USD bullish tone remains unchanged today in a quiet market so far. View that the Fed will increase rates in September (50% chance) and relatively soft data out of EU (German PPI index fell by 1.4% in June compared to a year before) helped maintain the demand for the greenback at high levels.

Strong USD is also cited as a reason for the drop in commodity prices with gold hovering around 1100 after diving to a 5 year low yesterday. Crude oil also broke $50 and is now hovering around that level. Commodities index is now trading at its lowest since 15 years. A better retail sales and NFP report will likely push the probability of the fed rate hike to over 50% in the coming month, increasing the chances of 1.05 EURUSD further, Nomura bank cites.

AUDUSD is weak following the bearish RBA minutes who pointed that employment is still fragile and growth is subdued in the prior quarter. Commodity price drop and slowdown in china is attributing to speculation that the RBA might soon cut rates again. Bank of Canada already cut rates last week, and another rate cut from New Zealand is likely going to weigh on the AUD further.

Noteworthy is USDJPY one month high at 124.48 as well as 1 month low EURUSD at 1.0807.

Trading Quote of the day:

“The open belongs to the amateurs and the close belongs to the professionals”

Green lines are resistance, Red lines are support

EURUSD
Pivot: 1.087
Likely scenario: Short positions below 1.087 with targets @ 1.081 & 1.0735 in extension.
Alternative scenario: Above 1.087 look for further upside with 1.091 & 1.096 as targets.
Comment: A break below 1.081 would trigger a drop towards 1.0735.

GBPUSD

Pivot: 1.563
Likely scenario: Short positions below 1.563 with targets @ 1.5535 & 1.5495 in extension.
Alternative scenario: Above 1.563 look for further upside with 1.5675 & 1.573 as targets.
Comment: The RSI is mixed to bearish.

AUDUSD

Pivot: 0.7345
Likely scenario: Long positions above 0.7345 with targets @ 0.7395 & 0.742 in extension.
Alternative scenario: Below 0.7345 look for further downside with 0.7325 & 0.73 as targets.
Comment: Even though a continuation of the consolidation cannot be ruled out, its extent should be limited.