FUNDAMENTAL
OVERVIEW
USD:
The US
dollar strengthened yesterday after Iran rejected the proposed ceasefire and
outlined its own conditions that included closure of all US bases in the Gulf,
reparations for the attacks, lifting of all sanctions and allowing Iran to
retain its missile program without restrictions.
These
conditions are of course unacceptable for the US, so we are now in a deadlock. For
now, the US dollar is likely to remain supported until there is an official
de-escalation.
INR:
The Indian rupee got
some reprieve on Monday following Trump’s announcement of a five-day ceasefire,
but the relief didn’t last long as mixed messages and pushbacks from the
Iranian side led to a consolidation.
Traders are now
wondering whether this was just the usual Trump’s strategy to jawbone the
markets while the US prepares for a ground invasion. If that happens, we will
likely see the USDINR pair skyrocketing again. On the other hand, if Trump
decides to pull back militarily and end the hostilities, we should get a
meaningful correction.
In the big
picture, the Indian Rupee remains on a bearish structural trend against the US dollar,
so the dip-buyers will likely look for opportunities around strong technical levels
to keep pushing into new highs.
USDINR TECHNICAL
ANALYSIS – DAILY TIMEFRAME
On the daily
chart, we can see that USDINR broke out of the channel and surged above the 94.00 handle as the
US-Iran war kept weighing on the rupee. If we get a pullback into the broken
top trendline, we can expect the buyers to step in with a defined risk below it
to keep pushing into new highs. The sellers, on the other hand, will want to
see the price falling back inside the channel to position for a drop into the bottom
trendline.
USDINR TECHNICAL
ANALYSIS – 4 HOUR TIMEFRAME
On the 4 hour
chart, we have an upward trendline defining the bullish momentum. This adds
confluence to the broken channel and should give the buyers more conviction to
step in around the 93.50 level to keep targeting new highs. The sellers, on the
other hand, will look for a break below the trendline to pile in for a drop
back into the lower bound of the channel.
USDINR TECHNICAL
ANALYSIS – 1 HOUR TIMEFRAME
On the 1 hour
chart, there’s not much we can add here but if we get a break above the recent
highs around the 94.60 level, we can expect the buyers to increase the bullish
bets into new highs. The sellers, on the other hand, will likely step in around
the highs to target a pullback into the 93.50 level.
UPCOMING CATALYSTS
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This article was written by Giuseppe Dellamotta at investinglive.com.
