U.S. Dollar Index gains ground as traders react to ISM Manufacturing PMI report, which indicated that ISM Manufacturing PMI improved from 46.5 in October to 48.4 in November. Analysts expected that ISM Manufacturing PMI would increase to 47.5, so the report beat expectations.
In case U.S. Dollar Index settles above the 50 MA at 106.60, it will move towards the nearest resistance level, which is located in the 107.10 – 107.30 range.
EUR/USD is losing ground as traders focus on the final reading of Germany’s Manufacturing PMI report for November, which showed that Manufacturing PMI remained unchanged at 43.0. Numbers below 50 show contraction.
From the technical point of view, EUR/USD settled below the support at 1.0525 – 1.0540 and is moving towards the next support level at 1.0435 – 1.0450.
GBP/USD is under pressure as traders focus on the disappointing Manufacturing PMI report, which showed that Manufacturing PMI declined from 49.9 in October to 48.0 in November.
A move below the 50 MA at 1.2624 will open the way to the test of the support level at 1.2575 – 1.2590.
USD/CAD gains ground as traders focus on the pullback in commodity markets. Other commodity-related currencies are also losing ground in today’s trading session.
If USD/CAD settles above the 1.4070 level, it will get to the test of the nearest resistance level at 1.4100 – 1.4120.
USD/JPY tests new lows as the strong pullback continues. Traders focus on rising yields of Japanese government bonds.
If USD/JPY stays below the 150.00 level, it will move towards the next support level at 147.00 – 147.50.
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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.