Trading opportunities on the currency pair: the price is currently trading in the middle of the range formed since April 2016. Large and small speculators alike are unsure what to do with the Aussie currency. Problems in China and a drop in raw assets prices have put pressure on the economy and the RBA remains in favour of reducing interest rates this year. Because of this, my first (and base) scenario has the price rising to 0.7605/10 followed by a return to the trend line at 0.7345.
Background
The previous idea on the Aussie dollar came out on the 10th of April. At the time of writing, the Australian dollar was trading for 0.7501 USD. I started looking at the idea of a weakening Aussie dollar on the 27th of February this year. I had been expecting the AUD/USD rate to fall to 0.7272 by 08/05/17. On the 9th of May, the rate fell to 0.7329. The price rebounded from the upper boundary of the A-A channel after the formation of a double top. The price fell short of its target by 57 pips. As the US dollar fell across the market, our pair restored to 0.7566.
Current situation
The Aussie dollar has surged by 85 pips to 0.7528 in the last week. This growth was facilitated by the RBA’s meeting, Australia’s GDP data for Q1, risk avoidance due to the British election and the ECB’s meeting.
At the RBA’s monetary policy meeting on the 6th of June, the decision was taken to maintain the key rate at its current level of 1.50%. GDP for the first quarter rose by 0.3% QoQ and 1.7% YoY (exceeding expectations).
On Friday, the AUD/USD rate closed down. The pair’s drop was brought about by the dollar’s rise following the UK parliamentary election. Theresa May failed to secure an absolute majority in Parliament.
Weekly chart
The AUD/USD pair closed last week up. The price bounced from 61.8%. Right now, all the conditions are there for a rise in quotes to the upper boundary of the A-A channel at 0.7717. Now, the price is trading in the middle of the range formed since April 2016. In my first (and base) scenario, I’m expecting the rate to rise up to 0.7605/10 and subsequently return to the trend line at 0.7345. There is a reason for this. The problems in China as well as the drop in prices of raw materials are putting pressure on the Australian economy and the RBA is still in favour of lowering interest rates this year.
