its tightening cycle, maintaining interest rates at 5.00-5.25%. The decision
was driven by their intention to accumulate additional economic data before
making further determinations regarding rate hikes. Their goal is to find the
optimal level of policy restraint that can effectively bring inflation down to
their target of 2% without triggering a severe recession.
Up until now, the economic
data in the United States has been encouraging, particularly within the housing
sector. Since the Federal Reserve initiated the process of scaling back its
rate hikes in December 2022, the housing market has exhibited significant
strength. It is possible that this robust performance has contributed to the
recent strength seen in the USD.
NZDUSD Technical Analysis –
Daily Timeframe
On the daily chart, we can see that NZDUSD couldn’t
sustain the breakout above the 0.6182 resistance and
pulled back. The price should now find some support at the red 21 moving average where
the buyers should position for another extension to the upside.
NZDUSD Technical Analysis – 4 hour Timeframe
On the 4 hour chart, we can see that besides the
daily 21 moving average we also have a previous swing high resistance at 0.61
and the 50% Fibonacci retracement level.
The buyers should lean on this support zone with a defined risk below 0.6084
and target the 0.63 handle. The sellers, on the other hand, may want to wait
for the price to break below the 0.6084 to pile in and extend the fall into the
0.5987.
NZDUSD Technical Analysis –
1 hour Timeframe
On the 1 hour chart, we can see that the
sellers can also lean on the trendline for
more shorts where they can also find the red 21 moving average for confluence. The
buyers, on the other hand, may wait for the price to break above the trendline
to pile in and target more higher highs.
Today
we will see the US PMIs and we can expect more downside for the pair if the
data surprises to the upside as the market would price more hikes, conversely
if the data misses expectations we may see more upside as the market would price
in less hikes.
This article was written by FL Contributors at www.forexlive.com.