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Wednesday 21st May 2025: Technical Outlook and Review

DXY (US Dollar Index):

Potential Direction: Bearish

Overall momentum of the chart: Neutral

Price has made a bearish reversal off the pivot and could potentially fall toward the 1st support.

Pivot: 101.26

Supporting reasons: Identified as an overlap resistance, indicating a potential area where selling pressures could intensify. 

1st support: 99.23

Supporting reasons: Identified as a swing low support that aligns close to the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement, indicating a potential area where the price could stabilize once again.

1st resistance: 103.49
Supporting reasons: Identified as a swing-high resistance, indicating a potential level that could cap further upward movement.

EUR/USD:

Potential Direction: Bullish

Overall momentum of the chart: Neutral

Price could fall toward the pivot and potentially make a bullish bounce off this level to rise toward the 1st resistance.

Pivot: 1.1264

Supporting reasons: Identified as an overlap support, indicating a potential area where buying interests could pick up to stage a rebound.

 1st support: 1.1087
Supporting reasons: Identified as an overlap support that aligns close to the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement, indicating a potential area where the price could stabilize once more.

1st resistance: 1.1424

Supporting reasons: Identified as a pullback resistance, indicating a potential area that could halt any further upward movement.

EUR/JPY:

Potential Direction: Bearish

Overall momentum of the chart: Neutral

Price could rise toward the pivot and potentially make a bearish reversal off this level to fall toward the 1st support.

Pivot: 163.82

Supporting reasons: Identified as an overlap resistance that aligns close to the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement, indicating a potential area where selling pressures could intensify.

1st support: 162.16
Supporting reasons: Identified as a swing-low support, indicating a potential area where the price could stabilize once again.

1st resistance: 164.97
Supporting reasons: Identified as a swing-high resistance, indicating a potential area that could halt any further upward movement.

EUR/GBP: 

Potential Direction: Bearish
Overall momentum of the chart: Bearish

Price could rise toward the pivot and potentially make a bearish reversal off this level to fall toward the 1st support.

Pivot: 0.8462

Supporting reasons: Identified as a pullback resistance that aligns close to a 23.6% Fibonacci retracement, indicating a potential area where selling pressures could intensify. The presence of the red Ichimoku Cloud adds further significance to the strength of the bearish momentum.

1st support: 0.8397
Supporting reasons: Identified as a swing-low support, indicating a potential area where the price could stabilize once more.

1st resistance: 0.8527
Supporting reasons: Identified as an overlap resistance that aligns with a 38.2% Fibonacci retracement, indicating a potential level that could cap further upward movement.

GBP/USD:

Potential Direction: Bearish

Overall momentum of the chart: Neutral

Price could rise toward the pivot and potentially make a bearish reversal off this level to pull back toward the 1st support.

Pivot: 1.3434

Supporting reasons: Identified as a multi-swing-high resistance, indicating a potential area where selling pressures could intensify.

1st support: 1.3253
Supporting reasons: Identified as a multi-swing-low support, indicating a potential area where the price could stabilize once more.

1st resistance: 1.3631
Supporting reasons: Identified as a resistance that aligns with a 161.8% Fibonacci extension, indicating a potential level that could cap further upward movement.

GBP/JPY:

Potential Direction: Bullish

Overall momentum of the chart: Bullish

Price could fall toward the pivot and potentially make a bullish bounce off this level to rise toward the 1st resistance. 

Pivot: 191.58

Supporting reasons: Identified as a pullback support that aligns close to the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement, indicating a potential area where buying interests could pick up to stage a rebound. 

1st support: 189.41

Supporting reasons: Identified as an overlap support that aligns close to the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement, indicating a potential level where the price could stabilize once more.

1st resistance: 194.81
Supporting reasons: Identified as an overlap resistance, indicating a potential level that could cap further upward movement.

USD/CHF:

Potential Direction: Bearish

Overall momentum of the chart: Neutral

Price has made a bearish breakout through the pivot and could potentially fall toward the 1st support.

Pivot: 0.8315

Supporting reasons: Identified as a potential breakout level where the strong downward momentum could drive price toward the 1st support.

1st support: 0.8197
Supporting reasons: Identified as a multi-swing-low support that aligns close to the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement, indicating a potential level where the price could stabilize once again.

1st resistance: 0.8453
Supporting reasons: Identified as a swing-high resistance, indicating a potential level that could cap further upward movement.

USD/JPY:

Potential Direction: Bullish

Overall momentum of the chart: Bearish

Price could fall toward the pivot and potentially make a bullish bounce off this level to rise toward the 1st resistance. 

Pivot: 142.40

Supporting reasons: Identified as a swing-low support, indicating a potential area where buying interests could pick up to stage a rebound. 

1st support: 140.19
Supporting reasons: Identified as a swing-low support, suggesting a potential area where the price could stabilize once more.

1st resistance: 145.92
Supporting reasons: Identified as an overlap resistance, indicating a potential level that could cap further upward movement.

USD/CAD:

Potential Direction: Bullish

Overall momentum of the chart: Neutral

Price could fall toward the pivot and potentially make a bullish bounce off this level to rise toward the 1st resistance.

Pivot: 1.3894

Supporting reasons: Identified as an overlap support that aligns close to a 50% Fibonacci retracement, indicating a potential area where buying interests could pick up to stage a rebound.

1st support: 1.3770
Supporting reasons: Identified as a multi-swing-low support, indicating a key level where the price could stabilize once more.

1st resistance: 1.4004
Supporting reasons: Identified as a swing-high resistance, indicating a potential area that could halt any further upward movement.

AUD/USD:

Potential Direction: Bullish

Overall momentum of the chart: Neutral

Price could fall toward the pivot and potentially make a bullish bounce off this level to rise toward the 1st resistance.

Pivot: 0.6353
Supporting reasons: Identified as a multi-swing-low support that aligns close to a 23.6% Fibonacci retracement, indicating a potential area where buying interests could pick up to stage a rebound.

1st support: 0.6237

Supporting reasons: Identified as a pullback support that aligns close to a 50% Fibonacci retracement, suggesting a potential area where the price could stabilize once again.

1st resistance: 0.6502
Supporting reasons: Identified as a multi-swing-high resistance that aligns close to a 127.2% Fibonacci extension, indicating a potential area that could halt any further upward movement.

NZD/USD

Potential Direction: Bullish

Overall momentum of the chart: Neutral

Price could fall toward the pivot and potentially make a bullish bounce off this level to rise toward the 1st resistance.

Pivot: 0.5830
Supporting reasons: Identified as a pullback support that aligns close to a 38.2% Fibonacci retracement, indicating a potential area where buying interests could pick up to stage a rebound.

1st support: 0.5762

Supporting reasons: Identified as a pullback support that aligns with a 50% Fibonacci retracement, suggesting a potential area where the price could stabilize once more.

1st resistance: 0.5958

Supporting reasons: Identified as a swing-high resistance that aligns with a 61.8% Fibonacci retracement, indicating a potential area that could halt any further upward movement.

US30 (DJIA):

Potential Direction: Bearish

Overall momentum of the chart: Bullish

Price has made a bearish reversal off the pivot and could potentially pull back toward the 1st support.

Pivot: 42,740.30

Supporting reasons: Identified as a swing-high resistance, indicating a potential area where selling pressures could intensify.

1st support: 41,520.25

Supporting reasons: Identified as a pullback support that aligns close to a 23.6% Fibonacci retracement, suggesting a potential area where the price could stabilize once again. The presence of the green Ichimoku Cloud adds further significance to the strength of this support zone.

1st resistance: 43,923.60

Supporting reasons: Identified as a swing-high resistance, indicating a potential area that could halt any further upward movement.

DE40 (DAX):

Potential Direction: Bullish

Overall momentum of the chart: Bullish

Price could fall toward the pivot and potentially make a bullish bounce off this level to rise toward the 1st resistance.

Pivot: 23,438.30
Supporting reasons: Identified as an overlap support, indicating a potential area where buying interests could pick up to resume the uptrend. The presence of the green Ichimoku Cloud adds further significance to the strength of the bullish momentum.

1st support: 22,533.30

Supporting reasons: Identified as a pullback support, indicating a key level where the price could stabilize once more.

1st resistance: 24,749.87
Supporting reasons: Identified as a resistance that aligns with a 127.2% Fibonacci extension, indicating a potential area that could halt any further upward movement.

US500 (S&P 500): 

Potential Direction: Bullish
Overall momentum of the chart: Bullish

Price could fall toward the pivot and potentially make a bullish bounce off this level to rise toward the 1st resistance.

Pivot: 5,773.55

Supporting reasons: Identified as an overlap support that aligns with a 23.6% Fibonacci retracement, indicating a potential area where buying interests could pick up to resume the uptrend. The presence of the green Ichimoku Cloud adds further significance to the strength of the bullish momentum.

1st support: 5,586.50

Supporting reasons: Identified as a multi-swing-low support that aligns close to a 38.2% Fibonacci retracement, indicating a potential level where the price could stabilize once again.

1st resistance: 6,006.40

Supporting reasons: Identified as an overlap resistance, indicating a potential area that could halt any further upward movement.

BTC/USD (Bitcoin):

Potential Direction: Bullish

Overall momentum of the chart: Bullish

Price has made a bullish bounce off the pivot and could potentially rise toward the 1st resistance.

Pivot: 102,104.63
Supporting reasons: Identified as an overlap support, indicating a potential area where buying interests could pick up to resume the uptrend. The presence of the green Ichimoku Cloud adds further significance to the strength of the bullish momentum.

1st support: 97,516.43
Supporting reasons: Identified as a pullback support, indicating a potential level where the price could stabilize once more.

1st resistance: 107,885.04
Supporting reasons: Identified as a multi-swing-high resistance, indicating a potential area that could halt any further upward movement.

ETH/USD (Ethereum):

Potential Direction: Bullish
Overall momentum of the chart: Bullish

Price has made a bullish reversal close to the pivot and could potentially rise toward the 1st resistance.

Pivot: 2,304.82
Supporting reasons: Identified as an overlap support, indicating a potential area where buying interests could pick up to resume the uptrend.

1st support: 2,103.52
Supporting reasons: Identified as a pullback support that aligns close to a 50% Fibonacci retracement, indicating a potential level where the price could stabilize once again.

1st resistance: 2,688.07
Supporting reasons: Identified as a swing-high resistance, indicating a potential area that could halt any further upward movement.

WTI/USD (Oil):

Potential Direction: Bearish
Overall momentum of the chart: Neutral

Price could rise toward the pivot and potentially make a bearish reversal off this level to fall toward the 1st support.

Pivot: 63.32

Supporting reasons: Identified as a swing-high resistance, indicating a potential area where selling pressures could intensify.

1st support: 59.47
Supporting reasons: Identified as a pullback support that aligns with a 50% Fibonacci retracement, indicating a key level where the price could stabilize once more.

1st resistance: 64.55
Supporting reasons: Identified as a swing-high resistance, indicating a potential area that could halt any further upward movement.

XAU/USD (GOLD):

Potential Direction: Bullish
Overall momentum of the chart: Neutral

Price could fall toward the pivot and potentially make a bullish bounce off this level to rise toward the 1st resistance.

Pivot: 3,263.05

Supporting reasons: Identified as an overlap support that aligns with a 23.6% Fibonacci retracement, indicating a potential area where buying interests could pick up to stage a rebound.

1st support: 3,127.27
Supporting reasons: Identified as a swing-low support, acting as a potential level where price could stabilize once again.

1st resistance: 3,360.03
Supporting reasons: Identified as an overlap resistance that aligns with a 100% Fibonacci projection, indicating a potential area that could halt any further upward movement.

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