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FxWirePro: Chinese yuan strengthens on robust retail sales, GDP data

USD/CNY is currently trading around 6.7658 marks. It made intraday high at 6.7757 and low at 6.7643 levels. Intraday bias remains bearish till the time pair holds key resistance at 6.7842 mark. A sustained close above 6.…

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FxWirePro: Chinese yuan strengthens on robust retail sales, GDP data
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  • USD/CNY is currently trading around 6.7658 marks.
     
  • It made intraday high at 6.7757 and low at 6.7643 levels.
     
  • Intraday bias remains bearish till the time pair holds key resistance at 6.7842 mark.
     
  • A sustained close above 6.7740 marks will test key resistances at 6.7842, 6.8009, 6.8070, 6.8250, 6.8440, 6.8526, 6.8671, 6.8882, 6.8942, 6.9010 marks 6.9080 marks respectively.
     
  • Alternatively, a daily close below 6.7740 will drag the parity down towards key supports at 6.7607, 6.7520, 6.7436 and 6.7222 marks respectively.
     
  • China June industrial output y/y increase to 7.6 % (forecast 6.5 %) vs previous 6.5 %.
     
  • China June retail sales y/y increase to 11 % (forecast 10.6 %) vs previous 10.7 %.
     
  • China Q2 GDP y/y stays flat at 6.9 % (forecast 6.8 %) vs previous 6.9 %.
     
  • China Q2 GDP Q/Q increase to 1.7 % (forecast 1.7 %) vs previous 1.3 %.
     
  • PBOC sets yuan mid-point at 6.7562/ dlr vs last close 6.7741.
     
  • China sets yuan mid-point at strongest level since November 2016.

We prefer to take short position in USD/CNY around 6.7710, stop loss at 6.7850 and target of 6.7607/6.7520.

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