Retracement Incoming? Catalyst Needed if Bulls are to Remain in Control

EUR/USD, PRICE FORECAST:

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The Euro continues to carry the excessive floor in opposition to the Buck following Tuesday’s explosive transfer to the upside. EURUSD is at present buying and selling between two key ranges with assist offered across the 1.0840 deal with and resistance on the 1.0900 mark.

US DATA WEAKENS

Macroeconomic information from the US continued its lower than spectacular prints this week with each preliminary jobless claims and Industrial Manufacturing coming in worse than anticipated. Preliminary jobless claims rose to 231k for the week ended November 11, whereas industrial manufacturing contracted by 0.6% for the month of November. The information continued to weigh on the US Greenback and hindering any try at a sustained restoration.

EURO AREA DATA

Euro Space closing inflation information was launched this morning with no surprises or changes to the preliminary quantity. Regardless of positives mirrored in falling inflation, ECB Member Holzmann refuses to decide to price cuts or name an finish to price hikes. Holzmann said that the ECB is not going to lower rates of interest in Q2 of 2024, a story that continues to achieve traction each within the EU and the US. This for my part nonetheless stays a bit untimely given all of the modifications we’ve got seen throughout the course of 2023. A key space of focus for the ECB has been wage development which the Central Financial institution wish to monitor within the first half of 2024 which appears like it might be cooling as nicely. We’d solely see ECB members decide to calling the tip of the speed hike cycle throughout Q1 or Q2 of 2024 with the Central Financial institution hoping for no additional shocks to inflation.

Supply: EuroStat

LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK

EURUSD could stay caught within the vary between 1.0800-1.0900 with no catalyst to maintain the Euro advance in opposition to the Buck going. Subsequent week we do have the Fed Assembly Minutes which if it does backup the market narrative that the Fed are performed with price hikes may assist spur EURUSD above the 1.0900 resistance hurdle.

On the Euro aspect we’ve got PMI information which is unlikely to indicate any main change because the financial system within the Euro Space continues to limp alongside. Because the clouds darken on the Euro Space it does appear as if This fall might even see adverse GDP development with a possible restoration wanting extra probably within the second half of 2024. Let’s hope the info can at the very least spark some type of volatility subsequent week to maintain merchants engaged even when the medium-term outlook stays murky.

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TECHNICAL OUTLOOK AND FINAL THOUGHTS

Taking a look at EURUSD and the technical image is attention-grabbing in gentle of the quantity and restoration of the Euro this week. In fact, many of the restoration could be laid on the ft of the US Greenback following a slowdown in US inflation. Following the large candle we had on Tuesday we do look like in a consolidative mode proper now between the 1.0800 and 1.0900 handles.

The 1.0800 has a variety of confluences and will serve to supply assist ought to a beak of the speedy assist resting at 1.0840. A break decrease will deliver the 1.0750 assist stage into focus, however this may occasionally additionally hinge on the USD outlook subsequent week because the DXY appears to be driving the worth motion in EURUSD.

EUR/USD Each day Chart – November 17, 2023

Supply: TradingView

IG CLIENT SENTIMENT DATA

IGCSshows retail merchants are at present Web-Quick on EURUSD, with 57% of merchants at present holding SHORT positions.

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Written by: Zain Vawda, Market Author for DailyFX.com

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