Talking Points:
- EUR/USD Holds Tight Range Ahead of ECB’s Targeted LTRO Program
- GBP/USD Risks Further Decline on Dovish BoE Minutes, Scotland Independence
- USDOLLAR Extends Advance Ahead of FOMC Meeting; Forward-Guidance in Focus
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EUR/USD
- Looks as though the EUR/USD will face a narrowing range as European Central Bank (ECB) looks to offer the targeted Long-Term Refinance Operation (LTRO) on September 18.
- Depending on the outcome, ECB’s ‘turbocharged quantitative easing (QE)’ program may come under question on whether the non-standard measure will have the intended impact; may raise bets for more easing.
- The DailyFX Speculative Sentiment Index (SSI) continues to narrow, but shows retail-crowd remains net-long on EUR/USD as ratio currently stands at +1.24.
GBP/USD
- GBP/USD looks poised for a larger rebound as the Relative Strength Index (RSI) comes off of oversold territory; need break of bearish momentum to favor topside targets.
- Seems like Bank of England (BoE) Minutes will continue to show 7-2 split; biggest risk for surprise surrounds the Scotland Referendum, with the vote taking place on September 18.
- Next key downside region to watch is the 1.6000 handle (50.0% retracement), but need to see a break and closing price above the 1.6280-1.6300 region (former support) to favor a larger rebound.
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USDOLLAR(Ticker: USDollar):
Index | Last | High | Low | Daily Change (%) | Daily Range (% of ATR) |
DJ-FXCM Dollar Index | 10872.82 | 10883.13 | 10853.66 | 0.15 | 74.70% |
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- Dow Jones-FXCM U.S. Dollar Index climbs.
- A close above 10869 (78.6% retracement) raises the risk of seeing a full retracement of the decline from July 2013 high (11,009) especially as the RSI continues to push deeper into overbought territory.
- The DailyFX SSI continues to show the retail-crowd remains net-short USD ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) interest rate decision; will look for a more detailed forward-guidance for monetary policy as the central bank looks to halt its asset-purchase program in October.
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Release | GMT | Expected | Actual |
Advance Retail Sales (AUG) | 12:30 | 0.6% | 0.6% |
Advance Retail Sales ex Autos (AUG) | 12:30 | 0.3% | 0.3% |
Advance Retail Sales ex Auto and Gas | 12:30 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
Advance Retail Sales Control Group (AUG) | 12:30 | 0.5% | 0.4% |
Import Price Index (MoM) (AUG) | 12:30 | -1.0% | -0.9% |
Import Price Index (YoY) (AUG) | 12:30 | -0.6% | -0.4% |
U. of Michigan Confidence (SEP P) | 13:55 | 83.3 | 84.6 |
Business Inventories (JUL) | 14:00 | 0.4% | 0.4% |
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--- Written by David Song, Currency Analyst
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