Pre-FOMC Price Action Setups: GBP/USD, USD/CAD, USD/CHF, AUD/USD
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- Price Action Talking Points:
- The US Dollar
- US Dollar Four-Hour Price Chart
- EUR/USD: Beware the Trap
- EUR/USD Four-Hour Price Chart
- USD/CAD for Bearish USD Scenarios
- USD/CAD Four-Hour Price Chart
- GBP/USD: More Room for Rally?
- GBP/USD Four-Hour Price Chart
- USD/CHF for Long-USD Scenarios
- USD/CHF Four-Hour Price Chart
- AUD/USD Reversal Scenarios
- AUD/USD Four-Hour Price Chart
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Price Action Talking Points:
- All eyes on the Fed: Tomorrow brings the September rate decision at the FOMC.
- Will the bank highlight more softening in Q4 and 2020? Or will tomorrow’s cut be framed as another ‘mid cycle adjustment?’
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Tomorrow brings the FOMC for a highly-expected rate cut. This move has been anticipated for quite some time, even before the Fed’s rate cut in July which was the first such move since the Financial Collapse. What hasn’t happened of recent is updated FOMC projections via the Summary of Economic Projections, and this will likely be the price action driver around tomorrow’s rate meeting. In this webinar, I looked at a series of setups around the US Dollar in anticipation of tomorrow’s rate decision.
The US Dollar
USD price action has been all over the place over the past couple of weeks with very little directional uniformity. Tomorrow’s FOMC rate decision could break that impasse, although guessing which direction plays out could remain as a challenge. In the below setups, I looked at a few different scenarios on either side of the equation.
US Dollar Four-Hour Price Chart
Chart prepared by James Stanley; US Dollar on Tradingview
EUR/USD: Beware the Trap
The ECB came to the table with something large last week and markets basically shrugged it off. The Euro is now trading higher than it was pre-ECB, bringing into play a big level of resistance yesterday. Support played in from the 1.1000 handle earlier this morning, setting up for a nasty scenario around EUR/USD in which trends remain a distant prospect at this point.
EUR/USD Four-Hour Price Chart
Chart prepared by James Stanley; EURUSD on Tradingview
USD/CAD for Bearish USD Scenarios
I’ve been following USD/CAD for bearish USD scenarios of recent and that scenario remains attractive ahead of the FOMC. This morning saw another resistance test around the 1.3300 handle, at which point sellers came back into play.
USD/CAD Four-Hour Price Chart
Chart prepared by James Stanley; USDCAD on Tradingview
GBP/USD: More Room for Rally?
Also on the short-side of the US Dollar, GBP/USD remains as attractive. The pair perched up to the 1.2500 level, extending the bullish rally from the support zone investigated yesterday. The primary complication at this point would be chasing a fresh breakout after a print of new highs but, the door can remain open for continued topside here.
GBP/USD Four-Hour Price Chart
Chart prepared by James Stanley; GBPUSD on Tradingview
USD/CHF for Long-USD Scenarios
On the other side of the US Dollar, USD/CHF could remain as attractive for long-USD themes. The pair remains in a bullish trend channel that’s been in-play over the past month, and this can keep the door open for more, especially if USD-strength shows after tomorrow’s FOMC rate decision.
USD/CHF Four-Hour Price Chart
Chart prepared by James Stanley; USDCHF on Tradingview
AUD/USD Reversal Scenarios
Also on the long side of the US Dollar, AUD/USD could be of interest. The pair ran into a resistance zone last week and started to push lower earlier this week. Prices are now re-testing this key zone, keeping the door open for short-side swing scenarios.
AUD/USD Four-Hour Price Chart
Chart prepared by James Stanley; AUDUSD on Tradingview
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--- Written by James Stanley, Strategist for DailyFX.com
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