GBPAUD Fundamental Analysis – December 7th 2016

GBPAUD Fundamental Analysis – December 7th 2016

Written by: PaxForex analytics dept - Wednesday, 07 December 2016 0 comments

Here are the key factors to keep in mind today for British Pound trades:

  • British Halifax House Price Index: The British Halifax House Price Index for November increased by 0.2% monthly and by 6.0% tri-monthly annualized. Economists predicted an increase of 0.2% monthly and of 5.9% tri-monthly annualized. Forex traders can compare this to the British Halifax House Price Index for October which increased by 1.4% monthly and by 5.2% tri-monthly annualized.
  • British Industrial Production and British Manufacturing Production: British Industrial Production for October decreased by 1.3% monthly and by 1.1% annualized. Economists predicted an increase of 0.2% monthly and of 0.5% annualized. Forex traders can compare this to British Industrial Production for September which decreased by 0.4% monthly and which increased by 1.4% annualized. British Manufacturing Production for October decreased by 0.9% monthly and by 0.4% annualized. Economists predicted an increase of 0.2% monthly and of 0.7% annualized. Forex traders can compare this to British Manufacturing Production for September which increased by 0.6% monthly and by 0.1% annualized.
  • British NIESR GDP Estimate: The British NIESR GDP Estimate for November is predicted to increase by 0.4% monthly. Forex traders can compare this to the British NIESR GDP Estimate for October which increased by 0.4% monthly.

Here are the key factors to keep in mind today for Australian Dollar trades:

  • Australian GDP: The Australian GDP for the third-quarter decreased by 0.5% quarterly and increased by 1.8% annualized. Economists predicted a decrease of 0.1% quarterly and an increase of 2.2% annualized. Forex traders can compare this to the Australian GDP for the second-quarter which increased by 0.6% quarterly and by 3.1% annualized.
  • Australian Foreign Reserves: Australian Foreign Reserves for November were reported at A$69.9B. Forex traders can compare this to Australian Foreign Reserves for October which were reported at A$64.9B.

Should price action for the GBPAUD remain inside the or breakout above the 1.6925 to 1.6975 zone the following trade set-up is recommended:

  • Timeframe: D1
  • Recommendation: Long Position
  • Entry Level: Long Position @ 1.6950
  • Take Profit Zone: 1.7750 – 1.7600
  • Stop Loss Level: 1.6700

Should price action for the GBPAUD breakdown below 1.6925 the following trade set-up is recommended:

  • Timeframe: D1
  • Recommendation: Short Position
  • Entry Level: Short Position @ 1.6875
  • Take Profit Zone: 1.6000 – 1.6100
  • Stop Loss Level: 1.6975

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