The trend condition in AUDUSD remains bullish and a strong rally this week reinforces current conditions. The pair has cleared a key resistance at 0.6707, the Sep 17 high. The breach confirms a resumption of the medium-term uptrend that started Apr 9. Sights are on 0.6723 and 0.6759, the Oct 21 / 11 high 2024. Initial firm support to watch lies at 0.6614, the 20- day EMA.
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Germany, France, Austria, Italy and Greece are due to sell bills this week. We expect issuance to be E21.3bln in first-round operations, up from E17.2bln last week.
The short-term trend condition in Schatz futures remains bearish and the latest bounce appears corrective. Recent weakness paves the way for an extension towards 106.920, the Sep 25 low and a key support. Clearance of this level would strengthen a bear theme. Initial firm resistance to watch is at the 50-day EMA, at 107.062. A clear break of this average would highlight a potential reversal.
The trend condition in GBPUSD remains bearish and short-term gains are considered corrective. Moving average studies are in a bear-mode condition and this continues to highlight a dominant downtrend. Clearance of the bear trigger at 1.3010, the Nov 4 / 5 low, would confirm a resumption of the downtrend. Key short-term resistance is at the 20-day EMA, at 1.3167. A clear break of it would signal a stronger corrective cycle.