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USDJPY Testing 35-Year Resistance

Below we have weekly close and monthly HLC views of USDJPY. On each we find lines (1) and (2) resistance.  Line (1) is 35-year resistance for USDJPY dating back to ~1978.  Combined with line (2) which...

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Nikkei Update

I wanted to update some of my Nikkei work, specifically the analogs comparing the DJI from Feb-26 through its Aug-29 top to the Nikkei from May-13 until current.  Rather than spend time reviewing the...

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Nikkei Back Above Critical Support

On the 60 min chart of USD-denominated Nikkei futures below, the index can be seen to have reclaimed critical support line (1) as of the close of trading yesterday.  Upside has continued this AM to...

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After Brief Respite, Rates Set to Rise Again

After a brief respite, I believe rates are set to rise again, especially on the long bond. This was a thesis we originally laid out here on 6/15/15.  That day rates on the 30 yr closed at 3.09% vs. the...

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Nikkei Still On Track Despite Summer Mishap?

I’ve not updated any of our Nikkei framework since 8/10 in this post.  It was in that post where we provided an analog update comparing the Nikkei off its swing high in May-13 onward vs. the DJI off...

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Cross-Asset Macro Relationships Signal Crude Bottom

In the chart below I plot the ratio of the Nikkei vs. crude. This ratio has traded in a downward sloping channel b/t lines (1) and (2) since the 80s. The ratio hit channel resistance line (1) in Jan-16...

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Y(EN)-TERVENTION Imminent?

When one thinks about the world’s largest exporters of “widgets”, China and Japan come to mind first. Which, in turn, should lead one to a consideration of the JPYCNY cross. Now, given the CNY peg to...

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Crude Should Begin to Stabilize

Below I plot the ratio of the Nikkei vs. crude in the top pane and crude alone in the bottom pane. Over the past ~30 years the ratio b/t the Nikkei and crude has traveled in a downward sloping channel...

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Nikkei & Yen Approaching Inflection Points

Below the ratio of the Yen vs. Nikkei is plotted in the top pane and the Nikkei alone in the bottom pane. In the top pane the ratio b/t the Yen and Nikkei has collapsed back down to support line...

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Closing the Loop on Japan & China

In the past few days I’ve detailed important inflection points in both Japan & China, at least as I perceived them. The only thing I didn’t do was throw up a ratio chart b/t the two region’s equity...

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