Advertisement
New Zealand markets closed
  • NZX 50

    11,805.09
    -141.34 (-1.18%)
     
  • NZD/USD

    0.5944
    -0.0006 (-0.10%)
     
  • NZD/EUR

    0.5554
    +0.0014 (+0.25%)
     
  • ALL ORDS

    7,837.40
    -100.10 (-1.26%)
     
  • ASX 200

    7,575.90
    -107.10 (-1.39%)
     
  • OIL

    83.82
    +0.25 (+0.30%)
     
  • GOLD

    2,345.80
    +3.30 (+0.14%)
     
  • NASDAQ

    17,754.20
    +323.70 (+1.86%)
     
  • FTSE

    8,139.83
    +60.97 (+0.75%)
     
  • Dow Jones

    38,311.03
    +225.23 (+0.59%)
     
  • DAX

    18,161.01
    +243.73 (+1.36%)
     
  • Hang Seng

    17,651.15
    +366.61 (+2.12%)
     
  • NIKKEI 225

    37,934.76
    +306.28 (+0.81%)
     
  • NZD/JPY

    93.6480
    +1.1520 (+1.25%)
     

NZD/USD Forex Technical Analysis – If .6515 Fails, Look for Selling to Extend into .6497 to .6485

The New Zealand Dollar is trading lower for a third straight session on Wednesday as traders continue to take profits following the Kiwi’s inability to smash through a key technical retracement level at .6567. The price action suggests bullish traders are willing to let the currency retreat into a value zone where they can regroup before taking another run at the resistance level and the last top at .6576. Essentially, given the uncertainty over the U.S.-China trade deal, traders are reluctant to buy strength at current price levels.

At 06:34 GMT, the NZD/USD is trading .6529, down 0.0017 or -0.25%.

Daily NZD/USD
Daily NZD/USD

Daily Technical Analysis

The main trend is up according to the daily swing chart. A trade through .6576 will signal a resumption of the uptrend. The main trend will change to down on a move through .6395. This is highly unlikely. However, there is room for a normal 50% to 61.8% retracement of the last rally.

ADVERTISEMENT

The market is currently trading inside the longer-term retracement zone at .6497 to .6567.

The short-term range is .6395 to .6576. Its retracement zone at .6485 to .6464 is a value zone and primary downside target. Since the main trend is down, I expect to see buyers show up on a test of this area.

Daily Technical Forecast

Based on the early price action and the current price at .6529, the direction of the NZD/USD the rest of the session is likely to be determined by trader reaction to the downtrending Gann angle at .6546.

Bearish Scenario

A sustained move under .6546 will indicate the presence of sellers. The first downside target is a pair of Gann angles at .6516 and .6515. Watch for a technical bounce.

If .6515 fails as support then look for a break into the major 50% level at .6497, followed by the short-term 50% level at .6485.

Bullish Scenario

A sustained move over .6546 will signal the return of buyers. If this move is able to generate enough upside momentum then we could see a rally into a Gann angle at .6561, the major Fibonacci level at .6567, a downtrending Gann angle at .6569 and the main top at .6576.

This article was originally posted on FX Empire

More From FXEMPIRE: