US dollar prices and what are its indicators and its latest movements?
Talking points about the US dollar:
- The US dollar general is down the maximum amount as 3.3% from last Wednesday's high and lots of are wondering if the dollar has made it to the top or not.
- Given how overbought the US dollar is, this bounce appears to be a correction within the trend with no evidence yet of anything bigger. However - the worth is approaching some major support and performance around these levels will be key to defining the near term strategy.
- Of great importance is that the fact that the US dollar is a composite of global currencies, therefore the bigger question is when the sell-off in EUR/USD or GBP/USD might return, and during a related element, how will the USD/JPY delay with the currency pair pegged to the 145 level Which is believed to be the appropriate line for the Japanese Ministry of Finance?
- The analysis within the article is based on price action and chart formations. to find out more about price action or chart patterns, take a look at the DailyFX Education section.
US 10-year Treasury yields
The dynamics across the cupboard curve can still be an important piece of the puzzle. Notably, the Fed controls short-term interest rates which usually feeds into the rest of the curve, with investors adding a premium to the additional time until expiration. this is often why yield curves are often sloped upward and to the right, to account for the extra premium allotted to the additional risk. But when there's an element of fear or caution, investors may instead expect some element of change within the environment, which could lead on to a change in policy and thus lower prices. So, when investors start buying long-term Treasuries, they both grab the yield at that point (similar to locking in that rate of return if the bond is held to maturity) while also betting that rates will be lower at some point in the future. with lower prices,
All this suggests - at this point, this move appears to be a pullback during a larger direction for the US dollar tree. But, as noted at the start of this article, things can change. So, what might this indicate within the US dollar and the major forex trading pairs in turn?
