Bulls Face a Wall of Resistance Around 1.0960-1.1000 in the AUD/NZD Price Analysis

The AUD/NZD is ready to recoup some of the week's losses, climbing for the third consecutive day, up a modest 0.13 percent as the Asian Pacific session begins. The AUD/NZD currency pair is trading at 1.0943 at the time of writing.

The week's lack of New Zealand data left the AUD/NZD exposed to the Australian economic calendar, which revealed that inflation increased by 5.1 percent year on year, above expectations of 4.6 percent and blowing the headline reading of 3.5 percent. Core inflation increased to its highest level since 2009, 3.7 percent, up from a previous reading of 2.6 percent.

Apart from that, sentiment improved throughout the day, and the Asian session reflected the tone on Wall Street. Investors were kept on their toes by China's coronavirus outbreak. Meanwhile, market participants shrugged aside the Ukraine-Russian spat and a weaker-than-expected US growth report as desire for risky assets surged.

As a result, the AUD/NZD appreciated last week on anticipation of a May rate hike by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). Nonetheless, an Australian Federal Election could dissuade the RBA from acting despite a strong inflation report.

Forecasting the AUD/NZD Exchange Rate: A Technical Analysis

The AUD/NZD currency pair's bias is bullish. The pair is in an uptrend as shown by the daily moving averages (DMAs) below the exchange rate. However, Thursday's price action hit strong resistance near 1.0962, a zone that is surrounded by resistance levels between 1.0960 and 1.1000.

The AUD/initial NZD's resistance level on the upside would be April's 28 daily high of 1.0962. After clearing 1.0975, the next supply zone would be 1.0998.

On the other hand, the first demand zone for the AUD/NZD would be 1.0900. If the pair breaks below 1.0880, it will expose April's 28 swing low at 1.0824, followed by April's 25 swing low at 1.0824.