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NZD/USD Forecast: Dollar Looks Likely to Roll Over

By Christopher Lewis
Senior Technical Analyst

Christopher Lewis is a technical analyst and market commentator at DailyForex with more than two decades of trading experience in Forex and other leveraged markets. Based in Columbus, Ohio, he specializes in chart-based analysis of major currency pairs, stock indices, commodities, and energy markets, focusing on clear support and resistance levels, trend structure, and risk management. Christopher produces daily written and video analysis for tra...

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Keep in mind that it’s the end of the year, therefore liquidity will be a bit of an issue, and therefore think we’ve had a situation where a lot of trouble could come into the picture.

  • The NZD/USD has fallen again during the trading session on Tuesday, as it looks like the 0.65 level above has offered a significant resistance barrier.
  • With that being the case, it would not surprise me at all if we ended up seeing the further downside.
  • Short-term rallies now will more likely than not be sold into, at the first signs of exhaustion.

When you look at this chart, you can also make the argument that the 200-day EMA underneath will probably be attractive as the target, but you can also see that we had previously broken through the 200-Day EMA only to turn around we are falling again. I think that might be roughly what we are seeing now and if you squint, you can see a short-term head and shoulders pattern forming. In other words, if we break down below the 0.63 level, it’s very likely that we could find ourselves trying to reach a 0.61 level, based on the “measured move” from that head and shoulders pattern.

Count with Lack of Liquidity

Keep in mind that it’s the end of the year, therefore liquidity will be a bit of an issue, and therefore think we’ve had a situation where a lot of trouble could come into the picture. Furthermore, the market is likely to continue to see a lot of concerns out there when it comes to global growth, and I believe that is something that a lot of people will have to pay close attention to. In that scenario, it’s difficult to imagine that the New Zealand dollar would do well, as it is a commodity currency and of course, it is highly levered to Asian demand.

I believe this point in time we are at a major inflection point, so when we do get a surge lower, I’m going to go ahead and start shorting. On the other hand, if we were to turn around and take out the 0.65 level on a daily close, then I might be convinced to start getting bullish for a longer-term “buy-and-hold” type of scenario. Ultimately, I think the one thing that you can probably count on is a lack of liquidity over the next couple of days, especially as people are worried about holidays, and not necessarily trading at this point.

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Senior Technical Analyst
Christopher Lewis is a technical analyst and market commentator at DailyForex with more than two decades of trading experience in Forex and other leveraged markets. Based in Columbus, Ohio, he specializes in chart-based analysis of major currency pairs, stock indices, commodities, and energy markets, focusing on clear support and resistance levels, trend structure, and risk management. Christopher produces daily written and video analysis for traders who rely on technical setups to navigate volatile market conditions

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