text: Greenback Index (DXY), Pure Gasoline (LNG) & Nasdaq (U.S. Tech) – FinTwit Tendencies to Watch – Fxequity
  The U.S. dollar has rallied this week placing pressure on most USD crosses. Right now sees the Dollar Index transferring marginally decrease as latest upside paused attributable to Q3 finish flows resulted in greenback promoting. The latest hawkish angle anticipated by the Fed has prompted the latest rise and could also be beneath further stress as key excessive influence financial knowledge is scheduled subsequent week – see financial calendar beneath. The Non-Farm Payroll (NFP) report will play an essential position because the U.S. labour market continues to disappoint which has led many analysts to be cautious of stagflation (excessive inflation mixed with gradual financial development).
  The buck is at the moment in a bullish setting as U.S. Treasury yields preserve its latest uptick – increased yields appeal to traders who might want to purchase {dollars} to put money into U.S. authorities bonds. In my view, different central banks (notably Rising Markets (EM)) might want to hike charges regionally to stem the depreciation towards the U.S. greenback in any other case many EM currencies will doubtless stay on the present downward trajectory.
  One other essential issue to think about is the U.S. debt ceiling – restrict on how a lot debt might be acquired by the U.S.. This week, Democrats have been rebuffed by Republicans on their proposal to extend the present debt ceiling. What this implies is that ought to the U.S. be unable to make meet its monetary obligations, they are going to default on the debt funds and doubtlessly head for a catastrophic consequence whereby the U.S. will doubtless be downgraded. This could favor safe-haven currencies just like the Japanese Yen (JPY), though additional dumping of U.S. Treasuries could ensue thus favoring the greenback towards different crosses. The graphic beneath illustrates the prior (orange) and forecasted (purple) debt-to-GDP (%) which is already considerably above the 100% benchmark beforehand thought-about as "excessive". That is solely set to extend going ahead which begs the query, "the place do you draw the road?".
  The day by day DXY chart reveals the aforementioned hiatus by greenback bulls indicative by the doji candle print yesterday. Doji's usually necessitate indecision which ties in with the important thing U.S. financial knowledge bulletins later at present (Core PCE and PMI's). These prints might give markets a directional bias going into subsequent weeks NFP's. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is firmly in overbought territory however expectations round a reversal can't be relied upon. The medium-term outlook stays bullish however a transfer all the way down to 94.00 assist is probably going earlier than persevering with the upsurge in the direction of subsequent resistance ranges.
  Colder than anticipated climate earlier this 12 months attributed to the beginning of the present value rise in natural gas. Climate is a key element when forecasting gasoline demand and provide so something outdoors of a projected vary can lead to knock-on results to LNG costs. The graphic beneath reveals TTF (European) vs JKM (Asian) and displays European LNG (inexperienced) buying and selling at a premium to Asian LNG (blue) at the moment. This premium favors additional European gasoline value upside attributable to a rise in European LNG flows.
  The EU has been clamping down on carbon utilization through elevated carbon costs which has made the change to gasoline extra engaging. That is prone to proceed because the give attention to cleaner vitality grows and the middleman shift to gasoline earlier than renewables take over.
  Provide disruptions have been frequent this 12 months and hampered the elevated demand as international economies began to recuperate and re-open. In line with S&P International, China has elevated its stockpiles and manufacturing to organize for the winter/spring season forward. The aim is to maintain provides constant all through the interval with out threat of shortages and should additional exacerbate elevated gasoline costs globally.
  Prolonged LNG costs (Henry Hub) are obvious on the weekly chart above because the European gasoline value rise spills over to different areas. A pullback from latest highs is represented by the long upper wick on the most recent weekly candle. Though the elemental backdrop stays bullish, stretched value motion could settle considerably earlier than resuming one other uptick.
  4.935 – November 2018 swing excessive
  U.S. tech shares have carried the brunt of the lately sell-off within the U.S. authorities bond markets which have favored cyclical stocks resembling financials. The explanation behind the decline is straightforward, tech shares are weak to rising rate of interest forecasts as their future earnings expectations are discounted when charges rise – decrease valuations resulting in tech droop.
  Subsequent 12 months, with much less stimulus in U.S. markets as tapering commences the transfer into defensive stocks could start as financial development decelerates. For now, the excessive inflationary setting is prone to promote increased treasury yields which ought to maintain off any form of restoration from tech shares. Going into the ultimate quarter of 2021, financials and vitality are the desire of many.
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  Price action on the NASDAQ 100 day by day chart reveals a powerful bearish bias because the index broke beneath medium time period assist turned resistance (inexperienced). The prolonged transfer down has mirrored in an oversold studying on the Relative Strength Index (RSI). There may be nonetheless room for additional draw back which is able to see the July 2021 swing low (14452.4) come into consideration.
  A bearish crossover (blue) is obvious because the 20-day EMA crosses beneath the 50-day EMA which advantages a bearish outlook from a technical perspective.