EURGBP - FUNDAMENTAL AND TECHNICAL VIEWToday is not an important day for GBP. But CONSTRUCTION PMI DATA is due to be released today for GBP. It's the LOW IMPACT NEWS. But there is some significance. Also GERMAN FACTORY ORDERS and PPI m / m DATA will be released for EUR today. They are also HIGH VOLATILE but are very important INDICATORS.
- EUR FEATURE currently stands at 1.0921 LEVEL. We can expect a very DOWN TREND compared to the previous days. It is located below the DYNAMIC S / R LEVELS. Also the GBP FEATURE stays at 1.3065 LEVEL. The EURGBP PRICE is priced below the DYNAMIC S / R LEVELS. Therefore, most of the time the PRICE can be sold and bought in the form of a STRUCTURE. Before that a RETRACEMENT can come to DYNAMIC S / R LEVELS.
- Currently the SENTIMENT of the OVERALL MARKET is NEUTRAL. But it's too heavy for RISK OFF status. Also the EQUITIES are turning a bit red. VIX is getting a bit UP. Also COMMODITIES are now showing a DOWN SIDE BIAS. There is a NEUTRAL BIAS currently on the market. But because of VIX UP, EQUITIES DOWN, COMMODITIES DOWN the MARKET RISK is OFF.
- EURGBP PRICE can be DOWN to 0.8303 LEVEL before UP. Then you can UP to LEVEL 0.8498. The PRICE will move according to this week's ECONOMIC INDICATOR DATA and MARKET SENTIMENT.
Eur-gbp
EUR GBP - FUNDAMENTAL DRIVERSEUR
FUNDAMENTAL BIAS: NEUTRAL
1. Monetary Policy
Accelerating policy normalization, but just don’t call it that. The March ECB meeting saw the ECB surprise markets by speeding up their normalization pace with the APP set to increase to EUR 40bln in April and then lowered to EUR 30bln in May and EUR 20bln in June, with an aim of ending APP in Q3. This was quite a shift, and alongside 2024 HICP expected at 1.9% it meant a hike for 2022 is still on the table. However, even though the statement was hawkish, the ECB tried very hard to come across as dovish as possible, no doubt trying to get a soft landing. The bank broke the link between APP and rates by saying hikes could take place ‘some time’ after purchases end (previously said ‘shortly’ after they end). President Lagarde also stressed that the Ukraine/Russia war introduced a material risk to activity and inflation (and it’s too early to know what the full impact of this will be). As a result, she stresses more than once that their actions with the APP should not be seen as accelerating but rather as normalizing (pretty sure going from open-ended QE to done in the next quarter is accelerating but maybe owls play by the different rules). To further add dovishness Lagarde also said that the war in Ukraine means risks are now again titled to the downside, compared to ‘broadly balanced’. After the meeting STIR markets and bund yields jumped to price in close to 2 hikes by year-end again, but the dovish push back from Lagarde saw the EUR come under pressure, failing to benefit from higher implied rates.
2. Economic & Health Developments
Recent activity data suggests the hit from lockdowns weren’t as bad as feared, but Omicron restrictions weighed on growth. Differentials still favour the US but interestingly has turned positive against the UK. The big focus is on the incoming data to offer further clues of possible stagflation, where the ECB could be forced to act on rates due to higher inflation but would negatively impact demand and growth as a result. There’s also focus on the fiscal side with ongoing discussions to potentially allow purchases of ‘green bonds’ NOT to count against budget deficits, and the possibility of major new debt issuance to finance energy purchases. If approved, this can drastically change the fiscal landscape and would be a positive for the EUR and EU equities. Geopolitics Even though the EUR, through Western sanctions, have dodged potential weakness from the CBR selling the EUR to prop up the RUB, the single currency was not immune for long. It held up okay initially, but as proximity risk to the war and economic risk from supply constraints and sanctions grew, the risk premium ballooned, sending EUR risk reversals sharply lower and implied volatility higher. Even though further geopolitical developments will be important to watch, the EUR already saw very big moves lower, which means right now chasing the lows on bad news aren’t as attractive as chasing highs on good news.
3. CFTC Analysis
Further bullish sentiment signals from last week’s positioning changes with Asset Managers and Leveraged Funds both adding a chunky number of net-longs. Still trading close to recent lows means speculative EUR longs versus the GBP and CAD looks interesting but doing so without catalysts at this stage is very risky.
4. The Week Ahead
The week ahead will be a quiet one for the EUR. We have Final PMI data coming up which will be interesting to watch after the surprisingly solid numbers out of France and Germany (despite the geopolitical developments). However, since they are Final prints, they are not expected to be enough to create any major market reactions, unless we see a massive deviation between the Flash and Final data. Apart from that, geopolitical risks will still be in focus given the Eurozone’s proximity to the war, and their dependence on Russian oil and gas, where any major escalations (expected to be EUR negative) or de-escalations (expected to be EUR positive) will be on the radar. The pop higher in the EUR earlier last week on the back of positive negotiation developments showed us how overly sensitive the EUR is with positive news compared to negative news, which we think is mainly a case of short-term positioning. Our preferred way of expressing any positive EUR developments is through EURGBP longs and possibly EURCAD longs (with Friday’s incoming Canadian jobs report in focus).
GBP
FUNDAMENTAL BIAS: NEUTRAL
1. Monetary Policy
In March the BoE hiked rates by 25bsp as expected but delivered a bearish hike with BoE’s Cunliffe dissenting by voting to leave rates unchanged. This was a stark change from February where 4 members voted for a 50bsp hike. Cunliffe noted the negative impacts of higher commodity prices on real household incomes and economic activity as the main reason for his dissention, while remaining members thought a 25bsp hike was appropriate given the tight labour market and risks of second round effects. Even though inflation forecasts were upgraded to 8% in Q2 (previous 7.25%), the negative view that GDP was expected to slow to subdued rates showed growing concern of stagflation. The most bearish element of the statement was a change in language regarding incoming rates where the bank said they judge that some further modest tightening MIGHT be appropriate where previous guidance said more tightening was ‘LIKELY TO BE’ appropriate (a clear push against overly aggressive rate expectations). They further pushed back by noting the current implied rate path would see inflation would be below target in 3 years’ time, in other words saying they won’t hike as much, and confirms our estimates that policy reached peak hawkishness in February. The 100% odds of a 25bsp in May drifted to just above 80% on Friday, and markets will pay close attention to incoming BoE speak, where further push back against rates could be enough to see markets pricing out some of the >5 hikes still priced for 2022. As a result of the clear dovish tilt, we have adjusted our assessment of the bank’s policy stance to NEUTRAL.
2. Economic & Health Developments
With inflation the main reason for the BoE’s recent rate hikes, there is a concern that the UK economy faces stagflation risk, as price pressures stay sticky while growth decelerates. That also means that current market expectations for rates continues to look way too aggressive even after the BoE’s recent push back. This means downside risks for GBP if growth data push lower and/or the BoE continue to push their recent dovish tone.
3. Political Developments
Political uncertainty is usually GBP negative, so PM Johnson’s the remains a question mark, even though fallout from the Sue Gray report was limited. If distrust grows the question remains whether a vote of no-confidence could happen (if so, short-term downside is likely). Focus will then be on whether the PM can survive a noconfidence vote (a win should be GBP ▲ and a loss GBP ▼). The Northern Ireland protocol remains a focus as well with previous UK threats to trigger Article 16 and EU threats to terminate the Brexit deal if they do. For now, markets have rightly ignored this as posturing, but any actual escalation can see sharp GBP downside.
4. CFTC Analysis
Recent CFTC data showed a mixed bag for GBP positioning once again as large specs and asset managers increased net-short positioning while leveraged funds increased net-longs by a whopping 20K contracts. For now, positioning doesn’t provide much in the way of a directional bias. However, price action at the index level has been somewhat stretched to the downside recently so be mindful of that.
5. The Week Ahead
Economic data will be very light for the UK with no major data points on the schedule. We do have BoE speak in the mix again with BoE’s Bailey, Cunliffe and Phil expected to speak. Bailey might not give us anything new on monetary policy after his speech this past week (which saw him sticking to recent dovish rhetoric), but Cunliffe and Phil could be interesting. Recall that it was Cunliffe who dissented at the March meeting and voted to keep rates unchanged given the risks to the consumer, so markets will be paying attention to what he has to say. Similarly, chief economist Phil’s comments will be viewed, but taking them with a pinch of salt would be a good idea since his communication and actual policy decision has been quite different from one another in recent months (not putting his vote where his comments is). Our bias for Sterling remains neutral with a skew towards bearish but prefer to express that view with EURGBP right now, which means we will use any bearish sentiment shifts for Sterling to use as opportunities for possible EURGBP longs.
EURGBP:Freefall Likely To Continue As Price Met Stern ResistanceThis Pair has been in a spotlight for quite sometime because it has been in a gradual free fall over some previous years. Now the free fall seems likely to continue as the the crucial support level of 0.83000 has been violated on both monthly and weekly time frames!
Some few weeks ago, the 0.83000 level was finally violated and now the price seems likely to continue its downtrend towards the next potential resistance lying at 0.8000 psychological level. Last week however we saw an impulse move that was met with stern resistance at the 0.85000 psychological level as evident on the main chart. The price is currently being capped by descending parallel channel. In this scenario the 0.8500 psychological resistance level becomes a vital part as stop loss. The trade criteria has been met already and now would be the ideal good time to take this pair short. Below are the details:
TRADE TYPE: SHORT SWING TRADE
ENTRY: ABOVE 0.83000 (FOR RR TO REMAIN > 1)
STOP LOSS: 0.85500
TAKE PROFIT: 0.83000
NOTE: In unlikely circumstances, this trade would only be considered to HIT stop loss when the price hits 0.85500 level. After this its advisable to wait and see where does the monthly candle closes. Shall it close above 0.85000 then the trade has been nullified, on the other hand shall it close below 0.85000 then we can take this trade short again as the price failed to clear the 0.85000 psychological level!
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EUR GBP - FUNDAMENTAL DRIVERSEUR
FUNDAMENTAL BIAS: NEUTRAL
1. Monetary Policy
Accelerating policy normalization, but just don’t call it that. The March ECB meeting saw the ECB surprise markets by speeding up their normalization pace with the APP set to increase to EUR 40bln in April and then lowered to EUR 30bln in May and EUR 20bln in June, with an aim of ending APP in Q3. This was quite a shift, and alongside 2024 HICP expected at 1.9% it meant a hike for 2022 is still on the table. However, even though the statement was hawkish, the ECB tried very hard to come across as dovish as possible, no doubt trying to get a soft landing. The bank broke the link between APP and rates by saying hikes could take place ‘some time’ after purchases end (previously said ‘shortly’ after they end). President Lagarde also stressed that the Ukraine/Russia war introduced a material risk to activity and inflation (and it’s too early to know what the full impact of this will be). As a result, she stresses more than once that their actions with the APP should not be seen as accelerating but rather as normalizing (pretty sure going from open-ended QE to done in the next quarter is accelerating but maybe owls play by the different rules). To further add dovishness Lagarde also said that the war in Ukraine means risks are now again titled to the downside, compared to ‘broadly balanced’. After the meeting STIR markets and bund yields jumped to price in close to 2 hikes by year-end again, but the dovish push back from Lagarde saw the EUR come under pressure, failing to benefit from higher implied rates.
2. Economic & Health Developments
Recent activity data suggests the hit from lockdowns weren’t as bad as feared, but Omicron restrictions weighed on growth. Differentials still favour the US but interestingly has turned positive against the UK. The big focus is on the incoming data to offer further clues of possible stagflation, where the ECB could be forced to act on rates due to higher inflation but would negatively impact demand and growth as a result. There’s also focus on the fiscal side with ongoing discussions to potentially allow purchases of ‘green bonds’ NOT to count against budget deficits, and the possibility of major new debt issuance to finance energy purchases. If approved, this can drastically change the fiscal landscape and would be a positive for the EUR and EU equities. Geopolitics Even though the EUR, through Western sanctions, have dodged potential weakness from the CBR selling the EUR to prop up the RUB, the single currency was not immune for long. It held up okay initially, but as proximity risk to the war and economic risk from supply constraints and sanctions grew, the risk premium ballooned, sending EUR risk reversals sharply lower and implied volatility higher. Even though further geopolitical developments will be important to watch, the EUR already saw very big moves lower, which means right now chasing the lows on bad news aren’t as attractive as chasing highs on good news.
3. CFTC Analysis
Further bullish sentiment signals from last week’s positioning changes with Asset Managers and Leveraged Funds both adding a chunky number of net-longs. Still trading close to recent lows means speculative EUR longs versus the GBP and CAD looks interesting but doing so without catalysts at this stage is very risky.
4. The Week Ahead
The week ahead will be a quiet one for the EUR. We have Final PMI data coming up which will be interesting to watch after the surprisingly solid numbers out of France and Germany (despite the geopolitical developments). However, since they are Final prints, they are not expected to be enough to create any major market reactions, unless we see a massive deviation between the Flash and Final data. Apart from that, geopolitical risks will still be in focus given the Eurozone’s proximity to the war, and their dependence on Russian oil and gas, where any major escalations (expected to be EUR negative) or de-escalations (expected to be EUR positive) will be on the radar. The pop higher in the EUR earlier last week on the back of positive negotiation developments showed us how overly sensitive the EUR is with positive news compared to negative news, which we think is mainly a case of short-term positioning. Our preferred way of expressing any positive EUR developments is through EURGBP longs and possibly EURCAD longs (with Friday’s incoming Canadian jobs report in focus).
GBP
FUNDAMENTAL BIAS: NEUTRAL
1. Monetary Policy
In March the BoE hiked rates by 25bsp as expected but delivered a bearish hike with BoE’s Cunliffe dissenting by voting to leave rates unchanged. This was a stark change from February where 4 members voted for a 50bsp hike. Cunliffe noted the negative impacts of higher commodity prices on real household incomes and economic activity as the main reason for his dissention, while remaining members thought a 25bsp hike was appropriate given the tight labour market and risks of second round effects. Even though inflation forecasts were upgraded to 8% in Q2 (previous 7.25%), the negative view that GDP was expected to slow to subdued rates showed growing concern of stagflation. The most bearish element of the statement was a change in language regarding incoming rates where the bank said they judge that some further modest tightening MIGHT be appropriate where previous guidance said more tightening was ‘LIKELY TO BE’ appropriate (a clear push against overly aggressive rate expectations). They further pushed back by noting the current implied rate path would see inflation would be below target in 3 years’ time, in other words saying they won’t hike as much, and confirms our estimates that policy reached peak hawkishness in February. The 100% odds of a 25bsp in May drifted to just above 80% on Friday, and markets will pay close attention to incoming BoE speak, where further push back against rates could be enough to see markets pricing out some of the >5 hikes still priced for 2022. As a result of the clear dovish tilt, we have adjusted our assessment of the bank’s policy stance to NEUTRAL.
2. Economic & Health Developments
With inflation the main reason for the BoE’s recent rate hikes, there is a concern that the UK economy faces stagflation risk, as price pressures stay sticky while growth decelerates. That also means that current market expectations for rates continues to look way too aggressive even after the BoE’s recent push back. This means downside risks for GBP if growth data push lower and/or the BoE continue to push their recent dovish tone.
3. Political Developments
Political uncertainty is usually GBP negative, so PM Johnson’s the remains a question mark, even though fallout from the Sue Gray report was limited. If distrust grows the question remains whether a vote of no-confidence could happen (if so, short-term downside is likely). Focus will then be on whether the PM can survive a noconfidence vote (a win should be GBP ▲ and a loss GBP ▼). The Northern Ireland protocol remains a focus as well with previous UK threats to trigger Article 16 and EU threats to terminate the Brexit deal if they do. For now, markets have rightly ignored this as posturing, but any actual escalation can see sharp GBP downside.
4. CFTC Analysis
Recent CFTC data showed a mixed bag for GBP positioning once again as large specs and asset managers increased net-short positioning while leveraged funds increased net-longs by a whopping 20K contracts. For now, positioning doesn’t provide much in the way of a directional bias. However, price action at the index level has been somewhat stretched to the downside recently so be mindful of that.
5. The Week Ahead
Economic data will be very light for the UK with no major data points on the schedule. We do have BoE speak in the mix again with BoE’s Bailey, Cunliffe and Phil expected to speak. Bailey might not give us anything new on monetary policy after his speech this past week (which saw him sticking to recent dovish rhetoric), but Cunliffe and Phil could be interesting. Recall that it was Cunliffe who dissented at the March meeting and voted to keep rates unchanged given the risks to the consumer, so markets will be paying attention to what he has to say. Similarly, chief economist Phil’s comments will be viewed, but taking them with a pinch of salt would be a good idea since his communication and actual policy decision has been quite different from one another in recent months (not putting his vote where his comments is). Our bias for Sterling remains neutral with a skew towards bearish but prefer to express that view with EURGBP right now, which means we will use any bearish sentiment shifts for Sterling to use as opportunities for possible EURGBP longs.
EURGBP AnalysisSee the picture for analysis:
-Price was in a downward channel creating
lower lows/ lower highs.
-Price has now broken out of the downward
channel and now creating higher highs/
higher lows.
2 options here;
1) wait for the price to enter the demand zones
and enter on the confirmation trades.
2) buy the demand straight up.
EURGBP looking up 🦐EURGBP on the daily chart after the recent low sharply inverted the trend and started a strong impulse to the upside.
I can see the price testing the 0.618 and the 0.5 Fibonacci level and come back for a new test and a potential break.
How can we approach this scenario?
I will monitor the market to check a possible break above the 0.84 area.
In that case i will look for a potential entry according to the Plancton's strategy rules.
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Follow the Shrimp 🦐
Keep in mind.
🟣 Purple structure -> Monthly structure.
🔴 Red structure -> Weekly structure.
🔵 Blue structure -> Daily structure.
🟡 Yellow structure -> 4h structure.
⚫️ Black structure -> <4h structure.
Here is the Plancton0618 technical analysis , please comment below if you have any question.
The ENTRY in the market will be taken only if the condition of the Plancton0618 strategy will trigger.
EUR GBP - FUNDAMENTAL DRIVERSEUR
FUNDAMENTAL BIAS: NEUTRAL
1. Monetary Policy
Accelerating policy normalization in deed, but just don’t call it that. The March ECB meeting saw the ECB surprise markets by speeding up their normalization pace with the APP set to increase to EUR 40bln in April and then lowered to EUR 30bln in May and EUR 20bln in June, with an aim of ending APP in Q3. This was quite a shift, and alongside 2024 HICP expected at 1.9% it meant a hike for 2022 is still on the table. However, even though the statement was hawkish, the ECB tried very hard to come across as dovish as possible, no doubt trying to get a soft landing. The bank broke the link between APP and rates by saying hikes could take place ‘some time’ after purchases end (previously said ‘shortly’ after they end). President Lagarde also stressed that the Ukraine/Russia war introduced a material risk to activity and inflation (and it’s too early to know what the full impact of this will be). As a result, she stresses more than once that their actions with the APP should not be seen as accelerating but rather as normalizing (pretty sure going from open-ended QE to done in the next quarter is accelerating but maybe owls play by the different rules). To further add dovishness Lagarde also said that the war in Ukraine means risks are now again titled to the downside, compared to ‘broadly balanced’. After the meeting STIR markets and bund yields jumped to price in close to 2 hikes by year-end again, but the dovish push back from Lagarde saw the EUR come under pressure, failing to benefit from higher implied rates.
2. Economic & Health Developments
Recent activity data suggests the hit from lockdowns weren’t as bad as feared, but Omicron restrictions weighed on growth. Differentials still favour the US but interestingly has turned positive against the UK. The big focus is on the incoming data to offer further clues of possible stagflation, where the ECB could be forced to act on rates due to higher inflation but would negatively impact demand and growth as a result. There’s also focus on the fiscal side with ongoing discussions to potentially allow purchases of ‘green bonds’ NOT to count against budget deficits, and the possibility of major new debt issuance to finance energy purchases. If approved, this can drastically change the fiscal landscape and would be a positive for the EUR and EU equities. Geopolitics Even though the EUR, through Western sanctions, have dodged potential weakness from the CBR selling the EUR to prop up the RUB, the single currency was not immune for long. It held up okay initially, but as proximity risk to the war and economic risk from supply constraints and sanctions grew, the risk premium ballooned, sending EUR risk reversals sharply lower and implied volatility higher. With very big moves lower already, chasing the lows aren’t very attractive, but picking bottoms is equally dangerous without clear catalysts.
3. CFTC Analysis
Some bullish sentiment signals from last week’s positioning changes with Large Specs increasing longs while leveraged funds decreased shorts. Still trading close to recent lows means speculative EUR longs versus the GBP and CAD looks interesting but doing so without catalysts at this stage is very risky.
GBP
FUNDAMENTAL BIAS: NEUTRAL
1. Monetary Policy
In March the BoE hiked rates by 25bsp as expected but delivered a bearish hike with BoE’s Cunliffe dissenting by voting to leave rates unchanged. This was a stark change from February where 4 members voted for a 50bsp hike. Cunliffe noted the negative impacts of higher commodity prices on real household incomes and economic activity as the main reason for his dissention, while remaining members thought a 25bsp hike was appropriate given the tight labour market and risks of second round effects. Even though inflation forecasts were upgraded to 8% in Q2 (previous 7.25%), the negative view that GDP was expected to slow to subdued rates showed growing concern of stagflation. The most bearish element of the statement was a change in language regarding incoming rates where the bank said they judge that some further modest tightening MIGHT be appropriate where previous guidance said more tightening was ‘LIKELY TO BE’ appropriate (a clear push against overly aggressive rate expectations). They further pushed back by noting the current implied rate path would see inflation would be below target in 3 years’ time, in other words saying they won’t hike as much, and confirms our estimates that policy reached peak hawkishness in February. The 100% odds of a 25bsp in May drifted to just above 80% on Friday, and markets will pay close attention to incoming BoE speak, where further push back against rates could be enough to see markets pricing out some of the >5 hikes still priced for 2022. As a result of the clear dovish tilt, we have adjusted our assessment of the bank’s policy stance to NEUTRAL.
2. Economic & Health Developments
With inflation the main reason for the BoE’s recent rate hikes, there is a concern that the UK economy faces stagflation risk, as price pressures stay sticky while growth decelerates. That also means that current market expectations for rates continues to look way too aggressive even after the BoE’s recent push back. This means downside risks for GBP if growth data push lower and/or the BoE continue to push their recent dovish tone.
3. Political Developments
Political uncertainty is usually GBP negative, so the fate of PM Johnson remains a focus. Fallout from the Sue Gray report was limited but as distrust grows the question remains whether a vote of no-confidence will happen (if so,short-term downside is likely). Focus will then be on whether the PM can survive a no-confidence vote (a win should be GBP positive and a loss GBP negative). The Northern Ireland protocol remains a focus with the UK threatening to trigger Article 16 and the EU threatening to terminate the Brexit deal if they do. For now, markets have rightly ignored this as posturing, but any actual escalation can see sharp downside for GBP.
4. CFTC Analysis
Recent CFTC data showed a mixed bag for GBP positioning as large specs and asset managers increased netshort positioning while leveraged funds increased shorts. For now, positioning doesn’t provide much in the way of a directional bias. However, price action has been stretched to the downside so be mindful of that.
EURGBP: Bearish Wave is Coming 🇪🇺🇬🇧
Hey traders,
EURGBP was very bearish last week:
the price broke strong horizontal structure support to the downside and reached 0.83 support.
Then the market started a correctional movement forming a bearish flag pattern.
Once the pair reached a broken structure, the flag's support was broken.
Now I expect a bearish trend continuation to 0.83 / 0.826
❤️Please, support this idea with like and comment!❤️
EURGBPLooking for this reverse head and shoulders pattern to succeed.
Daily Candle rejecting a resistance from Feb 7th.
Trade is based off sentiment that the European central bank is still reducing net asset purchases and will wait until December meeting to raise rates.
Any adjustments to the key ECB interest rates will take place some time after the end of the Governing Council’s net purchases under the APP and will be gradual.
Monthly net purchases under the APP will amount to €40 billion in April, €30 billion in May and €20 billion in June.
-March 10th Monetary Policy Meeting (European Central Bank)
At its meeting ending on 16 March 2022, the MPC voted by a majority of 8-1 to increase Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 0.75%.
Given the current tightness of the labour market, continuing signs of robust domestic cost and price pressures, and the risk that those pressures will persist, the Committee judges that an increase in Bank Rate of 0.25 percentage points is warranted at this meeting.
-March 17th Monetary Policy Meeting (Central Bank of England)
sources:
1. www.ecb.europa.eu
2. www.bankofengland.co.uk
EURGBP - FUNDAMENTAL AND TECHNICAL VIEW⛔️ EUR - There is a SPEAK of ECB PRESIDENT this week. CPI FLASH DATA will also be released. It is important for us to provide FOCUS for GBP. The EUR STRENGTH is determined by the DOLLAR STRENGTH and the MARKET SENTIMENT. There was also a very important story for GBP yesterday. But it could not make such an impact.
⛔️ EUR FEATURE currently stands at 1.1023 LEVEL. It rests on DYNAMIC S / R LEVELS. Also the GBP FEATURE stays at 1.3093 LEVEL. The EURGBP PRICE is priced above the DYNAMIC S / R LEVELS. Therefore, the PRICE can be slightly UP in the form of a STRUCTURE. Before that a RETRACEMENT can come to DYNAMIC S / R LEVELS.
⛔️ Currently the OVERALL MARKET is in a RISK OFF condition. But in the future most likely the MARKET RISK will be ON at the LONDON SESSION.
⛔️ EURGBP PRICE can PULLBACK and DOWN until it is slightly higher than DYNAMIC LEVELS.
⛔️ EURGBP PRICE can be UP to 0.8458 LEVEL before DOWN. Then it can be DOWN to 0.8303 LEVEL. The PRICE will move according to this week's ECONOMIC INDICATOR DATA and MARKET SENTIMENT.
EUR GBP - FUNDAMENTAL DRIVERSEUR
FUNDAMENTAL BIAS: NEUTRAL
1. Monetary Policy
Accelerating policy normalization in deed, but just don’t call it that. The March ECB meeting saw the ECB surprise markets by speeding up their normalization pace with the APP set to increase to EUR 40bln in April and then lowered to EUR 30bln in May and EUR 20bln in June, with an aim of ending APP in Q3. This was quite a shift, and alongside 2024 HICP expected at 1.9% it meant a hike for 2022 is still on the table. However, even though the statement was hawkish, the ECB tried very hard to come across as dovish as possible, no doubt trying to get a soft landing. The bank broke the link between APP and rates by saying hikes could take place ‘some time’ after purchases end (previously said ‘shortly’ after they end). President Lagarde also stressed that the Ukraine/Russia war introduced a material risk to activity and inflation (and it’s too early to know what the full impact of this will be). As a result, she stresses more than once that their actions with the APP should not be seen as accelerating but rather as normalizing (pretty sure going from open-ended QE to done in the next quarter is accelerating but maybe owls play by the different rules). To further add dovishness Lagarde also said that the war in Ukraine means risks are now again titled to the downside, compared to ‘broadly balanced’. After the meeting STIR markets and bund yields jumped to price in close to 2 hikes by year-end again, but the dovish push back from Lagarde saw the EUR come under pressure, failing to benefit from higher implied rates.
2. Economic & Health Developments
Recent activity data suggests the hit from lockdowns weren’t as bad as feared, but Omicron restrictions weighed on growth. Differentials still favour the US but interestingly has turned positive against the UK. The big focus is on the incoming data to offer further clues of possible stagflation, where the ECB could be forced to act on rates due to higher inflation but would negatively impact demand and growth as a result. There’s also focus on the fiscal side with ongoing discussions to potentially allow purchases of ‘green bonds’ NOT to count against budget deficits, and the possibility of major new debt issuance to finance energy purchases. If approved, this can drastically change the fiscal landscape and would be a positive for the EUR and EU equities. Geopolitics Even though the EUR, through Western sanctions, have dodged potential weakness from the CBR selling the EUR to prop up the RUB, the single currency was not immune for long. It held up okay initially, but as proximity risk to the war and economic risk from supply constraints and sanctions grew, the risk premium ballooned, sending EUR risk reversals sharply lower and implied volatility higher. With very big moves lower already, chasing the lows aren’t very attractive, but picking bottoms is equally dangerous without clear catalysts.
3. CFTC Analysis
Some bullish sentiment signals from last week’s positioning changes with Large Specs increasing longs while leveraged funds decreased shorts. Still trading close to recent lows means speculative EUR longs versus the GBP and CAD looks interesting but doing so without catalysts at this stage is very risky.
4. The Week Ahead
It’s inflation week for the Eurozone with Flash CPI data for March due on Friday. Given the rapid rise across commodities as a result of the war in Ukraine, there is a very high probability that prices see another big jump, especially at the headline level. The challenge with continued higher inflation is that it could start to add even more upside pressure to inflation expectations, which in turn could increase the risk of second-round effects in terms of wage increases. That means apart from the print itself, the focus will be on how the higher print feeds into inflation expectations, as that will have important implications for monetary policy. Focus will also remain on geopolitics commodities with questions of a whether the EU goes ahead with embargos on Russian Oil and Gas, further increasing stagflation risks. On this front, the fiscal side will also be important, where joint issuance of debt or country-specific fiscal relief measures to lessen higher price burdens will be important for the EUR. Both the GBP and EUR has carried the brunt of the geopolitical fallout in recent weeks due to the war’s proximity and the implications of sanctions, but with the EUR close to recent lows, any major positive breakthroughs will arguably have a bigger impact compared to negative ones (unless the negative news involves things like chemical attacks or heightened risk of the war spilling over into the rest of Europe). Thus, chasing the EUR lower on negative news does not look as attractive as trading it higher on good news.
GBP
FUNDAMENTAL BIAS: NEUTRAL
1. Monetary Policy
In March the BoE hiked rates by 25bsp as expected but delivered a bearish hike with BoE’s Cunliffe dissenting by voting to leave rates unchanged. This was a stark change from February where 4 members voted for a 50bsp hike. Cunliffe noted the negative impacts of higher commodity prices on real household incomes and economic activity as the main reason for his dissention, while remaining members thought a 25bsp hike was appropriate given the tight labour market and risks of second round effects. Even though inflation forecasts were upgraded to 8% in Q2 (previous 7.25%), the negative view that GDP was expected to slow to subdued rates showed growing concern of stagflation. The most bearish element of the statement was a change in language regarding incoming rates where the bank said they judge that some further modest tightening MIGHT be appropriate where previous guidance said more tightening was ‘LIKELY TO BE’ appropriate (a clear push against overly aggressive rate expectations). They further pushed back by noting the current implied rate path would see inflation would be below target in 3 years’ time, in other words saying they won’t hike as much, and confirms our estimates that policy reached peak hawkishness in February. The 100% odds of a 25bsp in May drifted to just above 80% on Friday, and markets will pay close attention to incoming BoE speak, where further push back against rates could be enough to see markets pricing out some of the >5 hikes still priced for 2022. As a result of the clear dovish tilt, we have adjusted our assessment of the bank’s policy stance to NEUTRAL.
2. Economic & Health Developments
With inflation the main reason for the BoE’s recent rate hikes, there is a concern that the UK economy faces stagflation risk, as price pressures stay sticky while growth decelerates. That also means that current market expectations for rates continues to look way too aggressive even after the BoE’s recent push back. This means downside risks for GBP if growth data push lower and/or the BoE continue to push their recent dovish tone.
3. Political Developments
Political uncertainty is usually GBP negative, so the fate of PM Johnson remains a focus. Fallout from the Sue Gray report was limited but as distrust grows the question remains whether a vote of no-confidence will happen (if so,short-term downside is likely). Focus will then be on whether the PM can survive a no-confidence vote (a win should be GBP positive and a loss GBP negative). The Northern Ireland protocol remains a focus with the UK threatening to trigger Article 16 and the EU threatening to terminate the Brexit deal if they do. For now, markets have rightly ignored this as posturing, but any actual escalation can see sharp downside for GBP.
4. CFTC Analysis
Recent CFTC data showed a mixed bag for GBP positioning as large specs and asset managers increased netshort positioning while leveraged funds increased shorts. For now, positioning doesn’t provide much in the way of a directional bias. However, price action has been stretched to the downside so be mindful of that.
5. The Week Ahead
Economic data will be very light for the UK with no major data points on the schedule. We do have Governor Bailey schedule to speak on Monday which will of course be important for the current rate outlook for the UK (see our Monetary Policy section above). Last week’s economic data didn’t provide much in the way of momentum for Sterling, with price action at the index level finishing very close to where we started the week. Similarly, the spring budget didn’t provide much more compared to what was already expected, which means no real change to growth expectations in the UK and also means our med-term outlook remains neutral, leaning towards bearish (taking the BoE’s dovish tones into consideration). For the week ahead, there will of course be continued focus on geopolitics and commodity prices where any de-escalation in the form of a ceasefire should be positive for Sterling, and any additional escalations which also leads to further upside in commodity prices should be a negative as it further increases stagflation risks and puts further pressure on consumer incomes (which after Friday’s Retail Sales have shown that BoE’s Cunliffe was right to be concerned about how higher commodity prices will impact household incomes and economic activity.
EUR GBP - FUNDAMENTAL DRIVERSEUR
FUNDAMENTAL BIAS: NEUTRAL
1. Monetary Policy
Accelerating policy normalization in deed, but just don’t call it that. The March ECB meeting saw the ECB surprise markets by speeding up their normalization pace with the APP set to increase to EUR 40bln in April and then lowered to EUR 30bln in May and EUR 20bln in June, with an aim of ending APP in Q3. This was quite a shift, and alongside 2024 HICP expected at 1.9% it meant a hike for 2022 is still on the table. However, even though the statement was hawkish, the ECB tried very hard to come across as dovish as possible, no doubt trying to get a soft landing. The bank broke the link between APP and rates by saying hikes could take place ‘some time’ after purchases end (previously said ‘shortly’ after they end). President Lagarde also stressed that the Ukraine/Russia war introduced a material risk to activity and inflation (and it’s too early to know what the full impact of this will be). As a result, she stresses more than once that their actions with the APP should not be seen as accelerating but rather as normalizing (pretty sure going from open-ended QE to done in the next quarter is accelerating but maybe owls play by the different rules). To further add dovishness Lagarde also said that the war in Ukraine means risks are now again titled to the downside, compared to ‘broadly balanced’. After the meeting STIR markets and bund yields jumped to price in close to 2 hikes by year-end again, but the dovish push back from Lagarde saw the EUR come under pressure, failing to benefit from higher implied rates.
2. Economic & Health Developments
Recent activity data suggests the hit from lockdowns weren’t as bad as feared, the Omicron restrictions weighed on growth. Differentials still favour the US and UK above the EZ. The big focus though is on the incoming inflation data after the ECB’s recent hawkish pivot at their Feb meeting. On the fiscal front, attention is on ongoing discussions to potentially allow purchases of ‘green bonds’ NOT to count against budget deficits. If approved, this can drastically change the fiscal landscape and would be a positive for the EUR and EU equities.
3. Geopolitics
Even though the EUR, through Western sanctions, have dodged potential weakness from the CBR selling the EUR to prop up the RUB, the single currency was not immune for long. It held up okay initially, but as proximity risk to the war and economic risk from supply constraints and sanctions grew, the risk premium ballooned, sending EUR risk reversals sharply lower and implied volatility higher. With very big moves lower already, chasing the lows aren’t very attractive, but picking bottoms is equally dangerous without clear catalysts.
4. CFTC Analysis
Large specs decreased longs (-40K) and leveraged funds (-19K) increased shorts, both exhibiting a strong bearish sentiment. But after the EUR’s strong bounce from recent lows, it seems additional shorts were added just at the wrong time. Regardless of positioning, trading the EUR with a clear catalyst is a must right now.
GBP
FUNDAMENTAL BIAS: NEUTRAL
1. Monetary Policy
The BoE hiked rates by 25bsp as expected at their March meeting but delivered what was seen as a bearish hike as it was not a unanimous decision with BoE’s Cunliffe voting to leave rates unchanged. This was a very stark change from February where 4 members voted for a 50bsp hike. Cunliffe noted the negative impacts of higher commodity prices on real household incomes and economic activity as the main reason for his dissention, while the remaining members thought a 25bsp hike was appropriate given the tight labour market and risks of second round effects. Even though inflation forecasts were upgraded to 8% in Q2 (previous 7.25%), the negative view that GDP was expected to slow to subdued rates once again showed growing concern of stagflation risks. For us, the most bearish element of the statement was a change in language regarding incoming rates where the bank said they judge that some further modest tightening MIGHT be appropriate where previous guidance said more tightening was ‘likely to be’ appropriate, which was a very clear push back against the overly aggressive rate path that has been priced in for the bank. The bank further pushed back by noting that the current rate path implied by markets would mean inflation would be below their target in three years’ time, in other words saying they won’t hike as much, and confirms our estimates that policy reached peak hawkishness in February. The 100% odds of a 25bsp for May has drifted to just above 80% on Friday, and markets will pay very close attention to incoming BoE speak, where a further push back against higher rates could be enough to see markets pricing out some of the 4 hikes still priced for the rest of the year.
2. Economic & Health Developments
With inflation the main reason for the BoE’s recent rate hikes, there is a concern that the UK economy faces stagflation risk, as price pressures stay sticky while growth decelerates. That also means that current market expectations for rates continues to look way too aggressive even after the BoE’s recent push back. This means downside risks for GBP if growth data push lower and/or the BoE continue to push their recent dovish tone.
3. Political Developments
Political uncertainty is usually GBP negative, so the fate of PM Johnson remains a focus. Fallout from the Sue Gray report was limited but as distrust grows the question remains whether a vote of no-confidence will happen (if so,short-term downside is likely). Focus will then be on whether the PM can survive a no-confidence vote (a win should be GBP positive and a loss GBP negative). The Northern Ireland protocol remains a focus with the UK threatening to trigger Article 16 and the EU threatening to terminate the Brexit deal if they do. For now, markets have rightly ignored this as posturing, but any actual escalation can see sharp downside for GBP.
4. CFTC Analysis
Recent CFTC data showed GBP positioning continues to deteriorate across market participants with net-short increases for large specs and net-long reductions for leveraged funds. After the more dovish than expected BoE last week (and since it took place Thursday) incoming CFTC data should see this trend continue.
EURGBP Potential drop | 25th Mar 2022In line with the Ichimoku indicator, we have a bearish bias that price will drop from our entry at 0.83575 in line with the 38.20% Fibonacci retracement towards our take profit at 0.82976 in line with the latest pull back support. Alternatively, if prices were to break out, price may potential rise towards our stop loss at 0.83766 which is in line with the 50.00% Fibonacci retracement.
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EURGBP Potential drop | 24th Mar 2022With price moving below the ichimoku cloud, we have a bearish bias that price will from our entry at 0.83579 in line pullback resistance and 38.2% Fibonacci retracement towards our take profit at 0.82997 in line with the horizontal swing low support. Alternatively, price may break entry structure and head for our stop loss at 0.83964 in line with the 61.85 Fibonacci retracement level and horizontal swing high resistance.
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EURGBP Potential drop|23rd Mar 2022 price is approaching our pivot where the ichimoku resistance, the horizontal overlap support and 23.6% Fibonacci retrecement level is at 0.83342. We have a bias that price will drop to take profit at 0.83582 in line with the pullback resistance. Alternatively, price may break entry structure and head for 1st support at 0.82127 in line with the swing low support.
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EUR GBP - FUNDAMENTAL DRIVERSEUR
FUNDAMENTAL BIAS: NEUTRAL
1. Monetary Policy
Accelerating policy normalization in deed, but just don’t call it that. The March ECB meeting saw the ECB surprise markets by speeding up their normalization pace with the APP set to increase to EUR 40bln in April and then lowered to EUR 30bln in May and EUR 20bln in June, with an aim of ending APP in Q3. This was quite a shift, and alongside 2024 HICP expected at 1.9% it meant a hike for 2022 is still on the table. However, even though the statement was hawkish, the ECB tried very hard to come across as dovish as possible, no doubt trying to get a soft landing. The bank broke the link between APP and rates by saying hikes could take place ‘some time’ after purchases end (previously said ‘shortly’ after they end). President Lagarde also stressed that the Ukraine/Russia war introduced a material risk to activity and inflation (and it’s too early to know what the full impact of this will be). As a result, she stresses more than once that their actions with the APP should not be seen as accelerating but rather as normalizing (pretty sure going from open-ended QE to done in the next quarter is accelerating but maybe owls play by the different rules). To further add dovishness Lagarde also said that the war in Ukraine means risks are now again titled to the downside, compared to ‘broadly balanced’. After the meeting STIR markets and bund yields jumped to price in close to 2 hikes by year-end again, but the dovish push back from Lagarde saw the EUR come under pressure, failing to benefit from higher implied rates.
2. Economic & Health Developments
Recent activity data suggests the hit from lockdowns weren’t as bad as feared, the Omicron restrictions weighed on growth. Differentials still favour the US and UK above the EZ. The big focus though is on the incoming inflation data after the ECB’s recent hawkish pivot at their Feb meeting. On the fiscal front, attention is on ongoing discussions to potentially allow purchases of ‘green bonds’ NOT to count against budget deficits. If approved, this can drastically change the fiscal landscape and would be a positive for the EUR and EU equities.
3. Geopolitics
Even though the EUR, through Western sanctions, have dodged potential weakness from the CBR selling the EUR to prop up the RUB, the single currency was not immune for long. It held up okay initially, but as proximity risk to the war and economic risk from supply constraints and sanctions grew, the risk premium ballooned, sending EUR risk reversals sharply lower and implied volatility higher. With very big moves lower already, chasing the lows aren’t very attractive, but picking bottoms is equally dangerous without clear catalysts.
4. CFTC Analysis
Large specs decreased longs (-40K) and leveraged funds (-19K) increased shorts, both exhibiting a strong bearish sentiment. But after the EUR’s strong bounce from recent lows, it seems additional shorts were added just at the wrong time. Regardless of positioning, trading the EUR with a clear catalyst is a must right now.
5. The Week Ahead
Very quiet week ahead for the EUR with the only economic data highlights being the flash PMI numbers for France, Germany and the EU composite measure. The PMI numbers will provide markets with a timely estimate for how recent geopolitical stresses have affected the mood among businesses. Remember that PMIs are diffusion indexes based on the subjective inputs from purchasing managers. It’s basically asking businesses whether they think the outlook is better or worse than it was the previous month and given the war in Ukraine we should not be surprised by a bigger than expected miss. That also means that if PMIs don’t slow down materially, it could ease some of the growing stagflation fears among market participants. Additionally, markets will also be eyeing commodity prices and geopolitical developments. Given the proximity of the war as well as the impact from sanctions, the EUR and GBP has carried the brunt of the geopolitical fallout in the FX space. Thus, given that the EUR is still very close to recent lows, any major positive breakthroughs will arguably have a bigger impact compared to negative ones (unless the negative news involves things like chemical attacks or heightened risk of the war spilling over into the rest of Europe).
GBP
FUNDAMENTAL BIAS: NEUTRAL
1. Monetary Policy
The BoE hiked rates by 25bsp as expected at their March meeting but delivered what was seen as a bearish hike as it was not a unanimous decision with BoE’s Cunliffe voting to leave rates unchanged. This was a very stark change from February where 4 members voted for a 50bsp hike. Cunliffe noted the negative impacts of higher commodity prices on real household incomes and economic activity as the main reason for his dissention, while the remaining members thought a 25bsp hike was appropriate given the tight labour market and risks of second round effects. Even though inflation forecasts were upgraded to 8% in Q2 (previous 7.25%), the negative view that GDP was expected to slow to subdued rates once again showed growing concern of stagflation risks. For us, the most bearish element of the statement was a change in language regarding incoming rates where the bank said they judge that some further modest tightening MIGHT be appropriate where previous guidance said more tightening was ‘likely to be’ appropriate, which was a very clear push back against the overly aggressive rate path that has been priced in for the bank. The bank further pushed back by noting that the current rate path implied by markets would mean inflation would be below their target in three years’ time, in other words saying they won’t hike as much, and confirms our estimates that policy reached peak hawkishness in February. The 100% odds of a 25bsp for May has drifted to just above 80% on Friday, and markets will pay very close attention to incoming BoE speak, where a further push back against higher rates could be enough to see markets pricing out some of the 4 hikes still priced for the rest of the year.
2. Economic & Health Developments
With inflation the main reason for the BoE’s recent rate hikes, there is a concern that the UK economy faces stagflation risk, as price pressures stay sticky while growth decelerates. That also means that current market expectations for rates continues to look way too aggressive even after the BoE’s recent push back. This means downside risks for GBP if growth data push lower and/or the BoE continue to push their recent dovish tone.
3. Political Developments
Political uncertainty is usually GBP negative, so the fate of PM Johnson remains a focus. Fallout from the Sue Gray report was limited but as distrust grows the question remains whether a vote of no-confidence will happen (if so,short-term downside is likely). Focus will then be on whether the PM can survive a no-confidence vote (a win should be GBP positive and a loss GBP negative). The Northern Ireland protocol remains a focus with the UK threatening to trigger Article 16 and the EU threatening to terminate the Brexit deal if they do. For now, markets have rightly ignored this as posturing, but any actual escalation can see sharp downside for GBP.
4. CFTC Analysis
Recent CFTC data showed GBP positioning continues to deteriorate across market participants with net-short increases for large specs and net-long reductions for leveraged funds. After the more dovish than expected BoE last week (and since it took place Thursday) incoming CFTC data should see this trend continue.
5. The Week Ahead
In the week ahead the main focus for Sterling will be incoming PMI data, the UK annual budget release and geopolitics. On the data side, with stagflation risks continuing to grow, markets will be keenly watching the PMI data to see how fast growth sentiment has deteriorated after recent geopolitical tensions. Keep in mind that the BoE has been concerned about the slowing growth environment from before the war, and a bigger than expected drop could add to those fears. Remember that PMIs are diffusion indexes based on the subjective inputs from purchasing managers. It’s basically asking businesses whether they think the outlook is better or worse than it was the previous month and given the war in Ukraine we should not be surprised by a bigger than expected miss. On the geopolitical front any key developments will be especially important for the GBP and EUR given their proximity and the impact of sanctions. On the budget side, markets will want to see whether Chancellor Sunak is able to ease some of the growth concerns by alleviating some of the pressure on consumers where real incomes have been a concern given rising food and energy prices. Given the one-side downside in Sterling recently, the GBP will arguably be more sensitive to positive news compare to negative.
EURGBP Potential bullish bounce | 22nd Mar 2022price is approaching our pivot where the ichimoku support, the horizontal overlap support and 50% Fibonacci retrecement level is at 0.83297. We have a bias that price will rise to our resistance at 0.84515 in line with the swing high resistance. Alternatively, price may break pivot structure and head for 1st support at 0.83249 in line with the swing low support.
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