Euro, EUR/USD, EUR/JPY, EUR/GBP, Technical Analysis, Retail Trader Positioning – Talking Points
- Retail traders are more and more betting that the Euro could strengthen forward
- As a contrarian sign, IGCS warns EUR/USD, EUR/JPY, EUR/GBP could fall
- For additional evaluation, together with fundamentals & technicals, see the recording
Taking a take a look at IG Client Sentiment (IGCS), retail merchants are more and more betting that the Euro could rally in opposition to the US Dollar, Japanese Yen and British Pound. This is boosting net-long publicity in EUR/USD, EUR/JPY and EUR/JPY. At instances, IGCS is usually a contrarian indicator. If this development in positioning continues, then the Euro could also be susceptible within the coming days. For a full synopsis, try the recording of my webinar above!
EUR/USD Sentiment Outlook – Bearish
The IGCS gauge exhibits that about 63% of retail merchants are net-long EUR/USD. Upside publicity has elevated by 6.24% and 15.74% over a each day and weekly foundation respectively. Since most merchants are lengthy, this implies that costs could proceed falling. The mixture of present and up to date modifications in market positioning provide a stronger bearish contrarian buying and selling bias for EUR/USD.
EUR/USD Daily Chart
EUR/USD has reversed decrease following a short lived breakout above December peaks. The pair was unable to breach a falling trendline from May 2021, which maintained the broader draw back focus. Still, the Euro stays in a consolidative state. Resuming the downtrend entails a drop by way of the important thing 1.1195 – 1.1169 assist zone. Getting there’ll see costs face a close to time period rising trendline from late November.
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EUR/JPY Sentiment Outlook – Bearish
The IGCS gauge exhibits that roughly 35% of retail traders are net-long EUR/JPY. Upside bets have elevated by 4.5% and 14.21% over a each day and weekly foundation respectively. Since nearly all of merchants are nonetheless biased decrease, this hints costs could rise. However, latest shifts in positioning are warning that the EUR/JPY could reverse decrease.
EUR/JPY Daily Chart
EUR/JPY not too long ago closed at its lowest since late December, taking out the 20-day Simple Moving Average. Prices additionally closed below the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement stage at 129.832. That has uncovered the 23.6% stage at 128.818 as rapid assist. Below that sits the important thing 127.180 – 127.934 assist zone, which has been serving to to keep up the pair’s consolidation since final yr.
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EUR/GBP Sentiment Outlook – Bearish
The IGCS gauge exhibits that about 82% of retail merchants are net-long EUR/GBP. Downside publicity has decreased by 14.41% and 24.34% over a each day and weekly foundation respectively. With most merchants nonetheless being biased to the upside, this hints that costs could proceed falling. The mixture of general and up to date modifications in positioning is providing a stronger bearish contrarian buying and selling bias for EUR/GBP.
EUR/GBP Daily Chart
EUR/GBP continues to mark time across the higher boundary of the crucial 0.8282 – 0.8339 assist zone. The latter has its beginnings from 2020 lows. Positive RSI divergence does present that draw back momentum is fading, which might at instances precede a flip greater. In such case, maintain an in depth eye on the 200-day SMA, which can keep the dominant draw back focus.
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*IG Client Sentiment Charts and Positioning Data Used from January 18th Report
— Written by Daniel Dubrovsky, Strategist for DailyFX.com
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