A Quick Lesson in Divergent Reversals for the US Dollar
Many traders love reversal patterns but so many traders get trapped in false reversals in real time.
Here’s the @DX (US Dollar Index) showing a lesson in real-time reversal patterns as they develop:
First, we have a strong rally up away from the $95.00 @DX level toward $99.00 without a major pullback.
Momentum – as seen via the 3/10 Oscillator – was strong in early October during the beginning of the rally and then declined – we call this a “Negative Momentum Divergence” – through the rest of the month.
In late October we saw initial downside price action into the $98.50 support level which set the stage fro today’s breakdown and rapid intraday collapse under $98.00.
The weakening (divergence) in momentum in an extended rally sets the stage for a steeper retracement at a minimum or even a full trend reversal.
Even if you don’t trade the Dollar Index, study the pattern of the uptrend and weakening momentum ahead of the eventual trendline break and moving average cross-over, all of which occur ahead of trend reversals and aggressive short-sell trading opportunities.
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Corey Rosenbloom, CMT
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The US Dollar index has had some very impressive trends the last few years. I’ll be curious to see if it can continue in 2017. I’m positioned accordingly either way!
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