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USDTRY Find Resistance At 138.2% Fibo Projection Following CBRT Decision

TURKEY
  • USDTRY found resistance slightly below 9.50 following CBRT decision to cut its benchmark rate by 200bps to 16%; this level represents the 138.2% Fibo projection of the 6.95 – 8.80 range.
  • Elevated political and economic uncertainty in addition to the 'dovish' CBRT have been weighing on TRY, which has been constantly testing new all-time lows against major crosses.
  • TRY is the worst FX performer among the EM world since the start of the year, down over 21% against the USD and 17.3% against the Euro, respectively.
  • Next resistance on USDTRY stands at 9.722, which corresponds to the 150% projection.

Source: Bloomberg/MNI

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