Watch today’s US Open for insights on the dovish hike by the Reserve Bank of Australia, persistent hawkish commentary by ECB officials and more, as markets brace for Fed Chair Powell’s Congress testimony

The hourly stochastic has made its way to its upper quintile. The longer it maintains this position, the better the chances of further USDOLLAR price appreciation.

The RBA delivered another 25 bps rate increase, but provided a more tame outlook compared to the previous hawkish statement, suggesting the end of the tightening cycle may be near

FXCM’s USDOLLAR basket’s daily chart continues to trade in its bullish channel between the upper blue and red bands. The hourly chart is also showing positive developments. Its trend following EMAs and momentum based- stochastic have crossed. Development of angle and separation by the EMAs and movement by the stochastic into the 80+ area (blue arrow) will be a bullish development.

The pair advanced last week and remains stuck within the daily Ichimokou Cloud, as markets brace for Mr Powell’s two-day Congress testimony, which starts on Tuesday

The EURUSD daily candlestick chart is positioned in its weak channel, between the lower blue and red bands. It was pushed back into the soft area after moving out.

ISM Manufacturing data was released yesterday, printing at 47.7. A value under 50 shows contraction, whilst values above 50 are expansionary. There is concern over one component of the data - ISM Manufacturing Prices. This ticked higher at 51.3. This is a big jump from the previous 44.5 and is much higher than the 45.5 expected.

The pair started the day strong, but erases much of its earlier gains, as BoE Governor Bailey does not commit to more rate increases

Overnight, Australian CPI y/y showed signs of moderation, printing at 7.4%, lower than the expected 8.1% and the previous 8.4%. GDP was also softer at 0.5% q/q - 0.8% q/q was expected. After the release, the spread between the AU and US 2-year notes declined (red rectangle). This suggests that the RBA is less hawkish than the Fed. Markets still expects the RBA to lift rates next week, even if…

Watch today’s US Open for commentary on the recent hotter than expected US PCE inflation, the EU/UK trade agreement over Northern Ireland and more

FXCM’s dollar basket is trading in its bullish channel between the upper blue and red bands. This is in the daily timeframe. Its stochastic is trading above 80. This denotes a strong underlying upwards momentum.