Talking Points:
– USDOLLAR Breaks Out of Bearish Trend; Looking for Higher High
– Australian Dollar Eyes Key Support as Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)Threatens to Intervene
Index
Last
High
Low
Daily Change (%)
Daily Range (% of ATR)
DJ-FXCM Dollar Index
10622.84
10636.25
10596.87
0.29
75.96%
USDOLLAR Daily
Chart – Created Using FXCM Marketscope 2.0
Preserves Downward Trend Ahead of Fed Minutes
Bullish Relative Strength Index Taking Shape
Interim Resistance: 10,658 (61.8 extension)- Former Support
Interim Support: 10,470 Pivot- Closing Basis
Release
GMT
Expected
Actual
Initial Jobless Claims (NOV 15)
13:30
335K
323K
Continuing Claims (NOV 8)
13:30
2870K
2876K
Producer Price Index (MoM) (OCT)
13:30
-0.2%
-0.2%
Producer Price Index (YoY) (OCT)
13:30
0.3%
0.3%
Producer Price Index ex Food & Energy (MoM) (OCT)
13:30
0.1%
0.2%
Producer Price Index ex Food & Energy (YoY) (OCT)
13:30
1.3%
1.4%
Markit Purchasing Manager Index (NOV P)
13:58
52.5
54.3
Fed’s Jerome Powell Speaks on Financial Regulation
14:45
Philadelphia Fed (NOV)
15:00
15.0
6.5
Euro-Zone Consumer Confidence (NOV A)
15:00
-14.0
-15.4
Fed’s Jeffrey Lacker Speaks on U.S. Economy
17:30
Fed’s James Bullard Speaks on Monetary Policy
18:00
The Dow Jones-FXCM U.S. Dollar Index (Ticker: USDollar) looks poised to further retrace the decline from earlier this year as it breaks out of the bearish trend dating back to July.
Despite talks from the Federal Reserve to lower the Interest on Excess Reserves (IOER), growing speculation for a December taper has encouraged a more meaningful rally in the greenback as the central bank still sees scope to wind down its asset-purchase program in the coming months.
In turn, fresh comments from St. Louis Fed President James Bullard may spur further advances in the dollar as the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voting member notes that a strong Non-Farm Payrolls print for November ‘would increase the probability some for a December taper,’ and the board may refrain from undermining the taper-timeline laid out by Chairman Ben Bernanke as it weighs on the central bank’s credibility.
The next topside objective comes in around the 61.8 percent Fibonacci expansion around 10,657 as the Relative Strength Index continues to carve a bullish trend, and we will look for a higher high ahead of the December 17-18 meeting as market participants weigh the outlook for monetary policy.
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AUDUSD Daily
Downward Trending Channel Continues to Take Shape; Threatening Key Support
Bearish Relative Strength Index Highlights Further Weakness
Interim Resistance: 0.9500 (38.2 retracement) to 0.9520 (38.2 expansion)
Interim Support: 0.9200 (100.0 expansion) to 0.9220 (61.8 retracement)
The greenback rallied against two of the four components, led by a 0.96 percent decline in the Australian dollar, and the AUDUSD may struggle to hold above former resistance (now support) as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) threatens to intervene in the currency market.
It seems as though Governor Glenn Stevens is taking a more stern approach in weakening the local currency to further assist with the rebalancing of the real economy, and the central bank may have little choice but to further embark on its easing cycle as growth and inflation remains subdued.
A break below the 0.9200 handle may bring up the 2013 low (0.8846) back into play, and we will look for opportunities to ‘sell bounces’ in the AUDUSD as it continues to carve a series of lower highs paired with lower lows.
— Written by David Song, Currency Analyst
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