Morning Dealing Room Technical Report

August 31, 2015

Market Comment

Australia

The S&P/ASX 200 index gained 0.58% or 30.235pts to 5263.56 (day range: 5305 – 5228.6) on Friday. The index is below its 20d MA (@ 5380) and below its 50d MA (@ 5503). 37% of the index constituents are above their 20D MA (vs 28% the previous session) and 31% of the shares are above their 50D MA (vs 27%).

Foreign Exchange

The US dollar was mixed against its major counterparts on Friday. On the US economic data front, Personal Income increased 0.4% in July. Personal Spending increased 0.3% in July compared to 0.2% in June. The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index declined to a 3 month low to 91.9 in August. (93 estimate).The Euro was under pressure against all its major counterparts . In Europe, euro zone consumer confidence index was -6.9 in August in final estimation vs -6.8 in prior one. It was -7.1 in July. German consumer prices were flat in August (-0.1% expected) after a 0.2% increase the month before. UK GDP growth was +0.7% in 2Q in second estimation, after +0.4% in 1Q.

The Australian dollar was mixed against its major pairs.

Last %1D %YTD
EUR/USD 1,1185 -0.54 -7.55
GBP/USD 1,5396 -0.05 -1.16
USD/JPY 121,47 0.34 1.47
EUR/CHF 1,0768 -0.92 -10.36
EUR/JPY 135,8600 -0.16 -6.08
EUR/GBP 0,7267 -0.47 -6.44
AUD/NZD 1,1096 0.16 5.88
AUD/JPY 87,0330 0.35 -10.98
EUR/AUD 1,5611 -0.55 5.42
USD/CAD 1,3225 0.20 13.79
USD/CHF 0,9628 -0.39 -3.18
AUD/USD 0,7165 -0.01 -12.35
NZD/USD 0,6457 -0.17 -17.19

Medium Term Strategy: Forex Pair of the day

NZD/USD – under pressure

The pair remains in a long-term down trend. The declining 20-day moving average is actively capping the pair and is offering strong resistance. The daily RSI stands below its neutrality area. As a consequence, further weakness is expected with 0.62 as a first target (2009 overlap area) and 0.5840 in extension. A third target is set at April 2009 bottom at 0.55. Only a break above the horizontal resistance at 0.6980 would invalidate this scenario and allow a limited recovery towards the strong horizontal resistance and overlap at 0.72 and towards the resistance at 0.7570 in extension.
 

Intraday Technical Strategy

AUD/USD Intraday: under pressure.

Pivot 0.7180
Our preference Short positions below 0.718 with targets @ 0.7095 & 0.7065 in extension.
Alternative scenario Above 0.718 look for further upside with 0.7205 & 0.725 as targets.
Comment The RSI is badly directed.

 

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