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Focus Shifts From U.S. Dollar Rally To Non-U.S. Event Risks

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We welcome you to a new trading week. While the last week ended with broad based U.S. dollar strength, the greenback could be pushed into the background this week given major event risks such as the European Central Bank meeting on Thursday as well as important economic reports from China and U.K.

Market participants will be closely watching U.K. inflation data on Tuesday. Consumer Price Inflation is forecast to accelerate in September given the fact that sterling’s recent drop boosts inflation. We saw the pound tumbling towards 1.2150 where it found some support for the time being. We anticipate some upward movements towards 1.2225/50 ahead of tomorrow’s report, whereas a break below 1.2130 may boost bearish momentum towards 1.21 and 1.2090.

Euro traders are eagerly awaiting the ECB’s policy decision and the announcement from ECB President Mario Draghi. The market was rocked earlier this month by a report that the central bank could start to taper its bond-buying program of 80 billion euros a month. Draghi could therefore attempt to calm the market by emphasizing that the stimulus would continue. The euro fell below 1.10 and tested the 1.0970-support level on the back of a strong dollar. Whether the EUR/USD could be vulnerable to further losses may hinge on the ECB announcement. If Draghi announces changes to the QE program the euro will react accordingly. For the time being, we consider the 1.0970-50 price area as a support for the pair. On the topside we see a current resistance at 1.1150.

From the U.S. we will have less market moving data this week with the CPI report (Tuesday) being the only interesting piece of economic data. Politically, U.S. presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will hold their final debate on Wednesday. 

Today, Eurozone Consumer Prices are scheduled for release at 9:00 UTC but this report is not expected to have a major impact on the euro. Furthermore, U.S. Industrial Production figures are due at 13:15 UTC.

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Brexit Polls Show Neck-And-Neck Race, Will GBP Maintain Its High Price Level?

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The British pound is exposed to extremely volatile trading conditions in the run-up to the U.K. referendum. Separate polls are showing leads for both sides, creating uncertainty among speculators. The most recent survey showed ‘Leave’ at 44 percent and 42 percent for ‘Remain’, while a different poll saw ‘Remain’ at 53 percent and ‘Leave’ at 46 percent. The British pound rose to a high of 1.4721 on increased risk appetite but, as noted in yesterday’s analysis, it still fluctuates within its range with the annual high at 1.4816. An upside break above 1.4730 may drive the pound towards its May high at 1.4770, while a downside break below 1.4580 could lead to a downswing towards 1.4520 and 1.4470.

U.K. Public Finances are due for release at 8:30 UTC, but Brexit headlines will continue to dominate the price action in the pound.

The euro was slightly tilted to the downside but for the time being, the 1.13-support proved to be intact. Hence, short traders’ efforts didn’t pay off as the downswing was limited. On the upper side, we will now focus on a renewed break above 1.1360 in order to buy euros towards 1.14 and 1.1440. Below 1.1280, we expect bearish momentum to increase, driving the euro towards 1.1230 and 1.12 in a next step.

Fed Chair Yellen is scheduled to testify before lawmakers in a semiannual report today at 14:00 UTC. Yellen is unlikely to provide new insights into the timing of future interest rates but she may stress the risks of a potential Brexit which would harm the U.S. economy. The U.S. dollar might be vulnerable to some losses if she sounds less hawkish.

From the Eurozone, we have the German ZEW Survey scheduled for release at 9:00 UTC, a report that could have a short-term impact on the euro. However, price fluctuation in the EUR/USD will be dominated by the level of risk-appetite for euros and dollars, while economic data will take a backseat with only two days before the Brexit vote.

Before Yellen’s testimony, ECB President Mario Draghi speaks in Brussels at 13:00 UTC.

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Will Draghi Liberate The Euro From Its Narrow Trading Range?

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We can call the latest FOMC minutes a non-event for traders as the minutes revealed nothing fundamentally new. Several Federal Reserve policy makers argued against an April interest rate hike while some favored it. Although the minutes reflect inconsistency in terms of the timing of rate hikes, the Fed’s fundamental stance remains more hawkish than dovish. All Fed officials agreed on the relative health of the U.S. economy amidst persistent global risks. Nonetheless, several officials advocated a cautious approach as they worried that slowing global growth could hurt U.S. exports and reduce corporate investments.

While market participants see no chance of an April hike the odds increase slightly for a June hike but first top 50 percent for a rate increase in December. The market has a difficulty in pricing in rate hikes for 2016 but if future U.S. data show that the economy continues to improve, the dollar will begin to rally.

The British pound confirmed its bearish bias and showed that there is still room for a further decline ahead of the upcoming U.K. referendum in June. The currency pair tested the 1.40-support but was able to recover most of its losses towards the end of the day. For any bullish engagements the 1.4175-level should be of primary interest as a break above that level could send the pound towards 1.4230. However the trend is down and if GBP falls back below 1.4080, we could see another dip lower.

The euro is still captured between 1.1430 and 1.13 and every attempt to break significantly above 1.14 has resulted in a reversal. Once the 1.1440-level has been breached to the upside we might see an attempt to test the 1.1480/1.15 level. However, if the pair remains below 1.14 we will favor a bearish stance and focus again on a break below 1.1335 and further 1.13. A break below 1.1285 could drive the euro as low as 1.1240/20.

Chart_EUR_USD_4Hours_snapshot7.4.16

The most important risk event for the euro will be the speech by ECB President Mario Draghi in a meeting at the Council of State in Lisbon, Portugal. The speech is scheduled for around 14:00 GMT. The risk for the euro is to the downside as Draghi might take the opportunity to put pressure on the common currency.

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The Lack Of Market Moving Data Could Result In Sideways Motion

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Friday’s U.S. labor market report showed that the economy is still performing well overall. While the unemployment rate rose to 5 percent from 4.9 percent as more people entered the labor force, closely-watched average hourly earnings increased 0.3 percent. The uptick in wages and a solid 215k gain in payrolls add confidence that the U.S. economy will hold up against slowing global growth. The U.S. dollar strengthened in response to the report but gains were limited in the EUR/USD, whereas the cable came under increased pressure on the back of a weaker manufacturing PMI and amid concern that economic and political uncertainty could deter investment inflows from overseas.

As expected the short-term uptrend in the British pound has been reversed and the focus returns to the next support levels at 1.4150 and 1.4050. Short-traders efforts paid off last Friday as our short-entry proved to be profitable and reached our target of 90 pips. Before shifting our focus to next support zones at 1.4140 and 1.4120, the cable must break below 1.4170. After a break below 1.41 a next important support is seen at 1.4050. On the topside we expect upward movements to be limited until 1.4320 and 1.4345.

The euro marked a current resistance around the 1.1440-level. With a renewed break above 1.1415 we might see another test of that resistance level followed by a rise towards 1.1460 and further 1.15. Remaining below 1.14, we expect the 1.1350-level to lend a short-term support to the euro. However, below 1.1335 the focus will shift to the 1.13-barrier.

This week’s economic calendar is relatively light in terms of market moving data. Apart from the FOMC minutes on Wednesday we get some speeches from Fed Presidents throughout this week as well as a speech by ECB President Mario Draghi, scheduled for Thursday. The only important piece of U.S. data will be the ISM Non-Manufacturing index, due for release on Tuesday.

Sterling traders should pay attention to Tuesday’s PMI reports as well as Manufacturing and Industrial Production figures, due for release on Friday.

Today, the U.K. Construction PMI, scheduled for release at 8:30 GMT could have an impact on the British pound.

The FOMC minutes are not expected to be a big market mover as Fed Chair Janet Yellen has just reiterated the Fed’s approach to proceed cautiously in raising interest rates. Given that cautious outlook, the dollar could thus show further signs of weakness.

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Cable Remains Trading Sideways – Focus On CPI

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The euro dropped below 1.1160 as ECB President Mario Draghi confirmed the central bank’s easing bias. The ECB stands ready to act in the light of recent financial turmoil and would pay close attention to the impact of renewed declines in energy prices as well as the ability of banks to transpose the ECB’s monetary policy. Draghi said “if either of these two factors entail downward risks to price stability, we will not hesitate to act”. His remarks to the European parliament indicate that the central bank could unveil further stimulus at their next ECB meeting in March. The EUR/USD traded lower in response to Draghi’s statement.

Furthermore, the OMT bond buying program returns to the headlines. The Federal Constitutional Court holds again a hearing in a lawsuit against the European Central Bank’s Outright Monetary Transactions program (OMT), a never-used bond buying program announced in 2012. If Germany’s top judges decide that the ECB is overstepping its mandate, they could restrict the central bank’s options.

The Eurozone ZEW Survey is scheduled for release at 10:00 GMT along with German ZEW Index and if figures are even lower than the expectations, the euro could accelerate its decline.

The British pound traded lower on Monday but still remained within its current trading range. U.K. Consumer prices are due for release today at 9:30 GMT and may help to determine a clear direction and increase the momentum. A sustained break below 1.4350 could drive the cable towards 1.4290, whereas a break above 1.4540 may invigorate renewed bullish momentum.

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Roller Coaster Ride In Both EUR/USD And GBP/USD

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Both EUR/USD and GBP/USD experienced a roller coaster ride yesterday and while short-traders initially achieved good profits, some of these gains were lost owing to the strong rebound. In the end, both major currency pairs ended the day more or less unchanged against the U.S. dollar.

The euro slid to a low of 1.0778 on dovish comments from ECB president Mario Draghi. While interest rates were kept unchanged, he readied the market for more stimulus at the next ECB meeting in March and traders got what they have been looking for: A strong hint that the ECB is willing to increase stimulus. Draghi said officials will review their programs in March and there are “no limits” on how far the central bank is willing to deploy additional measures within mandate. He signaled concerns about low commodity prices and their effects on inflation and said that policy makers “have to be vigilant about that”. Further clues on the inflation outlook will be published in the Quarterly Survey of Professional Forecasters, scheduled for release today at 9:00 GMT.

Draghi is scheduled to speak today at 7:45 GMT in Davos.

While a dovish ECB was enough to sent the euro in the short-term lower, it is still not enough to change the overall sentiment immediately. But at least yesterday’s statement will put pressure on the EUR/USD and traders should generally favor the downtrend. Below the important support at 1.08 the euro marked a second support at 1.0775, which needs to be broken in order to revive further bearish momentum towards 1.0730 and 1.0665.

The British pound followed the roller coaster ride and rose from its fresh 1.4079-low to 1.4249. Current resistances could be intact at 1.4250 and 1.4285/1.43, while recent support-areas are seen at 1.4155, 1.4130 and 1.4080/65.

Important U.K. economic data is scheduled for release at 9:30 GMT with the U.K.Retail Sales report. Economists are looking for a weaker report and if they are right, sterling could continue its downtrend.

From the euro zone we have the German Manufacturing and Services PMI, due at 8:30 GMT, which could have a short-lived impact on the euro.

Furthermore, U.S. Manufacturing PMI scheduled for release at 14:45 GMT and Existing Home Sales due at 15:00 could only have a small impact on the dollar.

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Draghi delivered – All eyes on U.S. Payrolls now

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As expected, ECB president Mario Draghi talked down the euro by emphasizing that asset purchases can be adjusted in terms of size and duration if needed. He signaled that European Central Bank officials might expand stimulus if economy weakens further and inflation does not return to the ECB’s goal of 2 percent. The central bank cut its outlook for inflation and growth for each year through 2017. Draghi indicated that inflation rates may drop below zero before accelerating in 2016 and 2017. Until then, “there aren’t special limits to the possibilities that the ECB has in gearing up monetary policy,” he said.

In other words, traders got what they were looking for: A dovish Draghi, who sends the euro on a downhill ride.

Today, the market’s attention is focused on the August Non-Farm Payrolls report. Market participants are looking for a confirmation whether the U.S. economy is strong enough for a September liftoff amid recent turmoil in global markets. The odds for a Federal Reserve rate-hike at the September meeting are currently at 30 percent.

A weaker U.S. job report, however, may disappoint dollar bulls and lead to a short squeeze in the euro and GBP.

Non-Farm Payrolls, Unemployment Rate and Average Hourly Earnings are scheduled for release at 12:30 GMT.

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Fasten your seatbelt for another volatile week

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The recent trading days have been very profitable for traders due to high volatility amid concern over China and global uncertainty. Given this week’s major risk events, volatility is likely to persist, providing traders new chances for some profitable moves.

While the divergence in monetary policy between the European Central Bank and the Federal Reserve should determine the market’s price action, the focus will be on the U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls report on Friday. The monthly job report could be a key factor for the Fed’s decision to raise rates in September. If there is a solid job growth with payrolls exceeding 200k and average hourly earnings moving up, the Fed could hike rates on their next FOMC meeting despite global turmoil. Nonetheless, investors have reduced the probability of a Fed move next month.

An important indicator before payrolls are due for release will be the ISM Manufacturing index, scheduled for release on Tuesday.

The European Central Bank will announce its monetary policy decision on Thursday. Moreover, ECB president Mario Draghi will present the quarterly economic forecasts at the press conference. Market participants are looking for further easing to be announced before year-end.

It should be an interesting week for traders and regardless of which way the financial markets move, we will try to gain a nice profit in either direction.

The week starts off with important data releases such as Eurozone Consumer Prices at 9:00 GMT.

EUR/USD

We see the euro currently trading between 1.13 and 1.12. If the currency pair is able to break significantly above 1.13, chances are that it heads for a test of 1.14. Below 1.12 we favor a bearish stance but note that the support line could still act as a small hurdle for euro bears.

Chart_EUR_USD_Hourly_snapshot31.8.15

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First Fed-move expected in September – Focus now on ECB

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While sterling bears had to struggle with multiple short-entries, making it a strenuous trading day, euro trader’s efforts paid off. The euro traded lower on stronger U.S. data and hawkish comments from Janet Yellen, providing euro bears many green pips.

Yellen is optimistic and expects U.S. growth to strengthen over the rest of 2015. She said that “every FOMC meeting is a Live meeting”, which means that the Federal Reserve could raise rates at any meeting. She stressed that the pace of policy tightening is more important than the timing of the first rate increase. In other words, a September liftoff is still possible, increasing the demand for U.S. dollar.

Greek parliament approved new austerity measures

229 members of the 300-seat parliament in Athens accepted the agreement with creditors, paving the way for more emergency funds. The focus shifts now to the European Central Bank which must weigh the level of emergency liquidity assistance (ELA) in order to help Greek banks to re-open after more than two weeks.

The ECB will also decide on monetary policy at 11:45 GMT followed by the ECB Press Conference led by Mario Draghi at 12:30 GMT. Before the ECB decision, it should be important to watch the release of Eurozone Consumer Prices at 9:00 GMT. If data fails to meet the market’s expectation, it could lead to a strong reaction in the EUR/USD.

Furthermore, Fed Chair Janet Yellen delivers her testimony at 14:00 GMT along with the release of the Philadelphia Fed survey.

Today is our last trading day before our summer holiday break.We will leave for summer holiday from tomorrow until 31/07/2015 and will resume the signal service on August 3rd.

Until then we wish you successful trading and enjoyable summer days.

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