Action Insight Mid-Day Report 4-26-18
| Action Insight Mid-Day Report 4-26-18 | | Euro Holding on to 1.2154 against Dollar on Cautiously Upbeat ECB Draghi, Dollar Weakens as Yields Retreat | Euro recovers against Dollar after ECB president Mario Draghi tried to play down concerns over recent weak Eurozone data. But his usual cautiousness is so far capping Euro buying. On the other hand, Dollar's rally also loses some steam, in particular against Yen as 10 year yield dips back below 3% handle. Despite upbeat job data from the US, the impact is offset by disappointing core durable goods orders too. Technically, the focus will stay on whether EUR/USD would break through 1.2154 key support to confirm medium term reversal, or it will break through 1.2244 minor resistance to indicate short term bottoming. |  | 
|  | EUR/USD Mid-Day Outlook Daily Pivots: (S1) 1.2135; (P) 1.2186 (R1) 1.2213; More.... Despite breaching 1.2154 key support to 1.2145, EUR/USD quickly recovered. Intraday bias is turned neutral first. But further decline is still expected as long as 1.2244 minor resistance holds. As noted before, decisive break of 1.2154 should confirm the bearish case of medium term reversal. In addition, the break of 100% projection of 1.2475 to 1.2214 from 1.2413 will indicate downside acceleration. In that case, EUR/USD should target 161.8% projection at 1.1991 next. However, break of 1.2244 will indicate strong support from 1.2154 and turn intraday bias back to the upside for 1.2413, to extend recent range trading. |  | | GMT | Ccy | Events | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Revised | | 01:30 | AUD | Import price index Q/Q Q1 | 2.10% | 1.20% | 2.00% | | | 06:00 | EUR | German GfK Consumer Confidence May | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.9 | | | 08:30 | GBP | BBA Loans for House Purchase Mar | 37.6K | 37.1K | 38.1K | 38.0K | | 10:00 | GBP | CBI Reported Sales Apr | -2 | -2 | -8 | | | 11:45 | EUR | ECB Rate Decision | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | | | 12:30 | EUR | ECB Press Conference | | | | | | 12:30 | USD | Initial Jobless Claims (APR 21) | 209K | 230K | 232K | 233K | | 12:30 | USD | Advance Goods Trade Balance Mar | -68.0B | -74.8B | -75.9B | | | 12:30 | USD | Wholesale Inventories M/M Mar P | 0.50% | 0.60% | 1.00% | | | 12:30 | USD | Durable Goods Orders Mar P | 2.60% | 1.40% | 3.00% | 3.00% | | 12:30 | USD | Durables Ex Transportation Mar P | 0.00% | 0.40% | 1.00% | 1.00% | | 14:30 | USD | Natural Gas Storage | | -11B | -36B | | | | |