The Depreciating Sout African RandFundamentals:
Deteriorating economic-fundamentals for the South African Rand:
"It's a futile exercise trying to defend the exchange rate," says the South African Central Bank governor. He won't defend the depreciating rand. According to Reuters, Kganyago says that the "bank's main concern remained fighting inflation, reiterating that risks to the inflation outlook included food prices, oil prices and exchange-rate moves."
South Africa's consumer inflation "remains comfortably within the central bank's target range of between 3%-6%." The Rand's central bankers meet in November to discuss interest rates.
Technicals:
multiple bullish candlestick signals: morning star and engulfing
closing above 50kyan and tenkan
Weekly BBT support
hidden bullish divergence
cloud support
daily HHHL
ZARUSD trade ideas
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USDZAR-SELL strategy 4-Hourly chartThe pair as usual is aggressive either way, however, it does follow ranges (it respects it). Now we have tried upside above 19.1000 and we have moved lower thereafter. It is shadowing now GOLD price, and based on that and negative stochastic, we are back into SELL mode.
Strategy SELL @ 18.9800-19,0575 and take profit @ 18.6350. SL place this above 19.1150 for now.
USD/ZAR check in.The pair is currently dancing with the 50-day MA rate of 18.97, which is a critical rate to watch. A failed break back above the 50-day MA will allow the rand to pull the pair below 18.80 with a possible move lower towards the 200-day MA rate of 18.43. A break above the 50-day MA will however signal another leg higher towards 19.90 for the pair. It’s too early to make a call now but the strength of the current upward channel seems to be fading which is, dare I say it, rand positive.
The break below 19.12 is also rand positive as it invalidates the 5-wave impulse.
USDZAR-RANGE SELL 4-hourly chartThe pair has reached profit level, and for now we should SELL into rally within the range.
We are below mid-Keltner, and strategy is SELL near the mid-level, i.e. 18.9050 area (check the current level at time of your SELL).
Stochastic is negative and keeps the pressure on the pair.
Strategy SELL near 18.9000 and place SL above 19.0200. Profit order @ 18.7150.
USDZAR Speed lines FibonacciPrice trading midway between my resistance and support speed lines. Price bounced of a horizontal support, but did not reach the 38.2 retracement level. On my short list and will read the candlesticks as soon as price start intersecting my speed lines. Set alert on your trendlines and only check back once alerts are triggered.
USDZARUSDZAR is clearly bullish. but there seem to be some sort of selling opportunities at the support turned resistance the after retest where it looks like its going to push to. Resistance lies exactly at 61.8% fib level, another trust worthy confluence. if that happens, we expect USDZAR to fall to 18.10 where we might have a good buying opportunity. our confluences here: 1. Possible head and shoulder pattern, 2. A 61.8% fib level retest, 3. retest of an ascending trendline
usdzar buy tradeThe USD/ZAR pair has been in a strong uptrend since July 2023, breaking above the resistance level of 18.00 and reaching a four-month high of 19.10 on October 9, 2023. The pair is supported by the rising 50-day and 200-day moving averages, which indicate a positive momentum and a long-term bullish trend. The pair is also trading above the upper boundary of the ascending channel, which suggests a continuation of the uptrend and a potential breakout to the upside.