A fragile reversal for Norway's crown
Sept 17 (Reuters) -A direction change is underway for NOK/SEK but the bullish reversal from the key 0.9500 support point lacks conviction and the market reaction to this Thursday's Norges Bank meeting could be pivotal.
Not a classic trend reversal but back-to-back doji candles, Sept. 10-11, set the stage for a move higher and from a 0.9539 one-month low the Viking cross has removed a minimum correction level at 0.9606 and climbed above the 10-day moving average, currently 0.9601.
A drop to 0.9505 in early August found bids and the subsequent rebound took the cross to a high of 0.9821. However, since peaking at 1.0125 in May the cross has recorded three straight bearish monthly closes and September could rack up a fourth despite the current rebound.
Good resistance levels stand in the NOK's way and these are likely to hold until the Norges Bank meeting has passed. The 38.2% and 50% Fibonacci levels taken off the 0.9821-0.9539 Aug. 15-Sept. 11 drop are at 0.9647 and 0.9680, respectively. A cluster of daily highs around the 0.9680-90 area add to the resistance ahead of 0.9700.
The main risk to the rebound scenario is a softer more dovish line from the Norges Bank as its policy drivers begin to shift away from a hawkish path.
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(Peter Stoneham is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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