GBP/NZD moving slow today? Why?

Tell us more: what is the strategy?

Good morning Kiwi traders!

Do you know what day this is?

It is Global Dairy Auction day, of course!

With the Kiwi having taken a downturn this week,

and with the COT report for Kiwi contracts showing

the fifth net-short week in a row, what impact could

another negative dairy auction have on the New Zealand

currency?

Actually, dairy futures hint at a possible lift in the

dairy auction taking place today (12-2pm, GMT),

with an uptick of as high as 6%; Amy Forde explains:

Global Dairy Trade may post its first rise of 2016 tomorrow - Agriland

Standing aside from shorting this pair unless it gets to 2.15. Though I don’t feel comfortable enough that price will actually get up there to go long.

Hello peeps!

Well, it wasn’t quite the predicted +6%, but positive

it was nonetheless:


The Kiwi-Dollar however did not move much

after this news, although a delayed reaction

is also possible.

Hello Kiwi peeps!

I hope you are enjoying a great weekend!

With the Pound-Kiwi pair having dropped from 2.12 to about 2.08, the RBNZ rate decision this Wednesday (10th March) will be a strong catalyst for NZD/USD and Kiwi pairs generally; with expectations of a rate cut to 2.00, could there be good Kiwi selling opportunities?

Ps: with the Commitment Of Traders report for non-commercials last Friday showing the seventh consecutive net-short week for Kiwi positioning, one wonders how long the Kiwi’s reluctance to break down (e.g. NZD/USD below 0.65) can continue.


COT report source: Oanda.com

Hello traders!

That is the second Sunday in a row where the trading week starts with a considerable gap up for GBP/NZD:


Do you think that GBPNZD will fall now? I’m sold on it for a couple of days and I am very afraid of it cause the pair stuck in this little range.

Bom dia, Hendrick!

Well, that is a good call (shorting this pair), ad I hope

it works out for you… If you look on the Balls Of Steel

thread you will see how wildly successful (and I am

not joking) Yohec and EddieB have been at trading

this pair, both short and long, as well as GBP/AUD.

As far as its next move is concerned,

consider this: given that the recent Pound

drop has now stalled, this pair will return to

its usual correlation to NZD/USD, especially

given that the RBNZ rate decision is just two

days away; for this reason, we must look to the

Kiwi-Dollar and try to understand what IT might do.

Look at this weekly chart and ask yourself: 'What may

happen next?’


As far as I can see, we are in what almost looks

like a triple top, going back five months (to Oct. 2015),

at/under 0.68; currently, price is just at the 50-period

simple moving average, and this

confluence of technicals certainly

suggests that the next move could

be either a breakout (higher) or a

resumption of the trend from Jul.2014

(lower): should the RBNZ cut its rate to 2%

this Wednesday, and the Governor adopt a

bearish tone during his press conference,

then we are likely to see the Kiwi drop sharply,

given that market consensus is for a no-change

decision - the surprise element could really shove

the Kiwi-Dollar out of its 0.65-0.68 range…

If this were so, then the GBP/NZD could

regain traction to the upside, and do so

in a dramatic way, given that usually a

100-pip move in NZD/USD is magnified

two- or three-fold in GBP/NZD…

:slight_smile:

Bom dia Pip me happy

Brilliant analysis. I think That is better to get out from this desnecessary risk!

Concordo plenamente!

BoE Governor Carney will appear before the Treasury Select Committee at 9.15am GMT:

Treasury Select Committee Hearing – The economic and financial costs and benefits of UK’s EU membership: Mark Carney & Jon Cunliffe (09:15).

Keep your eyes on the Pound…

RBNZ press conference starting now after it cut rates to 2.25%

Follow it live here

Webcasts - Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Watch this …


GBP/NZD H1 candle is up over 400 pips…

I took a small short position at 2.1304



BOOOOOOOm!!!

[B]…This makes me happy,

very, very happy…
[/B]


Surely you mean long ?

:wink:

No, I took a short. I wanted to see if it came back to near pre-spike levels. The position is small and I have a 100 pip SL. It is more of a gambling trade than a common sense trade.

Are you expecting a big rally?