GBPUSD to trend down?Happy Chinese New Year & US President’s Day
Back from a short CNY break, you will notice the narrow range which the market is trading in for today, primarily due to the Chinese and US market being closed today. Since my last analysis, we saw the USD strengthen against the major currency pairs, as the S&P 500 shows signs of reversing its recent gains.
Due to a lack of major economic drivers, I’ll not be anticipating any major moves today. Looking for short term trend following trades, with an eye on upcoming events over the next couple of days.
If we see the AUDUSD break through 0.7900 because of tomorrow’s Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes, we could see a retest of the 0.7800 support level.
I’m also planning potential big moves for the EURUSD and GBPUSD, as despite weaker economic performance, they overextend their upward moves, possibly due to short term technical plays.
All of which, will still require continual USD strength, either from a move in the S&P500 or as the stronger inflation data from last week reinforces the case for more consistent/aggressive FOMC rate decisions.
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EURUSD resume downward move?Happy Chinese New Year & US President’s Day
Back from a short CNY break, you will notice the narrow range which the market is trading in for today, primarily due to the Chinese and US market being closed today. Since my last analysis, we saw the USD strengthen against the major currency pairs, as the S&P 500 shows signs of reversing its recent gains.
Due to a lack of major economic drivers, I’ll not be anticipating any major moves today. Looking for short term trend following trades, with an eye on upcoming events over the next couple of days.
I’m also planning potential big moves for the EURUSD and GBPUSD, as despite weaker economic performance, they overextend their upward moves, possibly due to short term technical plays.
All of which, will still require continual USD strength, either from a move in the S&P500 or as the stronger inflation data from last week reinforces the case for more consistent/aggressive FOMC rate decisions.
S&P 500 => The Big Short...?! Hi guys,
Here we are looking at the S&P 500. on a monthly candlestick chart..
As we all know, markets can't keep going up forever. Not even stock markets...
for the past 8-9 years (after the crash of '08) we made a gain of more then 300% and in the last year of it's bull run it made a real "blow-off top"!
everyone who follow the news a bit knows that the price of the S&P500 fell more then 300$ from it's top in just 2 weeks...
Now... You can listen to what the news has to say (and they denied it's a crash or gonna be a crash) and just follow there thought on a further pricerise ("it's just a small correction").
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- Is this bull trend sustainable?
- (for those who hold shares in the S&P500) Are there other places I could put my money in? (gold, silver, cryptocurrencies,..)
- in case all stock crash.. how can I be smart and profit? And what about the folowing consequences? An(other) economic disaster?
- ...
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TRADE:
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BoE rate decisionIn the evening, we await the BoE rate decision. Again, rates will likely remain unchanged, with little to no dissent in the decision. I’ll be focusing more on the Inflation Report, identifying signals on whether inflation would be sustainable at the 2% target, with a stronger GBPUSD > $1.35
RBA DecisionI’ll still be cautious towards trading on sustained USD strength, especially seeing today’s price retracement.
Take note of AUD retail and rate decision tomorrow. The AUDUSD came off the 0.8110 high, bouncing off 0.7900. While I do not expect any rate change, it’ll be important to pay attention to the RBA’s rate statement, and on their expectation and actions to deal with the appreciating AUD. This could give us a good hint on future movements of the AUDUSD.
Today, is GDP day.As we look at the GBP q/q GDP, with an expectation for performance to hold the same (at 0.4%). This may represent a trend following buying opportunity for the GBPUSD, especially if the GBPUSD holds above 1.42.
In the evening, we have US q/q GDP, expecting a data slightly worse than previous. This will be a data release I’ll be avoiding, due to 3 reasons, A Friday evening, timing of the release, and with WEF in Davos happening over the weekend. While Davos is unlikely to have policy implications, political jawboning could increase volatility in the currency pairs.
the release of GBP retail sales data for December. this afternoon we have the release of GBP retail sales data for December.
Interestingly, a result of -0.8% is expected despite the likelihood of increased sales during the festive period.
Look for buying opportunities if the GBPUSD bounces strongly off the 1.3920 support (in lined with the current trend of the GBPUSD)
Dovish Rate Hike from the BoC?The economic data highlight for today/tonight will be the BoC rate decision.
Has the Canadian economy and sentiment improved enough to warrant an interest rate increase by the BoC?
While an earlier rate increase is highly anticipated (brought forward from April), this would also mean that the BoC is unlikely to further increase rates in the medium term.
This could be likely to have a negative impact on the USDCAD, driving prices off the 1.2410 support level.
It would be crucial to read the statement accompanying the decision.
Today we have GBP CPI y/y data to be releasedToday we have GBP CPI y/y data to be released. Current concern is the pace of CPI growth in the UK economy, as expectation for CPI is at 3%, which is above the 1-3% range. In the usual circumstance, as inflation increases (especially beyond the target range), the tendency is for the Central Bank to increase interest rates. However, I do not think that the BoE will be keen to increase rates, with the Brexit in the horizon.
Given eventual USD strength, the GBP is poised for a drop, if it fails to break above the 1.3800 level.
continuation of GBP/USD moving lowerThe EUR/USD and GBP/USD each rose by approximately 70pips as a result of the chinese consideration to stop buying treasury
However, we should view it as a recommendation/consideration, thus not likely to have a lasting impact, evident in the strong retracement.
We look for a continuation of GBP/USD moving lower, if it is able to break strongly below the 1.3500 level.
GBP Manufacturing Production dataToday, we have the GBP Manufacturing Production data, with expectation for data to be better than expected. However, it is not expected that price of GBP/USD will move up significantly, due to the 73 pip move downward yesterday. A higher probability opportunity would be to sell the GBP/USD if data is released negative.
Big countrend move if EUR/USD breaks 1.20NFP on Friday (Actual 148k against forecasted 190k), with hourly earnings as forecasted at 0.3%.
This weaker than expected economic data resulted in a weaker USD, with USDCAD dropping 140pips within the hour.
However, this employment report also indicates steady improvement in the labour market, with no signs of overheating.
Therefore, we can still expect the FED to maintain course for 3 rate hikes in 2018, signaling gradual USD strength.
USDJPY to 113.50?Today, we have a larger number of economic data release, with focus on the US NFP (employment) data.
A quiet afternoon of price movements is anticipated as traders waits for the NFP release.
We anticipate a slightly stronger data approximately 220k, compared to the forecast of 190k.
Significant price volatility will arise if there is evidence of growth in the hourly earnings data.
AUDUSD to continue upward trend?
Focus on FOMC Meeting Minutes
- Fed remains on track to raise interest rates 3 times in 2018.
- Solid US labour market gains with expansion in economic activity
- Low inflation is still a concern
AUD on a strong upward trend, likely to continue, given the break of 0.7840 resistance.