NZD/USD inches back closer to 0.6725-30 supply zone

The USD fails to capitalize on the overnight upswing amid sliding US bond yields.
Tempered expectations for aggressive policy easing by the Fed might cap gains.
Wednesday’s US housing market data eye for some short-term trading impetus.

Haresh Menghani FXStreet

The NZD/USD pair regained positive traction on Wednesday and recovered the previous session's retracement slide from three-month tops.

Resurgent US Dollar demand, which got an additional boost following the release of upbeat June US retail sales figures, prompted some long-unwinding trade on Tuesday and turned out to be one of the key factors behind the pair's intraday pullback.

The downtick, however, turned out to be short-lived in the wake of absent follow-through USD buying interest. Renewed weakness in the US Treasury bond yields kept the USD bulls on the defensive and assisted the pair to catch some fresh bids on Wednesday.

The up-move - marking the fifth day of a positive move in the previous six, has now lifted the pair back closer to the 0.6725-30 supply zone, which if cleared will set the stage for a further near-term appreciating move, though tempered expectations for an aggressive policy easing by the Fed might cap gains.

Moving ahead, Wednesday's US housing market data - building permits and housing starts, due for release later during the early North-American session, will now be looked upon for a fresh impetus and in order to grab some short-term trading opportunities.

Technical levels to watch

NZD/USD

Overview
Today last price	0.672
Today Daily Change	0.0019
Today Daily Change %	0.28
Today daily open	0.6701

Trends
Daily SMA20	0.6654
Daily SMA50	0.6597
Daily SMA100	0.6678
Daily SMA200	0.6717

Levels
Previous Daily High	0.6739
Previous Daily Low	0.6694
Previous Weekly High	0.6699
Previous Weekly Low	0.6567
Previous Monthly High	0.6722
Previous Monthly Low	0.6487
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	0.6711
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	0.6722
Daily Pivot Point S1	0.6684
Daily Pivot Point S2	0.6667
Daily Pivot Point S3	0.6639
Daily Pivot Point R1	0.6728
Daily Pivot Point R2	0.6756
Daily Pivot Point R3	0.6773

Author

Haresh Menghani

FXStreet

Haresh Menghani is a detail-oriented professional with 10+ years of extensive experience in analysing the global financial markets.

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