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USD finally corrects – AUD hits resistance, USD/JPY loses

The weak ISM manufacturing PMI was the straw that broke the camel’s back: after the dollar withstood quite a few disappointing indicators, it  surrendered to the latter one and sold off across the board.

Is this a turnaround or just a correction that has already come to an end? We will know soon enough.

The Australia dollar  certainly  enjoyed this sell-off and had good reasons to do so. Australian building approvals rose by 3%, better than 1.1% expected and the trade balance deficit didn’t bother by coming out as expected with 0.79 billion.

AUD/USD managed to break above the previous top of the range at 0.8765 and  reach the next resistance line at 0.8820 before slipping back under 0.88. The RBA Annual Report had nothing of substance to move the markets.

AUDUSD October 2 2014 recovering on weakness of the US dollar technical 30 minute forex chart

The Japanese yen  was also a big winner: after breaking above 110 and retreating, the major pair continued lower and lost the 109 level, in what seems like an even bigger correction.

Japan’s monetary base rose by only 35.3%, lower than 38.9% expected. The yen will now move according to US data.

Here is the USD/JPY chart, showing the  turn around:

USDJPY under 109 October 2 2014 technical analysis fundamental outlook and sentiment dollar yen

The New Zealand dollar is also worth mentioning. The kiwi continued its recovery from the 0.77 lows and even reached 0.79  before sliding back down below this level and stabilizing.

The RBNZ managed to hit the kiwi while it was down, but market forces seem stronger than the kiwi. Speaking of hitting a currency while it’s down, the ECB could take a page from Wheeler’s book in its rate decision today.

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Yohay Elam

Yohay Elam

Yohay Elam: Founder, Writer and Editor I have been into forex trading for over 5 years, and I share the experience that I have and the knowledge that I've accumulated. After taking a short course about forex. Like many forex traders, I've earned a significant share of my knowledge the hard way. Macroeconomics, the impact of news on the ever-moving currency markets and trading psychology have always fascinated me. Before founding Forex Crunch, I've worked as a programmer in various hi-tech companies. I have a B. Sc. in Computer Science from Ben Gurion University. Given this background, forex software has a relatively bigger share in the posts.