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USDCLP Consolidating Above 900, No Data Scheduled Next Week

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  • The softer greenback in the aftermath of the PPI data is moderately boosting Latam currencies on Friday, although momentum has stalled over the past 15 minutes. USDCLP has remained inside Thursday’s trading range and is broadly consolidating the solid move higher this week, following the below-estimate CPI data and increased analyst expectations of bolder easing in January. It is worth noting there is no domestic data on the docket next week.
  • One desk noted interesting flows where systematic accounts continue to add to their CLP shorts since the start of the year, with the recent CPI miss boosting those positions build up. Against those though, they saw RM accounts chasing value and fading the bounces in USDCLP, initially above 875 and then again above 900.
  • USDCLP maintains a firmer technical tone following the latest extension of the recovery that started Dec 1. The move above 902.28, the Dec 26 high, strengthens a short-term bullish condition and opens 924.67, the Nov 13 high. Clearance of this level would signal scope for an extension towards 955.00, the Oct 16 high. On the downside, initial support lies at 887.59, the 50-day EMA.

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