About U.S. Dollar / South African Rand
The U.S. Dollar vs. the South African Rand. The Rand was and became legal tender in the late 50’s to early 60’s for South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho and Namibia after moving away from the Pound. After the apartheid era sanctions the Rand experienced a great deal of volatility and depreciation.
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USDZAR-NEUTRAL SELL strategy 3 hourly chart Reg. ChannelI am cautiously SELL since the trend is not strong, but likely it feels seeing lower levels. We need to retest 17.60s - 17.55s before it may become oversold short-term. GOD is firmer and this helps to support this theory for now.
Strategy SELL @ 17.7500-17.7850 and take profit near 17.6000.
USDZAR-SELL strategy 3 hourly chart Reg.ChannelThe pair does not show a clear direction at current levels, but considering Ichimoku cloud resistance, which is important for direction, we still have downside pressure short-term.
The key resistance lies around 17.9000-17.9300.
Strategy SELL @ 17.8250-17.8650 area and tak profit near 17.6350.
USDZAR-BUY strategy 3 Hourly chart Reg. ChannelThe pair is still under pressure, and certainly not out of negative territory. I suspect we may test down side further, especially we have moved below 17.8750 area. The channel support is 17.60s and near that level would start considering BUY entry. The indicators are slightly positive, so if one is
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The value of the USDZAR pair is quoted as 1 USD per x ZAR. For example, if the pair is trading at 1.50, it means it takes 1.5 ZAR to buy 1 USD.
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