U.S. Dollar Index gains some ground as traders react to Existing Home Sales report, which indicated that Existing Home Sales declined by 5.4% month-over-month in June.
If U.S. Dollar Index manages to settle above the resistance at 104.40 – 104.60, it will move towards the next resistance level at 105.90 – 106.10.
EUR/USD is losing ground as traders focus on the Euro Area Consumer Confidence report. The report indicated that Consumer Confidence improved from -14 to -13, compared to analyst consensus of -13.4.
In case EUR/USD settles below the 1.0850 level, it will head towards the next support, which is located in the 1.0785 – 1.0800 range.
GBP/USD made an attempt to settle below the support at 1.2880 – 1.2900 as traders focused on general strength of the American currency.
A move below the 1.2880 level will open the way to the test of the next support at 1.2780 – 1.2800.
USD/CAD remains stuck below the key resistance at 1.3785 – 1.3800 as traders wait for additional catalysts. The pullback in the oil markets did not put material pressure on the Canadian dollar in today’s trading session.
If USD/CAD moves back below the 1.3750 level, it will head towards the 50 MA at 1.3688. A move below the 50 MA will open the way to the test of the support at 1.3600 – 1.3620.
USD/JPY pulls back as traders focus on falling Treasury yields. The yield of 2-year Treasuries declined below the 4.50% level, while the yield of 10-year Treasuries settled below 4.25%.
If USD/JPY settles below the 156.00 level, it will head towards the nearest support, which is located in the 154.50 – 155.00 range. RSI remains in the moderate territory, so there is enough room to gain additional downside momentum in case the right catalysts emerge.
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Vladimir is an independent trader and analyst with over 10 years of experience in the financial markets. He is a specialist in stocks, futures, Forex, indices, and commodities areas using long-term positional trading and swing trading.