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USD/ZAR Price Analysis: Sellers lurk around weekly resistance line

  • USD/ZAR consolidates the heaviest daily rebound in over a week.
  • MACD, CCI hints at bullish bias, 100-SMA, six-week-old support line challenge sellers.

Despite marking the biggest rebound in a week, USD/ZAR steps back from a short-term resistance line, offered around $15.97 during early Thursday morning in Europe.

It should be noted, however, that the CCI and MACD indicators do tease the bulls, which in turn highlights the weekly resistance line near $16.11 as a key to the South African currency (ZAR) pair’s fresh run-up to the yearly peak of $16.36.

In a case where the USD/ZAR bulls keep reins past $16.36, October 2020 high near $16.80 and the $17.00 threshold will be in focus.

Alternatively, the quote’s current pullback eyes the weekly low of $15.73. However, the 100-SMA and an ascending support line from October 20, 2021, respectively near $15.70 and $15.50, will challenge the USD/ZAR declines afterward.

Adding strength to the downside filters are the tops marked during early November around $15.50, a break of which will make the quote vulnerable to test $15.00 and the last month's bottom close to $14.85.

USD/ZAR: Four-hour chart

Trend: Pullback expected

Additional important levels

Overview
Today last price15.9844
Today Daily Change-0.0723
Today Daily Change %-0.45%
Today daily open16.0567
 
Trends
Daily SMA2015.5958
Daily SMA5015.2026
Daily SMA10014.9225
Daily SMA20014.6457
 
Levels
Previous Daily High16.0604
Previous Daily Low15.737
Previous Weekly High16.3684
Previous Weekly Low15.6897
Previous Monthly High16.3684
Previous Monthly Low14.8632
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%15.9369
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%15.8606
Daily Pivot Point S115.8424
Daily Pivot Point S215.628
Daily Pivot Point S315.519
Daily Pivot Point R116.1658
Daily Pivot Point R216.2748
Daily Pivot Point R316.4892

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Anil Panchal

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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