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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…

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FxWirePro: USD/TRY at 1-week peak, a jump till 5.7895 likely
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  • 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.

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