Week ending 2023-03-10 | |||
Open | High | Low | Close |
0.67331 | 0.67490 | 0.65633 | 0.65816 |
Performance | |||||
Period | Pct | Chg | Momentum | ||
Friday | -0.1% | -6.9 Pips | |||
Week 2023-03-10 | -2.56% | -173 Pips | |||
March | -2.22% | -149.2 Pips |
Upcoming key events for the new week (London Time)
Tue 12:30 PM USD CPI Inflation Rate excluding Food & Energy sectors (1-mth)
Wed 12:30 PM USD Retail Sales (1-mth)
Wed 12:30 PM USD Retail Control Group
Thu 12:30 AM AUD Employment Change (seasonally adjusted)
Thu 12:30 AM AUD Unemployment Rate (seasonally adjusted)
What happened over the week
π β’οΈ πΊπΈ USD Nonfarm Payroll Employment in February exceed forecast and dropped to 311K compared to previous figure 504, revised from 517K in January. Source
πΊπΈ π USD In the week ending 04 March, the Initial Unemployment Claims rose to 211K compared to previous figure 190K. Source
π πΊπΈ USD Goods and Services Trade Balance in January below forecast and dropped to -68.3$ compared to previous figure -67.2, revised from -67.4$ in December. Source
π β’οΈ π¦πΊ AUD RBA Interest Rate (Cash Rate Target) rose to 3.6% compared to previous rate 3.35%. Source
π πΊπΈ USD Factory Orders (1-mth) in January below forecast and dropped to -1.6% compared to previous figure 1.7, revised from 1.8% in December. Source
What can we expect from AUDUSD for the new week and what happened on Friday?
AUDUSD on Friday dropped -0.1% to 0.65816. Price is below 9-Day EMA while Stochastic is falling but in oversold zone. For the week ending 2023-03-10, the pair dropped -2.56% or -173 pips lower.
Looking ahead on Monday, AUDUSD looks mixed as the pair is likely to consolidate above week low of 0.65633.
For the new week, our technical outlook looks bearish, immediate support level is at 0.65136 (WS1) with break below could see further selling pressure towards 0.64456 (WS2). For potential buyers, as the current momentum is bearish, we prefer to look at firm break of the week high of 0.67490 as an important indicator of buying interest. Failure to break the resistance level would continue to echo bearish sentiment. A close below week low of 0.65633 would indicate selling pressure.
For the month of March, AUDUSD is down by -2.22% or -149.2 pips lower.
Weekly key levels to watch out:
R3 | 0.68850 |
R2 | 0.68170 |
R1 | 0.66993 |
Weekly Pivot | 0.66313 |
S1 | 0.65136 |
S2 | 0.64456 |
S3 | 0.63279 |
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