US NFP (Nonfarm Payroll) Employment release is the main focus of the week and has the possibility of changing short-term trend of the market, especially considering how much the Feds have stressed lately on the importance of “incoming data”. If we get a strong surprise, I’m sure market will follow.
8:30am (NY Time) US NF Employment Forecast 162K Previous 175K
8:30am (NY Time) US Unemployment Rate Forecast 7.5% Previous 7.6%
Deviation: 70K (BUY USD 232K / SELL USD 92K)
The Trade Plan
Today’s NFP Employment Change release is forecasted at 162K. The Unemployment Rate is expected to dropt to 7.5% after the slight rise in the previous release. If we get a significantly lower release on the NFP (92K or worse) and slightly higher Unemployment Rate (7.6% or more), I´d be looking to SELL the USD against stronger currencies as speculation for Feds to delay with QE tapering. On the other hand, if we get a strong NFP release (232K or better) and the Unemployment Rate remains at or below 7.5%, USD could strengthen and I would BUY USD against other weaker currencies (use CSM or recommended pairs above).
If we get a conflicting release, then well wait and see how the market reacts first. If there is an overwhelming sentiment driving the market, well get plenty of opportunities for an entry if we just wait for 5 minutes after the release; you´ll get a much clearer view.
Outlook Score
Outlook score is derived from market sentiment, focus, and economic indicators for the currency. It represents the long-term trend of the currency and its market perception. In short, a strong Outlook Score means more long-term demand for the currency, and a weak Outlook Score is the opposite.
UPDATE Will Be Posted On July 4, 2013…
NFP Trading Strategy
Let´s talk about how to trade this release: We´ll wait for the numbers to come out but continue to hold on a trade, Even if we get our tradable figures (232K to 92K). Wait for a possible revision of the previous release number of 175K, and market usually overreacts with the Revision and chances favor that a solid trade will present itself if we don’t get a conflicting releases between the revision and the actual release; at this point, still stay out of the market.
Then the next step is to wait for the Unemployment Rate, which is expected to be at 7.5%. If the Unemployment Rate were to surprise higher, we’ll have to make a decision based on the market sentiment coming into this release… Of course, if Unemployment rate were to fall below 7.4%, then we should see a surge in risk appetite as traders very much like to see lower jobless rates.
After all of the numbers have been released, wait for the market to push and wait patiently for a decent retracement before getting in. Look for recent support/resistance areas for entry as a high impact news with various components are extremely volatile, and those who are patient will always get a chance to enter with a much better entry.
DEFINITION
Measures the change in number of employed people during the previous month, excluding the farming industry. A rising trend has a positive effect on the nation´s currency. Job creation is an important indicator of economic health because consumer spending, which is highly correlated with labor conditions, makes up a large portion of GDP. This report is the first of the month that relates to labor conditions, making it susceptible to big surprises.