Trade Recommendations for current Session
There is nothing to really trade today as overnight newsflow remained light, however I will be paying very close attention to the upcoming ADP and FOMC Statement later in the New York session.Here is a brief catch up on two currencies I’m looking at trading in the longer term and why.
The GBP is still a very bullish currency that is being driven by speculation of a interest rate hike from the Bank of England by the end of 2014, I’m looking for a nice sell off on GBP/USD in order to start buying it back, a good level of support is around 1.6900 with a long-term target of 1.7500 in the coming months.
I’m still viewing the NZD as a bullish currency in the longer-term, this is because New Zealand has one of the most attractive investment yields and the NZD is a very attractive carry trade, especially against currencies with very low interest rates.
From this point on I am looking to buy NZD back every time it dips to tradable levels, and especially against weaker currencies with a low or zero interest rate.
Pre Session events
The USD-index remains near its 6-month high posted during yesterday session as participants remain tentative ahead of the aforementioned risk events out of the US later today. Elsewhere,USD/JPY held above the 102.00 handle, after poor Japanese Industrial Production data which showed shipments falling for a 5th straight month, similar to the last time Japan entered recession.
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