AUDUSD Technical Analysis | The market pauses ahead of crucial inflation data
BY Janne Muta
|Ocak 8, 2024AUDUSD Technical Analysis – Australia's manufacturing sector, pivotal for economic growth, continues to contract, as indicated by the Manufacturing PMI below 50. This downturn, coupled with a reduction in commodity prices, impacts Australia's export-driven economy.
Concurrently, the cooling Australian housing market, evidenced by a deceleration in dwelling price growth, hints at consumer caution, possibly signalling a wider economic slowdown.
Additionally, contractions in both Australian Services and Composite PMI underscore private sector challenges, contributing to the Australian Dollar's recent depreciation. These negative factors points to a cautious economic outlook for Australia and are a risk factor for those considering to buy AUDUSD.
In contrast, the US economy displayed resilience with December's job report revealing an addition of 216K new jobs, surpassing expectations. However, downward revisions to previous months' data raised questions about the Federal Reserve's interest rate approach. A decline in the US services sector index added to these concerns.
At the same time, Market pricing, as seen in Fed Funds futures, suggests a 63.8% chance of an initial rate cut in March, with predictions of six 25 basis point cuts over the year. If this expectation remains the development would be dollar bearish and support the AUDUSD in the coming weeks.
The interplay of these contrasting economic scenarios in Australia and the US suggests a potential weakening of the AUD against the USD. However, anticipated US rate cuts may temper this trend, forcing AUDUSD traders to be focus on evolving economic indicators and central bank policies.
Upcoming Australian economic data includes retail sales (Tuesday) and CPI (Wednesday) releases. October's retail sales fell by 0.2%, marking the first drop since June, as consumers curtailed discretionary spending. This contrasts with analyst expectations of a 1.2% rise.
Meanwhile, the CPI increased by 4.9% year-on-year in October, below the anticipated 5.2%, reflecting a deceleration from September's 5.6%. Analysts had forecast a 4.5% rise. Both reports highlight changing consumer and price dynamics in Australia.
Summary of This AUDUSD Technical Analysis Report:
- The AUDUSD has experienced a 5.3% rally after breaking above the 0.6500 - 0.6522 level, but retraced to 0.6676 last week. A break below 0.6640 might lead to 0.6580, while a move upwards could reach 0.6781. The 50-period MA trends downward, indicating bearish long-term pressure.
- Yesterday's bullish rejection candle at the lower end of an ascending trend channel indicates potential upward movement. If today's trading establishes a higher low and the market rallies above 0.6748 – 0.6760 range, AUDUSD may climb to 0.6850. Rising MAs and a buy signal from the stochastic oscillator suggest potential upside momentum.
- The 4-hour chart reveals a rejection of the downward move below the bull channel low, with AUDUSD staying within the bullish channel. Resistance at 0.6760, above yesterday's high of 0.6748, needs to be broken for the uptrend to continue. Alternatively. weakness, as implied by MAs, might lead to market breaking below 0.6640.
Read the full AUDUSD technical analysis report below.
AUDUSD Technical Analysis
Weekly AUDUSD Technical Analysis
The AUDUSD has been on an upward trend after surpassing a key market structure level at 0.6500 - 0.6522. Since then, the market has rallied over 5.3% until it retraced to another market structure level at 0.6676 last week.
AUDUSD technical analysis suggests that if the market decisively breaks below last week's low of 0.6640, we could see it trading down to 0.6580. Conversely, a move towards 0.6781 could be likely.
The 50-period moving average is still trending downwards, indicating long-term bearish pressure. Concurrently, the stochastic oscillator is moving lower, signalling potential further downside before recovery. The latest reactionary high is lower than those in June and July, a sign of weakness and in line with the bearish indications from technical indicators.
Daily AUDUSD Technical Analysis
Yesterday, the market formed a bullish rejection candle at the lower end of an ascending trend channel. This channel's low aligns closely with the market structure level identified in the weekly AUDUSD technical analysis section above.
If the market now creates a higher low in today's trading and breaks decisively above yesterday's high (0.6748), we could see AUDUSD trading up to the 0.6840 - 0.6871 range.
In this timeframe, the market is in an uptrend, as indicated by the bullish trend channel and the rising moving averages. The stochastic oscillator is in the oversold area and has given a buy signal, while the market is trading between the 20 and 50-period moving averages. This suggests a potential resumption of upside momentum in the market.
Intraday AUDUSD Technical Analysis
The 4-hour chart shows how yesterday's move below the ascending channel was rejected. The market opened at the channel low, then dipped below it, but this move was quickly reversed, with AUDUSD trading within the bullish channel for the rest of the day.
The 4-hour chart also shows another resistance level above yesterday's high (0.6748) at 0.6760. These levels form a resistance area that the market must break through to continue the uptrend identified in the daily AUDUSD technical analysis section. Alternatively, if the market remains weak, as suggested by the moving averages, there is an increased likelihood of a break below yesterday's low (0.6640).
Client sentiment analysis
46% of clients trading AUDUSD are holding long positions, while 54% are holding short positions. Client sentiment data is being provided by TIO Markets Ltd.
It’s good to remember that retail client trading sentiment is a contrarian indicator as most retail traders are on average trading against market price trends. This is why experienced traders tend to trade against the retail client sentiment.You can follow the TIOmarkets client sentiment live on our Forex dashboard.
The next key risk events impacting this market:
- AUD - Retail Sales m/m
- AUD - CPI y/y
- USD - 10-y Bond Auction
- USD - Core CPI m/m
- USD - CPI m/m
- USD - CPI y/y
- USD - Unemployment Claims
- USD - 30-y Bond Auction
- USD - Core PPI m/m
- USD - PPI m/m
Potential AUDUSD Market Moves
If AUDUSD breaks above 0.6748 – 0.6760 range, a rise to 0.6850 could be possible, supported by bullish indications in the daily timeframe. Bearishly, a break below 0.6640 could see a decline to 0.6580, in line with the weekly timeframe's bearish MA trend and lower high patterns.
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Janne Muta holds an M.Sc in finance and has over 20 years experience in analysing and trading the financial markets.
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