NZD/USD Price Analysis: Bearish dominance persists, signs of short-term bullish recovery detected

The daily RSI of the NZD/USD reveals that sellers remain in command with values below 50.
The daily MACD shows a slowdown in selling pressure as flat green bars begin to form.
Buyers hint at gaining minor traction in the short term, with hourly indicators recovering.

Patricio Martín FXStreet

The NZD/USD pair reflects the ongoing dominance of sellers, declining towards the 0.5935 mark. While signs of bearish control are evident, there is a clue of bullish resilience, hinting at a neutral to bearish outlook in the short term.

The daily Relative Strength Index (RSI) maintains a consistent presence in the negative territory below 50, with the latest value at 38 which indicates that sellers are in command. That being said, green bars take shape on the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) histogram, indicating a slowing of the bearish momentum.

NZD/USD daily chart

In contrast, the hourly chart indicates a gradually increasing RSI with the latest reading at 47. This suggests a mild recovery of buying interest after dropping into oversold conditions earlier in the session. Moreover, the MACD histogram shows a fresh green bar, implying a positive change in the short term momentum.

NZD/USD hourly chart

With respect to the broader trend, the outlook is bearish with the pair below the 20,100 and 200-day Simple Moving Averages (SMAs). However, the pair is close to its 20-day average and if buyers regain additional ground and recapture it, the outlook may start to shift in favor of the bulls.

NZD/USD

Overview
Today last price	0.598
Today Daily Change	-0.0017
Today Daily Change %	-0.28
Today daily open	0.5997

Trends
Daily SMA20	0.6016
Daily SMA50	0.6084
Daily SMA100	0.6137
Daily SMA200	0.6066

Levels
Previous Daily High	0.6015
Previous Daily Low	0.5969
Previous Weekly High	0.6047
Previous Weekly Low	0.5939
Previous Monthly High	0.6218
Previous Monthly Low	0.5956
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	0.5997
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	0.5987
Daily Pivot Point S1	0.5973
Daily Pivot Point S2	0.5948
Daily Pivot Point S3	0.5927
Daily Pivot Point R1	0.6019
Daily Pivot Point R2	0.604
Daily Pivot Point R3	0.6065

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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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