About U.S. Dollar / South African Rand
The U.S. Dollar vs. the South African Rand. The Rand was and became legal tender in the late 50’s to early 60’s for South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho and Namibia after moving away from the Pound. After the apartheid era sanctions the Rand experienced a great deal of volatility and depreciation.
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USDZAR-SELL strategy 3 Hourly chart GANNThe pair has some resistance near 17.8500 area, and we are little negative for some indicators. The move lower will be minor and should not carry high expectation of large decline. I think we are building towards sharper move higher in the medium0term.
Strategy sell @ 17.7850-17.8350 and take profi
USDZAR-BUY strategy 3 hourly chartThe pair was not able to move lower, and broke 17.6400 area instead. The issue was negative environment, and a descending wedge warning of move higher over-time. The move lower did not happen within the wedge. Gold also moved lower helping weakening of the ZAR.
Now the picture is near overbought st
USDZAR-BUY strategy 3 Hourly chart Reg. ChannelThe pair is still under pressure, and certainly not out of negative territory. I suspect we may test down side further, especially we have moved below 17.8750 area. The channel support is 17.60s and near that level would start considering BUY entry. The indicators are slightly positive, so if one is
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Summarizing what the indicators are suggesting.
Oscillators
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Oscillators
Neutral
SellBuy
Strong sellStrong buy
Strong sellSellNeutralBuyStrong buy
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Neutral
SellBuy
Strong sellStrong buy
Strong sellSellNeutralBuyStrong buy
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Neutral
SellBuy
Strong sellStrong buy
Strong sellSellNeutralBuyStrong buy
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Neutral
SellBuy
Strong sellStrong buy
Strong sellSellNeutralBuyStrong buy
Moving Averages
Neutral
SellBuy
Strong sellStrong buy
Strong sellSellNeutralBuyStrong buy
Moving Averages
Neutral
SellBuy
Strong sellStrong buy
Strong sellSellNeutralBuyStrong buy
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Frequently Asked Questions
The current rate of USDZAR is 17.78910 ZAR — it has increased by 1.69% in the past 24 hours. See more of USDZAR rate dynamics on the detailed chart.
The value of the USDZAR pair is quoted as 1 USD per x ZAR. For example, if the pair is trading at 1.50, it means it takes 1.5 ZAR to buy 1 USD.
The term volatility describes the risk related to the changes in an asset's value. USDZAR has the volatility rating of 0.87%. Track all currencies' changes with our live Forex Heatmap and prepare for markets volatility.
The USDZAR showed a 0.75% rise over the past week, the month change is a 0.84% rise, and over the last year it has decreased by −1.98%. Track live rate changes on the USDZAR chart.
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When deciding to buy or sell currency one should keep in mind many factors including current geopolitical situation, interest rates, and other. But before plunging into a deep research, you can start with USDZAR technical analysis. The technical rating for the pair is sell today, but don't forget that markets can be very unstable, so don't stop here. According to our 1 week rating the USDZAR shows the sell signal, and 1 month rating is sell. See more of USDZAR technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.