USDCHF—at support

Friday I was long USDCHF which stopped at breakeven. The pair has reached a low so far this morning of 1.0828. I just went long at 1.0847. The reasons I went long are that the pair is at key support. There is a weekly uptrend line coming in at 1.0870, a daily uptrend line coming in at 1.0806 and the 1.0805/12 zone is polarity. My 3-hour point and figure chart (P&F) also shows good support in the 1.0850 area. There is also positive divergence on the three-hour chart.

Obviously the pair needs watching and just as obviously a tight stop is imperative. The next major support is at 1.0747. Also troublesome is that on the P&F chart, the pair has broken below the 45° trend line. If it gives a sell signal in the next couple of hours I'll consider going short.

Here's a look at the three-hour P&F chart. I keep these for most of my pairs on a daily, 3-hour, and sometimes hourly basis. They can be very useful in removing noise from price action and can help in calculating price targets.














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