U.S. Dollar Index tests new lows as traders focus on the strong pullback in Treasury yields. The yield of 2-year Treasuries declined towards the 4.00% level, while the yield of 10-year Treasuries settled below 3.85%.
U.S. Dollar Index has recently managed to settle below the support at 102.00 – 102.20 and is trying to settle below the 101.50 level. In case this attempt is successful, U.S. Dollar Index will head towards the next support at 100.80 – 101.00.
EUR/USD tests resistance at 1.1110 – 1.1135 as traders focus on general weakness of the American currency.
It should be noted that RSI is in the extremely overbought territory, so the risks of a pullback are increasing.
GBP/USD has also managed to gain strong upside momentum and moved towards the resistance at 1.3030 – 1.3045. Traders prepare for the Jackson Hole Symposium and bet on dovish Fed.
A move above the 1.3045 level will push GBP/USD towards 1.3100. RSI is in the extremely overbought territory so it remains to be seen whether GBP/USD will be able to settle above the resistance at 1.3030 – 1.3045 in the near term.
USD/CAD is mostly flat as traders ignore the pullback in the oil markets. Other commodity-related currencies are moving higher in today’s trading session.
In case USD/CAD climbs back above the 1.3650 level, it will head towards the nearest resistance, which is located in the 1.3700 – 1.3715 range.
USD/JPY is losing ground as traders stay focused on falling Treasury yields. RSI remains in the moderate territory, so there is enough room to gain additional downside momentum.
A successful test of the support at 146.00 – 146.50 will open the way to the test of the next support level at 141.80 – 142.50.
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Vladimir is an independent trader, with over 18 years of experience in the financial markets. His expertise spans a wide range of instruments like stocks, futures, forex, indices, and commodities, forecasting both long-term and short-term market movements.