FOREX NEWS: INDEPENDENCE DAY AFFECTS THE US DOLLAR. IRREGULAR TRADING EXPECTED
EUR/USD
Forex News: ECB President Mario Draghi indicated during yesterday’s Press Conference that interest rates will remain low, a fact which weakened the Euro. On the other hand, the US Dollar strengthened once the Non Farm Payrolls showed much better numbers than analysts’ forecast and these two factors generated a bear-controlled day.
Technical Outlook
The confluence zone created by the bullish trend line and the level of 1.3640 was broken decisively yesterday, a fact which would normally generate an extended move down. However, lately the pair is moving in a very difficult to predict fashion and lacks volatility, except for some isolated bursts. If the support at 1.3585 will be broken, the next logical target is 1.3520 but if this support is not broken today, we might see another move up which will encounter resistance at the recently broken trend line.
Fundamental Outlook
The day’s only noteworthy release is the German Factory Orders, scheduled at 6:00 am GMT and expected to drop significantly from 3.1% to -0.8%, a fact which would further weaken the Euro. The United States celebrate Independence Day and no economic indicators will be released. Also, American banks are closed and this might translate into irregular volatility.
GBP/USD
The Pound suffered from a lower than anticipated value of the Services PMI and the greenback strengthened on the back of positive employment data; as a result, the anticipated bearish retracement occurred and the pair touched support.
Technical Outlook
Yesterday’s touch of 1.7095 support resulted in a bounce higher so we expect to see a move that will test the recent high formed at 1.7176. The last bearish move cleared the overbought condition of the Relative Strength Index, a fact which sets the stage for further bullish moves; however, we must wait and see if the Dollar strength generated by the NFP will continue throughout today and if this is the case, price will most likely touch 1.7095 once again.
Fundamental Outlook
The United Kingdom doesn’t release any major economic data today and we expect a slow trading session, considering also the fact that US banks are closed.