European Open: EUR/USD and parity in focus for today’s German ZEW report
Another weak sentient report from Germany could be the straw which breaks parity’s back and send EUR/USD below this key level.
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Asian Indices:
- Australia's ASX 200 index rose by 13.8 points (0.21%) and currently trades at 6,616.00
- Japan's Nikkei 225 index has risen by -502.75 points (1.28%) and currently trades at -188.00
- Hong Kong's Hang Seng index has fallen by -255.11 points (-1.21%) and currently trades at 20,869.09
- China's A50 Index has fallen by -209.61 points (-1.45%) and currently trades at 14,260.76
UK and Europe:
- UK's FTSE 100 futures are currently down -27 points (-0.38%), the cash market is currently estimated to open at 7,169.59
- Euro STOXX 50 futures are currently down -25 points (-0.72%), the cash market is currently estimated to open at 3,446.69
- Germany's DAX futures are currently down -91 points (-0.71%), the cash market is currently estimated to open at 12,741.44
US Futures:
- DJI futures are currently down -156 points (-0.5%)
- S&P 500 futures are currently down -77.75 points (-0.65%)
- Nasdaq 100 futures are currently down -21.5 points (-0.56%)
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is set to discuss further sanctions against Russia with Japan’s Finance Minster later today. They’re also set to discuss “currencies” and a price cap for Russian oil. The US dollar index continued its ascent overnight and reached its highest level since September 2002. And that has forced EUR/USD down to just +5 pips above parity – a key level for today’s session, highlighted by rising implied volatility and demand for put options (downside protection).
EUR/USD 15-minute chart
Perhaps today’s ZEW report could be the straw which breaks parity’s back. The sentiment report for Germany is scheduled for 10:00 BST and is unlikely to show a material lift in sentiment. It reached a post-pandemic low of -41 in April, has since risen to -28 since but there’s no pressing reason to suggest it cannot move lower again given the wave of recession headlines of late.
EUR/USD fell to 1.0004 early in the session and now trades around 1.0012. If it can hold above parity then a break above 1.0032 assumes a countertrend move is underway. Whilst a clear break below 1.000 runs the risk of triggering stops and fresh sell orders (and potentially moving the market lower).
USD/JPY 1-hour chart:
USD/JPY remains in a strong uptrend on the 1-hour chart, although currently trading within a potential bull flag or 3-wave retracement. The daily low respected the 137 handle as support and momentum is now turning higher, so we’re on guard for a potential breakout, which would then bring 138 into focus. However, should we see a break of today’s low it would also be below the daily pivot point, and could switch the bias to bearish over the near-term.
FTSE 350 – Market Internals:
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- 6 stocks rose to a new 52-week high, 8 fell to new lows
- 18.86% of stocks closed above their 200-day average
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