EUR/USD drops towards 1.0150 amid risk-aversion, ahead of US data

EUR/USD turns south after rejection at 1.0200 as risk-off flows dominate.
US dollar finds demand, despite weaker yields and cautious Fed minutes.
The euro looks vulnerable amid the deepening EU energy crisis and growth risks.

Dhwani Mehta FXStreet

EUR/USD is heading towards 1.0150, on the defensive amid a risk-averse environment in Thursday’s trading so far.

The US dollar Is finding renewed safe-haven bids, courtesy of brewing geopolitical tensions between the US and China after the former announced formal trade negotiations with Taiwan early this autumn. Additionally, investors assess the Fed July meeting minutes, which revealed that the world’s most powerful central bank is now facing a dilemma in taming inflation while averting recession.

On Wednesday, the dollar reversed gains, in an immediate reaction to a cautious shift in the Fed’s tone on policy guidance. The minutes hinted at a likely slow down in the pace of tightening amid mounting risks to economic growth. The US Treasury yields extended their previous advance amid recession fears while Wall Street indices tumbled.

Meanwhile, the euro bore the brunt of the downward revision to the Eurozone Q2 GDP print, which came in at 0.6% vs. 0.7% booked in the first estimate. Additionally, the deepening energy crisis in the old continent, thanks to the Russia-Ukraine war and excessive heatwave that has dried up the Rhine river in Germany.

The cargoes carrying coal, food supplies, etc. have been cut down ever since the water level in the Rhine fell below the critical 40 cm level. Markets are expecting the water level to rise above that level during the weekend, which could bring some relief to the shared currency.

Looking ahead, the Eurozone final inflation, US weekly Jobless claims and the speeches by the Fed and ECB policymakers will be closely followed for fresh trading impetus in the main currency pair.

EUR/USD: Technical outlook

“In the 4-hour chart, the risk remains skewed to the downside. The pair is developing below all of its moving averages, with the 20 SMA heading firmly south and crossing below the longer ones. Technical indicators, in the meantime, recovered from their intraday lows but remain below their midlines. Support levels: 1.0150 1.0105 1.0070. Resistance levels: 1.0205 1.0240 1.0280,” FXStreet’s Chief Analyst Valeria Bednarik explains.

EUR/USD: Additional technical levels to watch

EUR/USD

Overview
Today last price	1.0176
Today Daily Change	-0.0001
Today Daily Change %	-0.01
Today daily open	1.018

Trends
Daily SMA20	1.0211
Daily SMA50	1.0297
Daily SMA100	1.0498
Daily SMA200	1.0875

Levels
Previous Daily High	1.0203
Previous Daily Low	1.0146
Previous Weekly High	1.0369
Previous Weekly Low	1.0159
Previous Monthly High	1.0486
Previous Monthly Low	0.9952
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	1.0181
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	1.0167
Daily Pivot Point S1	1.015
Daily Pivot Point S2	1.0119
Daily Pivot Point S3	1.0092
Daily Pivot Point R1	1.0207
Daily Pivot Point R2	1.0234
Daily Pivot Point R3	1.0265

Author

Dhwani Mehta

FXStreet

Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.

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