NZD/USD Price Analysis: Drops back below 200-SMA, monthly support line in focus

NZD/USD holds lower ground near intraday bottom, extends pullback from 50-SMA.
Failure to stay beyond 200-SMA, looming bear cross on MACD favor sellers.
One-month-old ascending trend line restricts immediate downside.
61.8% Fibonacci retracement adds to the upside filters.

Anil Panchal FXStreet

NZD/USD prints mild losses around 0.6260 as it drops for the second consecutive day heading into Wednesday’s European session.

In doing so, the Kiwi pair not only extends pullback from the 50-SMA but also marks one more downside move below the 200-SMA.

The downside moves also take clues from the impending bear cross on the MACD indicator, as well as the lower high formation marked since December 13.

That said, an upward-sloping support line from November 28, close to 0.6245, holds the key for the NZD/USD pair’s further downside.

Also acting as the short-term key support is the monthly low near 0.6230, quickly followed by late November’s swing low surrounding 0.6290.

Meanwhile, the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement level of the NZD/USD pair’s November 28 to December 13 upside, also known as the “Golden Ratio”, guards immediate recovery moves of the pair around 0.6290, in addition to the 200-SMA hurdle of 0.6283.

During the quote’s run-up beyond 0.6290, the 0.6300 round figure and the 50-SMA resistance of 0.6311 could probe the NZD/USD bulls before giving them control.

Even so, successful trading beyond the 50% Fibonacci retracement level surrounding 0.6335 appears necessary for the Kiwi pair buyers to keep the reins.

NZD/USD: Four-hour chart

Trend: Further downside expected

Additional important levels

Overview
Today last price	0.6262
Today Daily Change	-0.0013
Today Daily Change %	-0.21%
Today daily open	0.6275

Trends
Daily SMA20	0.635
Daily SMA50	0.6122
Daily SMA100	0.6043
Daily SMA200	0.625

Levels
Previous Daily High	0.6319
Previous Daily Low	0.6258
Previous Weekly High	0.641
Previous Weekly Low	0.623
Previous Monthly High	0.6314
Previous Monthly Low	0.5741
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	0.6281
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	0.6296
Daily Pivot Point S1	0.6249
Daily Pivot Point S2	0.6224
Daily Pivot Point S3	0.6189
Daily Pivot Point R1	0.631
Daily Pivot Point R2	0.6345
Daily Pivot Point R3	0.6371

Author

Anil Panchal

FXStreet

Anil Panchal has nearly 15 years of experience in tracking financial markets. With a keen interest in macroeconomics, Anil aptly tracks global news/updates and stays well-informed about the global financial moves and their implications.

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