Chinese Español Fri, 05 Dec 2008
head-search-back
News Calendar Charts Currency Rooms Forum Forex Trading Signals

Research

nzd/usd Technicals

Wednesday, 03 December 2008 14:18:18 GMT

New Zealand Dollar Technical Outlook

By Jamie Saettele, Senior Currency Strategist

nzd/usd Fundamentals

Wednesday, 03 December 2008 23:11:14 GMT

New Zealand Dollar Holds Up Despite the RBNZ'€™s Aggressive 150bp Rate Cut

By Terri Belkas, Currency Strategist
Central Bank Interest
Central Bank Calendar
EURJPYGBPAUDCADNZDCHF  

New Zealand Dollar (NZD)

ico-clock Current Time - Auckland: 10:38 PM | EST: 4:38 AM | GMT: 9:38 AM


SENTIMENT AND POSITIONING
SSI Positioning

NZD/USD Ratio: 1.14
Signal: Bearish


Full Article
COT Positioning

NZD:  The NZD index has turned from 0.  Speculators were recently net short the largest amount of NZD on record (the record only goes back a few years though).  These are bullish signals.

 

Implications: bullish


Full Article
FUNDAMENTALS — THIS WEEKS ECONOMIC RELEASES
Most Recent Economic Releases Forecast Previous
NZD ANZ Commodity Price (NOV) -7.4%
NZD Reserve Bank of New Zealand Rate Decision 5.00% 6.50%


rounded-corner-top-left
rounded-corner-top-right
Technicals - Support and Resistance for NZD
Support and Resistance Levels Interest Rate Outlook
Key Levels Strength Comments Timeframe Target
R4 0.6000 Medium Psychological Resistance Benchmark 6.500
R3 0.5771 High 61.8% Fibo of 0.6132 - 0.5196
R2 0.5604 High 20-Day SMA 1 Week 6.500
R1 0.5500 Weak Psychological Resistance 1 Month N/A
S1 0.5350 Medium 10/27 Low 3 Month N/A
S2 0.5196 High 11/20 Low 6 Month N/A
S3 0.5172 Medium Bollinger Band Support 9 Month N/A
S4 0.5000 High Psychological Support 1 Year 4.735
rounded-corner-bottom-left rounded-corner-bottom-right

FROM THE CENTRAL BANK
  Central Bank: Reserve Bank of New Zealand
  Current Bias: Hawkish
  Current Interest Rate: 5.00%
  Last Change: 12/03/08 cut 150bp
  Next Meeting: 01/29/09    More Dates
Latest RBNZ Interest Rate Outlook
 
Central Bank Governor:  Dr. Alan Bollard

Current Voting Members:  Dr. Alan Bollard