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11 Dec 2015
NZD/USD: bulls step out ahead of FOMC
FXStreet (Guatemala) - NZD/USD is currently trading at 0.6730 with a high of 0.6782 and a low of 0.6702.
NZD/USD is falling over and the 0.67 handle is under threat as think liquidity exposes risk trades to the downside. Gold has rallied, the dollar is soft, euro stronger and oil hitting new lows below $36 bbl at 35.80. Positioning ahead of the FOMC is taking effect while a 25bp hike is priced in on the basis that conditions seem appropriate for lift-off. The RBNZ rally had its day, but the downside is wide open on a failed mission and the next target lower sees the 200 SMA on the hourly chart at 0.6677.
NZD/USD levels
Technically, the downside risks through the 20 DMA at 0.6604 and the cluster of key MA's could be pivotal where the price bounced from post RBNZ. The 100 DMA is located at 0.6544 guarding August lows of 0.6620.
NZD/USD is falling over and the 0.67 handle is under threat as think liquidity exposes risk trades to the downside. Gold has rallied, the dollar is soft, euro stronger and oil hitting new lows below $36 bbl at 35.80. Positioning ahead of the FOMC is taking effect while a 25bp hike is priced in on the basis that conditions seem appropriate for lift-off. The RBNZ rally had its day, but the downside is wide open on a failed mission and the next target lower sees the 200 SMA on the hourly chart at 0.6677.
NZD/USD levels
Technically, the downside risks through the 20 DMA at 0.6604 and the cluster of key MA's could be pivotal where the price bounced from post RBNZ. The 100 DMA is located at 0.6544 guarding August lows of 0.6620.