Dollar index trading at 97.10 (+0.49%)
Strength meter (today so far) – Aussie -0.19%, Kiwi +0.36%, Loonie -0.61%
Strength meter (since last week) – Aussie -0.19%, Kiwi +0.36%, Loonie -0.61%
AUD/USD –
Trading at 0.719
Trend meter –
- Long term – Range/Sell, Medium term – sell, Short term – Range/buy
Support –
- Long term – 0.67, Medium term – 0.69, Short term – 0.71
Resistance –
- Long term – 0.79 Medium term – 0.75, Short term – 0.732
Economic release today –
- Home loans rose 2.2 percent in October. Investment lending for homes up 0.6 percent.
Commentary –
- The Australian dollar is declining sharply after a failure to break the key resistance around 0.733 area and as the USD recovered. Weaker than expected Q3 GDP is also weighing on the Aussie.
NZD/USD -
Trading at 0.687
Trend meter -
- Long term – Sell, Medium term – Sell, Short term – Range/Buy
Support –
- Long term – 0.62, Medium term – 0.65, Short term – 0.66
Resistance –
- Long term – 0.735, Medium term – 0.72, Short term – 0.695 (testing)
Economic release today –
- NIL
Commentary –
- The New Zealand dollar is the best performer of the third consecutive week as stronger economy weighs over stronger USD. Active Call - Sell kiwi targeting 0.59 area.
USD/CAD –
Trading at 1.339
Trend meter –
- Long term – sell, Medium term – sell, Short term – Range/Buy
Support –
- Long term – 1.26, Medium term – 1.29, Short term – 1.315
Resistance –
- Long term – 1.35, Medium term – 1.33, Short term – 1.33 (broken)
Economic release today –
- Housing starts rose to 216,000 in November y/y from 207K in October.
- October building permits down 0.2 percent in October.
Commentary –
- Loonie recovered on the back of a weaker USD but lower oil price weigh. Canada’s benchmark crude oil trading at just $26.6 per barrel. Active Call - Sell USD/CAD at 1.314 targeting 1.25 area.