FxWirePro: Chinese yuan rises after trade balance data, PBOC sets yuan mid-point at 6.7220
USD/CNY is currently trading around 6.7163 marks. It made intraday high at 6.7229 and low at 6.7160 levels. Intraday bias remains slightly bearish for the moment. A sustained close above 6.7187 marks will test key resist…
It made intraday high at 6.7229 and low at 6.7160 levels.
Intraday bias remains slightly bearish for the moment.
A sustained close above 6.7187 marks will test key resistances at 6.7380, 6.7422, 6.7510, 6.7778 and 6.8072 marks respectively.
Alternatively, a daily close below 6.7187 will drag the parity down towards key supports at 6.7060, 6.6853, 6.6650, 6.6540 and 6.6234 marks respectively.
Important to note here that 20D, 30D and 55D EMA heads down and confirms the bearish trend in a daily chart.
PBOC sets yuan mid-point at 6.7220 / dlr vs last close 6.7190.
China Mar 2019 imports yy decrease to -7.6 % (forecast -1.3 %) vs previous -5.2 %.
China March 2019 exports yy increase to 14.2 % (forecast 7.3 %) vs previous -20.8 %.
China Mar 2019 yuan-denominated exports increase to 21.3 % vs previous -16.6 %.
China Mar 2019 yuan-denominated imports decrease to -1.8 % vs previous -0.3 %.
We prefer to take short position on USD/CNY only below 6.7060, stop loss at 6.7250 and target of 6.6853/6.6650.