Currency snapshot (commodity pairs)

Dollar index trading at 96.59 (+0.31%)

Strength meter (today so far) - Aussie -0.35%, Kiwi -0.69%, Loonie -0.76%.

Strength meter (since last week) - Aussie -0.82%, Kiwi -0.85%, Loonie +0.44%.

AUD/USD -

Trading at 0.736

Trend meter -

• Long term - Sell, Medium term - Range, Short term - Range/Sell

Support -

• Long term - 0.60, Medium term - 0.71, Short term - 0.71-0.715

Resistance -

• Long term - 0.87, Medium term - 0.83, Short term - 0.78, Immediate - 0.75

Economic release today -

• Inflation expectations for August rose to 3.7% from 3.4%

Commentary -                                                                               

• Aussie showing signs of recovery on third day of Yuan devaluation. Active call - Sell Aussie with stop around 0.785 and 0.825 to target 0.715, 0.70 and 0.65.

NZD/USD -

Trading at 0.656

Trend meter -

• Long term - Sell, Medium term - Range/sell, Short term - Range/sell

Support -

• Long term - 0.653, Medium term - 0.65, Short term - 0.65

Resistance -

• Long term - 0.883, Medium term - 0.80-0.805, Short term - 0.737-0.74, Immediate - 0.705

Economic release today -

• Retail sales for second quarter to be released at 22:45 GMT.

Commentary -

• Kiwi interim bulls are weakening, suggesting price drop below 0.65 mark, over the coming weeks.

USD/CAD -

Trading at 1.307

Trend meter -

• Long term - Buy, Medium term - Range, Short term - Range/Buy

Support -

• Long term - 1.17, Medium term - 1.217, Short term - 1.265

Resistance -

• Long term - 1.32, Medium term - 1.315-1.32, Short term - 1.32

Economic release today -

• House prices rose by 0.3% in July.

Commentary -                                                                                         

• Canadian Dollar soured as crude prices dropped sharply, especially WTI benchmark. Active call - Canadian dollar remains sell against dollar, the pair might reach as high as 1.38.