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NZD/USD jumps toward 0.6300 as US Dollar tumbles

  • Greenback drops sharply after NFP and ISM service sector.
  • US yield falls to multi-day lows, commodities rebound.
  • NZD/USD reverses from monthly lows, and trims weekly losses.

The NZD/USD has risen a hundred pips from the daily low and it is trading at 0.6290, with a solid bullish tone supported by a broad-based USD decline.

The greenback turned to the downside after the release of the Nonfarm Payrolls report that came in above expectations. After a brief recovery, it resumed the downside following the ISM Service Sector report for December that showed a larger than expected slide.

Following the numbers, US yields tumbled with the 10-year falling from 3.75% to 3.61%, the lowest level since December 20. The DXY reversed sharply from one-month highs above 105.50 to under 104.50, turning negative for the day, but still positive for the week.

The NZD/USD is looking at the 0.6300 zone and toward the next resistance that stands at 0.6310 (Jan 5 high). Above attention would turn to 0.6355/60, a critical area that capped the upside several times. A consolidation above 0.6360 should open the doors to more gains. On the flip side, 0.6250 is the immediate support, followed by 0.6215.

Technical levels

NZD/USD

Overview
Today last price0.6269
Today Daily Change0.0040
Today Daily Change %0.64
Today daily open0.6229
 
Trends
Daily SMA200.6333
Daily SMA500.62
Daily SMA1000.6038
Daily SMA2000.6228
 
Levels
Previous Daily High0.6341
Previous Daily Low0.621
Previous Weekly High0.6373
Previous Weekly Low0.6253
Previous Monthly High0.6514
Previous Monthly Low0.623
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%0.626
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%0.6291
Daily Pivot Point S10.6179
Daily Pivot Point S20.6129
Daily Pivot Point S30.6047
Daily Pivot Point R10.631
Daily Pivot Point R20.6391
Daily Pivot Point R30.6442

Author

Matías Salord

Matías started in financial markets in 2008, after graduating in Economics. He was trained in chart analysis and then became an educator. He also studied Journalism. He started writing analyses for specialized websites before joining FXStreet.

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