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Chart Of The Day: The Case For The Euro

By Pinchas Cohen/Investing.comCurrenciesOct 27, 2022 08:20AM ET
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Chart Of The Day: The Case For The Euro
By Pinchas Cohen/Investing.com   |  Oct 27, 2022 08:20AM ET
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The European market is gearing up for a jumbo rate hike by the European Central Bank. The expectation is weighing on the STOXX 600 Index as investors expect the euro to strengthen following the rate hike.

A stronger EUR/USD may create two headwinds for European corporates:

  • European exports become more expensive making them less competitive.
  • Rising rates reduce demand for goods and services which dents corporate profitability. It could also result in a hiring freeze, wage reductions or even layoffs.

When a central bank hikes rates to slow an economy that is expanding too quickly, a recession is always a risk.

Despite easing in natural gas prices, European inflation remains around record highs so the ECB is expected to raise rates at 8:15 EST by 0.75% to 2.00%, its highest over a decade.

And we can see that these expectations are affecting demand for the euro.

EUR/USD Daily
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The price breached its falling channel's topside on Tuesday, establishing a short-term uptrend. However, the medium downtrend is still falling. It found resistance beneath the 100-day moving average (DMA) for the second day, having neared the top of a potential rising channel. The point where both channels meet could be a good place for support.

Trading Strategies

Conservative traders should wait for the falling short-term to synchronize with the rising medium-term trend. That will happen either when the medium-term contains an increasing series of peaks and troughs or when the short-term trend's peaks and troughs return to a decline.

Moderate traders would buy the euro after it demonstrates accumulation at the bottom of the short-term rising channel (green) and the top of the medium-term falling channel (red).

Aggressive traders can short, assuming that if the euro rose on expectations of higher rates, it will fall on the news, even harder if the news is not what traders were expecting. Technically, the second-day resistance by the 100 DMA increases the chances for a drop. Finally, it is a good trade from a risk-reward perspective.

Trade Sample - Aggressive Short

  • Entry: 1.0050
  • Stop-Loss: 1.0100
  • Risk: 50 pips
  • Target: 0.9900
  • Reward: 150 pips
  • Risk-Reward: 1:3

Disclaimer: The author has no position in the instruments mentioned in this article.

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Martin Minar
Martin Minar Oct 27, 2022 12:16PM ET
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I entered 0.98,hope so will down
pele kagombe
pele kagombe Oct 27, 2022 10:57AM ET
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great move, but i only entered @1.0025 going well though
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instructive and educational
 
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