Market sentiment analysis:
- Overall market confidence has improved as the chances of a US-China trade agreement rise and concerns about a hard Brexit recede.
- That is boosting “risk on” assets at the expense of safe havens.
Traders favor riskier assets
Assets seen as riskier, including stocks and the Australian Dollar, are attracting demand and could rise further as worries about the US-China trade dispute and fears of a hard Brexit begin to fade. While a retracement could occur at any time, for now these trends seem intact.
AUD/USD Price Chart, Four-Hour Timeframe (September 30 – October 22, 2019)
Chart by IG (You can click on it for a larger image)
In this webinar, I looked at the trends in the major currency, commodity and stock markets, at the forward-looking data on the economic calendar this week, at the new IG Client Sentiment page on the revamped DailyFX website, and at the new IG Client Sentiment reports that accompany it. You might also like to check out the DailyFX Trading Global Markets Decoded podcasts.
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--- Written by Martin Essex, Analyst and Editor
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