2013.12.09 : The Forex market: Euro Group Meetings – a reason for volatility
EUR/USD
The Forex Market: Friday’s better than expected US Non Farm Employment data initially brought the pair lower but positive Euro sentiment generated by Mario Draghi’s comments made Thursday hindered an extended move south. As a result, the pair had a bullish day and important resistance was touched.
Technical Outlook
After a perfect touch of the support located at 1.3620 price started to move to the upside, solidifying the control of the bulls, but now important resistance sits in front of higher prices: 1.3710 which was the previous high of the year. On a four hour chart we notice the Relative Strength Index is approaching the 70 level which indicates an overbought condition of the market and this makes a break of resistance less likely although not impossible.
Fundamental Outlook
At 11:00 am GMT the German Industrial Production numbers will be released, showing the change in the total output generated by the Industrial sector. The expected figure is 0.8%, a hefty increase from the previous -0.9%. Better than expected numbers show increased industrial activity and usually drive the pair higher. The Euro Group meetings take place today, attended by important personalities of the financial and political scene. This may translate into volatility and hard to trade movements, depending on the matters discussed.
GBP/USD
The US Dollar strengthened against the Pound at the time of the Non Farm Employment report release but soon after, the pair moved up, touching resistance before moving south once again. As a result, Friday’s trading session was very difficult for intraday traders.
Technical Outlook
The resistance located at 1.6380 was touched Friday but a swift bounce lower occurred shortly after. This proves the power of this resistance level and gives us hints about future price direction which appears to be down. However, another touch of 1.6380 is not out of the question as a downtrend is not established and first support is located at 1.6320.
Fundamental Outlook
In the second part of the day, at 5:15 pm GMT, bunk of England Governor Mark Carney will speak at the Economic Club of New York and usually strong moves are seen during his speeches so we recommend caution if trading at the time. No economic indicators are released by the United Kingdom and we expect a quiet trading session, at least until Mark Carney’s speech.
Written by: Bogdan Giulvezan
The article above is based on the writer’s 4-year experience and it does not constitute trading advice or investment recommendations, just a personal opinion and view of the market.
Source of article from the best forex broker.
EUR/USD
The Forex Market: Friday’s better than expected US Non Farm Employment data initially brought the pair lower but positive Euro sentiment generated by Mario Draghi’s comments made Thursday hindered an extended move south. As a result, the pair had a bullish day and important resistance was touched.
Technical Outlook
After a perfect touch of the support located at 1.3620 price started to move to the upside, solidifying the control of the bulls, but now important resistance sits in front of higher prices: 1.3710 which was the previous high of the year. On a four hour chart we notice the Relative Strength Index is approaching the 70 level which indicates an overbought condition of the market and this makes a break of resistance less likely although not impossible.
Fundamental Outlook
At 11:00 am GMT the German Industrial Production numbers will be released, showing the change in the total output generated by the Industrial sector. The expected figure is 0.8%, a hefty increase from the previous -0.9%. Better than expected numbers show increased industrial activity and usually drive the pair higher. The Euro Group meetings take place today, attended by important personalities of the financial and political scene. This may translate into volatility and hard to trade movements, depending on the matters discussed.
GBP/USD
The US Dollar strengthened against the Pound at the time of the Non Farm Employment report release but soon after, the pair moved up, touching resistance before moving south once again. As a result, Friday’s trading session was very difficult for intraday traders.
Technical Outlook
The resistance located at 1.6380 was touched Friday but a swift bounce lower occurred shortly after. This proves the power of this resistance level and gives us hints about future price direction which appears to be down. However, another touch of 1.6380 is not out of the question as a downtrend is not established and first support is located at 1.6320.
Fundamental Outlook
In the second part of the day, at 5:15 pm GMT, bunk of England Governor Mark Carney will speak at the Economic Club of New York and usually strong moves are seen during his speeches so we recommend caution if trading at the time. No economic indicators are released by the United Kingdom and we expect a quiet trading session, at least until Mark Carney’s speech.
Written by: Bogdan Giulvezan
The article above is based on the writer’s 4-year experience and it does not constitute trading advice or investment recommendations, just a personal opinion and view of the market.
Source of article from the best forex broker.