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EUR/USD: forecast and trading signals for April 18. COT report and detailed analysis. Christine Lagarde evades monetary policy
April 18, 2023 8:22 amVideo
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Analysis of EUR/USD on 5-minute timeframe
EUR/USD carried on with its decline in the first half of the
trading day on Monday, which we, indeed, expected. Yesterday, no economic data
was scheduled in the European Union and the United States. The only event
worthy of note was a speech by Christine Lagarde. As we warned, Lagarde did not
say a word about monetary policy or interest rates because the topic of her speech
was simply different. She expanded mainly on the rivalry between China and the
United States and the possible growth of global inflation to 5% due to this
confrontation. It is hard to say whether traders paid attention to Lagarde’s
remarks, but we believe that EUR/USD would have continued its downward movement
even without them. The euro currency remains extremely overbought, has no
fundamentals for further growth, and should have developed a new strong
downward correction long ago. Therefore, we believe that the pair should
decline over the next few weeks.
As for trading signals, there were few on Monday. First, the
pair broke through the critical line, and then the 1.0926 level. Both signals were
generated during the New York session. As soon as the first signal appeared,
the price immediately found itself near the nearest target level. The second
signal could be worked out, but it brought neither profit nor loss.
COT report
On Friday, a new COT report for April 11 was released. The
CFTC has caught up with the lost time and is now publishing reports that
correspond to the current time period. Over the past 6-7 months, the picture
has fully corresponded to what is happening in the market. In the picture
above, it is clear that the net position of large players (second indicator)
has been growing since the beginning of September 2022. Around the same time,
the European currency began to strengthen. At the moment, the net position of
non-commercial traders remains “bullish” and very high, just like the
forex rate of the European currency, which cannot even properly correct
downwards. We have already drawn traders’ attention to the fact that a fairly
high “net position” reading indicates that the uptrend is about to
complete soon. This is signaled by the first indicator, where the red and green
lines have moved far away from each other, which often precedes the end of the
trend. The European currency has tried to reverse downwards, but so far we have
only seen a minor pullback downwards. During the last reporting week, the
number of Buy contracts for the “Non-commercial” group increased by
18.7K, while the number of shorts decreased by 1.2K. Accordingly, the net
position has increased significantly. The number of BUY contracts is higher
than the number of SELL contracts for non-commercial traders by 164K. The
correction is still overdue, so even without COT reports, it is clear that EUR/USD
should start a new decline. For the time being, we’re watching only its growth.
Analysis of EUR/USD on 1H timeframe
On the 1-hour timeframe, EUR/USD is extending an uptrend.
This is proven by its location above the trendline and above the Senkou Span B
line. Even despite a rather strong pullback on Friday and Monday, nothing has
changed in terms of technical analysis. The US dollar still finds it very
difficult to assert its strength, which is very strange and surprising, as
there are no strong fundamentals for the euro to grow. For Tuesday, we
highlight the following trading levels — 1.0658-1.0669, 1.0762, 1.0806, 1.0868,
1.0926, 1.1033, 1.1137-1.1185, 1.1234, 1.1274, as well as the Senkou Span B
(1.0882) and Kijun-sen (1.0994) lines. The Ichimoku indicator lines may move
during the day, which should be taken into account when determining trading signals.
There are also interim support and resistance levels, but no signals are formed
around them. Signals can be “bounces” and “breakthroughs”
of extreme levels and lines. Don’t forget to set a Stop Loss order at breakeven
if the price has moved in the right direction by 15 points. This will protect
against possible losses if the signal turns out to be false. On April 18, the
economic calendar for the European Union and the United States is also empty.
No events are planned. Only at night (i.e., already on April 19), Elderson from
the ECB and Michelle Bowman, a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve, will make their remarks, but they will not have any impact on the
pair’s movements during today’s trading session. We believe that the instrument
may continue to decline towards the Senkou Span B.
Comments on charts
Support and resistance price levels (resistance/support) are thick red lines around which the price may stop its move. They are not sources of trading signals.
Kijun-sen and Senkou Span B lines are Ichimoku indicator lines transferred to the 1-hour timeframe from the 4-hour timeframe. They are strong lines.
Extreme levels are thin red lines from which the price previously bounced. They are sources of trading signals.
Yellow lines are trend lines, trend channels, and any other technical patterns.
Indicator 1 on COT charts means the size of the net position for each category of traders. Indicator 2 on COT charts means the size of the net position for the “Non-commercial” group.
The material has been provided by InstaForex Company – www.instaforex.com
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