<p>Headlines:</p><ul><li><a target=“_blank“ href=“https://www.forexlive.com/news/commodity-currencies-lead-as-risk-appetite-improves-to-start-the-week-20220808/“>Commodity currencies lead as risk appetite improves to start the week</a></li><li><a target=“_blank“ href=“https://www.forexlive.com/news/usdjpy-fails-to-hold-above-13500-on-the-day-20220808/“>USD/JPY fails to hold above 135.00 on the day</a></li><li><a target=“_blank“ href=“https://www.forexlive.com/news/eurozone-august-sentix-investor-confidence-252-vs-247-expected-20220808/“>Eurozone August Sentix investor confidence -25.2 vs -24.7 expected</a></li><li><a target=“_blank“ href=“https://www.forexlive.com/news/germany-reaffirms-that-it-rules-out-approval-of-nord-stream-2-pipeline-20220808/“>Germany reaffirms that it rules out approval of Nord Stream 2 pipeline</a></li><li><a target=“_blank“ href=“https://www.forexlive.com/news/china-says-will-continue-military-drills-around-taiwan-today-20220808/“>China says will continue military drills around Taiwan today</a></li></ul><p>Markets:</p><ul><li>NZD leads, USD lags on the day</li><li>European equities higher; S&P 500 futures up 0.5%</li><li>US 10-year yields down 3 bps to 2.80%</li><li>Gold up 0.4% to $1,782.03</li><li>WTI crude down 1.3% to $87.88</li><li>Bitcoin up 5.3% to $24,171</li></ul><p style=““ class=“text-align-justify“>It was a slow start to the proceedings initially but there were some decent moves as European trading kicked into gear. The aussie and kiwi were slightly higher in Asia trading but ramped up the pressure during the session as equities also pulled higher, continuing the recovery mood from late last Friday.</p><p style=““ class=“text-align-justify“>In turn, the dollar dropped alongside bond yields as markets get settled in with all eyes focused on the US CPI data on Wednesday. That will provide another key risk event for traders to scrutinise, so we’re not seeing the post-NFP reaction get carried away.</p><p style=““ class=“text-align-justify“>But for stocks, the positive mood is flowing as European indices are posting modest gains around 0.5% to 0.9% while US futures are up around 0.5% as we look towards the session ahead.</p><p style=““ class=“text-align-justify“>AUD/USD kept higher around 0.6935 before pushing gains to 0.6970 levels at the moment. Meanwhile, NZD/USD is up nearly 1% on the day now as it extended early gains from 0.6250 to 0.6280 levels currently. For the aussie, it is still shy of reclaiming the critical 0.7000 level and that will be one to watch in trading this week.</p><p style=““ class=“text-align-justify“>Elsewhere, EUR/USD is keeping a light advance around 1.0200 with GBP/USD clawing its way back above 1.2100 but the gains on both fronts aren’t anything to shout about.</p><p style=““ class=“text-align-justify“>USD/JPY was a notable mover as it fell from 135.20 to 134.60 as buyers failed to hold a firm break above 135.00 in light of a retreat in Treasury yields.</p><p style=““ class=“text-align-justify“>It looks like we may be entering the phase where markets are looking more pensive and a bit of a push and pull ahead of the US CPI data on Wednesday.</p>

This article was written by Justin Low at www.forexlive.com.

<p style=““ class=“text-align-justify“>This isn’t a new development but it just reaffirms that we are not looking towards that despite the fact that a looming gas crisis is looming over the country and Europe in general. For some context, Russia had touted that the new pipeline would bring about additional 55 billion cubic meters of gas per year to Germany.</p>

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<p>China trade data for July 2022 was released on Sunday:</p><p class=“western“ align=“left“>
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snapshot is from the ForexLive economic data calendar, <a target=“_blank“ href=“https://www.forexlive.com/EconomicCalendar“>access
it here</a>.</p><p>China’s economy continued to recover from lockdowns earlier in the year through July, the best growth in exports will be welcome. Less welcome of course is the miss on imports, this will be read as a sign that domestic demand in the country continues to lag. Consumers in China are wary of the imploding property sector being crushed by heavy loads of debt, a repayment strike from homebuyers not seeing promised homes delivered by developers, and widespread contagion. Government economic support is helping cushion the blows, but not entirely. </p><p>China has thrown in the towel of hitting its GDP growth target this year:</p><p class=“text-align-start vertical-align-baseline“>From July:</p><ul><li><a target=“_blank“ href=“https://www.forexlive.com/news/chinese-premier-li-keqiang-signaled-flexibility-on-the-economic-growth-rate-20220720/“ target=“_blank“ class=“article-link“>Chinese Premier Li Keqiang signaled flexibility on the economic growth rate</a></li></ul><p class=“text-align-start vertical-align-baseline“>And then:</p><ul><li><a target=“_blank“ href=“https://www.forexlive.com/news/chinas-politburo-all-but-acknowledged-its-given-up-on-hitting-the-growth-target-this-year-20220729/“ target=“_blank“ class=“article-link“>China’s Politburo all but acknowledged its given up on hitting the growth target this year</a></li></ul><p>The latest:</p><ul><li><a target=“_blank“ href=“https://www.forexlive.com/news/chinese-premier-li-keqiang-has-signalled-a-higher-tolerance-for-inflation-this-year-20220804/“ target=“_blank“>Chinese Premier Li Keqiang … „we can live with a growth rate that is slightly higher or lower than the target“</a></li></ul>

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<p>BTCUSD had a nice rally above 3% yesterday but volume is not strong and bitcoin can easily test the 20k mark or close to it. We aim for a short position with a ‚take profit‘ target that is in line with testing an important VWAP, and is much higher than that 20 thousand dollar key price point. In fact, we aim to take profit and exit the trade even above 21k, at $21421</p><p>Still, in crypto trading, this is above 7.5% move, and at a leverage of 5 to 1, this is almost a 40% return on the capital committed on the trade. Remember that we are not suggested or telling you to trade, nor is this a signal service. It is an opinion and through that perspective, we also show a view of the current technical analysis for bitcoin. In this case, on the daily timeframe. In other words, our trade idea is a means to show you a certain technical analysis.</p><p>Firstly, some bulls have probably set a stop below a recent key low that they see. A prominent one is the 26 July low, so they would set their stops at around $20300. This price level is close to a notable Fib price level (0.382) and not far from a key ‚round number‘ and key price level of $20k. If institutions want to stop out the bulls, even those that think they set a healthy, distant stop, then BTCUSD could easily go down within the range of $19900 to $20600, to have those bulls hit their stops. </p><p>Secondly, in this specific technical analysis for the crypto king, we analyze the BTCUSD price chart using an Anchored VWAP. It ties calculations to a price bar that the trader has chosen. It is like the traditional VWAP in that it uses a weighted average of the price and the number of trades. It can also find the areas of support and resistance on the chart, just like VWAP. In this case, we anchor the VWAP from the pivot point and the low of the recent period, which is 17567, the low of 18th of June.</p><p>Thirdly, BTCUSD had made 4 pushes up since that low, creating what some algos and pro traders would view as ascending wedge. A rising wedge pattern is a bearish chart pattern that shows a breakdown may be coming soon, in probability that is higher than 50%. That is a a suffient chance when taking into consideration that the profit target here is 1.5 times the risk (the distance from the entry to the stop loss).</p><p>Who knows, maybe this bitcoin price forecast is partially affected by a bias because <a target=“_blank“ href=“https://www.forexlive.com/Cryptocurrency/every-us-crypto-exchange-and-binance-is-being-investigated-by-the-sec-20220805/“>every U.S. Crypto Exchange (and Binance) is being investigated by the SEC</a>.</p><p>Technical analysis OSCILLATORS, for BTCUSD on a weekly timeframe:</p><p>When analyzing technicals for bitcoin vs the USD, one can look at oscillators as a technical analysis tool that provides a trend indication inside high and low ranges. The trend indicator identifies short-term overbought or oversold conditions.</p><p>Looking at the weekly timeframe, BTCUSD is fairly neutral, according to the following technical analysis of oscillators and their values.</p><p>Technical analysis MOVING AVERAGES, for BTCUSD on a weekly timeframe:</p><p>When analyzing technicals for bitcoin vs the USD, one can look at moving averages to examine the BTCUSD weekly trend. Sum all the data points for a given time period and divide by the number of time periods. Moving averages help technical traders.</p><p>Looking at the weekly timeframe, BTCUSD is fairly weak, according to the moving average indicators and their values. </p><p>Update on the trade idea provided (short BTCUSD):</p><p>Traders that wish to take partial profit, may do so, at that 20 EMA line, or just above it at $22750, if and when BTCUSD gets there. Entry price for the BTCUSD short was at $23201, so that would be a profitable trade taking a 2.1% move. On a leverage of 5 to 1, that would be a 10.5% return. Some traders would even take partial profit now, as BTCUSD erased its current daily gain and is at apx, $22970, pocketing over a leveraged profit for over a 1% move, equivalent to a 5% profit on the 5-to-1 leveraged trade.</p><p>———————</p><p>For this update, we used <a target=“_blank“ href=“www.tradingview.com“>TradingView</a>, a great tool for new and seasoned chartists, traders and investors. Trade bitcoin or any other crypto currencies at your own risk only. Visit ForexLive <a target=“_blank“ href=“https://www.forexlive.com/terms/t/technical-analysis/“ target=“_blank“ id=“97b48ade-9582-40e4-af10-290ec70138af_8″ class=“terms__main-term“>technical analysis</a> for other technical examinations of a variety of financial assets.</p>

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<p>The US jobs report on Friday helped to initially move the dollar higher, stocks lower and yields higher. However, by the close, the dollar had come off high levels, stocks took back declines. Yields did stay elevated. </p><p>What about the expectations going forward?</p><p>What might the Fed officials reaction be to 528K new jobs?</p><p>What are the technicals saying for the major currencies vs the USD?</p><p>Where do the major US stock indices sit and what are their charts saying?</p><p>In this weekend video, I discuss the jobs report, my feelings on what response Fed officials may have, and what the charts are saying for currencies and the major US indices. </p><p>Prepare for the week ahead. </p>

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.

<p>U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman spoke on Saturday at a Kansas Bankers Association event in Colorado. </p><p>Key takeaway comment:</p><ul><li>“I supported the FOMC’s decision last week to raise the federal funds rate another 75 basis points. My view is that similarly-sized increases should be on the table until we see inflation declining in a consistent, meaningful, and lasting way.“</li></ul><p>Bowman says she is seeing few, if any, signs of peak inflation and that she supports further rate hikes until a major decline is seen. Until then 75bp hikes are possible. </p><p>More:</p><ul><li>supply issues will continue to drive inflation</li><li>there are significant inflation risks for food, fuel, & housing in 2023</li><li>I want unequivocal inflation cooling before modifying my outlook</li><li>inflation is much too high</li><li>inflation is putting a strain on households, excessive inflation is a bigger threat to the labour market</li><li>says she sees a possibility of FOMC steps slowing or even halting growth in jobs</li><li>a pickup in H2 GDP, and then modest growth next year, is the base case</li><li>labour market is tight, but there are signs easing</li></ul><p>Michelle Bowman is a member of the Fed’s Board of Governors and is thus a voter at the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). </p>

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.

<p>Talks continued over the weekend in Vienna aimed at reviving Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.</p><p>Iranian state media reported comments from Iran’s foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, that he</p><blockquote> „stressed the need for a realistic U.S. response to Iran’s constructive proposals on various issues to make the deal work“</blockquote><p>Talks have been ongoing for months and months. No breakthrough is expected any time soon. We’ll see. </p><p>The point of keeping track of all this is that oil traders opine that if a deal is reached more Iranian oil will, eventually, flow back into global markets. </p><p>-</p><p>The background to this is that in 2015 Iran agreed with the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China, to curb Iranian enrichment activity. As part of the deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, sanctions on Iran were removed. In 2018 then US President Trump abandoned the agreement and imposed sanctions back on Iran. Iran has since rebuilt its stocks of enriched uranium.-</p><p>European diplomats are speaking with their Iranian counterparts. The US is not directly involved in the talks.</p><p> <a target=“_blank“ href=“https://www.forexlive.com/terms/e/eur/“ target=“_blank“ id=“b0427fd7-674c-4ad1-b689-22d1f8b087b0_1″ class=“terms__main-term“>eur</a> </p>

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<p>The major stock indices are closing the day with mixed results:</p><ul><li>Dow industrial average rose 76.63 points or 0.23% at 32803.48</li><li>S&P index fell -6.75 points at -0.16% at 4145.18</li><li>NASDAQ index fell -63.02 points at -0.50% at 12657.56</li><li>Russell 2000 gain 15.36 points or 0.81% at 1921.82</li></ul><p>The NASDAQ index snapped a two day winning streak. Each of the indices fell 3 days and gain on two day’s to start the trading month. </p><p>For the week:</p><ul><li>Dow industrial average fell -0.13%</li><li>S&P index rose 0.36%</li><li>NASDAQ index rose 2.15%</li></ul><p>Looking at the Dow 30, the biggest gainers were:</p><ul><li>J.P. Morgan, +3.03%</li><li>Chevron, +1.51%</li><li>Verizon, +1.17%</li><li>Visa, +1.08%</li><li>Caterpillar +0.95%</li></ul><p>The biggest losers in the Dow included:</p><ul><li>Disney -1.41%</li><li>Boeing -0.91%</li><li>Cisco -0.82%</li><li>Intel -0.76%</li><li>Salesforce -0.59%</li></ul><p>Other big gainers today included a number of the meme stocks:</p><ul><li>bed Bath and beyond +32.68%</li><li>beyond meat +21.89%</li><li>AMC +18.97%</li><li>Lyft +16.62%</li><li>Goodrx, +6.8%</li><li>Game Stop +4.17%</li></ul><p>Some big losers today included:</p><ul><li>Celsius, -9.03%</li><li>Tesla -6.63%</li><li>Western Digital -5.65%</li><li>Alibaba, -4.99%</li><li>Robin Hood -4.41%</li><li>Paramount global -4.15%</li><li>Moderna -3.78%</li></ul>

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.