USD/NOK retreats from multi-months highs as bulls take a breather

USD/NOK struck a high since late May on Thursday of 11.276.
On Friday, the pair retreated to 11.170, seeing 0.20% losses.
The Greenback trades soft in FX markets after PCE data from September.

Patricio Martín FXStreet

In Friday’s session, the USD/NOK trades with losses, mainly driven by investors taking profits after the pair jumped to its highest level since May 31 on Thursday. Contributing to the downward trajectory, the US Dollar is trading weak after the September Core Personal Consumption Expenditures was reported to have decelerated as expected.

In line with that, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that the Core PCE Price Index from September aligned with the consensus. It came in at 3.7% YoY vs the expected 3.7% but fell in relation to it last reading of 3.8%. As a reaction, the 2-year rate stands at 5.03% while the 5 and 10-year yields are seen at 4.79% and 4.85%, respectively, with little movement.

It is worth noticing that higher US Treasury yields drove the recent NOK’s weakness, and as the rates retreat from multi-year highs, it limits the upward momentum from the pair. In addition, hawkish bets on the Federal Reserve (Fed) remain subdued, which could also pause the pair’s gains. That being said, the Fed meets next week, and investors will look for clues in the monetary policy statement and in Chair Powell’s press conference to continue betting on the next decisions. A pause for next week is practically priced in, but some market participants still forecast some odds of the Fed hiking by 25 bps in December, but those expectations may rise or fall based on the bank’s and Powell’s stance.

USD/NOK Levels to watch

The daily chart highlights a neutral to bullish technical outlook for USD/NOK as signs of exhaustion of the buying momentum become evident. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) displays a negative slope but is still in bullish territory, while the Moving Average Convergence (MACD) presents neutral green bars. However, the pair is above the 20,100,200-day Simple Moving Average (SMA), indicating a favorable position for the bulls in the bigger picture.

Support levels: 11.155, 11.083, 11.023 (20-day SMA),

Resistance levels: 11.200, 11.235, 11.276.

USD/NOK Daily Chart

USD/NOK

Overview
Today last price	11.1823
Today Daily Change	-0.0201
Today Daily Change %	-0.18
Today daily open	11.2024

Trends
Daily SMA20	10.9693
Daily SMA50	10.8104
Daily SMA100	10.6172
Daily SMA200	10.5641

Levels
Previous Daily High	11.277
Previous Daily Low	11.182
Previous Weekly High	11.1145
Previous Weekly Low	10.9048
Previous Monthly High	10.8758
Previous Monthly Low	10.5261
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	11.2407
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	11.2183
Daily Pivot Point S1	11.164
Daily Pivot Point S2	11.1255
Daily Pivot Point S3	11.069
Daily Pivot Point R1	11.259
Daily Pivot Point R2	11.3155
Daily Pivot Point R3	11.3539

Author

Patricio Martín

FXStreet

Patricio is an economist from Argentina passionate about global finance and understanding the daily movements of the markets.

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