As of July 10, 2017, the USD showed a 2-sided trade in the previous week yet still closed higher. The USD index was strong at the beginning of the week reaching its weekly high after the Federal Reserve released minutes of its June meeting. It still managed to get back to positive even after a setback in two days caused by the Friday release of the US Non-Farm Payrolls report.
Major events expected in the coming weeks will provide speculators with an insight into growth or global economy. We expect the Claimant Count Change and unemployment rate in the UK to be published this week. On Wednesday, BoC will release its interest rate and Janet Yellen will give her testimony before the US Congress on Thursday. US CPI will publish its retail sales on Friday. These are some of the events expected to have an impact on global economy and the forex market as well.
Technical analysts show the EUR/USD floor pivot points with a 3rd sup of 1.1198, 2nd Sup of 1.1255, 1st Sup 1.1325 and Pivot 1.1382.
Source: https://www.fxempire.com/forecasts/article/weekly-forex-technical-analysis-july-10-july-14-2017-419873
Looking at the EUR/GBP
Technical analysis shows that the EUR and GBP are once again at a crossroad. The two Currencies have been on a 164 pip trading range for quite some time and only broke higher after the surprises of the June 9the election day. On June 12th, the swing highs reached 0.8865 and 0.8858 on Friday. See the chart below for other EUR/GBP swing highs and swing lows in this period.
http://www.forexlive.com/technical-analysis/!/forex-technical-analysis-eurgbp-at-cross-road-again-20170710
The chart shows that the EUR/GBP pair has gone through many ups and downs leaving us at a major cross road. Both EUR and GBP have been banging against significant resistance ranging from 0.8850 to 0.8879 on each day’s chart for the last 10 months. They are banging on a ceiling of 0.8858 and a floor of around 0.8834. Anything lower than the 0.8832 to 0.8834 range could be a reason to beware.
Strength and comparison of other currencies
Overall, the currency strength table shows the EUR being the strongest at the moment while the JPY is the weakest. The last week has brought some key changes with the GBP suffering a 3-point loss and the CHF enjoying a 2-point gain. Other currencies more or less stuck at the same level throughout the week with maximum strength changes of 1 point.
On the basis of Currency Comparison Table and the Currency Classification for the last 13 weeks, some of the interesting currencies worth going long on include EUR, CHF, and NZD. The 3 currencies are Strong or Neutral options when you look at them from a long-term perspective based on currency classification for the last 13 weeks. The same analysis is still relevant for going short term with the JPY, AUD, GBP, and USD being the best choices. These are Neutral or Weak currencies if you look at them from a long-term point of view. Currencies such as the CAD have a high deviation and less predictable therefore not very interesting to trade.
