– U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) to Pick Up From Lowest Print Since .
– Jobless Rate to Hold at 6.1% for Second Consecutive Month.
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Trading the News: U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls
A pickup in U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) may spur a further decline in the EUR/USD as the Federal Reserve is widely expected to halt its quantitative easing (QE) program at the October 29 policy meeting.
What’s Expected:
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Why Is This Event Important:
The deviation in the policy outlook certainly casts a long-term bearish outlook for the EUR/USD, but a further slowdown in job growth may generate a larger pullback in the dollar as it would allow the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to further delay the normalization cycle.
Expectations: Bullish Argument/Scenario
Release
Expected
Actual
Challenger Job Cuts (YoY) (SEP)
—
-24.4%
ADP Employment Change (SEP)
205K
213K
Gross Domestic Product (Annualized) (2Q F)
4.6%
4.6%
The ongoing decline in planned job-cuts along with the pickup in private sector activity may spur a meaningful uptick in job growth, and a positive print may spur another round of dollar strength as it boosts interest rate expectations.
Risk: Bearish Argument/Scenario
Release
Expected
Actual
Construction Spending (MoM) (AUG)
0.5%
-0.8%
Pending Home Sales (MoM) (AUG)
-0.5%
-1.0%
Building Permits (MoM) (AUG)
-1.6%
-5.6%
However, the slowdown in building activity paired with the persistent weakness in the housing market may drag on hiring, and another disappointing employment report may trigger a near-term decline in the greenback as it dampens bets of seeing the Fed normalize policy sooner rather than later.
How To Trade This Event Risk(Video)
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Bullish USD Trade: Job & Wage Growth Picks Up
Need red, five-minute candle following the release to consider a short trade on EUR/USD
If market reaction favors a long dollar position, sell EUR/USD with two separate position
Set stop at the near-by swing high/reasonable distance from entry; look for at least 1:1 risk-to-reward
Move stop to entry on remaining position once initial target is hit; set reasonable limit
Bearish USD Trade: NFPs Disappoint for Third Consecutive Month
Need green, five-minute candle to favor a long EUR/USD trade
Implement same setup as the bullish dollar trade, just in the opposite direction
Potential Price Targets For The Release
Chart – Created Using FXCM Marketscope 2.0
As Relative Strength Index (RSI) comes off of oversold territory, break of near-term bearish momentum should highlight a larger topside correction.
Interim Resistance: 1.3010 (50.0% retracement) to 1.3020 (23.6% expansion)
Interim Support: 1.2450 (78.6% retracement) to 1.2500 pivot
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Impact that the U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls report has had on EUR/USD during the previous month
Period
Data Released
Estimate
Actual
Pips Change
(1 Hour post event )
Pips Change
(End of Day post event)
AUG 2014
09/05/2014 12:30 GMT
230K
142K
+15
+3
August 2014 U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls
U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) advanced only 142K in August to mark the slowest pace of growth for 2014 after climbing a revised 212K the preceding month. The jobless rate declined as expected to an annualized 6.1% from the prior month’s 6.2% as discouraged workers left the labor force, with participation rate slipping to 62.8% from 62.9%. The slowing recovery in employment may dampen the Fed’s scope to normalize policy sooner rather than later as Chair Janet Yellen remains in to rush to remove the zero-interest rate policy (ZIRP). The lower-than expected print dragged on the greenback, with the EUR/USD rising 28 pips right after the release to mark a fresh session high of 1.2988. However, the reaction was short-lived, with the pair consolidating during the rest of the North America trade to close at 1.2950.
— Written by David Song, Currency Analyst and Shuyang Ren
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