position indicator.
Conclusions
In terms of medium-term trading, financial instruments with the correction close to completion on the Daily timeframe and with potentially the most promising risk-reward ratio are NZDUSD, AUDUSD, USDJPY, USDRUB, WTI Crude Oil, E-Mini S&P500, gold.
In the near future AUDJPY and EURJPY can become noteworthy depending on the market correction depth.
Other financial instruments in the trade list may be also interesting, but in these markets pullback signals on the Daily timeframe are likely to occur no earlier than a week.
More information on the topic:
- The role of support and resistance levels in the trading plan
- Trading tactics. Breakout trading and pullback trading
- How to use CFTC reports in trading. General concepts
- How to use CFTC reports in trading. The logic of large speculators
Good luck in trading!