Euro gathers fresh traction above 1.1000

• Euro adds to Friday’s advance above 1.1000 against the US Dollar.
• Stocks in Europe open Monday’s session in a mixed tone.
• EUR/USD looks to regain further ground beyond 1.1000 the figure.
• EMU Flash headline Inflation Rate extended the downward trend in July.
• Germany’s Retail Sales contracted 1.6% YoY in June.

The Euro (EUR) is continuing to maintain its recovery against the US Dollar (USD) that began on Friday, which is causing EUR/USD to extend its upward trend after breaking through the important 1.1000 level at the start of the week.

The pair gained momentum after hitting a low of around 1.0940 on Friday, as the Greenback was undergoing a corrective move.

Currently, both US and European yields are trading with uncertainty, as investors are still digesting last week's interest rate decisions by the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank (ECB).

Regarding the ECB, President Christine Lagarde has indicated that the central bank is keeping an "open-minded" approach to the upcoming September meeting and emphasized that the future rate decisions will depend on economic data. Similarly, Fed Chair Jerome Powell has reiterated multiple times that the Fed's decisions on rates will be data-dependent at the FOMC event on July 26.

In terms of speculative positioning, the net longs in EUR have remained relatively unchanged in the week ending on July 25^th according to CFTC, which was prior to the FOMC and ECB gatherings. During this time, spot had retreated from yearly highs around 1.1275 (July 18) to the low 1.1000s.

In the Eurozone, Germany's Retail Sales declined by 1.6% YoY in June, and Italian Q2 GDP Growth Rate was lower than expected, with a QoQ contraction of 0.3% and YoY expansion of 0.6%. Additionally, preliminary inflation figures in the Euro area show that the Core CPI rose more than anticipated, by 5.5% YoY in July and 5.3% YoY in headline CPI. Finally, the flash Q2 GDP Growth Rate for the bloc shows that the economy expanded by 0.3% QoQ and 0.6% YoY.

There are no significant data releases scheduled in the US docket for Monday.

Daily digest market movers: Euro keeps the rebound well in place

• The EUR picks up pace above the 1.1000 mark vs. the USD.
• The USD Index treads water around 101.70 on Monday.
• EMU flash GDP figures surprise to the upside in Q2.
• Core inflation in the euro area remains sticky.
• US, German yields trade without direction across all maturities.
• The Italian economy is expected to have contracted slightly in Q2.
• Markets’ attention is expected to be on the US labour market this week.

Technical Analysis: Euro faces a minor hurdle at 1.1150

EUR/USD manages to gather some impulse and extend the bounce off recent lows north of the 1.1000 hurdle so far on Monday.

If bears regain the upper hand, EUR/USD should put the weekly low of 1.0943 (July 28) to the test ahead of a probable move to the transitory 55-day and 100-day SMAs at 1.0908 and 1.0906, respectively. The loss of this region could open the door to a potential visit to the July low of 1.0833 (July 6) ahead of the key 200-day SMA at 1.0723 and the May low of 1.0635 (May 31). South from here emerges the March low of 1.0516 (March 15) before the 2023 low of 1.0481 (January 6).

On the other hand, occasional bullish attempts could motivate the pair to initially dispute the weekly top at 1.1149 (July 27). Above this level the downside pressure could mitigate somewhat and could encourage the pair to test the 2023 high at 1.1275 (July 18). Once this level is cleared, there are no resistance levels of significance until the 2022 peak of 1.1495 (February 10), which is closely followed by the round level of 1.1500.

Furthermore, the constructive view of EUR/USD appears unchanged as long as the pair trades above the key 200-day SMA.