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NZD/CAD Long-Term Top Trade Idea  ** Update **

NZD/CAD Long-Term Top Trade Idea ** Update **

Nick Cawley, Senior Strategist

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*** Top Trade Idea Update - August 27, 2019 ***

The short NZD/CAD position I suggested as my Top Trade Idea of 2019 is starting to near levels that may see its 2019 sell-off paused. The current spot price of 0.8436 is close to the September 2018 swing low around 0.8325, a level that guards 0.8292, the September 2015 low and the start of the bull market move up to 0.9928 printed in November 2016.

The driver for the trade was for the interest rate differential between the two currencies to widen with Canada hiking interest rates earlier than New Zealand. While the differential between the two has widen, this is more to do with New Zealand cutting rates before Canada – so the right reason but the wrong way for it to happen!!

The levels noted above should be watched carefully as they may well block a further move lower for the pair. The RSI indicator at the bottom of the chart is also now touching oversold territory, another brake on any further sell-off. While NZDCAD may move lower, the speed and distance of the next move may be slow and limited.

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NZD/CAD Daily Price Chart (2015 – August 27, 2019)

Original Story – Late December 2018

Short NZD/CAD – Interest Rate Differentials Will Start to Kick In

Not the most commonly-traded currency pair but fundamentally and technically this trade is one to consider for the longer-term in 2019. One of the main drivers for this trade is the expected future interest-rate differential between the two currencies. Both the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) and the Bank of Canada (BOC) have their key lending rate currently pegged at 1.75%, but this is set to change. The market is currently pricing in two 0.25% rate hikes in Canada in 2019 while the first RBNZ interest rate hike is expected in 2020 at the earliest. This should not only underpin the Canadian dollar against the New Zealand dollar but also strengthen it through 2019, pushing NZD/CAD lower as the rate differential between the two central banks widens.

The chart below shows how NZD/CAD has pushed higher recently - due primarily to a weak oil complex - and this is expected to slow or reverse shortly as oil stabilizes. The downward channel in place off the late 2016 high remains in place and should start to apply downside pressure shortly, while the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement of the late 2015-late 2016 rally cuts across the down channel around 2 points from the spot price. The RSI indicator at the bottom of the chart is in extreme overbought territory, flashing a further sell-signal. The pair would need to break and close above 95.17 – the March 2018 high – to invalidate the set-up.

NZD/CAD Daily Price Chart (2014 – December 5, 2018)

Data Source: IG. Prepared by Nicholas Cawley

--- Written by Nick Cawley, Analyst

To contact Nick, email him at nicholas.cawley@ig.com

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