Market's Risk-On Mode Could Be Premature
MaiMarFX | Mar 28, 2022 04:15AM ET
The last trading week was none of our favorites since low volatility had left us with uncomfortably narrow trading ranges. This has led to some false price breakouts, particularly in the EUR/USD and DAX.
Despite the ongoing war in Ukraine, we can see an increase in the market’s appetite for risk, which was evident in the most liquid cryptocurrency pairs surging above recent resistance levels. However, while everybody hopes for a ceasefire in Ukraine that would ease pressure on the market, the ‘risk on’ approach could be premature.
The US dollar has fallen even if the Federal Reserve follows the most aggressive monetary policy approach in over 20 years. The market is pricing in a 60 percent chance of a 50 bps rate hike in May, and a 70 percent chance of another 50 bps hike in June. Given the Fed’s hawkish lean, dollar bulls should watch USD crosses.
This week we will watch the PCE deflator on Thursday and the Nonfarm Payrolls on Friday.
h2 EUR/USD – Testing The 1.0950 Support/h2The euro seems to be primed for a dip towards 1.09, provided that 1.0950 breaks. We will then pay attention to a potential break below 1.0880, sending the euro tumbling towards 1.07. Overall, we favor a bearish bias as long as the euro remains below 1.1050. We have set our daily entries at 1.1010 (long) and 1.0940 (short).
GBP/USD: The cable refrained from a climb above 1.33 and fell back towards 1.3140. For further bearish momentum towards 1.2950, we need to see a sustained break below 1.3080. We have set our daily entries at 1.3190 (long) and 1.3130 (short).
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