Dollar-yuan’s momentum decreases after better Chinese dataMuch stronger GDP and exports from China gave some support to the offshore yuan in the last few days but not enough to realise a notable recovery. There remains some concern over the job market in China while traders are also widely anticipating negativity from new American tariffs in the next few months.
USDCNH hasn’t made a clear new high in 2025 and remains close to the 18-year high around ¥7.37, so traders should be aware that a false breakout is quite likely in this situation. There’s no longer an overbought signal from the slow stochastic but at around 70 this remains close to the zone of buying saturation.
Both the 20 and 50 SMAs are important dynamic areas of support, having supported the uptrend in the fourth quarter of 2024. Static supports might occur around ¥7.30 and ¥7.19.
How the price moves in the next few days depends mainly on the potential for escalation of economic disputes between the USA and China. Traders will also monitor the statement from the People’s Bank of China on 20 January for more context on its outlook for the economy.
This is my personal opinion which does not represent the opinion of Exness. This is not a recommendation to trade.