AUD/USD recovers a few pips from daily low, finds some support near 0.6800 mark


  • AUD/USD comes under some selling pressure on Thursday, though the downside seems cushioned.
  • Looming recession fears cap the optimism in the markets and undermine the risk-sensitive Aussie.
  • Rising bets for smaller Fed rate hikes weigh on the USD and help limit deeper losses for the major.

The AUD/USD pair finds decent support near the 0.6800 mark and climbs to the top boundary of its daily trading range during the early European session. The pair is currently placed around the 0.6830-0.6835 region, nearly unchanged for the day, still well below the multi-month high retested on Wednesday.

Despite the reopening of the Chinese economy, growing recession fears keep a lid on any optimism in the markets and act as a headwind for the risk-sensitive Australian Dollar. The downside, meanwhile, seems cushioned, at least for the time being, amid a softer tone surrounding the US Dollar, which continues to be weighed down by the prospects for smaller rate hikes by the Fed.

In fact, the minutes of the December FOMC monetary policy meeting released on Wednesday showed that officials unanimously supported raising borrowing costs at a slower pace. This, in turn, keeps the US Treasury bond yields depressed near a three-week low and is seen undermining the greenback. Traders, however, seem reluctant to place aggressive bets ahead of the US macro data.

Thursday's US economic docket features the release of the ADP report on private-sector employment and the usual Weekly Initial Jobless Claims. This, along with the US bond yields and the broader risk sentiment, will influence the USD dynamics and provide some impetus to the AUD/USD pair. The focus, however, will remain on the closely-watched US jobs report (NFP), scheduled for release on Friday.

Technical levels to watch

AUD/USD

Overview
Today last price 0.6829
Today Daily Change -0.0009
Today Daily Change % -0.13
Today daily open 0.6838
 
Trends
Daily SMA20 0.6751
Daily SMA50 0.6669
Daily SMA100 0.6636
Daily SMA200 0.6853
 
Levels
Previous Daily High 0.6886
Previous Daily Low 0.6717
Previous Weekly High 0.6821
Previous Weekly Low 0.671
Previous Monthly High 0.6893
Previous Monthly Low 0.6629
Daily Fibonacci 38.2% 0.6822
Daily Fibonacci 61.8% 0.6782
Daily Pivot Point S1 0.6741
Daily Pivot Point S2 0.6644
Daily Pivot Point S3 0.6571
Daily Pivot Point R1 0.691
Daily Pivot Point R2 0.6983
Daily Pivot Point R3 0.708

 

 

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