USD/CNH: Only a break below 7.11/7.10 would affirm a deeper down move – SocGen

FXStreet Insights Team FXStreet

Economists at Société Générale analyze USD/CNH technical outlook.

A short-term bounce is expected towards the 7.22 mark

USD/CNH uptrend faced stiff resistance near last September's peak of 7.27/7.30 resulting in a phase of pullback. It has so far defended its recent pivot low at 7.11/7.10. Daily MACD is anchored within positive territory denoting a lack of steady downward momentum.

Only a break below 7.11/7.10 would affirm a deeper down move.

A short-term bounce is expected towards 7.22, the 61.8% retracement of the recent pullback.

Author

FXStreet Insights Team

FXStreet

The FXStreet Insights Team is a group of journalists that handpicks selected market observations published by renowned experts. The content includes notes by commercial as well as additional insights by internal and external analysts.

EUR/USD turns negative near 1.1850

EUR/USD has given up its earlier intraday gains on Thursday and is now struggling to hold above the 1.1850 area. The US Dollar is finding renewed support from a pick-up in risk aversion, while fresh market chatter suggesting Russia could be considering a return to the US Dollar system is also lending the Greenback an extra boost.

GBP/USD change course, nears 1.3600

GBP/USD gives away its daily gains and recedes toward the low-1.3600s on Thursday. Indeed, Cable now struggles to regain some upside traction on the back of the sudden bout of buying interest in the Greenback. In the meantime, investors continue to assess a string of underwhelming UK data releases released earlier in the day.