CNH: CNY Fixing Slightly Firmer

Mar-20 01:20

The USD/CNY fix printed at 6.8694, versus a Bloomberg consensus of 6.8708.

  • Today's outcome represents a -14pip surprise in USD/CNY terms. This compared with +5pips from Friday's session. The 5-day rolling sum of the error term is -32pips, slightly wider compared to Friday (-9pips).
  • USD/CNH is a touch lower in the first part of dealings today, last near 6.8800, after finishing last week around 6.8860. This is in line with a softer USD against the majors (albeit excluding the safe haven yen). As expected the 1yr and 5yr LPR rates were left unchanged.

Historical bullets

USDCAD TECHS: Building Base for Recovery

Feb-17 21:00
  • RES 4: 1.3751 High Nov 4
  • RES 3: 1.3705 Dec 16 and the bull trigger
  • RES 2: 1.3665 High Jan 6
  • RES 1: 1.3537 High Feb 17
  • PRICE: 1.3500 @ 16:25 GMT Feb 17
  • SUP 1: 1.3275/3262 Low Feb 14 / 2
  • SUP 2: 1.3226 Low Nov 15 and bear trigger
  • SUP 3: 1.3205 61.8% retracement of the Aug 11 - Oct 13 rally
  • SUP 4: 1.3131 0.764 proj of the Oct 13 - Nov 15 - Dec 16 price swing

USDCAD traded higher again Friday, hitting the week’s best levels at 1.3537. This defies the view that the recent bounce was corrective, as the pair builds a base for further gains. The bull trigger is still someway off at 1.3705, but a weekly close above the 1.3500 would prove constructive. A break of 1.3262, Feb 2 low, would strengthen bearish conditions and open 1.3226, the Nov 15 low and the bear trigger.

US TSY FUTURES: BLOCK, Late 10Y Sale

Feb-17 20:36
  • -8,000 TYH3 112-00.5, sell through 112-01.5 post-time bid at 1527:48ET, 112-00.5 last (+4)

AUDUSD TECHS: Pullback Nears Support

Feb-17 20:30
  • RES 4: 0.7245 2.00 proj of the Nov 21 - Dec 13 - Dec 20 price swing
  • RES 3: 0.7202 High Jun 9
  • RES 2: 0.7172 1.764 proj of the Nov 21 - Dec 13 - Dec 20 price swing
  • RES 1: 0.7082/0.7158 High Feb 3 / 2 and the bull trigger
  • PRICE: 0.6855 @ 16:24 GMT Feb 17
  • SUP 1: 0.6812 Low Feb 16
  • SUP 2: 0.6781 38.2% retracement of the Oct 13 - Feb 2 uptrend
  • SUP 3: 0.6755 Trendline support drawn from the Oct 13 low
  • SUP 4: 0.6688 Low Jan 3

AUDUSD printed a lower low early Friday, putting prices through first support at 0.6856 to expose 0.6781. The broader uptrend remains intact for now, and the recent move lower highlights a correction that is allowing a recent overbought trend condition to unwind. Key resistance and the bull trigger have been defined at 0.7158, the Feb 2 high. A break would resume the uptrend.