Strong Equities Trigger Mini Short-Squeeze In The Euro
(GAINSY Fundamental Analysis)
Intraday, EUR/USD trading was still confined the barriers of the 1.33 big figure. So, the sideways consolidation pattern since the end of last bank week remained in place. European equities performed well, but initially this didn't help the euro. The ZEW economic sentiment came again out better than expected. EUR/USD spiked to 1.3373, but the 1.3379/93 resistance stayed untouched. Even more, as the topside was blocked.EUR/USD decreased soon to the lower end of the range and filled bids in the 1.3330 area around noon. At the same time, the 1.3307 correction low was left safe, too. In this down-move there was no link with equity trading. Later in the US session though, the strong performance of equities finally lifted the EUR/USD cross rate to the high 1.33 area. The pair closed the session at 1.3388, compared to 1.3351 on Monday evening. It was an uneventful, order-driven trading session with at the end, a whim of risk-on/risk-off, suggesting that this paradigm still has a (moderate) roll to play ...
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(GAINSY Fundamental Analysis)
Intraday, EUR/USD trading was still confined the barriers of the 1.33 big figure. So, the sideways consolidation pattern since the end of last bank week remained in place. European equities performed well, but initially this didn't help the euro. The ZEW economic sentiment came again out better than expected. EUR/USD spiked to 1.3373, but the 1.3379/93 resistance stayed untouched. Even more, as the topside was blocked.EUR/USD decreased soon to the lower end of the range and filled bids in the 1.3330 area around noon. At the same time, the 1.3307 correction low was left safe, too. In this down-move there was no link with equity trading. Later in the US session though, the strong performance of equities finally lifted the EUR/USD cross rate to the high 1.33 area. The pair closed the session at 1.3388, compared to 1.3351 on Monday evening. It was an uneventful, order-driven trading session with at the end, a whim of risk-on/risk-off, suggesting that this paradigm still has a (moderate) roll to play ...
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