- EURUSD – Euro Could Recover Against US Dollar
- GBPUSD – British Pound Forecast to Bounce Further
- USDJPY – Yen Outlook Unclear on Mixed Sentiment
- USDCHF – Swiss Franc Shows Mixed Positioning, Outlook
- USDCAD – Canadian Dollar Forecast to Rally Further
- GBPJPY – British Pound Declines May Continue vs. JPY
Forex trading crowds have sold the US Dollar (ticker: USDOLLAR) into recent rallies, but we view fresh USD highs as unlikely into the final weeks of December and believe that the EURUSD and other pairs could bounce through short-term trading.
We typically use forex trading crowd sentiment as a purely contrarian indicator, but analysis of FX Options traders and futures positioning suggests that the US Dollar (ticker: USDOLLAR) may continue lower into year-end.
Speculators quite often close positions into the illiquid final weeks of the year and start of the New Year. Thus if most Non-commercial futures traders are currently long US Dollars, we could expect the USD to fall on a deleveraging across financial markets. Low FX Options market volatility expectations likewise support calls for USD pullbacks.
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— Written by David Rodriguez, Quantitative Strategist for DailyFX.com
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