EUR/USD struggles around 1.1300 with eyes on ECB

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The EUR/USD pair
  • EUR/USD pares the biggest daily gains in a week, sidelined of late.
  • US dollar licks its wounds even as yields dwindle post-Fed.
  • Market sentiment remains unclear on mixed updates over Omicron, geopolitics.
  • PMIs can offer intermediate moves but PEPP, APP and economic forecasts are crucial words to follow.

EUR/USD hovers around 1.280-85 after posting the biggest daily gains in a week despite the Fed’s hawkish halt. That said, the pair traders struggle to keep the previous day’s optimism ahead of the key European Central Bank (ECB) monetary policy meeting.

Risk appetite dwindles amid mixed updates concerning the South African covid variant; dubbed as the Omicron, as well as relating to China. While the virus cases are spreading outside the West of late, chatters surrounding the medicines; and their effectiveness join cautious optimism to overcome the pandemic and favor the bulls.

On the contrary, escalating tussles between Beijing and Washington battles hopes of faster approval to the US Build Back Better (BBB) plan to confuse traders. The US push for the Uyghur Bill and Beijing’s rush to control data companies are the latest factors portraying the cold war.

To portray the mood, the US Treasury yields struggle to extend the previous two-day advances while the stock futures in the West print mild gains by the press time.

EUR/USD

That said, the market’s surprise reaction to the US Federal Reserve’s hawkish halt could be linked to Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s comments like “the Omicron variant poses risks to the outlook”, as well as refrain from rate hikes until the tapering is completed.

Looking forward, EUR/USD traders may take intermediate clues from the preliminary PMI data for the Eurozone, Germany, and the US for December. However, major attention will be given to how the ECB will overcome the Pandemic Emergency Purchase Program (PEPP) and manage Asset Purchase Program (APP).

Ahead of the meeting, FXStreet’s Eren Sengezer said, “The European Central Bank (ECB) is widely expected to leave the interest rates on the main refinancing operations, the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility unchanged at 0.00%, 0.25%, and -0.50%, at the December policy meeting. More importantly, the ECB is set to take a step toward policy normalization and unveil its plan to retire the Pandemic Emergency Purchase Program (PEPP). Additionally, the bank will release the updated macro projections.”

Technical analysis EUR/USD struggles

EUR/USD seesaws between a seven-week-old descending resistance line close to 1.1325. an ascending support line from November 24 around 1.1260. Adding to the upside filters is the monthly horizontal resistance near 1.1380-85 and 100-DMA level surrounding 1.1445. On the contrary. a yearly low of 1.1186 offers an additional downside filter. Following that, the 61.8% Fibonacci Expansion (FE) level of October 28 to November moves; near 1.1120, may lure bears during post-ECB fall.

EUR/USD struggles

OVERVIEW
Today last price1.1286
Today Daily Change-0.0002
Today Daily Change %-0.02
Today daily open1.1288
TRENDS
Daily SMA201.1288
Daily SMA501.1449
Daily SMA1001.1603
Daily SMA2001.1789
LEVELS
Previous Daily High1.1299
Previous Daily Low1.1222
Previous Weekly High1.1355
Previous Weekly Low1.1228
Previous Monthly High1.1616
Previous Monthly Low1.1186
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%1.127
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%1.1251
Daily Pivot Point S11.124
Daily Pivot Point S21.1192
Daily Pivot Point S31.1162
Daily Pivot Point R11.1317
Daily Pivot Point R21.1347
Daily Pivot Point R31.1395
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