August might be a better month for the Swedish crown
July 30 (Reuters) -For the SEK crown, July has not been a good month as EUR/SEK rallied to a high of 11.7780, 5.65% above the June 12 1.1250 low. However, EUR/SEK looks ripe for a period of adjustment as an overbought condition shows up on the charts.
The Riksbank is still expected to cut its key rate by 25 basis points to 3.5% in August and there could be scope for a further three cuts before the year is out. The interest rate outlook has weighed on the SEK, along with stagnating domestic economic growth and a falling inflation rate, so any SEK recovery is likely to be limited.
Technically, there are signs that EUR/SEK could stage a partial retracement of the 11.1450-11.7780 Jun-Jul rally. A minimum correction, 23.6% Fibonacci level, would take the cross to 11.6286. The key 50% retrace level is at 11.4650 and could be a point where investors step back into the market and sell crowns.
A daily harami candle (bearish) on July 26 has drawn confirmation this week and, with the daily relative strength index backing away from an extreme 76 reading, an Aug. 23 11.4450-11.4530 Ichimoku cloud twist could start to rein the cross in.
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EUR/SEK daily candle chart: https://tmsnrt.rs/3A0q20F
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(Peter Stoneham is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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