Oil throws FX traders a lifeline ahead U.S. rate decision
Sept 2 (Reuters) -Lower oil prices, which will make it easier for the U.S central bank to lower interest rates, may come to the rescue of FX traders who sold a lot of dollars only to see the currency rise as the September 18 rate decision approaches.
The dollar index jumped from 100.51 to 101.79 at the end of August after its drop which fell short of last year's low at 99.55, and the 200-WMA at 100.33, became stretched below the base of the 20-week Bollinger Bands at 101.16.
The slide in oil prices lessens the risk of a short squeeze and heightens the chance that the slide in dollar's value will continue once this oversold situation is alleviated.
Expectations for the U.S. interest rate are extreme with an easing cycle expected to unfold almost entirely within the next twelve months, and while that's unlikely when inflation is above the U.S. central bank's target, a significant change in fundamentals, like a sustained drop in oil prices, heightens its probability.
Alternatively, producers might abandon plans to hike output and oil will rally, with the Federal Reserve changing policy more conservatively than expected resulting in a short-squeeze.
Either way - oil is key - and for FX traders the drop is welcome news at a vital time.
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(Jeremy Boulton is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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