NZD/USD defended the 200-day SMA, still vulnerable

NZD/USD fell below the 100-day SMA to a low of 0.6133 but recovered and stabilized at 0.6160.
The USD gained ground on upbeat Housing Data, all eyes on Jerome Powell’s testimony.
Market mood turned cautious amid PBoC rate cut.

Patricio Martín FXStreet

On Tuesday, while US traders returned from their three-day weekend, the NZD/USD dropped to its lowest level in over a week, towards the 0.6130 area. The announcement by the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) to cut rates and a strong USD are the main reasons why the Kiwi weakened.

PBoC cut rates, while the US released upbeat housing data

During the Asian session, the People's Bank of China announced a reduction of the benchmark Loan Prime Rates (LPRs) by 10 basis points (bps). Moreover, the one-year LPR was cut from 3.65% to 3.55%, while the five-year LPR from 4.30% to 4.20%. In that sense, the rate cuts reminded investors about the weakness seen in the Chinese economic activity, and as China is a huge trading partner of New Zealand, the Kiwi lost traction.

On the other hand, Housing Starts data released by the US Census Bureau for May exceeded expectations, demonstrating a notable increase of 21.7% vs the anticipated decline of 0.8%. In addition, Building Permits from the same month increased 5.2%, while the consensus was a 5% decline. As a reaction, the Greenback, as per the DXY index, held its ground at 102.60, seeing gains on the day despite a decline in US bond yields seen across the board, which signal a cautious market mood amid higher demand for safe-haven bonds. In that sense, the 10-year rate led the fall, seeing a 2.35% decline on the day to 3.73%.

Attention now turns to Jerome Powell's testimony before Congress during Wednesday's session, where investors will look for any clues regarding the Federal Reserve monetary policy. In addition, the release of Jobless Claims data on Thursday and S&P PMI data on Friday can also have an impact on the USD price dynamics.

NZD/USD Levels to watch

According to the daily chart, the technical outlook for the NZD/USD turned bearish as the bears cleared in the last two sessions, a great deal of last week’s gains. In addition, technicals have fallen into negative territory while the pair now trades below the 100 and 200-day Simple Moving Averages (SMAs).

On the downside, support levels line up at the daily low at the 0.6130 area, followed by the 20-day SMA at 0.6108, and the psychological mark of 0.6100. On the upside, the 100 and 200-day SMA at 0.6150 and 0.6212 are the next resistance to retake in order to reignite bullish momentum.

NZD/USD

Overview
Today last price	0.6167
Today Daily Change	-0.0034
Today Daily Change %	-0.55
Today daily open	0.6201

Trends
Daily SMA20	0.6114
Daily SMA50	0.6178
Daily SMA100	0.6216
Daily SMA200	0.6152

Levels
Previous Daily High	0.6237
Previous Daily Low	0.6191
Previous Weekly High	0.625
Previous Weekly Low	0.6076
Previous Monthly High	0.6385
Previous Monthly Low	0.5985
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	0.6209
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	0.622
Daily Pivot Point S1	0.6182
Daily Pivot Point S2	0.6163
Daily Pivot Point S3	0.6136
Daily Pivot Point R1	0.6229
Daily Pivot Point R2	0.6256
Daily Pivot Point R3	0.6275

Author

Patricio Martín

FXStreet

Patricio is an economist from Argentina passionate about global finance and understanding the daily movements of the markets.

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