AUD/USD getting comfortable near 0.76 as bullish trend threatens to wash out
|- The Aussie is trading flat following a long weekend for Australian markets.
- Little on the docket today except for the Trump-Kim meeting leaves traders awaiting headline developments.
The AUD/USD is trading just above the 0.7000 major handle as markets contract ahead of the upcoming Trump-Kim summit due for Tuesday, which is expected to begin at 01:00 GMT.
US President Donald Trump will be meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Un in Singapore today and traders are going to be keeping a careful eye on developments from the history-making summit as Trump attempts to pull a promise of denuclearization from North Korea's Kim, and some sort of progress to ending the still-on-paper war between the two Koreas.
Amidst the North Korea summit will be Australian Home Loans figures at 01:30 GMT, which is expected to improve slightly, ticking from the last reading of -2.2% to -1.9%. Simultaneously Investment Lending for Homes for April will also drop, which last printed a -9% contraction.
Australian markets were dark for Monday, and the Aussie is coming back into markets after a long weekend to celebrate the Queen's Birthday. With the AUD back in, the Asia trading session should see an uptick in trading volumes following the Trump-Kim summit.
AUD/USD Technical Analysis
The Aussie's bullish uptrend currently remains intact, but the pair is leveling off near the 0.7600 major level as volatility dries up. Technical indicators are middling as the pair begins to unwind in indecision.
Spot rate: 0.7608
Relative change: Negligible
High: 0.7610
Low: 0.7603
Trend: Bullish to flat
Support 1: 0.7600 (major psychological level)
Support 2: 0.7588 (current week's low)
Support 3: 0.7560 (one-week low)
Resistance 1: 0.7621 (current week's high)
Resistance 2: 0.7632 (one-week Fibonacci retracement level)
Resistance 3: 0.7676 (one-week high)
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