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FxWirePro: China’s yuan gains on robust retail sales, industrial production data

USD/CNY is currently trading around 6.9003 marks. It made intraday high at 6.9108 and low at 6.8990 levels. Intraday bias remains bearish till the time pair holds key resistance at 6.9162 mark. A sustained close above 6.…

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FxWirePro: China’s yuan gains on robust retail sales, industrial production data
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  • USD/CNY is currently trading around 6.9003 marks.
     
  • It made intraday high at 6.9108 and low at 6.8990 levels.
     
  • Intraday bias remains bearish till the time pair holds key resistance at 6.9162 mark.  
     
  • A sustained close above 6.9162 marks will test key resistances at 6.9237, 6.9330, 6.9435, 6.9637 and 6.9883 marks respectively.
     
  • On the other side, a daily close below 6.9036 will drag the parity down towards key supports at 6.8770, 6.8510, 6.8449, 6.8090, 6.7969, 6.7769, 6.7540, 6.7439, 6.7370, 6.7288, 6.7180 and 6.7055.
  • Important to note here that 20D, 30D and 55D EMA heads up and confirms the bullish trend in a daily chart. Current downside movement is short term trend correction only.
  • PBOC sets Yuan mid-point at 6.8934/ dollar vs last close 6.9086.
     
  • China’s November urban investment (ytd) y/y stays flat at 8.3 % (forecast 8.3 %) vs previous 8.3 %.
     
  • China’s November industrial output y/y increase to 6.2 % (forecast 6.1 %) vs previous 6.1 %.
     
  • China’s November retail sales y/y increase to 10.8 % (forecast 10.1 %) vs previous 10.0 %.

We prefer to go short on USD/CNY around 6.9040, stop loss at 6.9162 and target of 6.8580.

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