The EUR/USD currency pair
Technical indicators of the currency pair:
Prev Open: 1.1258
Prev Close: 1.1294
% chg. over the last day: +0.32%
Analysts polling shows Eurozone inflation at 3.5% in Q1 2022, 3.1% in Q2, and 2.4% in Q3 2022. At the same time, inflation in the Eurozone may be higher than expected next year, and long-term forecasts may be revised to increase. Today, the ECB will report on further monetary policy plans. Given that the ECB expects a decline in inflation, the tightening of monetary policy in the region should not be expected.
Trading recommendations
Support levels: 1.1265, 1.1230, 1.1168
Resistance levels: 1.1323, 1.1360, 1.1436, 1.1535, 1.1613, 1.1667, 1.1717
From a technical point of view, the EUR/USD on the hour time frame is still bearish. The price is trading in the corridor, while there is an expansion of borders in the form of false breaks. The MACD indicator has become inactive. Under such market conditions, traders should consider sell positions from the resistance level of 1.1323. Buy trades can be considered from the false breakdown zone, but only with additional confirmation.
Alternative scenario: if the price breaks out through the 1.1360 resistance level and fixes above, the mid-term uptrend will likely resume.
News feed for 2021.12.16:
- Germany Manufacturing PMI (m/m) at 10:30 (GMT+2);
- Eurozone Manufacturing PMI (m/m) at 11:00 (GMT+2);
- Eurozone Services PMI (m/m) at 11:00 (GMT+2);
- Eurozone ECB Interest Rate Decision at 14:45 (GMT+2);
- Eurozone ECB Monetary Policy Statement at 14:45 (GMT+2);
- Eurozone ECB Press Conference at 15:30 (GMT+2);
- US Building Permits (m/m) at 15:30 (GMT+2);
- US Initial Jobless Claims (w/w) at 15:30 (GMT+2);
- US Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index (m/m) at 15:30 (GMT+2);
- US Industrial Production (m/m) at 16:15 (GMT+2);
- US Manufacturing PMI (m/m) at 16:45 (GMT+2);
- US Services PMI (m/m) at 16:45 (GMT+2).
The GBP/USD currency pair
Technical indicators of the currency pair:
Prev Open: 1.3228
Prev Close: 1.3257
% chg. over the last day: +0.22%
The UK consumer price level for November was 5.1% in annual terms (4.8% was expected). Analysts believe that the Bank of England should take advantage of the nearest opportunity to tighten the program of quantitative easing and strive to increase interest rates, as the US Fed made. The United Kingdom announces a record number of daily cases of COVID-19. For Wednesday, 78,610 new COVID-19 cases were registered compared with 59,610 during the day earlier.
Trading recommendations
Support levels: 1.3188
Resistance levels: 1.3252, 1.3321, 1.3434, 1.3507, 1.3575, 1.3685
On the hourly time frame, the trend on GBP/USD is bearish. The price is trading in the corridor, while there is an expansion of borders in the form of false breaks. The MACD indicator has become positive. Under such market conditions, traders should consider sell positions from the resistance levels around the moving average. Buy trades can be considered from the false breakdown zone, but only with additional confirmation.
Alternative scenario: if the price breaks out through the 1.3321 resistance level and consolidates above, the bullish scenario will likely resume.
News feed for 2021.12.16:
- UK Manufacturing PMI (m/m) at 11:30 (GMT+2);
- UK Services PMI (m/m) at 11:30 (GMT+2);
- UK BoE Interest Rate Decision at 14:00 (GMT+2);
- UK BoE Monetary Policy Statement at 14:00 (GMT+2).
The USD/JPY currency pair
Technical indicators of the currency pair:
Prev Open: 113.65
Prev Close: 114.05
% chg. over the last day: +0.35%
Japan’s manufacturing PMI index showed a decline in November (54.2 vs. 54.5 in the previous month). The situation with the Japanese Yen remains the same. Against the background of a large-scale economic stimulation by the central bank of Japan, the fundamental outlook for the yen looks gloomy. Yesterday, the US Federal Reserve announced that it would accelerate the reduction of the QE program, which will result in the dollar index strengthening and the growth of the USD/JPY quotes in the mid-term.
Trading recommendations
Support levels: 113.94, 113.30, 112.62, 112.30
Resistance levels: 114.17, 115.15, 115.50
The global trend on the USD/JPY currency pair is bearish. However, the pressure of buyers is slowly increasing, and the price is approaching the priority change level. Under such market conditions, traders are better to look for sell positions from the priority change level, but with additional confirmation. Buy positions should be considered from the lower border of the corridor, but with additional confirmation in the form of a buyers’ initiative or after the price breakout of the priority change level.
Alternative scenario: if the price rises above 114.17, the uptrend will likely resume.
News feed for 2021.12.16:
- Japan Manufacturing PMI (m/m) at 02:30 (GMT+2).
The USD/CAD currency pair
Technical indicators of the currency pair:
Prev Open: 1.2860
Prev Close: 1.2831
% chg. over the last day: -0.22%
In November, Canada’s annual inflation rate was unchanged at 4.7%, remaining at an 18-year high. The key driver of inflation was again gasoline prices, which increased by 43.6% compared to the same month a year earlier. Core inflation (which excludes food and gasoline prices) was 2.7% in annual terms; it’s a 30-year record high. Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said yesterday that the Bank of Canada might move to a more “patient” state about raising interest rates under certain circumstances. Macklem gave more detail on the new central bank orders, which include some freedom of action, allowing inflation to exceed the target indicator of the Central Bank at 2%.
Trading recommendations
Support levels: 1.2828, 1.2776, 1.2721, 1.2677, 1.2638
Resistance levels: 1.2891, 1.2951
From a technical point of view, the USD/CAD currency pair trend is bullish. The MACD indicator is positive, but there are signs of divergence. Under such market conditions, it is better to look for buy deals from the support levels near the moving average. It is best to look for sell deals from the false breakout area, but with additional confirmation.
Alternative scenario: if the price breaks down through the 1.2721 support level and fixes below, the downtrend will likely resume.
