SGD, Singapore greenback, USD/SGD, AUD/SGD, NZD/SGD – Technical Outlook:
- USD/SGD could possibly be falling again into a spread.
- AUD/SGD and NZD/SGD are testing key help ranges.
- What’s the outlook and what are the important thing ranges to look at?
USD/SGD SHORT-TERM TECHNICAL FORECAST – NEUTRAL
Friday’s drop in USD/SGD after the Singapore central financial institution tightened financial coverage reaffirms that the upward strain is fading, however it is probably not adequate to conclude that the uptrend has terminated.
The Financial Authority of Singapore (MAS) tightened coverage for the fifth time in a yr in a bid to curb inflation operating at a 14-year excessive, and that left the door open to additional coverage motion. USD/SGD fell sharply following the announcement.
USD/SGD 4-Hourly Chart
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On technical charts, USD/SGD in latest days has struggled to clear a troublesome hurdle on the October three excessive of 1.4375. The break this morning under instant help at Wednesday’s low of 1.4323 confirmed that the short-term upward strain has eased.
Nonetheless, USD/SGD continues to carry above pretty sturdy converged help at 1.4135-1.4195 (contains the October 5 low of 1.4194, an uptrend line from August and the decrease fringe of a falling channel from finish September). The medium-term upward strain is unlikely to ease whereas 1.4135-1.4195 stays intact. On the upside, USD/SGD must rise above Tuesday’s excessive of 1.4411 to renew its uptrend. For a reversal of the broader uptrend, USD/SGD must fall under the 200-day shifting common (now at about 1.3800).
AUD/SGD MEDIUM-TERM TECHNICAL FORECAST – BEARISH
AUD/SGD’s break final month under a barely downward-sloping trendline from October has triggered a topping formation like a head & shoulders, pointing to additional weak point over the medium time period. The value goal of the sample works out to about 0.8550, however like with all patterns, the value goal tends to be a information and never a rule.
AUD/SGD Weekly Chart
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In the meantime, oversold circumstances level to the potential of some consolidation/minor rebound within the close to time period, particularly as AUD/SGD checks converged help on the decrease fringe of a declining channel from 2021, coinciding with the 61.8% retracement of the 2020-2021 rise (see chart). Any rebound could possibly be brief lived given preliminary resistance on an inside downtrend line throughout the channel (now at about 0.9230), adopted by stronger resistance on the January low of 0.9456.
NZD/SGD SHORT-TERM TECHNICAL FORECAST – NEUTRAL
NZD/SGD’s drop to a 31-month low in October has meant that the value goal of the pinnacle & shoulders sample has been achieved (see chart). On the similar time, the cross is now testing sturdy help on the March 2020 low of 0.7925.
NZD/SGD Weekly Chart
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Regardless of the help, the general pattern bias stays down, particularly given there isn’t a signal of reversal but. Nonetheless, given the tempo and extent of the latest fall coupled with oversold circumstances, a minor rebound is feasible. Any break above preliminary resistance finally week’s excessive of 0.8260 would point out that the downward strain had eased for now, pointing the potential of a spread growing within the brief time period. For the medium-term downward strain to fade, NZD/SGD would wish to rise above the 200-day shifting common (now at about 0.8850).
— Written by Manish Jaradi, Strategist for DailyFX.com
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