The USD/SGD has remained in the lower elements of it price range early today, this as global financial markets brace for additional volatility as nervousness causes dynamic conditions.
As of this writing the USD/SGD is near the 1.30630 ratio and although the currency pair has climbed slightly in early trading this morning, after a low of nearly 1.30140 was seen yesterday, the lower elements of its range are firmly intact. The USD/SGD continues to sustain lower prices seen in October of 2024. The USD/SGD did trade near the 1.28000 level in late September of 2024.
Financial institutions have certainly seen USD centric weakness pervade. The ability of the USD/SGD in combination with record values in gold and anxious U.S equity indices is being looked upon an unpredictable trading situation by many who are trying to grasp offered narratives regarding the current state of the broad markets. However, all narratives should be treated skeptically by day traders of the USD/SGD and it might be best to continue to try and seek opportunities which simply try to ride existing sentiment.
The Lower Realms of the USD/SGD
Certainly shadows from the Trump tariffs are causing volatility in the marketplace. But the USD/SGD was trading within its current vicinity one month before the U.S elections. The U.S Federal Reserve has sounded cautious the past few weeks with a public debate breaking out between President Trump and Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. The nervous U.S stock markets could cause the Fed to cut interest rates before they want to, and perhaps this is playing into the minds of USD sellers who believe interest rate cuts will come sooner than expected.
Again trying to interpret the dynamics of the current financial markets is fools play, because complex factors are moving all assets in rather volatile manners. Yet the markets are healthy because they are showing that risk sentiment is creating momentum in certain assets where advantages can be found. The move lower in the USD/SGD is not guaranteed to last, but financial institutions may be targeting numbers they see as legitimate in the meantime. After yesterday’s lows some buying has started to boil.
Range Trading and Finding Opportunities
In the first week of April the USD/SGD was rather consistently testing the 1.35000 level above, but since the 10th of April selling of the currency pair has taken hold. Now support around the 1.30600 to 1.30500 looks as if it may find more tests in the short and near-term. Impetus in the Forex markets globally is being delivered quickly, but financial institutions are likely also going to grow cautious the remainder of this week as they judge developing events.
- The Trump White House is certain to make more noise, but the impact in many ways has already been digested. Reactions in Forex could prove to be choppy.
- Sustained trading below the 1.30600 level would be a bearish signal, but conditions may simply test current prices technically as calm is sought.
- Day traders need to remain extremely careful in the near-term because their emotions will be tested.
Singapore Dollar Short Term Outlook:
Current Resistance: 1.306800
Current Support: 1.30565
High Target: 1.31200
Low Target: 1.30470
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