US Existing Home Sales: Forecast

US Existing Home Sales today will once again provide a closer look into the basis of the US economic recovery as strong Home Sales figure is an indication of a strong economic recovery, and as employment stablizes, so should home purchases. Here’s the forecast:

Forecast:
10:00am Existing Home Sales Forecast 5.01M Previous 4.97M
DEVIATION: 0.40M / 400K (BUY USD 5.41 / SELL USD 4.61M)

The Trade Plan
Because the Housing sector is one of the most foundamental components of the U.S. economy, this release will certainly cause some volatility in the market, especially if our tradable figures (+/- 400K) were hit. With the focus of world on the status of U.S. housing sector, this release may bring about a strong sentiment of risk appetite/aversion if our BUY/SELL trigger is hit…

If our buy tradable deviation is hit, or 5.41M figure is released, we should look to BUY USD after the release. If our sell tradable deviation is hit, or 4.61M figure is released, we should look to SELL USD.

I’d recommend using the Recommended Pairs from above as they are based on my CSM, which should provide the best combination of currency pairs to trade based on better/worse news… of course, you can also trade the default pair: EUR/USD.

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.

Definition
“Measures the annualized number of existing residential buildings that were sold during the previous month. A rising trend has a positive effect on the nation’s currency because large purchases tend to be made by consumers that are optimistic and confident in their financial position. The sale of a home also triggers commissions for real estate agents, and often home owners will purchase goods such as appliances and furniture shortly after purchasing a home. Traders watch this report closely as it’s the month’s first demand-side housing indicator to be released.”