FxWirePro: NZD/USD gains on Trump's trade truce, faces resistance at 0.6658.
Thursday, January 16, 2020 8:30 AM UTC
- The New Zealand dollar rose, extending previous session rebound after the United States and China signed an initial deal to defuse their 18-month trade war.
- On Wednesday, the United States and China signed a Phase 1 deal that will roll back some tariffs and boost Chinese purchases of U.S. products.
- The Kiwi was trading 0.3 percent up at 0.6633, having hit a low 0.6583 in the previous session, its lowest since December 19.
- The major bounced from support at 0.6586, and now faces major resistance at 0.6658.
- Technical indicators are biased higher: RSI strong at 55.17 and Stochs have rolled over from oversold levels.
- Immediate resistance is located at 0.6658, a break above could take it near 0.6680.
- On the downside, support is seen at 0.6600, a break below could drag it till 0.6549 (55-EMA).