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CZKJPY ‘Saved’ By MT Upward Trending Support Line

CZECHIA
  • The rise in risk-aversion in recent days have led to a sharp consolidation in CZKJPY, which found support slightly below 5.30 earlier after reaching a local high of 5.4750 on Thursday.
  • The 5.30 level is a pivot point on the pair (upward trending support line); a break below that level would open the door for a move down to 5.2810 (38.2% Fibo retracement of the 4.9670 -5.4750).
  • Carry traders have been chasing the interest rate differential in recent months, going long CZK against currencies with a more ‘dormant’ central bank (i.e. BoJ).
  • However, the Yen remains the risk-off currency to hold in periods of market turbulence and once again confirmed its ‘safe-haven’ status amid renewed Russia-related tensions.

Source: Bloomberg

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