EURUSD Technical Analysis | Forexlive
USD
- The Fed left interest rates unchanged as
expected with basically no change to the statement. The Dot Plot still showed
three rate cuts for 2024 and the economic projections were upgraded with growth
and inflation higher and the unemployment rate lower. - Fed Chair Powell
maintained a neutral stance as he said that it was premature to react to the
recent inflation data given possible bumps on the way to their 2% target. - The US CPI and
the US PPI beat
expectations for the second consecutive month. - The US Jobless Claims beat
expectations across the board. - The latest US Manufacturing
PMI
beat expectations while the Services PMI missed slightly. Both the measures
remain in expansion though. - The US Consumer
Confidence missed expectations although the labour
market details improved. - The market expects the first rate cut in June.
EUR
- The ECB left interest rates unchanged as
expected at the last meeting revising inflation and growth expectations
downwards and maintaining the usual data dependent language. - The recent Eurozone CPI beat
expectations. - The labour market remains historically
tight with the unemployment rate hovering at record lows. - The latest Eurozone PMIs beat
expectations on the Services side while the Manufacturing one missed dropping
further in contraction. - The market expects the ECB to cut rates in June.
EURUSD Technical Analysis –
Daily Timeframe
On the daily chart, we can see that EURUSD recently
fell back into the 1.08 handle following strong US data. The sellers are
looking at the 1.0723 level, but they will need to break the 1.08 level first
to trigger a selloff into those lows. The trend recently turned bearish as the
price started to print lower lows and lower highs, and the moving averages crossed
to the downside. This should give the sellers some conviction for a move into
new lows.
EURUSD Technical Analysis –
4 hour Timeframe
On the 4 hour chart, we can see more closely the
key support around
the 1.08 handle with the price recently bouncing on it before eventually
falling back to it after a rejection of the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level.
This is where we can expect the buyers to step in with a defined risk below the
support to position for a rally back into the 1.10 handle. The sellers, on the
other hand, will want to see the price breaking lower to increase the bearish
bets into the 1.0723 level.
EURUSD Technical Analysis –
1 hour Timeframe
On the 1 hour chart, we can see that the
recent price action into the support has been pretty choppy. This might be a
signal of weakening momentum. We will likely need a catalyst to break below the
support zone and next week we will have plenty of it. For now, we might start
ranging around these levels awaiting new data to push on either side. A break
above the minor black trendline should
see the buyers increase the bullish bets into new highs as the sellers start to
take some profits off the table.
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