EURUSD Technical Analysis Eyes on the FOMC decision

December 17, 2024 at 08:56AM
Fundamental
Overview

The USD continues to
consolidate around the highs except against the commodity currencies where it’s
been having the upper hand. The US inflation data last week was once again a
disappointment although the data that feeds into the Core PCE was overall
benign as forecasters expect a 0.13% M/M increase.

Nonetheless, the Treasury yields continue
to climb and are now back around the post-US election highs. There’s some
understandable uneasiness in the bond market given the hot US data and the Fed
continuing to cut into an accelerating economy.

On the EUR side, the ECB
cut interest rates by 25 bps as expected. The central bank removed the line
saying it will keep policy rates sufficiently restrictive for as long as
necessary which the market took as a signal that they are not in restrictive
zone anymore and can slow the pace of rate cuts as they approach the neutral
rate.

EURUSD Technical
Analysis – Daily Timeframe

On the daily chart, we can
see that EURUSD continues to consolidate between the 1.0610 resistance and the 1.0450 support. From a risk
management perspective, the sellers will have a better risk to reward setup
around the trendline to position for a drop into new
lows. The buyers, on the other hand, will want to see a break above the
trendline to increase the bullish bets into the 1.09 handle next.

EURUSD Technical
Analysis – 4 hour Timeframe

On the 4 hour chart, we can
see more clearly the rangebound price action that’s been going on for a month
as the market reached the peak in the repricing of rate cuts for the Fed. We
have an interesting zone around the 1.0550 level that’s been acting as kind of
a barometer with the price above it being more bullish and below it being more
bearish. Overall, we continue to trade in this 150-pips range and we will
likely need a strong catalyst to get out of it.

EURUSD Technical
Analysis – 1 hour Timeframe

On the 1 hour chart, there’s
not much else we can add here and the buyers will want to see the price
breaking above the 1.0550 zone to target a break above the trendline, while the
sellers will look for a break below the 1.0450 support to pile in for new lows.
The red lines define the average daily range for today.

Upcoming
Catalysts

Today, we get the US Retail Sales data. Tomorrow, we have the FOMC Policy
Decision. On Thursday, we get the latest US Jobless Claims figures. On Friday,
we conclude the week with the US PCE data.

This article was written by Giuseppe Dellamotta at www.forexlive.com.