Will the market wait and see how currency strength and weakness play out after the market closes?
25.12.2024
- Turkey Manufacturing Confidence Index
- Thailand: Trade Balance
In U.S. currency trading the previous day, the Canadian dollar rose against the yen. The CAD/JPY pair rose from 108.936 to 109.540. It moved from below the 20-period moving average (MA) on the hourly chart to above it.On the 4-hour chart, the 10-period moving average is acting as a support level, while on the daily chart, the pair is currently attempting to break above the resistance line formed by the 200-period exponential moving average. It will be interesting to see if the Canadian dollar’s momentum holds after Christmas.
Among European currencies, the pound rose against the U.S. dollar. The GBP/USD pair rose from 1.2518 to 1.2574. It climbed from below the 20-period moving average (MA) on the hourly chart to a level above the 75-period MA.On the other hand, on the 4-hour chart, the 20-period MA continues to act as resistance, indicating that the pair remains in a downtrend. On the daily chart, the RSI has fallen to 38 but still has room to drop further toward 30; therefore, traders should remain cautious about a continued decline in the pound following this correction.
Today’s economic indicators include Japan’s Leading Economic Index at 14:00, Japan’s Machine Tool Orders at 15:00, Thailand’s Trade Balance at 15:30,at 16:00, Turkey’s Capacity Utilization Rate and Manufacturing Confidence Index; at 20:30, India’s Money Supply; and at 25:00, Russia’s Industrial Production. Markets in Europe and the U.S. will be closed for the Christmas holiday. We intend to carefully monitor currency strength and weakness following the market closure.
