Forex Trading Opportunities: Australian Dollar and British Pound
June 3, 2009
We finally have a meaningful pullback in the currency market and I strongly believe that rather than being a top, this is an opportunity to add to short dollar positions. The currencies that I am the most bullish the dollar against are the Australian dollar and British pound.
Australia reported hot GDP numbers last night and the combination of Chinese demand and soaring gold prices will add further fuel to the Aussie’s move. New Zealand is also a big commodity producer and they recently got taken off the negative watch list by Standard and Poor’s, which should pave the way for further gains. As for the British pound, service sector PMI moved back into expansionary territory, which is the first signal that the U.K. recession may be over. When you compare these solid figures to U.S. data, it is becoming increasingly clear that the U.K. could leave the U.S. in the dust.
The higher probability opportunities however are in the crosses because the rally in the dollar could last for another 24 hours. In the AUD/USD for example, the uptrend would remain intact as long as the currency pair does not close below 80 cents. In the GBP/USD, the level to watch is 1.6150.
Better opportunities in the crosses
Fundamentally, the Australian dollar and British pound should also outperform the Euro because of the prospect of unconventional measures from the ECB and the trouble that is brewing in Central Europe (Latvia had 4 failed bond auctions). Unlike Australia, the Eurozone is not benefitting from the shelter of rising commodity prices and the economy is still suffering.
Another opportunity also exists in AUD/NZD, which has seen a tremendous rally today. The Australian economy is outperforming New Zealand from all angles and even though the RBA warned about cutting interest rates, they did not express any concern about the rally in the Aussie. New Zealand on the other hand has a history of intervening in their currency and could resort to verbal intervention at their monetary policy meeting next week. Take a look at the following chart of AUD/NZD (orange line) against swap rates (white line) courtesy of Deutsche Bank:
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June 3rd, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Thank you for the commentary. Your knowledge, experience, and calm explanations add true value to the often crowded blogosphere that is filled w/histrionic outbursts.
June 3rd, 2009 at 4:49 pm
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June 3rd, 2009 at 5:17 pm
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June 3rd, 2009 at 10:55 pm
yup, Kathy tells it like it is! I am very curious however on the strong dollar policy to support US CHINA relations or even with earnings coming out in the future how the equity bubble can continue to grow. Are we going to see the return to King $ as flight to safety similar to mid Dec USD lows AGAIN!
Kathy, next time you are in HK, let me buy you dinner!
June 4th, 2009 at 6:42 am
I though it was going down in couple of days…
June 4th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Hi kathy,
I am truly impress with your market analysis especially in terms of fundamental and technical aspects.
That’s the way to go ! Keep it going ya…
- Aaron
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June 7th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
Nice analysis. I would caution a bit with the rising 10 Year Yield with their rising debt, that may provide for some near term challenges. As they will have to start paying down that debt in a few years.
Any decline in commodity prices and AUS $ is going to take quite a hit.
June 13th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
Please let me know what would be the value of Aus/US dollar in December 2009, as
I have to transfer 250,000 dollars to USA.My family lives in USA. I might be migrating to us too.
I would appreciatr your advise.
Mosman.
November 19th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
Totaly agree , Ive been making a full time living from Forex for 5 years now , I make more in a month then i use to in a year now
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