Should We Be Wary of Further Downside Potential in the EUR/JPY Pair, Where a Divergence Is Occurring?
20.02.2023
- European Consumer Price Index
- Remarks by BOE Deputy Governor Woods
Last weekend, the U.S. dollar traded in a tight range against the euro, with the EUR/USD pair fluctuating between 1.0612 and 1.0698.The EUR/USD pair has reached the upper boundary of its 4-hour downtrend and is now approaching the daily 10-day moving average (MA) above it. On the other hand, the daily 75-day MA has acted as a support level, triggering a rebound; therefore, it will be worth watching to see if the EUR/USD pair will rise this week.
European currencies faced upward pressure on the euro after Germany’s January Producer Price Index (PPI), released last Friday, came in at 17.8% year-over-year, down from 21.6% the previous month.The EUR/JPY pair traded in a range between 143.021 and 143.674, with the RSI showing divergence on the 4-hour chart. On the weekly chart, the EUR/JPY is beginning to take on the appearance of a triple top pattern, so traders should be wary of a decline during European trading hours.
Today, at 16:00 European time, Sweden’s Consumer Price Index and Turkey’s Consumer Confidence Index will be released; at 17:20, Taiwan’s fourth-quarter current account balance; at 18:00, the Philippines’ Industrial Production and Producer Price Index; and at 19:00, the Eurozone’sconstruction output, and during U.S. trading hours at 23:00, Israel’s benchmark interest rate; at 24:00, the Eurozone Consumer Price Index; and at 28:00, remarks by BOE Deputy Governor Woods. We should remain cautious about the downside potential in the EUR/JPY pair, where divergence is occurring.
