Currency snapshot (commodity pairs)

Dollar index trading at 96.52 (-0.28%)

Strength meter (today so far) – Aussie +0.10%, Kiwi -0.10%, Loonie -0.25%

Strength meter (since last week) – Aussie +0.95%, Kiwi +1.24%, Loonie -0.38%

AUD/USD –

Trading at 0.752

Trend meter –

• Long term – Range, Medium term – Sell, Short term – Range

Support –

• Long term – 0.683, Medium term – 0.72, Short term – 0.73

Resistance –

• Long term – 0.782, Medium term – 0.765, Short term – 0.765

Economic release today –

• Import price index declined by 1 percent in second quarter, while export prices grew 1.4 percent, both on quarterly basis.

Commentary –

• Aussie is hovering around 0.75 handle. Active call – Buy AUD/USD at 0.752 and at dip with the stop loss at 0.71 and the target at 0.82

NZD/USD –

Trading at 0.709

Trend meter –

• Long term – Sell, Medium term – Range, Short term – range

Support –

• Long term – 0.66, Medium term – 0.69, Short term – 0.69

Resistance –

• Long term – 0.8, Medium term – 0.76, Short term – 0.73

Economic release today –

• NIL

Commentary –

• New Zealand dollar is the best performer of the week but still struggling to break key resistance around 0.73 area.

USD/CAD –

Trading at 1.317

Trend meter –

• Long term – sell, Medium term – sell, Short term – Range

Support –

• Long term – 1.248, Medium term – 1.25 , Short term – 1.25

Resistance –

• Long term – 1.34, Medium term – 1.325, Short term – 1.325

Economic release today –

• NIL

Commentary –    

• Canadian dollar is the worst performer of the week due to lower oil price.