EURUSD Technical Analysis | Forexlive
USD
- The Fed left interest rates unchanged as expected
with basically no change to the statement. - Fed Chair Powell stressed once again that they are
proceeding carefully as the full effects of policy tightening have yet to be
felt. - The recent US CPI missed expectations
across the board bringing the expectations for rate cuts forward. - The labour market is starting to show weakness as Continuing
Claims are now rising at a fast pace and the recent NFP report missed across
the board, but yesterday the US Jobless Claims beat forecasts giving the USD a
short-term boost. - The latest US ISM Manufacturing PMI missed
expectations by a big margin, followed by a disappointing ISM Services PMI,
although the latter remained in expansion. - The recent US Retail Sales beat
expectations, while the US PPI missed forecasts by a big margin. - The recent Fedspeak has been leaning on
the hawkish side, but last week’s inflation report pretty much confirmed that
the Fed might be done for the cycle. - The market doesn’t expect the Fed to hike anymore.
EUR
- The ECB left interest rates unchanged as expected
as the central bank has ended its tightening cycle. - President Lagarde highlighted the weakness in the
Eurozone economy and reaffirmed that rates will make a substantial contribution
to curbing inflation. - The recent Eurozone CPI missed
expectations on the headline figures, but the Core measure remained unchanged.
This is unlikely to change the ECB’s stance anyway. - The labour market remains historically tight, but
the unemployment rate recently ticked higher. - The recent Eurozone PMIs missed across the board as
the economy continues to struggle. - The ECB members continue to repeat that they will
keep rates steady as long as necessary to get inflation back to target. - The market doesn’t expect the ECB to hike anymore.
EURUSD Technical Analysis –
Daily Timeframe
On the
daily chart, we can see that EURUSD rejected the key swing level at
1.0950 and pulled back into the blue 8 moving average as the rally at some
point got too overstretched. The recent weakness in the US data weighed on the
US Dollar giving a boost to the Euro. Today, the Eurozone PMIs slightly beat expectations but the market has barely moved. It might be a slow end of the week.
EURUSD Technical Analysis –
4 hour Timeframe
On the 4 hour chart, we can see that the price
diverged with the MACD into the key swing level. This is generally a sign of
weakening momentum often followed by pullbacks or reversals. In this case, we
are still in the pullback territory as long as the price stays above the
trendline. From a risk management perspective, the buyers should be leaning on
the trendline around the recent swing low with a defined risk below the
trendline and target new highs.
EURUSD
Technical Analysis – 1 hour Timeframe
On the 1 hour chart, we can see more
closely the current price action with the price reacting to the recent lower
highs. This is where we can expect some sellers to step in to target a drop
into the trendline. The buyers, on the other hand, will want to see the price
breaking higher to increase the bullish bets into new highs.
Upcoming Events
Today the US is on holiday
for Thanksgiving Day and therefore the liquidity in the market will be thinner.
Tomorrow we conclude the week with the US PMIs.