FxWirePro: USD/TRY rallies to an over 9-month high, good to buy on dips
The Turkish Lira plunged to a fresh 9-1/2 month low despite better-than-expected business confidence and capacity utilization. Turkey's manufacturing confidence index increased to 106.9 in February, the highest since May…
The Turkish Lira plunged to a fresh 9-1/2 month low despite better-than-expected business confidence and capacity utilization.
Turkey's manufacturing confidence index increased to 106.9 in February, the highest since May 2018, while capacity utilization increased to 76 percent in February from 75.50 percent in January of 2020
USD/TRY is trading 0.9 percent up at 6.1470, having hit a high of 6.1555 earlier, its highest since May 10.
Momentum indicators are bullish - RSI strong at 82, MACD supports upside and Stochs are at overbought levels.
Immediate resistance is located at 6.1611, any close above could take it above 6.1868 / 6.2022
On the downside, support is seen at 6.0846 and break below could take it near 6.0735 (5-DMA).
Recommendation: Good to buy on dips around 6.1165, with stop loss of 6.0846 and target price of 6.1611.