FxWirePro: Nikkei225 faces strong resistance at 17000, good to buy on dips
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 2:33 AM UTC
- Major intraday Support -16595 (55 day EMA).
- Major resistance- 17145 (200 day EMA).
- Nikkei225 has slightly retreated after making a high of 16740 yesterday. It is currently trading around 16686.
- The index should break the temporary top formed at 16930 (Jul 21st 2016 high) for further bullishness.
- Short term trend is slightly bullish as long as support 16380 (200 HMA) holds.
- Any break above 17000 will take the index to next level 17150/17500. Extreme bullishness can be seen if the index breaks above 17160 (200 day MA).
- On the lower side immediate support is around 16595 and any break below targets 16380/16200/16000.
It is good to buy on dips around 16600 with SL 16380 for the TP of 16780/17000.