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USD/CNH jumps above 200-day MA on weak China data, 14-day RSI diverges

  • USD/CNH has moved back above the 200-day MA, possibly on the back of dismal China data and technical conditions.  
  • With the positive move seen today, the 14-day RSI has diverged in favor of the bulls.

The USD/CNH pair is currently trading at 6.74, representing a 0.5 percent rise on the day.

The pair picked up a strong bid at 6.7043 earlier today and crossed the 200-day moving average (MA) of 6.7328 after China’s January Caixin PMI printed at 48.3 – the lowest level in nearly three years – stoking fears of a deeper slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy.

A strong corrective bounce was expected, as the 14-hour relative strength index (RSI) had diverged in favor of the bulls 24-hours ago. That indicator is now biased bullish above 50.00.

More importantly, the 14-day RSI is now showing a bullish divergence. So, it could be argued that the sell-off from the highs above 6.95 has likely found a short-term bottom at 6.7013.

Technical Levels

USD/CNH

Overview:
       Today Last Price:  6.7386
       Today Daily change:  0.0293  pips
       Today Daily change %:  0.44%
       Today Daily Open:  6.7093
Trends:
       Daily SMA20:  6.7844
       Daily SMA50:  6.8525
       Daily SMA100:  6.8832
       Daily SMA200:  6.7527
Levels:
       Previous Daily High:  6.7592
       Previous Daily Low:  6.7026
       Previous Weekly High:  6.8189
       Previous Weekly Low:  6.7525
       Previous Monthly High:  6.8947
       Previous Monthly Low:  6.702
       Daily Fibonacci 38.2%:  6.7242
       Daily Fibonacci 61.8%:  6.7376
       Daily Pivot Point S1:  6.6882
       Daily Pivot Point S2:  6.6671
       Daily Pivot Point S3:  6.6316
       Daily Pivot Point R1:  6.7448
       Daily Pivot Point R2:  6.7803
       Daily Pivot Point R3:  6.8014

 

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