In December 2016, a bullish breakout above 0.6960-0.7000 allowed the pair to head toward the price level of 0.7100 (the key level) which failed to provide sufficient bearish pressure on the pair.

Bullish persistence above 0.7100 allowed a further advance toward 0.7250-0.7350 (Sell-Zone) where the bearish price action was expected.

Bearish persistence below 0.7250 allowed a further decline toward 0.7100 then 0.6960 which failed to provide enough support for the pair.

That is why a further fall was expected toward 0.6860 (the lower limit of the depicted BUY zone) where a bullish position was suggested in previous articles.

Recently, a bullish breakout was achieved above the depicted key level (0.6960). However, the pair failed to keep enough bullish momentum above 0.7050.

That's why, the NZD/USD pair became trapped within the depicted consolidation range (0.6860-0.6960) once again.

Note the depicted bullish 1-2-3 pattern remains valid as long as bullish fixation above 0.6900-0.6850 is maintained on a daily basis.

Any daily candlestick closure below 0.6850 invalidates the bullish scenario for the current time clearing the way initially towards 0.6770.

On the other hand, the current bullish breakout above 0.6960 should be defended to enhance further bullish movement. Expected projection target for the pattern is located around 0.7250.