In our last USD/ZAR report, we focused on the short term price consolidation between levels R12.85/$ and R13.10/$. The price was testing the resistance of this short term range at R13.10/$ and we were waiting for price close above this level to trigger an upside breakout. R13.40/$ was the initial upside target, while a close below the intraday low at R12.97 was suggested as the failure level.
The Rand Report
Short term weakness for the rand expected
The rand did in fact weaken significantly against the dollar to reach our upside target of R13.40/$ before strengthening marginally and trading through the level once again (following the failed vote of no confidence in the South African president, Jacob Zuma).
Currently the USD/ZAR currency pair looks to be finding support near the R13.10/$ level once again. The blue arrows highlight candles with long lower wicks, which suggest that this is where appetite for the dollar has been re-emerging, as the currency pair has been bought up from this level a couple of times recently. From current levels to R13.10/$, we consider an area of accumulation for the USD/ZAR and favour renewed short term weakness for the rand (strength for the dollar) to take the currency pair back to 13.40 and possibly 13.53/$. Should the currency pair instead move to close below trend line support at R13.00/USD the aforementioned view would be deemed to have failed.
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