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"I'd still be pretty skeptical of the recovery we've seen in commodity currencies as oil prices are probably going to head lower and there's downside risk for other commodities."
- Jason Wong, Bank of New Zealand (based on Bloomberg)
Pair's Outlook
In hindsight, it is now clear that instead of a channel NZD/USD was in fact forming an ascending triangle, which usually portends a rally. Yesterday, the pair breached both the 55 and 100-day SMAs, but there are still more than enough resistances to prevent further appreciation of the Kiwi. The immediate level is the 200-day SMA at 0.6714, followed by a combination of the falling resistance line and the monthly R1 level at 0.6760. A close above 0.6760 will imply a test of the October high at 69 cents.
Traders' Sentiment
The market is in near perfect equilibrium—52% of open positions are long and 48% are short. As for the sell orders 100 pips around the spot price, their share declined from 81 to 47%.
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