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FxWirePro: NZD/USD struggles at 0.6700 handle, good to sell rallies

The Kiwi edged down against the US dollar to 0.6652 from a one-month high of 0.6706 set the previous session, on track to close the week with a weekly gain of 2.1 percent. 

  • NZD will likely struggle to break through 0.6700 in the near-term, but there is a possibility if U.S. employment reports tonight misses forecasts. 
     
  • But data on Thursday, showed that However, U.S. ADP data boded well for Friday's jobs report, easing concerns sparked by a soft U.S. manufacturing data on Tuesday. Hawkish comments from Yellen overnight also keep the dollar supported.
     
  • NZD/USD has cleared cloud top resistance which was capping gains in the pair and is currently trading at 0.6683. 
     
  • 0.6702 (61.8 % Fibo 0.6897-0.6428 fall) is the next hurdle on the upside and cloud-top at 0.6662 is the immediate support on the downside. 

Recommendation: We find it good to short rallies around 0.6700, SL: 0.6790, TP: 0.6660

Resistance Levels:

R1: 0.6702 (61.8 % Fibo 0.6897-0.6428 fall) 

R2: 0.6789 (76.4 Fib of Oct-Nov slide)

R3: 0.6806 (Oct 26 high)

Support Levels: 

S1: 0.6662 (Daily cloud top)

S2: 0.6658 (Hourly low Dec 3)

S3: 0.6608 (Session low Dec 3)

 

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