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EUR/USD Downtick Threatens Multi-Month Uptrend

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  • Firmer USD persisting through the NY cash open, helping pressure major pairs to fresh daily lows - EUR/USD weakness stands out after the break to fresh May lows (through ~1.0941 on the fourth time of asking) which helped trigger a volume surge that's keeping futures markets more active than average for this time of day.* Risk sentiment remains the key driver, with the uptick in the USD mirroring a weaker equity market, initially triggered by deposit flight headlines for PacWest ahead of the opening bell.
  • The downside momentum pickup narrows the gap with first support at the 50-dma of 1.0867 ahead of April lows of 1.0831. Selling pressure technically has further to run, with the 14-d RSI only just dipping below 50, and well off technically oversold at these levels. Weakness through 1.0851 would break the uptrend drawn off the September low.
  • Options markets have taken note, with front-end risk reversals turning lower on the reversal in spot. The pullback for the 1m EUR/USD RR is the largest since mid-April.

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