The short-term trend theme in Bobl futures is unchanged and remains bearish. Gains appear corrective. Recent weakness resulted in a breach of 118.043, 61.8% of the Sep 25 - Oct 17 bull cycle. Note that 117.824, the 76.4% retracement, has been pierced. A resumption of the downleg would open 117.630, the Oct 1 low. Initial firm resistance is at 118.092, the 50-day EMA. A clear break of it is required to signal a potential reversal.
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The underlying trend condition in EURGBP is unchanged, it remains bullish and the cross is trading above support. Attention is on key resistance at 0.8769, the Jul 28 high and bull trigger. A break of this hurdle would confirm a resumption of the uptrend. The first support to monitor lies at 0.8683, the 50-day EMA. It has recently been pierced, a clear break of this level would signal scope for a deeper retracement towards 0.8633, the Sep 15 low.
Bund futures traded sharply lower last week and the contract maintains a softer tone, for now. The move down is considered corrective and is allowing an overbought trend condition to unwind. Initial key support at 129.43, the 20-day EMA, has been breached. This exposes the 50-day EMA, currently at 129.06. For bulls, a reversal would refocus attention of the key resistance at 130.59, the Oct 17 high.
September customs export growth was significantly stronger than Bloomberg consensus expected rising 19.0% y/y after 5.8%, highest since March 2022. While imports were also higher up 17.2% y/y following 15.8%, the pickup in shipments was enough to return the merchandise trade balance to surplus at $1275mn after August’s deficit of $1964mn. The Bank of Thailand expects slower exports in H2 to be a drive of slower GDP growth. The full goods trade data are released Friday.
Thailand customs trade y/y% 3-month moving average
