The pro-growth Australian dollar is trading marginally higher this Monday against the USD. This comes after China announced its intention to stimulate the economy via loose monetary policy and fiscal support. Price appreciation may have been significantly higher however concerns around rising COVID cases weighed down on AUD gains. Overall markets are exhibiting a feeling of ‘risk-on’ sentiment, reflected by broad-based commodity gains – additional sustenance for the Aussie dollar.

Looking ahead, the economic calendar (see below) is unlikely to impact AUD price action although the rest of the week holds several high-impact U.S.-centric data points. This being said, after guidance received from the Fed last week, these releases may be minimized.

Economic Calendar

Source: DailyFX economic calendar
 

Technical Analysis

AUD/USD Daily Chart

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Chart prepared by Warren Venketas, IG

Daily AUD/USD price action reveals a confirmed break below the rising wedge pattern (black). The next breaking point comes via the psychological 0.6700 support handle with a daily candle close below this level possibly opening up the 0.6585 swing low. Bearish/negative divergence remains indicative of the opposing Relative Strength Index (RSI) (lower highs) and AUD/USD (higher highs) price, traditionally leading to the subsequent downside.

Key resistance levels:

• 200-day SMA (blue)
• 0.6800

Key support levels:

• 0.6700
• 0.6585
   

IG Client Sentiment Data: Mixed

IGCS shows retail traders are currently LONG on AUD/USD, with 68% of traders currently holding long positions. At DailyFX we typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment but recent changes in long and short positioning result in a short-term cautious bias.

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