NZD/USD Technical Analysis: Kiwi at daily highs ahead of NZ quarterly employment data

Flavio Tosti Independent Analyst

NZD/USD daily chart

NZD/USD is trading in a bear leg below its 200-day simple moving average (SMA).
The New Zealand quarterly employment data at 22:45 GMT can lead to high volatility in NZD-related currency pairs.

NZD/USD 4-hour chart

NZD/USD is trading above its 50 SMA suggesting a consolidation in the medium-term.

NZD/USD 30-minute chart

NZD/USD is trading above its main SMAs suggesting a bullish bias in the short-term.
Bulls need a break above 0.6690 to reach 0.6710, 0.6740 and 0.6770 to the upside.
Support is at 0.6640 and 0.6610 level.

Additional key levels

NZD/USD

Overview
Today last price	0.6681
Today Daily Change	0.0015
Today Daily Change %	0.23
Today daily open	0.6666

Trends
Daily SMA20	0.6713
Daily SMA50	0.6788
Daily SMA100	0.6788
Daily SMA200	0.6728

Levels
Previous Daily High	0.6682
Previous Daily Low	0.6653
Previous Weekly High	0.6691
Previous Weekly Low	0.658
Previous Monthly High	0.6939
Previous Monthly Low	0.6744
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	0.6671
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	0.6664
Daily Pivot Point S1	0.6652
Daily Pivot Point S2	0.6638
Daily Pivot Point S3	0.6623
Daily Pivot Point R1	0.6681
Daily Pivot Point R2	0.6696
Daily Pivot Point R3	0.671

Author

Flavio Tosti

Independent Analyst

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