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Euro to propel on relapsing EU inflation & US jobs dataFighting inflation is hard. Hence, central banks are data dependent while calibrating rates. Continuing geopolitical conflicts puts Europe at risk of inflation relapse. Headline numbers can be misleading. Central bankers will dig deep. Deeper analysis will compel investors and policy makers to rethink and recalibrate interest rate calculus. This paper unpacks US jobs & Euro area inflation report, and market expectations of rates ahead. UNPACKING US NON-FARM PAYROLL DATA The US labour market added 216k jobs in December 2023 surpassing expectations. It was up 25% month-on-month. Headline numbers look healthy. Details spell trouble. Payroll data was revised lower by 71k for October and November. Average work week contracted, and participation rate declined. Jobs growth is concentrated in three sectors, namely, Government, Education/healthcare, and Leisure/Hospitality. Eighty percent of the jobs added are from sectors that are not considered growth engines. Three key takeaways from jobs report: 1. Employment growth remains robust: Month-on-Month employment trends point to jobs growth in government, leisure and hospitality, health care, social assistance, and construction, while transportation and warehousing lost jobs. On a 12-month seasonally adjusted basis, apart from (a) Transportation & Warehousing and (b) Information, rest of the sectors added jobs. Source: BLS 2. Hourly Wage Earnings growth is strong: In December, average hourly earnings on private payrolls jumped by fifteen cents, or 0.4%, to USD 34.27/hour. Average hourly earnings have increased by 4.1% over the last year. Source: BLS 3. Unemployment Remains Unchanged: Unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.7% (3.5% last year this time) with number of unemployed persons unchanged at 6.3 million (5.7 million last year this time). COMPREHENDING EUROZONE INFLATION NUMBERS Euro area inflation rose 2.9% YoY in December 2023, reversing a two-year low (2.4%) observed in November. Eurostat inflation estimates was marginally below the market consensus of 3%. Inflation uptick since April 2023 was primarily due to energy-related base effects. Energy prices declined 6.7% while services inflation was flat. Core inflation, excluding food and energy prices, softened to 3.4%. Core inflation is at its lowest point since March 2022. MARKET EXPECTATIONS OF RATE CUTS Investors are betting that the US Fed and the ECB will cut rates six times this year. First rate cut is expected in March or April. Market expectations are in sharp contrast to policymakers. The US Fed expects to make three quarter-point cuts this year. The ECB has stood its ground arguing that the inflation fight is not over yet. Amid strong economic data, probability of Fed rate cuts in March has fallen from 100% to 70%. Source: CME Fedwatch Tool EUR-USD WITNESSED WILD MOVES ON INFLATION, JOBS, AND SERVICES DATA BUT SETTLED WHERE IT OPENED Last Friday news flow impacting FX rates were strong. Front month EUR-USD futures traded wildly opening at 1.0977 reaching a high of 1.1030 and then plunging to a low of 1.0908 before closing at 1.0977. December US ISM Services PMI unexpectedly fell to 50.6, the lowest reading in seven months, compared to 52.7 in November. Services industry is critical accounting for more than two-thirds of the US economy. Euro fell 0.5% last week, marking its largest weekly drop since early December breaking three consecutive weeks of strengthening. The EUR-USD is hovering at its support levels with the 50d DMA likely to print a golden cross with the 200d DMA. Near term technical signals point to strengthening of the Euro versus the US dollar. Momentum favours Euro while price reversion risk remains neutral. Diverging macroeconomic conditions leaves Eurozone exposed to higher risk of inflation relapse. The ECB is expected to be slower with rate cuts relative to the Fed. In anticipation, leveraged funds are starting to sharply reduce their net short positions in the CME EUR/USD futures. Source: CME QuikStrike HYPOTHETICAL TRADE SETUP Europe is at greater risk of inflation relapse on continuing geopolitical risks in Russia-Ukraine and the middle east. Energy and goods inflation relapse will force the ECB to defer its rate cuts. Size of the rate cuts, if any, is also likely to be smaller at the ECB relative to the Fed. This will strengthen the Euro against the USD in the near term. To harvest gains from a strengthening Euro, this paper posits a hypothetical long position in CME Micro EUR/USD Futures expiring in March 2024 (M6EH2024) with an entry at 1.0979 combined with a target at 1.1123 and hedged by a stop at 1.0871, delivering an expected reward-to-risk ratio of 1.33x. Each lot of CME Micro Euro Futures contract provides exposure to 12,500 Euros. It is quoted in USD per Euro increment. Each pip i.e., 0.0001 per Euro delivers a P&L of USD 1.25. • Entry: 1.0979 • Target: 1.1123 • Stop: 1.0871 • Profit at Target (hypothetical): USD 180 (= 0.0144; 144 pips; 144 x 1.25 = 180) • Loss at Stop (hypothetical): USD 135 (= -0.0108; -108 pips; -108 x 1.25 = -135) • Reward-to-Risk (hypothetical): 1.33x MARKET DATA CME Real-time Market Data helps identify trading set-ups and express market views better. If you have futures in your trading portfolio, you can check out on CME Group data plans available that suit your trading needs www.tradingview.com DISCLAIMER This case study is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment recommendations or advice. Nor are they used to promote any specific products, or services. 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CME_MINI:M6E1!Long
by mintdotfinance
EURUSD 6EF Short Trade Idea 6EZ2023 - EURUSD - SHORT 6E / EURUSD just had a strong bearish reaction on the H4 timeframe to the area of sensitivity (weekly fair value gap FVG). On a pullback into a H4 premium, I will be hunting short triggers on M15 timeframe to then target the PWL (previous weekly low). This correlates nicely with DXY, which just had the same reaction to a weekly FVG. There is a nice weekly fractal high within the weekly fair value gap on DXY which should act as the next DOL. 6EZ2023 doesn't have a fractal high to act as a draw, so I will be watching DXY to determine when to exit the short.
CME:6EZ2023Short
by Tradius_Trades
$6E1! futures gap up, bullish for EURUSDVery brief follow up with the EURUSD short term bull case I was building last week, and finally put on a trade on Friday before close, both the Euro FX futures CME:6E1! gapped up, and the MOEX:DX1! futures gapped down. If this follows through, that bodes well for my AMEX:FXE calls. I will add, the options market in AMEX:FXE are not very liquid. You will find yourself buying on the ask and likely selling on the bid. I tried to get an inbetween the market fill and it just wasn't happening. But, if the move is big enough through the next couple weeks, hopefully the profit still turns out fairly tidy. Futures open on a Sunday are not exactly something you can count on for the general direction, sometimes not even for the next day, but hey, it looks good for my trade at the moment, I'll take it. We'll see what tomorrow holds and hopefully the next ~2 or so weeks.
CME:6E1!
by dieseldub
EURUSD 4hour say:do you see 3angel pattern ?are you ready for 1.12700 area? fibo 61% daily is there i belive eurusd havs buy now ,,, pick near 1.09900 is good idea + buystop on last high with SL under pinbar low ok? ALERT= if eurusd break 1.09500 low can start down trend to 1.0700 (buy place) if you have old sells ,you must put SL in last high(1.10400) break it mean new up trend will start to fibo 61% (daily chart fibo) near 1.12777 (upper target) i wish you win , stand on FIX and very low size and low levrage is secret of win in trade
Long
by ramin_trader2006
EURUSD Short-Term Bullish Analysis/ExpectationThe price is building liquidity (Equal Highs). The Smart Money might break more structures to the downside to induce sellers before going after the equal highs. Or it could just take that liquidity without breaking structures first. It will depend on lower timeframes orderflows Click on Boost (like) to support these free analyses! This Analysis was done using my complete Strategy which includes: - Smart Money Concepts - Multi Timeframe Liquidity and Market Structure - Supply And Demand - Auction Theory - Volume Analysis - Footprint - Market Profile - Volume Profile - Wyckoff - Etc.
CME:6E1!Long
by SmartMoneySource
EURO FX Futures ( 6E1! ), H4 Potential for Bearish DropTitle: EURO FX Futures ( 6E1! ), H4 Potential for Bearish Drop Type: Bearish Drop Resistance: 1.08110 Pivot: 1.06915 Support: 1.05290 Preferred case: Looking at the H4 chart, my overall bias for 6E1! is bearish due to the current price being below the Ichimoku cloud , indicating a bearish market. If this bearish momentum continues, expect price to possibly continue heading down towards the support at 1.05290, where the previous swing low is. Alternative scenario: Price may head back up towards the resistance line at 1.08110 where the previous swing high is. Fundamentals: There are no major news.
CME:6E1!Short
by Genesiv
EURO FX Futures ( 6E1! ), H4 Potential for Bearish DropTitle: EURO FX Futures ( 6E1! ), H4 Potential for Bearish Drop Type: Bearish Drop Resistance: 1.08110 Pivot: 1.06915 Support: 1.05290 Preferred case: Looking at the H4 chart, my overall bias for 6E1! is bearish due to the current price being below the Ichimoku cloud , indicating a bearish market. If this bearish momentum continues, expect price to possibly continue heading down towards the support at 1.05290, where the previous swing low is. Alternative scenario: Price may head back up towards the resistance line at 1.08110 where the previous swing high is. Fundamentals: There are no major news.
CME:6E1!Short
by Genesiv
EURO FX Futures ( 6E1! ), H4 Potential for Bearish DropTitle: EURO FX Futures ( 6E1! ), H4 Potential for Bearish Drop Type: Bearish Drop Resistance: 1.10590 Pivot: 1.08270 Support: 1.05290 Preferred case: Looking at the H4 chart, my overall bias for 6E1! is bearish due to the current price being below the Ichimoku cloud , indicating a bearish market. If this bearish momentum continues, expect price to possibly continue heading down towards the support at 1.05290, where the previous swing low is. Alternative scenario: Price may head back up towards the resistance line at 1.10590 where the previous swing high is. Fundamentals: There are no major news.
CME:6E1!Short
by Genesiv
Is USD rebounding or reversing?Thanks to a strong January employment report, the greenback made an impressive comeback from the weakness since Q4. Someone might expect the strength could persist and even test 2022’s high, but I regard this as a rebound and the dollar will likely trade in a range between 100 to 108 (Dollar Index basis) in 1H 2023. First of all, the strength of greenback last year mainly came from an aggressive rate hike by Federal Reserve that kept the bond yield evaluated and widened the yield differential. As the chart shown, the yield differential of 2-year bond between US and German kept widening since 2H 2021 and reached the peak at Q3 2022. In the meantime, the dollar was on the uptrend against euro and other major currencies. When there was expectation the Fed will slow the hike pace, and ECB was becoming more hawkish to tackle inflation, the yield differential narrowed since Q4 that caused the weakness of dollar. After the FOMC meeting and before the employment report, the market downplayed the need for Federal Reserve to hike rate and even expected a rate cut by the end of this year in response to possible recession, turned a deaf ear to what J. Powell was delivering. Disinflation he mentioned is a term describing the inflation is dropping, which is nothing new that we can see from the inflation data (Benchmark, Core or PCE) in the last few months, and didn’t mean the inflation have dropped to the target level. His remark on 7 Feb about rate could be hiked to a level higher than market expectation showed there are more works Federal Reserve need to do. The strong employment report reminded investor inflation is still a major risk to the economy and the Federal Reserve might need to hike further to contain inflation. Market’s expectation on the “terminal rate” revised upward and the bond yield moved higher that contributed to the rebound of the greenback in the last few days. There are many factors affecting the movement in FX market, but the yield differential seems having a dominant effect in the last few quarters and could be the factors to watch in 1H 2023. I keep my conviction the Fed Funds rate will peak at 5.00% (lower band), which mean two more 25bp hike is coming. However, the hiking pace of ECB is even more hawkish and a 50bp rise is expected in their next meeting, and more could follow after. The higher and stubborn inflation in eurozone could make ECB keep hiking rate even if Fed paused, that might translate to narrower yield differential that is not positive to the greenback. Another interesting area to note is the yield of US 2-year note. The inversion of yield curve is implying a recession, but what if US can avoid recession, especially when the US job market is surprisingly impressive? Assuming US will not have recession, the yield spread between 2-year and 10-year bond should narrow, then how will they move respectively? A normal yield curve is 10-year yield higher than 2-year yield, while I don’t think 10-year yield will have the potential to rise to 4.5% or higher due to disinflation and technical reason, there is not much room for 2-year yield to rise further and even has a potential to retreat. A lower 2-year yield will lower the yield differential against other major currencies, that is negative to the USD. Even US 2-year yield revisit last Nov’s high, the German 2-year yield have risen 50bp from that level already. Since the rebound of the greenback released some overbought pressure and created a better entry point, you might consider a long position on EUR(6E) now, a short-term (1M) target at 1.1000 and a longer-term (1H) target at 1.1500. Stop loss could be set at 1.0500. If you disagree with me and believe the greenback in a reversal mode, you might consider a short position in gold since it could face further pressure after recent correction since it still accumulated meaningful gain in the last few months. Disclaimers Above information are for illustration only and there is no guarantee on the accuracy of the information. They should not be treated as investment recommendations or advices. CME Real-time Market Data help identify trade set-ups and express my market views. If you have futures in your trading portfolio, check out on CME Group data plans in TradingView that suit your trading needs www.tradingview.com
CME:6E1!Short
by FOTrading
EURO FX Futures ( 6E1! ), H4 Potential for Bearish DropTitle: EURO FX Futures ( 6E1! ), H4 Potential for Bearish Drop Type: Bearish Drop Resistance: 1.10590 Pivot: 1.08270 Support: 1.05290 Preferred case: Looking at the H4 chart, my overall bias for 6E1! is bearish due to the current price being below the Ichimoku cloud , indicating a bearish market. If this bearish momentum continues, expect price to possibly continue heading down towards the support at 1.05290, where the previous swing low is. Alternative scenario: Price may head back up towards the resistance line at 1.10590 where the previous swing high is. Fundamentals: There are no major news.
CME:6E1!Short
by Genesiv
EURO FX Futures ( 6E1! ), H4 Potential for Bearish DropTitle: EURO FX Futures ( 6E1! ), H4 Potential for Bearish Drop Type: Bearish Drop Resistance: 1.10590 Pivot: 1.08270 Support: 1.05290 Preferred case: Looking at the H4 chart, my overall bias for 6E1! is bearish due to the current price being below the Ichimoku cloud , indicating a bearish market. If this bearish momentum continues, expect price to possibly continue heading down towards the support at 1.05290, where the previous swing low is. Alternative scenario: Price may head back up towards the resistance line at 1.10590 where the previous swing high is. Fundamentals: There are no major news.
CME:6E1!Short
by Genesiv
EURO FX Futures ( 6E1! ), H4 Potential for Bullish ContinuationTitle: EURO FX Futures ( 6E1! ), H4 Potential for Bullish Continuation Type: Bullish Continuation Resistance: 1.09390 Pivot: 1.07540 Support: 1.05675 Preferred case: Looking at the H4 chart, my overall bias for 6E1! is bullish due to the current price being above the Ichimoku cloud, indicating a bullish market. If this bullish momentum continues, expect price to continue moving towards the overlap resistance at 1.09390, where the 50% Fibonacci line is. Alternative scenario: Price may head back down to retest the pivot at 1.07540, where the 38.2% Fibonacci line is. Fundamentals: There are no major news.
CME:6E1!Long
by Genesiv
S&P 500 Futures ( ES1! ), H4 Potential for Bearish ContinuationTitle: S&P 500 E-mini Futures ( ES1! ), H4 Potential for Bullish Continuation Type: Bullish Continuation Resistance: 4180.00 Pivot: 3966.50 Support: 3788.50 Preferred case: Looking at the H4 chart, my overall bias for SPX is bullish due to the current price being above the Ichimoku cloud , indicating a bullish market. To add confluence to this bias, price is also moving within an ascending channel. If this bullish momentum continues, expect price to continue heading towards the resistance at 4180.00, where the previous swing high is. Alternative scenario: Price could head back down to retest the pivot at 3966.50, slightly above where the 38.2% Fibonacci line is Fundamentals: There are no major news.
CME_MINI:ES1!Long
by Genesiv