Dollar softens a bit as Powell speaks

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The Fed is not anticipating but looking at the data.

Forex:

• EURUSD moves to a new session high and approaches the 200 and 100 hour moving averages near 1.0178 and 1.0183. The price is now breaking above those MA levels
• GBPUSD moves above its 50% retracement of the move down from the June 16 high at 1.20825, and also above the high for the week at 1.2089754 with the 61.8% retracement up at 1.21587
• USDJPY is breaking back below the 100 hour MA below at 136.80. A swing area comes in at 136.36 to 136.45
• USDCAD falls back below the 100 hour MA at 1.2873 and looks to test a swing area at 1.2837 to 1.28425. Below that and the swing lows between 1.2815 to 1.28214 would be targeted
• AUDUSD is running higher to test the highs for the week/last week at 0.6977 to 0.69827. The price just traded between those levels. A break above is needed to kick start more upstart momentum.

The stocks have moved higher (2:50 PM ET):

• Dow is up 361 points or 1.12%
• S&P is up 84 points ro 2.15%
• Nasdaq is up 413 points or 3.55%