FxWirePro: NZD/USD extends range trade along 5-DMA, withering risk appetite keeps antipodeans subdued

NZD/USD chart on Trading View used for analysis

• NZD/USD extends range trade as poor risk appetite keeps antipodeans subdued.
   
• Concerns about global economic slowdown, partial US shutdown, US-China trade war fears and the slump in global equities keep traders sidelined.
   
• Further, China's poor manufacturing PMI data for December which showed contraction for the first time since early 2017 weighs.
   
• NZD/USD trades 0.18% lower at 0.6708 at the time of writing, bias lower.
   
• Price action contained within daily cloud and breach below cloud base support to see further weakness.
   
• Scope for test of 61.8% Fib at 0.6632 ahead of 0.6544 (Aug 15 low). Decisive breakout above 200-DMA to negate bearish bias. 
   
• Focus will be on the results from the Global Dairy Trade auction due sometime later today.

Support levels - 0.6654 (cloud base), 0.6632 (61.8% Fib), 0.6544 (Aug 15 low)

Resistance levels - 0.6747 (cloud top), 0.6761 (38.2% Fib), 0.6811 (200-DMA)

Recommendation: Watch out for break below cloud to go short. 

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