📊 August 21, 2025 | Technical Analysis & Trading Strategy Summary

📊 August 21, 2025 | Technical Analysis & Trading Strategy Summary

✅ Strong Buy Bias (USD Strength & Cross-Yen Buys)

• USD/JPY (147.87): Strong buy across all timeframes → Ongoing USD strength vs JPY

• USD/CAD (1.3882): Strong buy across all timeframes → USD up, CAD weak

• EUR/JPY (172.27): Strong buy across all timeframes → EUR strength vs JPY

• GBP/JPY (199.13): Strong buy across all timeframes → GBP strength vs JPY

• CHF/JPY (183.49): Strong buy across all timeframes → CHF strength vs JPY

💡 Strategy: Broad-based yen selling → Favor dip-buying in USD/JPY and cross-yen pairs.

⚖️ Mixed Signals (Short-Term vs Daily Divergence)

• USD/CHF (0.8059): Short-term strong buy, but daily strong sell → Lack of clear direction

• USD/NZD (1.7167): Short-term selling pressure, but daily strong buy → Trend turning bullish

• AUD/JPY (95.02): Short-term bullish, but daily strong sell → Risk of topping out

• CAD/JPY (106.54): Short-term bullish, but daily strong sell → Pullback risk

• NZD/JPY (86.15): Short-term bullish, but daily strong sell → High-level reversal risk

• EUR/AUD (1.8130): Short-term selling, but mid–daily strong buy → Euro strengthening

💡 Strategy: Diverging signals → Play short-term corrections, but daily bias favors USD & EUR buying.

❌ Bearish Bias (Risk-Off Currencies & Commodities)

• EUR/USD (1.1650): Strong short-term sell, daily neutral → Downside risk

• GBP/USD (1.3468): Short-term bearish, hourly shows some buying → Heavy topside

• AUD/USD (0.6426): Broad sell bias → AUD weakness persists

• XAU/USD (Gold 3,330): Strong sell across all timeframes → Bearish pressure dominates

• EUR/GBP (0.8651): Strong short-term sell, daily neutral → Euro under pressure vs GBP

• NZD/CAD (0.8086): Mixed short-term, daily strong sell → Ongoing NZD weakness

• BTC/USD (113,650): Strong sell across all timeframes → Bearish trend intact

💡 Strategy: AUD, NZD, Gold, and BTC remain clear sell scenarios.

🎯 Overall Summary

• Buy candidates: USD/JPY, USD/CAD, Cross-yen (EUR/JPY, GBP/JPY, CHF/JPY)

• Sell candidates: AUD/USD, XAU/USD, NZD/CAD, BTC/USD

• Correction plays: USD/CHF, USD/NZD, AUD/JPY, CAD/JPY