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As we approach the last Fed/ECB meetings of the year.Last week, while the Federal Reserve changed its rhetoric from ‘hiking to fight inflation at all cost’ to ‘slow the pace of rate hike’, seismic waves rolled over the markets. As we approach the last central bank meetings of the year, the ECB meets on (15th Dec), Fed on the (14th Dec). A temperature check on the expected path of rates for the 2 major central banks would give us a good sense to position ourselves. The Fed After Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech last Wednesday at the Brookings Institution in Washington, one line in particular (“The time for moderating the pace of rate increases may come as soon as the December meeting.”) shifted the market’s perspective. With the USD weakening further and terminal rates repricing slower and lower than expected, markets seem to have priced in a 50-basis point hike by the Fed in its December meeting. A slowdown from the back-to-back 75 basis point hikes we have come accustomed to. As noted in the chart above the EURUSD pair has generally moved alongside the dollar direction, should the dollar continue its tumble downwards, the EURUSD is likely to trade higher. The ECB After raising rates by 75 basis points in the last meeting to 1.5%, the ECB still faces mounting inflation. Market expectations still swing between a 50 to 75 bps hike for the upcoming ECB meeting as the Eurozone still struggles with high inflation. The ECB may also have more headroom to maneuver as current rates remain below the expected terminal rate and the 200 basis points hike still pales in comparison to the Fed’s 375 basis points move. However, we do have to caveat that intricacies matter here, for example, the inflationary effects in the US are largely driven by the demand side, while in the Eurozone are driven by supply-side effects. Regardless, the next few days will remain key for any policymaker comments to guide the markets as the meeting date nears. Policy timing and direction uncertainty put the EURUSD pair on our watchlist. The last time the 2 central banking policy timelines diverged, we called it out on one of our previous ideas. You can check out here . Additionally, we spot an ascending triangle pattern on the chart which generally signifies a bullish continuation. With the previous ascending triangle breaking out in a textbook manner, we will watch if the current setup trades the same. Prices have also broken a previous support-turn-resistance level, which could prove as further conviction of the upward move. With a clear technical setup and the potential for the ECB to surprise hikes to the upside, we lean bullish on the EURUSD pair. We set our stop at the 1.0440 level, and take profit level at 1.0900, with each 0.00005 increment per EUR in the EURUSD futures contract equal to 6.25$. The charts above were generated using CME’s Real-Time data available on TradingView. Inspirante Trading Solutions is subscribed to both TradingView Premium and CME Real-time Market Data which allows us to identify trading set-ups in real-time and express our market opinions. If you have futures in your trading portfolio, you can check out on CME Group data plans available that suit your trading needs www.tradingview.com Disclaimer: The contents in this Idea are intended for information purpose only and do not constitute investment recommendation or advice. Nor are they used to promote any specific products or services. They serve as an integral part of a case study to demonstrate fundamental concepts in risk management under given market scenarios. A full version of the disclaimer is available in our profile description. Sources: www.cmegroup.com www.ecb.europa.eu www.federalreserve.gov
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CME:6EZ2022Long
by inspirante
11
⚠️ The last TA of #Gold on November ⚠️Today, the market is not following a particular trend and is waiting for the announcement of the ADP Non-Farm Employment Change and JOLTS Job Openings statistics, and after that the speech of Mr. Powell (Federal Reserve Chairman)! Anyway, I have specified the important levels of supply and demand on the chart. Personally, I will wait for Point of Interest (POI) and then enter into a new position , and considering that it is the last day of the month, I will minimize my personal risk! 🔔 Important Day 🔔(The Last Day of The Month) ➖💲➖💲➖💲➖💲➖💲➖ 🔴 USD : ADP Non-Farm Employment Change 💬 Usual Effect : 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency . 🟨 Why Should We Care ? Job creation is an important leading indicator of consumer spending, which accounts for a majority of overall economic activity; ➖💲➖💲➖💲➖💲➖💲➖ 🔴 USD : JOLTS Job Openings 💬 Usual Effect : 'Actual' greater than 'Forecast' is good for currency . ➖💲➖💲➖💲➖💲➖💲➖ 🔴 USD : Fed Chair Powell Speaks 📣 Speaker : Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell 💬 Usual Effect : More hawkish than expected is good for currency. 🟨 Why Should We Care ? As head of the central bank, which controls short term interest rates, he has more influence over the nation's currency value than any other person. Traders scrutinize his public engagements as they are often used to drop subtle clues regarding future monetary policy ! Follow me for more analysis & Feel free to ask any questions you have, I'm here to help. ⚠️ This Analysis will be updated ... 👤 Arman Shaban : @ArmanShabanTrading 📅 11.30.2022 ⚠️(DYOR) ❤️ If you apperciate my work , Please like and comment , It Keeps me motivated to do better ❤️
OANDA:XAUUSDShort
by ArmanShabanTrading
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DXY DECEMBER OUTLOOK 2 scenarios that can play out this week, preparing for the month of December to end off the year. Scenario 1 - Fed chair Jerome Powell gives a very hawkish stance during the FOMC meeting on Thursday 2am sgt. Continue rate hikes into early 2023, no slowing down of rate hike to lower inflation rates. I need to see strong economic data during NFP this Friday which will give strength to the dollar and weakness to gold. Dollar to break up out of range heading towards at 110 possibly 111 regions HRHR GOLD SELLS - 1753 region MRMR GOLD SELLS - 1747 region SAFE GOLD SELLS BELOW 1739 REGION Scenario 2 - Fed chair Jerome Powell gives a dovish stance during FOMC meeting, giving hints of a slowdown in rate hikes, probably a 50 bps in the next rate hike or a 25 bps as we have seen improvement in inflation data in the last CPI. NFP data is bad this Friday as per forecasted till date. Dollar to continue its bearish momentum heading towards 105 possibly 103 regions HRHR GOLD BUYS - 1764 MRMR GOLD BUYS - 1785 SAFEST GOLD BUYS ABOVE 1800 REGION
TVC:DXY
by CJ_GOLDPIPS
Happy Thanksgiving (DXY)Overnight, the DXY broke below the 106.70 price level to trade significantly lower toward the key support area of 105.60. This move lower followed the current downtrend but was intensified following the release of the FOMC meeting minutes. The meeting minutes indicated that the current monetary policy is ‘approaching a sufficiently restrictive level”. This signaled the possibility that the Federal Reserve could slow down on the scale of further rate increases. However, uncertainty was also cast on the “ultimate level of Fed funds rate required to contain inflation”. Therefore, look for the DXY to continue falling lower, toward the key support area of 104.65. Watch out for choppy price action as the US market is closed for thanksgiving today.
TVC:DXYShort
by JinDao_Tai
1
NZDUSD belatedly breaks up after hawkish RBNZ, broad USD selloffNZDUSD looks to have taken out resistance capped just below 0.6230, which may set the stage for upward extension toward resistance in the 0.6352-0.6469 zone. Reclaiming a foothold below 0.6150 now seems necessary to neutralize near-term upward pressure. Prices were relatively staid after November's RBNZ announcement registered on the hawkish end of expectations - seeing some gains at first but struggling to find momentum - but overall USD weakness offered fuel thereafter (with November FOMC meeting minutes at least somewhat helpful in pushing the Greenback lower, though its slide began before the news hit the wires).
Long
by IlyaSpivak
This might changed everything for Bitcoin!I know it's a messy chart but lucky we have to focus on just a few things! As we just got the message that most FED officials backed slowing the pace of rate hikes we did see a small pump for BTC and a dump for the DXY. For the DXY I would like us to stay under $110 ish. For Bitcoin we have a few levels to watch closely. First the key levels to watch if we want to see upwards momentum: •16.8k •17.5k •18.6k And some key levels for the downside: •15.8k •15.5k •14.8k The explanation was to hit approximately 14.8k after we did broke the triangle but after the news we have gotten today we can hopefully throw this out of the window. Trade safe!
by Mynameisnotrelevant
1
FOMC minutes, what to expect, USD & Gold - 50sThe PMI data today has given the US Dollar bears a head start before the FOMC minutes are released. Firstly, the recent cooler-than-expected US Consumer Price data has already created sentiment for a Fed pivot and investors' hopes that the central bank may be in a position to moderate its pace of hikes. In the prior statement, it read "In determining the pace of future increases in the target range, the Committee will take into account the cumulative tightening of monetary policy, the lags with which monetary policy affects economic activity and inflation, and economic and financial developments." This statement gave rise to volatility in markets as investors positioned for a softer approach from the Fed which Chair Jerome Powell pushed back against in his presser by suggesting that there will likely be a higher terminal rate. Therefore, the minutes will be scrutinised for clarity in this regard. ''We expect the November FOMC meeting minutes to shed further light on the FOMC's deliberations regarding the expected downshift in the pace of rate increases in upcoming meetings,'' analysts at TD Securities said.  ''But above all, we look for the minutes to place a lot of emphasis on the likelihood that the terminal rate will need to end up higher than anticipated initially. The Fed still needs to grind down the labour market to align wage and household spending growth with rates more consistent with the inflation target.'' In such a scenario, this could put a bid into the US Dollar that has been downtrodden ahead of the event. However, the upside is compelling in Gold as explained in the video.
OANDA:XAUUSD
by Ross-J-Burland
Blackhole Cursor and FOMC Minutes Plots I asked about the Blackhole cursor and apparently it's an Easter Egg they added for a short time. It's kinda fun, so check if you have it. I plotted FOMC minutes and it seems to be more of a pivot than I thought. I figured the speeches and rate decisions would've been cleaner, but these seem closer to the actual pivots. I guess we could break out of the bear trend once and for all, but I'll be skeptical until it does. Tomorrow's flood of econ data will set the mood.
AMEX:SPY
by Nicklaus68
8
Breakout potential on the DXYAlthough the DXY traded with choppy price action on Friday, fluctuating along the 106.50 price level, the DXY has climbed steadily to retest the round number resistance area of 107. Look for the price to break above the 107.20 price level to signal further upside potential, with the next resistance at 108.30. Further upside on the DXY could be driven by significant weakness in the EURUSD and possible comments to come from the Federal Reserve regarding future interest rate decisions.
TVC:DXYLong
by JinDao_Tai
2