The trend theme in Bobl futures remains bearish - the latest impulsive sell-off reinforces a bear theme. Price has breached support at 116.790, the Nov 14 and 20 low. This confirmed a resumption of the downtrend that started mid-October. Sights are on 115.660 next, a Fibonacci projection. Note that the trend is oversold, stronger recovery would allow this set-up to unwind. First important resistance is at 116.770, the Dec 3 high.
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| 14-Nov | 1000 | EU | GDP 2nd Est (Flash) / Trade Balance |
| 14-Nov | 1030 | EU | ECB Elderson Keynote at ECB Banking Supervision Forum |
| 14-Nov | 1330 | EU | ECB Elderson Remarks at COP30 Finance Day |
| 14-Nov | 1500 | EU | ECB Lane Panel on International Macro & Finance |
| 15-Nov | 1330 | EU | ECB Schnabel Chairs Panel at Econ/FinStab Conference |
A short-term bear cycle in Bobl futures remains intact for now. The contract traded to a fresh cycle low yesterday, reinforcing a bear theme. Price is through 118.043, 61.8% of the Sep 25 - Oct 17 bull cycle. This signals scope for an extension towards 117.824, the 76.4% Fibonacci projection. Initial resistance is seen at 118.201, the 20-day EMA. A clear break of the EMA would signal a possible reversal.
A little bit of risk off as we approach the London cross over. US equity futures have dipped into the red, although losses are modest at this stage. Not much beyond -0.10-0.20%. The earlier WSJ article on rare earths potentially weighing at the margins. "China plans to ease the flow of rare earths and other restricted materials to the U.S. by designing a system that will exclude companies with ties to the U.S. military while fast-tracking export approvals for other firms, according to people familiar with the plan." (see this link).
Regional Asia Pac equities are mostly off earlier highs as well. Few markets are left in the green.
Also note Trump's Truth Social Post around the magnitude of unwinding investment flows if SCOTUS rules unfavourably on tariffs. Focus will also be on how quickly the government re-opens, with the afternoon Wednesday vote (US time)
In the FX space, AUD/JPY is back under 100.50, session highs rest at 100.875.
US Tsy futures are around flat, seeing little direction so far today but are up from lows, last 112-21+ for TYZ5.