US DOLLAR OUTLOOK: USD/JPY IN FOCUS HEADED INTO CONSUMER SENTIMENT REPORT RELEASEUS Greenback traded broadly blended throughout m
US DOLLAR OUTLOOK: USD/JPY IN FOCUS HEADED INTO CONSUMER SENTIMENT REPORT RELEASE
- US Greenback traded broadly blended throughout main forex pairs throughout Thursday’s session
- DXY Index continues to gravitate round its 50-day transferring common as promoting pauses
- USD/JPY value volatility might get a jolt from probably high-impact sentiment knowledge
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The US Greenback lacked path and traded broadly blended on Thursday. USD value motion strengthened modestly towards the Pound and Yen, however weakened towards the Australian Greenback and Euro. On steadiness, the DXY Index completed roughly flat as US Greenback bears and bulls proceed to battle for path close to the 50-day easy transferring common.
DXY – US DOLLAR INDEX PRICE CHART: DAILY TIME FRAME (16 OCT 2020 TO 11 FEB 2021)
Chart by @RichDvorakFX created utilizing TradingView
This has given pause to the most recent stretch of US Greenback promoting stress, which corresponded with a breakdown of the relative energy index and invalidation of the short-term bullish development fashioned from the 06 January and 26 January lows. Failing to take care of altitude across the 50-day easy transferring common might see a resumption of US Greenback weak point that steers the DXY Index right down to its backside Bollinger Band. A final ditch effort by US Greenback bulls to rekindle current rebound efforts might see the 91.00-price stage come into play as a possible topside goal.
USD PRICE OUTLOOK – US DOLLAR IMPLIED VOLATILITY TRADING RANGES (OVERNIGHT)
US Greenback in a single day implied volatility readings have cooled off fairly a bit. USD/JPY has one of many lowest implied volatility readings at 4.0%, which ranks within the backside 10th percentile of readings taken during the last 12-months and can be beneath its 20-day common of 4.8%. This brings to focus the month-to-month client sentiment report on deck for launch tomorrow, 12 February at 15:00 GMT as a possible catalyst for volatility. That mentioned, USD/JPY value motion might ‘cleared the path’ so to talk when it comes to the place the broader US Greenback heads subsequent.
| Change in | Longs | Shorts | OI |
| Day by day | 8% | 1% | 6% |
| Weekly | 25% | -28% | -1% |
— Written by Wealthy Dvorak, Analyst for DailyFX.com
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