EURJPY TECHS: Time For A Correction?

Mar-30 13:15
  • RES 4: 140.03 High Jun 23 2015
  • RES 3: 139.00 High Aug 21 2015 and a key resistance
  • RES 2: 138.62 High Aug 25 2015
  • RES 1: 137.50/53 High Feb 2 ‘18 and major resistance / High Mar 28
  • PRICE: 135.39 @ 06:34 GMT Mar 30
  • SUP 1: 133.94 Low Mar 28
  • SUP 2: 132.95/33 Low Mar 24 / 23
  • SUP 3: 131.91 20-day EMA
  • SUP 4: 130.68 50-day EMA

EURJPY traded to a fresh trend high Monday. The cross has recently cleared a key resistance at 134.13, Jun 1 2021 high. This strengthened bullish conditions and Monday’s gains reinforce the uptrend. It is worth noting that the trend has entered overbought territory as it steepens - a possible risk for short-term bulls. A pullback would be seen as a healthy bull trend correction. 137.50/53 is the bull trigger.

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BONDS: EU Roll update

Feb-28 13:12
  • Buxl: 16%
  • Bund: 10% (way below pace)
  • Bobl: 9% (below pace)
  • Schatz: 13%
  • BTP: 11%
  • BTPS: 10%
  • OAT; 15%

What to Watch:

Feb-28 13:08

Volatile overnight trade, heavy volumes as Russia/Ukraine crisis deepens, rates well bid but off initial gap-bid highs.

  • Headline watching: Russian nuclear forces placed on enhanced combat duty rattling mkts. Piling on sanctions: US, EU, France, Germany, Italy, UK and Canada agreed to bar select Russia banks access to SWIFT network Saturday. Several EU countries close airspace to Russia flights. Meanwhile: US SENDING DELEGATION OF FORMER SENIOR DEFENSE AND SECURITY OFFICIALS TO TAIWAN ON MONDAY, Rtrs.
  • Economic data at 0830ET:
  • Advance Goods Trade Balance (-$100.5B rev, -$99.3B)
  • Wholesale Inventories MoM (2.2%, 1.2%)
  • Retail Inventories MoM (4.4%, --)
  • At 0945ET: MNI Chicago PMI (65.2, 62.0)
  • At 1030ET: Dallas Fed Manf. Activity (2.0, 3.5)
  • Fed speak at 1030ET: Atlanta Fed Bostic, moderated virtual discussion on U.S. economy hosted by Harvard, no text but will have audience Q&A
  • US Tsy bill auctions at 1130ET: $60B 13W, $51B 26W
  • Later in week: Fed Chair Powell semi-annual mon/pol testimony to House Financial Services Comm on Wed, Senate Banking Comm Thu both 1000ET
  • Feb nonfarm payrolls Friday (+467k, +400k)

CANADA: Modest Version Of Rally In Treasuries Continues

Feb-28 13:06
  • GoCs have re-gathered their strength after opening firmly, with front end belly yields 3-4bps lower and long end yields down 1.5-2.5bps.
  • The slope of the yield curve remains historically close to that of Tsys, with the 2YY of 1.504% near parity and the 10YY only 5bp lower at 1.868%.
  • Coming ahead of the BOC on Wed, GoCs have provided some recent easing in financial conditions with 10YY 11bps off highs.
  • The 2s10s of 36bps is just off recent flats though, last seen in Nov-2020, highlighting the difficulty in controlling high inflation without weighing excessively on medium-term growth.

Canada G0C 2s10s Source: Bloomberg