USD Index Monthly and Weekly
The USD index started the Primary cycle below the Yearly 50% level, whilst currencies started above theirs.
But over the past 5-days that has quickly changed.
The USD index is now above the Yearly 50% level @ 80.90....
This trend could continue to trend upwards and breakout of the January highs, and then continue for the next 3 months until the start of the next Quarter
or it could be a fake move... with next week's highs and the January 50% level sending the USD index back down.
At this stage I don't know what will happen until it happens, but I don't have a 'thrust pattern' set-up that suggests that the trend will breakout.
Thrust patterns normally occur when the 3-Quarter 50% level or 3-month 50% level aligns with the single monthly pivot...
at this stage price is simply moving back into the 3-Quarterly, and not away from that level.
Breakout of the Weekly lows can continue to extend down towards next week's lows...
but whilst the market remains below the 3-Quarterly 50% level @ 1.3180 the trend can continue down towards the first quarterly lows.
Random support @ 1.2880
My view is that the AUD will continue higher during 2011, but in the short-term it is moving down and likely to follow the Weekly low pattern towards .9827
Trend guide for the rest of this Quarter is the January 50% level @ 1.0007.
And we focus on the patterns within the 5-day range and 12 hour levels.