Tag: NZD/JPY

FX Commentary 23 July 2019

Nicholas

Market Talk

Sterling  dipped on Monday with the U.K.’s  Conservative Party set to announce its next leader and UK’s next PM. Investors are worried Boris Johnson, the front runner to become the UK’s next prime minister, would pull Britain out of the EU on Oct. 31 without a trade deal in place. Hedge funds have increased short positions on the pound to a 10-month high in the week to July 16, according to Commodity Futures Trading Commission data

The euro traded near session lows due to growing expectations European Central Bank President Mario Draghi will signal a rate cut in September at a policy meeting later this week to keep inflation expectations on track. Investors awaited the ECB’s policy meeting and Draghi’s comments at a press conference on Thursday.

The U.S. central bank is widely expected to lower its target range of 2.25%-2.50% by 25 basis points at a meeting ending July 31, but expectations for a larger 50-basis point cut have waxed and waned due to mixed signals from Fed policy makers. The chance of an aggressive Federal Reserve rate cut appear to have eased over the weekend after Boston Federal Reserve President Eric Rosengren, said “the U.S. economy doesn’t require stimulus”

Gold slipped from a 6-year year high as market adjusted to mixed signals from Fed’s officials. Rosengren’s remark was one of the reasons as Gold fell to $1416. Crude Oil rose as tensions in the Middle East persist after Iran seized a British tanker on Friday.

Hong Kong press reported US trade negotiators are likely to visit China next week for face to face talk. A report over the weekend from Xinhua that some local firms were seeking to buy U.S. farm products add to signs of a possible progress between China and U.S. in settling their trade disputes

Chart Focus USD/SGD

Key Points

1. Buy USD/SGD recommendation

2. Buy USD/SGD at 1.3630. Stop at 1.3580 and target at 1.3720

3. Interest rate yield differential and recent poor advance Q2 GDP data is weighing down the SGD

4. Price has broken above a resistance point with strong and bullish MACD’s momentum

Fundamental Comments

1. US yields differential is higher than SGD

2. Singapore recent poor advance Q2 GDP data has led to talks of an October easing by the local central bank, MAS

Technical Comments

  1. Price has broken above a recent resistance level and could be heading to the next resistance point at 1.3720

2. MACD is moving higher and is bullish and hinting of more price advancement

Key Levels

Support 1.3620 1.3580 1.3540
Resistance 1.3650 1.3680 1.3720

Technical Overview

USD/JPY – Price has moved above a downtrend line starting at 108.99 on 10th July to 108.34 on the 17th of July. This could be the start of an up move that could bring price higher to 108.60. Stochastic is rising and MACD is about to move above its zero line. Both momentum indicators are supportive of further price advancement.

Support 107.95 107.75 107.50
Resistance 108.30 108.60 108.95

EUR/USD – Price has moved below a previous low of 1.1190 and there is a danger of further declines. Stochastic is still trending lower and MACD has moved below its zero line and is now bearish. 20EMA is trending down. Most signs are negative at the moment. Price could be heading down to 1.1135.

Support 1.1180 1.1150 1.1135
Resistance 1.1225 1.1245 1.1280

GBP/USD – Price is currently just above the Fibonacci 62% correction point of the rally from 1.2382 to the high of 1.2558. Stochastic is still moving lower into the oversold extreme but MACD is neutral at the moment. Price could be waiting for news of the next UK’s PM and his immediate action and outlook on Brexit. We will stay aside for today on this pair.

Support 1.2445 1.2380 1.2330
Resistance 1.2495 1.2520 1.2560

XAU/USD – Our buy call on Gold was filled this morning as price declined to current 1414. Our view remains unchanged. Keep stop at 1406.50 and profit target at 1452.80. Stochastic is into oversold extreme while MACD could be about to give a divergence warning. MACD is still below the zero line and bearish at the moment.

Support 1413.25 1402.95 1385.90
Resistance 1424.55 1437.55 1452.20

NZD/JPY – Our sell call from Friday was stopped out at 73.20 when price went to a high of 73.22. Our view remains unchanged. Price has declined to 72.65 and we see price continuing its decline down to 71.90 in the next couple of days. Stochastic is turning down but MACD is still above its zero line and bullish at the moment.

Support 72.65 72.40 72.05
Resistance 73.05 73.25 73.60

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FX Commentary 22 July 2019

Nicholas

Market Talk

The U.S. dollar was higher on Friday, even as expectations rose that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by half a point at the end of the month. As Trump continued to put pressure on the Fed to cut rates, slamming the central bank via twitter for its “faulty thought process”, heightened Gulf tensions helped bolster the US$ for its safe haven status.

– Iran said on Friday it had captured a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, claiming that the vessel was “violating international regulations.”  This had led to Gold jumping to a 6-year high and buying of safe haven JPY and CHF on Friday.

– A report over the weekend by China’s official Xinhua news agency suggested some local firms were seeking to buy U.S. farm products, seen as a possible sign of progress between China and the U.S. in settling their trade disputes and leading to a trade deal between the 2 largest economies.

– University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index was about in line (98.4) with previous (98.2), as Americans became more optimistic about the future with the Fed widely expected to cut rates by at least a quarter points at their July 30-31 meeting to offset uncertainties stemming from Trump’s trade policies and weakening global growth, even though U.S. unemployment is near a 50-year low.

– Euro is likely to be weigh down by uncertainty over whether Italy is heading for an election and monetary policy easing by the European Central Bank at its policy meeting later in the week.Chart Focus NZD/JPY

Chart Focus XAU/USD Gold

Key Points

1. Buy Gold recommendation

2. Buy Gold at 1422.80. Stop at 1406.50 and target at 1452.80

3. Tensions in the Gulf and expectation of US interest rate cut are both supportive of Gold

4. Price pullback to 20EMA with MACD in bullish mode, offers a buying opportunity

Fundamental Comments

1. Tensions in the Middle East is supportive of Gold

2. Expectation of Fed’s easing is supportive of Gold

Technical Comments

1. A price pullback to the 20EMA and Triangle support line offers an opportunity to get into the bullish trend

2. MACD is bullish and Stochastic is still moving higher.

Key Levels

Support 1422.60 1414.45 1405.70
Resistance 1430.10 1441.75 1452.90

Technical Overview

USD/JPY – Price has moved higher to 108 but is currently resisted by a downtrend line starting from 108.99 to 108.34. MACD is still bearish but Stochastic is moving higher. Both momentum indicators are giving mixed signals at the moment. We remain bearish in view and we see price going lower to 107.20 from current level. A move above 108.40 would negate our bearish view.

Support 107.60 107.20 106.75
Resistance 108.10 108.40 108.60

EUR/USD – Price has been moving in a range of 1.1200 to 1.1285 for the past 9 days. There are no signs as yet that price may move out of this range. MACD and Stochastic are both neutral at the moment. We think price is likely to stay in this range until ECB’s policy meeting this coming Thursday.

Support 1.1200 1.1180 1.1160
Resistance 1.1230 1.1250 1.1285

GBP/USD – Price managed to stay above the Fibonacci 50% correction point of the rally from 1.2380 to 1.2560 and this could be a good sign with MACD still bullish and Stochastic still moving higher. If price can stay above 1.2500, there is a chance of a test to 1.2600. Announcement of who will be the next UK PM could have an impact on Sterling.

Support 1.2470 1.2430 1.2380
Resistance 1.2515 1.2563 1.2585

NZD/JPY – Our sell call on NZD/JPY was filled this morning at 72.90 when price reached a high of 73.17. Our view remains unchanged. Keep stop at 73.20 and target at 71.90. Stochastic is starting to turn down but 20EMA is still pointing higher. MACD is still bullish at the moment.

Support 72.95 72.65 72.40
Resistance 73.20 73.60 73.95

EUR/AUD – Last Friday, we had brought stop lower to 1.5985 and target to 1.5880. Price reached a low of 1.5892 on Friday and has bounced up higher to 1.5925 today. There is a bullish divergence from MACD. Stochastic indicator has a similar bullish divergence warning. We would suggest closing out the position at 1.5950 for a 35 pips profit

Support 1.5930 1.5905 1.5880
Resistance 1.5960 1.5990 1.6035

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