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NZD/USD Price Analysis: Plunges to new YTD low as the downtrend continues

  • NZD/USD is on a downtrend, with a series of lower highs and lower lows and hit a YTD low of 0.5815.
  • For a bearish continuation, NZD/USD needs to break below 0.5815, with potential targets at 0.5800 and 0.5740.
  • In case of a reversal, the first resistance lies at 0.5900, followed by 0.5931 (50-DMA) and 0.6000.

NZD/USD dropped to a new year-to-date (YTD) low of 0.5815, though towards the New York close, it recovered some ground, finishing Thursday’s session with losses of 0.11%. As the Asian session begins, the pair extends its losses to four straight days and exchanges hands at 0.5843, down 0.08%.

The currency pair is downward biased after reaching a new cycle low and printing a series of lower highs and lower lows after hitting a multi-month high in July at around 0.6384. For a bearish continuation, the NZD/USD would need to break below 0.5815 so sellers could challenge the 0.5800 figure, followed by last year’s November 22 swing low of 0.5740.

In the event of reversing its course and aiming higher, the NZD/USD first resistance is the 0.5900 mark. A decisive break, buyers could set their sight at the 50-DMA at 0.5931 before climbing toward the 0.600 figure. The next resistance would be the 200-DMA at 0.6149.

NZD/USD Price Action – Daily chart

NZD/USD Technical Levels

NZD/USD

Overview
Today last price0.5843
Today Daily Change-0.0013
Today Daily Change %-0.22
Today daily open0.5856
 
Trends
Daily SMA200.5949
Daily SMA500.5938
Daily SMA1000.6053
Daily SMA2000.6155
 
Levels
Previous Daily High0.5921
Previous Daily Low0.5851
Previous Weekly High0.6056
Previous Weekly Low0.5882
Previous Monthly High0.605
Previous Monthly Low0.5847
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%0.5878
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%0.5894
Daily Pivot Point S10.5831
Daily Pivot Point S20.5806
Daily Pivot Point S30.5761
Daily Pivot Point R10.5901
Daily Pivot Point R20.5946
Daily Pivot Point R30.5971

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Christian Borjon Valencia

Christian Borjon began his career as a retail trader in 2010, mainly focused on technical analysis and strategies around it. He started as a swing trader, as he used to work in another industry unrelated to the financial markets.

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