A bull cycle in Schatz futures remains intact following recent gains. The contract has breached 107.910, the Oct 5 and 8 high, strengthening a bullish condition. This signals scope for a climb towards 107.225 next, the Aug 27 high and the next key resistance point. Initial firm support to watch lies at 107.048, the 20-day EMA. A breach of this average would undermine the uptrend.
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Germany, the Netherlands, France, the ESM, Portugal and the EU are due to sell bills this week. We expect issuance to be E19.1bln in first round operations, down from E25.5bln last week.
The latest pullback in EURGBP appears corrective. Support to watch lies at 0.8597, the Aug 14 low. Clearance of this level would cancel a bull theme and reinstate a recent bearish threat. For bulls, a resumption of gains would open 0.8744, the Aug 7 high. Key resistance and the bull trigger is at 0.8769, the Jul 28 high. Note that moving average studies remain in a bull-mode position. This highlights a dominant uptrend.
The trend structure in Schatz futures remains bearish and last week’s sell-off confirms a resumption of the downtrend. The contract has breached support at 107.050, the Aug 25 and Sep 2 low plus a bear trigger. This maintains the bearish price sequence of lower lows and lower highs. Scope is seen for an extension towards 106.948 next, a Fibonacci projection. Initial resistance is at 107.050, Aug 25 and Sep 2 low.