EURJPY TECHS: Bullish Trend Sequence

Meanwhile, the ISM Manufacturing Prices Paid gauge is expected to tick down to 62.7 from 63.7 prior. This would mark a second consecutive monthly dip but still keep the prices gauge around the highest levels since late 2022.

• The expectation for a slight downtick in roughly accords with the proxy indicators we have seen.
• September's flash S&P Global PMI report noted "Manufacturing input price inflation remained elevated at one of the highest rates since the pandemic, albeit dipping slightly since August."
• Regional Fed manufacturing surveys showed pullbacks in NY, Philadelphia, Kansas City, and Dallas (Richmond, which reports % Y/Y changes, was steady).

Wednesday's ISM Manufacturing survey (1000ET) is expected to see another rise in the headline index in September, to 49.0 from 48.7 prior for a 2nd successive improvement in activity albeit below the 50 mark for a 7th consecutive month.

• There aren't yet consensus estimates for New Orders (51.4 prior) or Employment (43.8 prior).
• Recall: August's ISM Manufacturing report was weaker than expected on the headline figure, with some sub-components telling a slightly more mixed story, and price pressures unexpectedly diminished. Overall the ISM survey continues to portray a manufacturing sector that is failing to convincingly regain traction after the summer's tariff-related policy uncertainty. Indeed, tariffs were mentioned extensively in the sector-by-sector anecdotes in the report, and not in a positive light.
• September's flash US PMIs brought a 2-month low for Manufacturing at 52.0 (52.2 consensus, 53.0 prior). That report noted: "Higher output was reported in the manufacturing sector for a fourth consecutive month, but the expansion was much weaker than the strong gain (a 39-month high) seen in August. New order inflows in the goods-producing sector also weakened to only a marginal pace, in part due to an increased rate of loss of exports due to tariffs." The report also reported "lower job gains" in manufacturing in the month, with the sector seeing "more of a focus on job losses due to cost cutting."
• September saw a very mixed round of regional Fed manufacturing surveys:  The Dallas, NY, and Richmond Feds saw sizeable pullbacks in current activity vs August, while Philadelphia and KC saw big improvements.

• RES 4: 0.6763 1.382 proj of the Jun 23 - Jul 24 - Aug 21 price swing
• RES 3: 0.6726 1.236 proj of the Jun 23 - Jul 24 - Aug 21 price swing
• RES 2: 0.6660/6707 High Sep 18 / 17
• RES 1: 0.6581/6628 20-day EMA / High Sep 24 
• PRICE: 0.6575 @ 16:19 BST Sep 29
• SUP 1: 0.6527/21 61.8% of the Aug 21 - Sep 17 bull leg / Low Sep 26 
• SUP 2: 0.6484 76.4% retracement of the Aug 21 - Sep 17 bull leg
• SUP 3: 0.6463/6415 Low Aug 27 / Low Aug 21 / 22 and a bear trigger 
• SUP 4: 0.6373 Low Jun 23

The AUDUSD uptrend remains intact and the latest pullback is considered corrective - for now. However, last week the pair did breach support at the 50-day EMA , at 0.6551. A clear break of this average would signal scope for a deeper retracement and expose 0.6527 (pierced), a Fibonacci retracement. For bulls, a reversal higher would refocus attention on 0.6707, the Sep 17 high. Initial firm resistance to watch is 0.6628, the Sep 24 high.