Real Yield Boosts USDOLLAR Today but Weekly Signal Suggest a Possible Apex to FOMC Hiking Cycle

Daily Chart

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The real yield has found support at the 2.36% level (green horizontal line), with the ECI coming in at 1.1%. This, in turn, has seen a bid emerge for FXCM's USDOLLAR, which is up 0.26% today. However, market participants are looking ahead at the FOMC Statement at 6:00pm (GMT) tomorrow. The CME FedWatch Tool has the probability at 97% that rates will be held steady at the current target rate of 525-550. The market is looking to see if the Federal Reserve is effectively done with its rate hiking cycle.

A dovish tilt will likely see real rates decline, which in turn will pressure FXCM's USDOLLAR basket. An interesting potential technical signal on the weekly chart does seem to suggest that we are near the apex of the Federal Reserve's current hiking cycle.

RSI Failure Swing

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A failure swing after an RSI peak in overbought territory is a strong indication of a reversal. A failure swing is a trend reversal on the RSI, identified via peak and trough analysis. Above, the RSI has charted a lower peak followed by a lower trough at its overbought level. It's important to note that failure swings are not used in isolation. In this case a bearish cross of the real yield's EMAs will add weight to the failure swing signal.

Comment

Whether the failure swing results in something more substantial like the EMA bearish cross remains to be seen. However, if the Federal Reserve's forward guidance is inherently dovish, it is likely that the real rate retreats. This is turn will have intermarket effects. E.g., a rally in risk assets such as stocks is likely to follow. Treasuries and gold would bounce as yields decline and FXCM's USDOLLAR basket will likely fall as well.