Not a lot going on in New Zealand over the next few days, which means NZD price action will likely take cues from countercurrencies and broad market themes.

Which potential catalysts can move the comdoll this week?

Here’s a short list!

Lower-tier economic releases

  • ANZ commodity prices (Jan 13, 12:00 am GMT) slowed down from 2.0% to 0.9% in December
  • Building consents (Jan 13, 9:45 pm GMT) to slow down from 8.8% to 7.0% in November
  • Food price index (Jan 14, 9:45 pm GMT) seen rising by 2.5% (from 2.6%) in December

Overall risk-taking

  • The broad U.S. dollar downtrend shows no sign of easing up, which could further boost high-yielding currencies like the Kiwi
  • News on new COVID-19 strains, rising cases, lockdown plans, and vaccine rollout will continue to influence the comdolls’ intraweek trends
  • Closely watched releases like China’s CPI and trade data, Germany and the U.K.’s GDP reports, and Uncle Sam’s retail sales print can cause intraday spikes among the major NZD pairs

Technical snapshot

  • Stochastic considers NZD “oversold” against AUD
  • NZD may be “oversold” against CAD, EUR, CHF, and JPY on the daily time frame
NZD Forex Pairs Stochastic from MarketMilk
NZD Forex Pairs Stochastic from MarketMilk
  • Daily SMAs reflect the Kiwi’s short and long-term bearish trend against the Aussie
  • NZD is seeing short-term bearish pressure across the board
NZD Forex Pairs SMAs from MarketMilk
NZD Forex Pairs SMAs from MarketMilk
  • The Kiwi was most volatile against the safe-havens and the pound in the last seven days
NZD Forex Pairs Volatility from MarketMilk
NZD Forex Pairs Volatility from MarketMilk

Missed last week’s price action? Read NZD’s price recap for Jan. 4 – 8!

This post first appeared on babypips.com

You May Also Like

Trading Hot and Cold Trends: Your Forex Strategy Works in Crypto Too

Trends in the market are cyclical. Sometimes, a currency pair or cryptocurrency…

Global Market Weekly Recap: July 10 – 14, 2023

The market spotlight was mostly on the U.S. inflation updates this week…

Week Ahead in FX (Sept. 4 – 8): New Policy Decisions From RBA and BOC

A brand-spankin’ new trading month means that we’ll hear another round of…

CAD Weekly Review (Feb. 8 – 12)

With virtually no driving catalysts from Canada this week, it’s not unexpected…