by EliteEServices, 2012
http://seekingalpha.com/article/881041-has-the-euro-peaked
The EUR/USD has surprised many with its run up to 1.3172, but it had a lot of help from the Fed with the announcement of a new round of QE3. We’ve been waiting for the EUR/USD to stop going up for an opportunity to sell — is this it?
Technicals
EUR/USD (NYSEARCA:FXE) has broken inside the Bollinger Bands on the Daily chart:
RSI is near 70:
Fundamentals
We should remember that while Mario Draghi gave many speeches supporting the EUR/USD, actually very little action was taken.
Yesterday the Markit Flash Eurozone Purchasing Managers’ (PMI) Composite Output Index fell to 45.9 in September — the lowest for 39 months — from 46.3 in August. This indicates the region is headed for recession.
Right now, the only thing keeping the EUR/USD higher is the U.S. Fed policy and market perception of that policy. With that support, we can say the EUR/USD likely has a bottom, and will not completely collapse in the near term (or is less likely due to the Fed).
But we may have reached a short term high now that the Fed euphoria has died down. Now, as in August, news coming out of the eurozone may cause EUR/USD another leg down.
We don’t know what will be the next event to strike the eurozone. Traders such as hedge fund manager Ray Dalio fear social unrest and a “10 to 15 year managed depression.” George Soros is urging Germany to save the euro by cutting its austerity policies or by leaving the single currency altogether.
Whatever the trigger may be, the fundamentals are bearish EUR/USD, and we should prepare sell stop orders below the current price in case.
More Bearish Fundamentals
We have referenced multiple bearish fundamentals in previous articles about the EUR/USD. These remain unchanged.
The euro faces the following real threats:
- Physical capital outflows
- Sovereign debt crisis
- Weakening economy
- A potential for a euro participant to leave the euro, so much so that U.S. companies are preparing for it
- Investors are saying 1 Trillion euros is not enough to bail out banks
Other signs linger as a harbinger of a potential euro collapse, such as banking mogul Lord Rothschild taking a 130 Million Pound ($22 million) bet against the single currency.
Short option ladder
If you have the ability to trade Forex options, a way to trade this would be to purchase a put ladder at:
1.28, 1.26, 1.25, 1.24, 1.20
This provides a few close to in the money and one deep out of the money. Deep out of the money options will usually have a higher percent return in the event of a EUR/USD collapse.
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