Euro: Positioning supports gradual gains against US Dollar – ING
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EUR/USD: Mildly bullish, but upside likely gradual rather than explosive.
The key market implication is positioning asymmetry: asset managers and leveraged funds have added euro exposure, yet speculative accounts reportedly remain underweight. If EUR/USD continues higher, this leaves scope for incremental short-covering and fresh allocation into the euro, creating a potentially supportive flow backdrop.
The fundamental reinforcement comes from expectations that German IFO data and Eurozone PMIs will continue recovering from their earlier deterioration. Better European activity data could reduce expectations for further ECB easing and support the euro through a narrower expected US–euro-area policy differential. However, this is conditional: confirmation in the IFO release and subsequent data is needed to turn the positioning argument into a sustained macro trend.
ING’s cited levels imply a gradual appreciation bias, with forecasts of 1.17 for end-September and 1.18 for year-end. The referenced 1.1660/70 area is important as a sentiment boundary: holding above it would preserve the recent upside structure, while a decisive break back below could signal that positioning support is insufficient.
The main downside risk is a broader deterioration in risk assets. In that scenario, the dollar could regain safe-haven demand and leveraged euro longs could be reduced quickly, regardless of improving European data. A stronger-than-expected US growth or inflation signal, hawkish Federal Reserve repricing, or disappointing German/Eurozone releases would also undermine the bullish interpretation.
Trading focus:
monitor the German IFO outcome, Eurozone activity data, US yields and Fed expectations, broader equity-market risk appetite, and whether EUR/USD can sustain trade above the 1.1660/70 breakout region. Overall, the news is moderately bullish for EUR/USD over the short-to-medium term, but the signal is flow- and confirmation-dependent rather than a standalone catalyst.