Currency Markets

Currency Weekly October 23, 2023

Oct 23, 2023

Thomas Thornton

Highlights and themes

The US Dollar strength theme has paused with the US Dollar backing off of the extreme sentiment and at the top of the upside wave 3 of 5. A higher low wave 4 pullback is pending. After this qualifies, we will see a new upside wave 5 potential price objective. The opposite is happening with Euro. UK Sterling did qualify lower highs wave 4 of 5 and has risk lower with a DeMark Sequential in progress. Japanese Yen weakness continues with risk above 150 with USDJPY.

Crypto has Ethereum still in a consolidation near the lows while Bitcoin should get a completed DeMark Sequential sell Countdown 13 on Tuesday.

Currency Sentiment Overview

Currency sentiment highlights shows the US Dollar off recent highs and below the 70% midpoint level

US Dollar Indexes

DXY US Dollar Index daily still hasn’t qualified the higher low wave 4 with a 13 days closing low.

Bloomberg US Dollar Index daily also has not qualified higher low wave 4 of 5. Sequential more established vs DXY Index

Bloomberg US Dollar Index weekly with recent Setup 9 and a potential Sequential if the trend continues.

US Dollar bullish sentiment has been rolling over after reaching an extreme level over 90%

US Dollar Commitment of Traders large speculators and weekly DeMark Setup, Sequential, and Combo indicators

Major USD Crosses

EURUSD Euro / US Dollar bouncing and has now qualified lower high wave 4 of 5. There is a pending Sequential on day 2 of 13.

Euro bullish sentiment bouncing off oversold levels inverse to USD

Euro Commitment of Traders large speculators and weekly DeMark Setup, Sequential, and Combo indicators

GBPUSD British Pound Sterling / US Dollar did qualify lower high wave 4 of 5. Breaking downside wave 3 will qualify downside wave 5. Sequential in progress on downside.

British Pound Sterling bullish sentiment trying to turn but remains under pressure

British Pound Sterling Commitment of Traders large speculators and weekly DeMark Setup, Sequential, and Combo indicators

AUDUSD Australian Dollar / US Dollar with new Sequential 13. Previous 13’s didn’t get much of a response.

Australian Dollar bullish sentiment remains under pressure

Australian Dollar Commitment of Traders large speculators and weekly DeMark Setup, Sequential, and Combo indicators

USDCAD US Dollar / Canadian Dollar still has risk with lower Canadian dollar

Canadian Dollar bullish sentiment remains under pressured

Canadian Dollar Commitment of Traders large speculators and weekly DeMark Setup, Sequential, and Combo indicators

USDCHF US Dollar / Swiss Franc backed off and did qualify higher low wave 2 of 5

Swiss Franc bullish sentiment with a strong bounce with resistance at 60ish

Swiss Franc Commitment of Traders large speculators and weekly DeMark Setup, Sequential, and Combo indicators

USDJPY Japanese Yen daily continues to weaken with important level at 150

Yen bullish sentiment remains under pressure.

Yen Commitment of Traders large speculators and weekly DeMark Setup, Sequential, and Combo indicators

crypto

Bitcoin daily should get the Sequential sell Countdown 13 tomorrow

Bitcoin bullish sentiment hasn’t really responded higher with price action

Ethereum daily range bound

RISK On Risk Off

This cross is often used as a risk-on / risk-off indicator

EURAUD Euro / Australian Dollar could be close to making a lower high

Three major Yen crosses

Alll three are steady sideways

EURJPY Euro / Japanese Yen

GBPJPY British Pound Sterling / Japanese Yen

AUDJPY Australian Dollar / Japanese Yen

US Dollar vs Emerging Markets

USDBRL US Dollar / Brazilian Real

USDMXN US Dollar / Mexican Peso still trying to turn after a long period of strong Peso

Mexican Peso bullish sentiment holding the 50% midpoint level. Risk is that this breaks lower

Mexican Peso Commitment of Traders large speculators and weekly DeMark Setup, Sequential, and Combo indicators

USDZAR US Dollar / South African Rand

USDCNH US Dollar / Chinese Offshore Renminbi (Yuan) still has a pending Sequential on day 12 of 13.

DeMark Sequential Basics from Bloomberg

Detailed Commitment of Traders explanation