NZD/USD

and yet the market is acting otherwise

There was a gap, maybe that's why.

"necessary" so up

Downtrend Channel was closed outside of on the daily candle confirming the break.

There was a quick spike down...and a quick opportunity for entry to go long on NZDUSD and Short on GBPNZD. Obviously it moved quickly but trade what the charts show you.

Good luck

Slammed my SL

:nerd:

My advice in case of AUD or NZD pairs is to remove stops before roll-over. Random spikes and spread widening are quite common. Also you get important RBNZ news during that time. xD

Happened very quickly and had my eye off the ball.

I saw another comment on "Why was this statement not contained in the economic calendar."

IDK but last time I remember Wheeler popping up with such speech was not long after first rate cut and when folks already were looking to long Kiwi. Maybe it's usual and maybe he tried to stop this rally as RBNZ clearly want's Kiwi lower.

Conclusion

In mid-2014, New Zealand’s terms of trade were at a 40-year high, but over the past 15 months the economy has experienced several shocks. Export prices for whole milk powder have fallen 63 percent since February 2014, and oil prices are currently more than 50 percent below their June 2014 level. Net immigration and labour force participation are at historic highs and the real exchange rate has declined steadily since April 2015.
We think the economy is currently growing at an annual rate of around 2½ percent. To maintain growth around potential and return CPI inflation to its medium-term target level, some further monetary policy easing is likely to be required. We also believe that further exchange rate depreciation is necessary given the weakness in export commodity prices and the projected deterioration in the country’s net external liabilities over the next two years. The Bank will review and, if needed, revise its policy settings in response to emerging economic developments in order to meet the price stability objectives specified in the PTA.

http://www.rbnz.govt.nz/research_and...ry-policy.html

The pair broke above 0.6700 level, bullish trend would continue.

I'd read through today's RBNZ publications and to me it looks like although they want lower currency at the moment, they are not eager to cut rates further.
Closed GBP/NZD long and leaving Kiwi for now. I smell choppy PA for Kiwi with surprise attempts to talk it down and if that stops working then ninja cuts.

mine too..
In a macro economy standpoint...i think it's still bearish
Especially if Chinese economy keep going down

Channel busted with a target above

The Weekly Dairy Report: Calving starts as dairy support farmers also feel the downturn
http://www.interest.co.nz/rural-news...-feel-downturn

Is it time for NZD/USD to really go up?
I been following it's downside for a bit long time now.
I think it's going to go up anytime along with AUD/USD
but I could be wrong,lol

Currencies Update 27th of July – Forex Trading Tips

USD: remains the strongest currency in the longer term. The market is expecting the Fed to raise rates around September. Recent NFP readings have been positive in terms of jobs added, however the report for June showed no growth in Average Hourly Earnings, which is negative for the US economy. Overall, core inflation has been trending higher. Although we expect bullish sentiment on the dollar to remain in the near term, it is near its long-term highs against many counterparts and therefore may be susceptible to pullbacks – such pullbacks will likely provide buying opportunities. The recent FOMC statement showed the Fed are on track to raise rates in the context of an improving economy. Yellen’s recent testimony has given bullish sentiment back to the dollar; she was optimistic on the outlook for US economy and reaffirmed that rate rises will begin this year.

EUR: A third bailout for Greece has been approved and appears to have resolved the debt situation, at least for now. This has brought euro fundamentals back into play. At the recent ECB press conference Draghi did not cause any noteworthy moves in European assets as he reiterated that the QE program is going along as planned. The euro remains fundamentally weak and the EURUSD dropped after the Greek deal was announced as investors refocussed on policy divergence between the ECB and the Fed.

GBP: is looking at a rate hike around the middle of 2016 and is therefore a fundamentally bullish currency in the long term. The latest jobs numbers showed much better than expected average earnings figures and this is bullish for the pound as it brings forward the timing for rate liftoff. Two of nine MPC members are close to voting for a rate increase. GBP has had a strong rally over the past several months and is currently near long term highs against most counterparts. Barclays forecast the BOE to hike rates in Q1. Recent hawkish comments from Carney and MPC member Miles have boosted bullish sentiment in sterling. The recent jobs report shows the first increase in unemployment in 2 years which took a bit of the shine off the revelation that wage growth accelerated at the fastest pace in 5 years.

AUD: Low commodity prices and a slowdown in China has put bearish pressure on the AUD. Overall the bias for AUD is on the bearish side until we see more data. The resumption of the downtrend in base metals, namely iron ore, has seen AUD take another leg lower in recent weeks, currently at 6-year lows versus the greenback. Chinese growth will largely determine direction in the AUD in the medium-term. With the other commodity-linked currency’s central banks (BOC and RBNZ) cutting, it is possible that the RBA may have to follow suit and apply a third cut this year.

NZD: has a new official cash rate of 3.00% after the RBNZ cut rates on July 23rd, the second cut in six weeks. The Bank has left the door open for further easing with Wheeler saying “at this point some further easing would be required” and as such the Kiwi dollar is a bearish currency in the medium term.

CAD: weakened significantly on July 15 when the BOC cut rates. This was only 50% expected by the markets, hence the abrupt move. Governor Poloz was also dovish. This has confirmed our bearish bias on CAD and we expect the currency to weaken against the USD and GBP over the medium-term. A further leg lower in WTI will add to bearish sentiment on the Canadian dollar.

JPY: remains bearish due to QQE. Safe-haven flows caused by the Greek crisis have seen yen strengthen in recent weeks, but these have largely been retraced and did provide excellent chances to buy yen pairs at lower levels.The BOJ have revised down their forecasts for CPI in coming years and their next move may include an adjustment to their inflation goal and stimulus program.

CHF: is fundamentally a weaker currency given the SNB’s negative interest rates. The franc has seen some bouts of strength in recent weeks on safe-have flows due to Greece, but has also seen aggressive and sudden weakening which is likely a result of the SNB intervening and selling the currency. CHF often will take direction from the EUR with which its correlation over the last 50 trading days is approximately 75%.

Are you a bull or a bear?

It's easy, Bear = sell the rallies. Bull = buy the dips

got fc*ed by this pair while shorting last night...luckily i closed half on spike down...still, hit SL...not touching this biatch for a while

Nice sum up, good job, thanks

Calm down mate