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EUR/USD Daily Forecast – Euro Turns Lower Ahead of Fed Minutes

By:
Jignesh Davda
Published: Nov 20, 2019, 09:12 UTC

After failing to take out some major resistance on Tuesday, EUR/USD has reversed lower to erase a bulk of the early week gain.

EUR/USD

Fed Minutes to Guide the Dollar

The greenback is gaining some upward momentum in early day trading on Wednesday. Whether it will sustain this move is likely to be determined by the minutes from the last Fed meeting which will be released later in the day.

I’m noticing something a bit peculiar in the markets. At the last Fed meeting, the Fed signaled that it would likely take a bit of a pause after cutting rates three times earlier this year. What I find a bit odd is that the markets are on the same page.

According to the CME FedWatch tool, the markets are pricing in no chance of a rate cut by the end of the year. The reason I find this unusual is that the markets have consistently priced in more easing than the Fed led on it intended to deliver. This is dating back to before the first rate cut, even when the Fed was communicating it was staying on course.

In the end, the money markets did a good job foreseeing the risks and correctly identified the Fed’s course of action. So I will respect that the markets don’t see another cut coming over the near-term. At the same time, I will be watching the odds of a January rate and how that figure fluctuates from now until after today’s Fed meeting. It currently shows about an 18% chance of another cut in January.

Technical Analysis

EUR/USD has turned lower after failing to take out some major resistance. This resistance comes from a horizontal level and the 20-day moving average. The 100-day moving average, although not tested, was also within proximity of this week’s high.

EURUSD Daily Chart

EUR/USD has fallen lower from the range that has been playing out for most of the week between roughly 1.1065-1.1080. This suggests the trend has turned down, at least in the near-term.

I’m looking at 1.1038 as support. This is a level that acted as both support and resistance last week.

To the upside, I continue to see 1.1072 as a major hurdle for the pair. For now, the pair looks bearish to me, but a sustained break above this horizontal level would revert the bias back to bullish.

Bottom Line

  • EUR/USD has turned lower ahead of today’s Fed meeting minutes release.
  • 1.1072 remains a major upside hurdle for the pair. There is quite a bit of confluence with both the 20 and 100-day moving averages within proximity of it.

About the Author

Jignesh has 8 years of expirience in the markets, he provides his analysis as well as trade suggestions to money managers and often consults banks and veteran traders on his view of the market.

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