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FxWirePro: USD/ZAR edges lower after hitting record highs on Monday

  • Rand is among the weakest performers in EM basket, reached new record lows against the dollar on Monday at 14.0175 compared with Friday close of 13.8750

  • USD/ZAR edges lower from Monday's highs and is currently trading at 13.8929, Stochs and RSI are at overbought levels, could see some unwinding 

  • China's policymakers and regulators promised deeper financial market reforms during the G20 meeting but remarks made investors more nervous as this could mean the economy is in a far worse state than expected

  • Recent rand slide has brought concerns of too little c.bank intervention with Gov Lesetja Kganyago saying on Saturday that a further fall in the rand is not necessarily a bad thing

  • Soft Chinese trade data on Tuesday added jitters over the health of the world's second largest economy, likely to add pressure on the Rand

  • Immediate resistance for USD/ZAR is located at 13.9834 (session high Sept 8) and support on the downside at 13.8263 (Sept 7 lows)

Resistance Levels:

R1: 13.9789 (session high Sept 7) 

R2: 13.9834 (session high Sept 8) 

R3: 14.0000 (Psychological Level)

Support Levels:

S1: 13.8263 (Sept 7 lows)

S2: 13.7460 (2015 High Sep 4)

S3: 13.7439 (4h Tenkan Sen)

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