AUD/USD extends the advance from the start of the month as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Minutes warn of rising home prices, and looming developments in the Relative Strength Index (RSI) may show the bullish momentum gathering pace if the oscillator pushes into overbought territory.
AUD/USD EYES SEPTEMBER HIGH AS RSI APPROACHES OVERBOUGHT TERRITORY
The weaker-than-expected Australia Employment report has done little to derail the rally in AUD/USD as it climbs to a fresh monthly high (0.7476), and the exchange rate appears to be on track to test the September high (0.7478) even as the RBA acknowledges that the “available data pointed to a material decline in GDP in the September quarter.”
As a result, it seems as though the RBA will retain a dovish forward guidance as the economy is expected to return to “its pre-Delta path in the second half of 2022,” but the minutes from the September meeting suggest the central bank is becoming concerned about level of monetary support as “housing prices and credit growth had continued to rise strongly at a time of historically low interest rates.”
Nevertheless, the RBA insists that “while less accommodative monetary policy would, all else equal, see lower housing prices and credit growth, it would result in fewer jobs and lower wages growth, which would in turn create further distance from the goals of monetary policy,” and the transcript suggests Governor Philip Lowe and Co. are in no rush to switch gears as “the Board remained committed to maintaining highly supportive monetaryconditions to achieve a return to full employment in Australia and inflation consistent with the target.”
In turn, the Australian Dollar may face headwinds ahead of the next RBA meeting on November 2 as the Federal Reserve lays out a tentative exit strategy, but a further advance in AUD/USD may fuel the recent flip in retail sentiment like the behavior seen earlier this year.
Keep in mind, AUD/USD sits below the 200-Day SMA (0.7565) for the first time in over a year, with the decline from the May high (0.7891) pushing the Relative Strength Index (RSI) into oversold territory for the first time since March 2020.
As a result, the 50-Day SMA (0.7308) established a negative slope as AUD/USD traded to fresh yearly lows in the second-half of 2021, but lack of momentum to test the August low (0.7106) has led to a near-term correction in the exchange rate, with the pair on track to test the September high (0.7478) as the RSI approaches overbought territory.
Looming developments it the RSI may show the bullish momentum gathering pace if the oscillator pushes above 70 for the first time since February, but need a break/close above the 0.7500 (50% retracement) handle to open up the 0.7550 (50% expansion) to 0.7570 (78.6% retracement) region, which lines up with the 200-Day SMA (0.7565).
At the same time, failure to clear the September high (0.7478) may keep AUD/USD within a defined range, with a move below 0.7440 (23.6% expansion) bringing the 0.7370 (38.2% expansion) to 0.7380 (61.8% retracement) area on the radar, with the next region of interest coming in around 0.7290 (23.6% expansion).
AUD/USD EYES SEPTEMBER HIGH AS RSI APPROACHES OVERBOUGHT TERRITORY
The weaker-than-expected Australia Employment report has done little to derail the rally in AUD/USD as it climbs to a fresh monthly high (0.7476), and the exchange rate appears to be on track to test the September high (0.7478) even as the RBA acknowledges that the “available data pointed to a material decline in GDP in the September quarter.”
As a result, it seems as though the RBA will retain a dovish forward guidance as the economy is expected to return to “its pre-Delta path in the second half of 2022,” but the minutes from the September meeting suggest the central bank is becoming concerned about level of monetary support as “housing prices and credit growth had continued to rise strongly at a time of historically low interest rates.”
Nevertheless, the RBA insists that “while less accommodative monetary policy would, all else equal, see lower housing prices and credit growth, it would result in fewer jobs and lower wages growth, which would in turn create further distance from the goals of monetary policy,” and the transcript suggests Governor Philip Lowe and Co. are in no rush to switch gears as “the Board remained committed to maintaining highly supportive monetaryconditions to achieve a return to full employment in Australia and inflation consistent with the target.”
In turn, the Australian Dollar may face headwinds ahead of the next RBA meeting on November 2 as the Federal Reserve lays out a tentative exit strategy, but a further advance in AUD/USD may fuel the recent flip in retail sentiment like the behavior seen earlier this year.
Keep in mind, AUD/USD sits below the 200-Day SMA (0.7565) for the first time in over a year, with the decline from the May high (0.7891) pushing the Relative Strength Index (RSI) into oversold territory for the first time since March 2020.
As a result, the 50-Day SMA (0.7308) established a negative slope as AUD/USD traded to fresh yearly lows in the second-half of 2021, but lack of momentum to test the August low (0.7106) has led to a near-term correction in the exchange rate, with the pair on track to test the September high (0.7478) as the RSI approaches overbought territory.
Looming developments it the RSI may show the bullish momentum gathering pace if the oscillator pushes above 70 for the first time since February, but need a break/close above the 0.7500 (50% retracement) handle to open up the 0.7550 (50% expansion) to 0.7570 (78.6% retracement) region, which lines up with the 200-Day SMA (0.7565).
At the same time, failure to clear the September high (0.7478) may keep AUD/USD within a defined range, with a move below 0.7440 (23.6% expansion) bringing the 0.7370 (38.2% expansion) to 0.7380 (61.8% retracement) area on the radar, with the next region of interest coming in around 0.7290 (23.6% expansion).