Yesterday, the PMI Manufacturing indices for several countries were published. The news turned out to be disappointing for the US – according to ForexFactory:
→ Final Manufacturing PMI: actual = 51.3; expected = 50.9; previous value = 50.9;
→ ISM Manufacturing PMI: actual = 48.7; expected = 49.8; previous value = 49.2;
This led to a weakening of the US dollar yesterday, as the not-so-strong manufacturing activity data, as reported by Trading Economics, supported arguments in favor of the Federal Reserve lowering interest rates.
As a result, currencies of other countries strengthened against the dollar, notably the AUD/USD exchange rate rose above 0.669 – the highest level in 2 weeks.
However, today the US Dollar is rebounding from yesterday’s decline – and this is more clearly visible on the AUD/USD chart, indicating potential internal weakness for the Australian dollar.
Technical analysis of the daily chart of AUD/USD shows that:
→ since the end of 2023, the market has been in a downtrend (indicated by the red channel);
→ the AUD/USD price is near the upper boundary of this channel;
→ price action is forming a symmetrical triangle pattern (shown by the blue lines), which usually indicates a temporary balance between supply and demand forces. In this case, it could be interpreted as demand exhaustion after a rise of approximately 2.75% in May;
→ the key level of 0.665, which acted as resistance since March, now serves as the central axis of the mentioned triangle;
→ yesterday’s and today’s (not yet closed) candles may form a bearish engulfing pattern, indicating ongoing selling pressure above the 0.668 level.
It is possible that during June, bears will attempt to break downwards from the consolidation triangle and resume the prevailing downtrend in the AUD/USD market. A key driver for this scenario to unfold will be the FOMC meeting scheduled for June 12th.
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