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Order distribution not very telling in EURUSD

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  • Channel support is now at 1.0564 would capitalize on a Marc Chandler's idea (Further below on this page). We penciled in a limit buy order with an 12 pip profit [Updated 01/19 13:07 CET];
  • Almost all the banks expect no major changes or announcements from the ECB and no fresh initiatives while the focus will shift on the Draghi’s press conference and Q&A session (for more detail click here) [Updated 01/19 12:26 CET];
  • Legitimating the supply-demand distribution from our dedicated contributors (see above chart or click here for details) 1.0650 is likely is the likely draw today: DTCC highlights 3.2bln 1.0650 options expiry NY cut. O/n Options 16.0 or 71 pips break even. 1bln 1.0625-35 expiries today (Reuters) [Updated 01/19 12:01 CET];
  • In case market participants have to readjust their expectations of a hawkish Draghi, triggering further gains in the EUR/USD, these would meet a selling opportunity around and above 1.0744 which is todays R2 (see more Pivot Points) and was also ytd's R2. The proximity of round figure 1.0750 makes it a good place for a short scalper to get positioned [Updated 01/19 11:11 CET];
  • There are surely arguments in favor of a weaker EURUSD post ECB meeting: "...it is likely that President Draghi will maintain a cautious tone stressing that there has been little evidence of pick up in core inflation pressures yet." Lee Hardman, Currency Analyst at MUFG [Updated 01/19 10:33 CET];
  • Our current exposure in the EUR/USD is almost 100% hedged ahead of the ECB event, but mid-term (2-3 months) we favor the dollar-bullish developments as outlined in the Sentiment Aggregator [Updated 01/19 10:22 CET];
  • "The European Central Bank announced an extension of its facility program last December, until December 2017, adding also that it would reduce the pace of bond buying starting April from €80 billion to €60 billion.
    In general, market believes the ECB is at the beginning of the end of its massive bond-purchase program, even despite Draghi said last December, “ . . . as a matter of fact, it’s not even been on the table.” Investors, however, refuse to believe his words, moreover after the minutes showed dissention among policy makers.  
    With all of the above, the Central Bank will likely leave its monetary policy unchanged, while Draghi is expected to offer a hawkish, confident speech. Given that the market is happily unwinding its dollar's longs, the common currency will likely extend its weekly advance following the statement and press conference." - Valeria Bednarik [Updated 01/19 09:36 CET];
  • We entered short at 1.0692 with a market order and a buy limit at 1.0614 [Updated 01/18 18:36 CET];

Positions:

DATE

PAIR

ORDER

ENTRY

STOP

PROFIT

STATUS

01/19/2017

EUR/USD

BUY LMT

1.0614

--

1.0629

pending

01/19/2017

EUR/USD

BUY LMT

1.0564

--

1.0576

pending

01/19/2017

EUR/USD

SELL LMT

1.0744

--

1.0494

pending

01/16/2017

EUR/USD

SELL MKT

1.0587

--

1.0487

open

01/16/2017

EUR/USD

SELL MKT

1.0582

--

--

open

01/12/2017

EUR/USD

SELL MKT

1.0641

--

 

closed

01/12/2017

EUR/USD

SELL MKT

1.0654

--

1.0644

closed

01/10/2017

EUR/USD

BUY MKT

1.0598

--

1.0603

closed

01/10/2017

EUR/USD

BUY MKT

1.0648

--

--

open

01/05/2017

EUR/USD

BUY STP

1.0580

--

1.0609

closed

01/05/2017

EUR/USD

BUY MKT

1.0523

--

1.0645

closed

01/05/2017

EUR/USD

SELL MKT

1.0500

--

--

open

01/04/2017

EUR/USD

SELL MKT

1.0446

--

--

open

12/13/2016

EUR/USD

SELL LMT

1.0929

--

--

pending

12/13/2016

EUR/USD

SELL LMT

1.1339

--

--

pending

12/08/2016

EUR/USD

SELL LMT

1.0827

--

--

open

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Gonçalo Moreira, CMT

Gonçalo Moreira, CMT

Independent Analyst

As a trader in the foreign exchange market since 2005, Gonçalo Moreira honed his analytic and strategic skills through the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation. 

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