USD/THB faces some consolidation ahead of extra upside – UOB

Pablo Piovano FXStreet

Quek Ser Leang, Markets Strategist at UOB Group, suggests USD/THB could move into a consolidative phase ahead of potential extra gains in the near term.

Key Quotes

“Last Monday (30 Jan, spot at 32.78), we highlighted that ‘the combination of waning downward momentum and oversold conditions suggests USD/THB has moved into a consolidation phase’ and we expected USD/THB to ‘trade sideways between 32.60 and 33.05.’ However, USD/THB surged to a high of 33.51 on Friday.”

“While USD/THB extended its advance this week, deeply overbought conditions suggest it could consolidate for a couple of days first before heading higher. That said, any advance is expected to face solid resistance at 34.00 (minor resistance is at 33.85). Overall, only a break of 33.16 (minor support is at 33.45) would indicate that USD/THB is not advancing further.”

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Pablo Piovano

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Born and bred in Argentina, Pablo has been carrying on with his passion for FX markets and trading since his first college years.

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