Talking Points:
– USDOLLAR Preserves Bearish Trend as NFP Misses Market Forecast.
– AUD/USD Continues to Threaten Former Support; RSI Holds Below Overbought.
Index
Last
High
Low
Daily Change (%)
Daily Range (% of ATR)
DJ-FXCM Dollar Index
10544.61
10572.12
10539.44
-0.17
91.01%
USDOLLAR Daily
Chart – Created Using FXCM Marketscope 2.0
Carves Lower High as Price Remains Capped by Trendline Resistance
Interim Resistance: 10,602 (38.2 retracement) to 10,615 (78.6 expansion)
Interim Support: 10,470 Pivot
Release
GMT
Expected
Actual
Change in Non-farm Payrolls (MAR)
12:30
200K
192K
Unemployment Rate (MAR)
12:30
6.6%
6.7%
Labor Force Participation Rate (MAR)
12:30
63.2%
Change in Private Payrolls (MAR)
12:30
200K
192K
Change in Manufacturing Payrolls (MAR)
12:30
7K
-1K
Two-Month Payroll Net Revision (MAR)
12:30
—
37K
Change in Household Employment (MAR)
12:30
210K
476K
Underemployment Rate (MAR)
12:30
—
12.7%
Average Hourly Earnings (MoM) (MAR)
12:30
0.2%
0.0%
Average Hourly Earnings (YoY) (MAR)
12:30
2.3%
2.1%
Average Weekly Hours (MAR)
12:30
34.4
34.5
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The Dow Jones-FXCM U.S. Dollar Index (Ticker: USDollar) failed to break out of the bearish trend as the U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) fell short of market expectations, and the greenback looks poised for a move back towards the 10,500 handle as it continues to carve lower highs paired with lower lows.
In light of recent price action, it seems as though the downward trending channel will continue to take shape in April, and the dollar remains at risk giving back the advance from back in October as price & the Relative Strength Index (RSI) retain the bearish momentum from earlier this year.
With that said, we will continue to look for opportunities to ‘sell bounces’ in the reserve currency, and may see a more meaningful run at the 10,470 pivot this time around as the fundamental developments coming out of the world’s largest economy dampens expectations for seeing a stronger recovery in 2014.
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Interim Resistance: 0.9270 (78.6 expansion) to 0.9290 Pivot
Interim Support: 0.8980 (38.2 expansion) to 0.8990 Pivot
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Two of the four components strengthened against the greenback, led by a 0.63 percent rally in the Australian dollar, but the AUD/USD remains at risk for a larger pullback as it remains capped by former support around 0.9290-0.9300.
Indeed, we’ll continue to watch the monthly opening range for the aussie-dollar as it remains stuck in a topping process, and will wait for a break and a close below the 0.9200 to favor the downside targets as it retains the sideways price action carried over from the end of March.
In turn, the fundamental event risks coming out of the $1T and China – Australia’s largest trading partner – may clear up the short-term picture of the AUD/USD, and we may see the pair resume the downward trend from back in 2011 as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) favors the exchange rate close to the 0.8500 handle.
— Written by David Song, Currency Analyst
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