FOREX NEWS: YELLEN BOOSTS THE US DOLLAR, PAIRS DROP THROUGH SUPPORT
EUR/USD
Forex News: The bears scored a major victory Friday, mostly fuelled by Fed Chair Yellen’s speech at the Jackson Hole Symposium. Several support levels were broken and now the balance has shifted towards the short side.
Technical Outlook
Friday’s fall took the pair below the 50 period Exponential Moving Average, broke 1.1240 support and the bullish trend line, making the bias clearly bearish. However, after a strong move in one direction, usually price retraces or moves sideways for a period, so we expect some bullish pullbacks today. The oversold position of the Relative Strength Index and the vicinity of 1.1185 support strengthen this view, making us anticipate bullish retracements but these will most likely be followed by another drop.
Fundamental Outlook
At 12:30 pm GMT the U.S. Personal Spending is released, showing the changes in the total value of expenditures made by U.S. individuals. The indicator has a relatively low impact on the US Dollar but higher numbers than the forecast 0.3% can strengthen it because consumer spending represents the main part of the entire economic activity.
GBP/USD
Friday, after a brief jump that took the pair into resistance, the US Dollar strengthened during Yellen’s speech and price dropped for more than 150 pips, creating a bearish trading session.
Technical Outlook
The resistance at 1.3280 is still a key level that stopped once again bullish advances and rejected the pair lower, into the 50 period EMA. As long as the bears can keep the pair below the moving average, our bias is negative and we anticipate a move into 1.3070. If the pair moves back above the moving average, we are likely to see a touch of 1.3175.
Fundamental Outlook
British banks will be closed today, celebrating their Summer Bank Holiday; this also means that no major indicators will be released and volatility may be low. |