FxWirePro: USD/TRY at 1-week peak, a jump till 5.7895 likely
The Turkish Lira fell to a 1-week low ahead of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) interest rate decision on Thursday. The Central Bank of Turkey cut its one-week repo auction rate by 425bps to 19.75 percen…
The Turkish Lira fell to a 1-week low ahead of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) interest rate decision on Thursday.
The Central Bank of Turkey cut its one-week repo auction rate by 425bps to 19.75 percent during its July meeting, against market expectations of a 250bps cut.
USD/TRY is currently trading 0.3 percent up at 5.7645, having hit a high of 5.7727 earlier, its highest since September 3.
Technical indicators show bullish trend - RSI up at 56.11 and Stochs are biased higher.
Immediate resistance is located at 5.7895 (August 22 High), break above could take it till 5.8581 (August 27 Peak).
On the flip side, major support is seen at 5.6800 (trendline joining 5.4494 and 5.6484), any break below could take it near 5.5965 (200-DMA).
Recommendation: Good to buy on dips around 5.7370, with stop loss of 5.7155 and target price of 5.7895.