Overview:
NZD/USD is consolidating with bullish bias after hitting two-week high of 0.8254 on Friday. The pair is supported by positive risk sentiment; NZD-USD yield gap; firmer commodity prices; the kiwi demand on the soft AUD/NZD cross.
Preference:
Buy above above 0.82 with target 0.8265 and 0.829 in extension.
Resistance Levels:
R1 - 0.826 (Friday's high)
R2 - 0.829
R3 - 0.8337 (Oct. 2 high)
Alternative scenario:
Sell below 0.82. Below 0.82 look for further downside with 0.8165 and 0.813 as targets.
Support Levels:
S1 - 0.816
S2 - 0.8130 (Thursday's low)
S3 - 0.8108 (Wednesday's low)
Technical Comment:
The break above 0.82 is a positive signal that a path to 0.8265 was opened. Daily chart is positive-biased as stochastics is in bullish mode, MACD turned bullish; bullish parabolic stop-and-reverse signal hit at 0.8186 on Friday; five-day moving average staged bullish crossover against 15-day MA.