GCN3030

AUDUSD Weekly Chart Stochastic Bearish Divergence

Short
GCN3030 Updated   
FX:AUDUSD   Australian Dollar / U.S. Dollar
AUDUSD Weekly Chart showing a Bearish Divergence on the Stochastic Oscillator (14,3,3).

Fibonacci retracement of move from March 2020 low to February 2021 high provides a take profit target of 0.74161 at the 23.6% level for this swing trade.

10 yr bond yields moving up in the US relative to significantly lower rates in most other developed countries is bullish for the US Dollar. Large issuance of US Treasury debt needed to fund $2.2 Trillion Fiscal Stimulus is bearish for bonds (bullish for bond yields).

Federal Reserve announcement this morning, Friday, March 19th, that they will be letting Supplementary Leverage Ratio exemption expire on March 31st, led to an immediate move upward move in rates on the 10 year treasury bond as banks may be forced to sell treasuries; a bullish move in the dollar was also seen on Friday coinciding with the move upward in 10 yr interest rates.

Tight stop loss is set 11 pips above the daily high for Friday, March 19th.

Carry on the short is slightly net positive at 0.0475 pips with my broker.

Entry @ 0.77484
Stop Loss @ 0.77830
Take Profit @ 0.74161
Comment:
I booked over $2800 in profits earlier around the 0.7711 level earlier. Originally I was short $1,011,500 at an average of 0.77484 but I trimmed that down to short $72,000 at 0.77528. The AUD gapped down on what appears to be volatility induced by a 15% decline in the TRY on news of the central bank chief being dismissed. Since the pair moved so quickly in my favor on unanticipated external factors, I figured it was best to secure the bulk of the profits while still maintaining a short position based on my original view risking a portion of the market's money.
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