Forex
New Zealand Dollar / US Dollar (NZD/USD)
- 52-week range
- $0.5566 $0.6093
The short version
Where NZD/USD stands today, in four lines, and what CleaRank Financial AI makes of it.
NZD/USD at a glance
New Zealand Dollar / US Dollar (NZD/USD): Sell, 24/100 on CleaRank's AI score.
- Trend Down: the price is below both its 50- and 200-day moving averages ($0.5716 and $0.5809).
- Volatility Daily moves average 0.34% (30-day standard deviation).
Figures as of October 17, 2026.
CleaRank Financial AI
CleaRank rates New Zealand Dollar / US Dollar (NZD/USD) Sell, with a model score of 24/100.
The trend holds it back most: the price is 2.67% below its 200-day average and 1.09% below its 50-day average, and the 50-day average is 1.59% below the 200-day. The 50-day average stands at $0.5716 and the 200-day at $0.5809.
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Figures we compute ourselves from NZD/USD's own price history. Tap one to see it in context.
Price and trading
The chart, today's range and how far the price has moved over each period.
Trend checks
0/4Price above its 50-day average ›
The price of $0.5654 is 1.1% below the 50-day simple moving average of $0.5716.Price above its 200-day average ›
The price is 2.7% below the 200-day simple moving average of $0.5809.50-day average above the 200-day ›
The 50-day average ($0.5716) is 1.6% below the 200-day average ($0.5809), the arrangement of a falling longer-term trend.In the upper half of its 52-week range ›
The price sits at 17% of its 52-week range, between $0.5566 and $0.6093.
NZD/USD share price
Pick a period: each tab shows how far NZD/USD has moved over it, to the last close.
Today's trading
Where NZD/USD sits inside today's range and its 52-week range.
Key levels
The figures the trade plan is built on.
Key levels
The averages and the year's range that NZD/USD's trade plan is built on.
Short-term trend: NZD/USD is below its 50-day average of $0.5716.
Long-term trend: It is below its 200-day average of $0.5809.
52-week range: $0.5566 to $0.6093; the price sits 17% of the way up.
What the numbers say
CleaRank Financial AI's reading of NZD/USD's drivers and risks.
Across the past year, New Zealand Dollar / US Dollar (NZD/USD) lost 1.50%, with its price moving between $0.5566 and $0.6093.
Day to day, the price moves 0.34% on average (the 30-day standard deviation of daily returns). As a currency pair, NZD/USD reflects the relative value of two currencies, so it responds to anything that changes demand for one against the other, such as interest rate expectations, trade flows and risk appetite.
The downtrend is itself a risk for as long as the price stays under both moving averages. NZD/USD's average daily move is 0.34%. Over the past year the price fell 1.50%.
AI analysis and technicals
CleaRank's score and reasoning, the indicators behind it, and what the price moves with.
Momentum checks
2/3RSI not overbought or oversold ›
The 14-day RSI is 51.5, in neutral territory.RSI above 50 ›
An RSI of 51.5 is above the 50 midpoint, so buyers have had the upper hand over the last 14 days.MACD line above zero ›
The MACD line is negative, so the 12-day average is below the 26-day average.
CleaRank AI analysis of NZD/USD
The score, the reasoning behind it, and what could move the price next.
New Zealand Dollar / US Dollar (NZD/USD) trades under both its 50-day and 200-day averages, which is the shape of a downtrend. The price of $0.5654 sits 1.09% below the 50-day average of $0.5716 and 2.67% below the 200-day average of $0.5809. Standing at 17% of its 52-week range, the price is 1.58% above the 52-week low of $0.5566. The 50-day average is 1.59% below the 200-day average, meaning the shorter-term trend is weaker than the longer one.
The price is down over each of these periods: 1.38% over the past month, 3.23% over the past three months and 1.50% over the past year. On momentum, the 14-day RSI reads 51.5, in the neutral zone, with the MACD line negative.
- The two closest levels matter most: the 50-day SMA at $0.5716 sits above the price, and the 20-day EMA at $0.5633 sits below it.
- Momentum readings: the 14-day RSI is 51.5, which is neutral, and the MACD line is negative. Values above 70 or below 30 signal stretched momentum.
NZD/USD stays in a downtrend while it sits under both its 50-day average at $0.5716 and its 200-day average at $0.5809. A close back above the 50-day would be the first sign of a recovery. Overhead, the 50-day SMA at $0.5716 is the first barrier a rally would have to clear.
Should the price fall, the 20-day EMA at $0.5633 is the first level it would reach below the current price.
Technical indicators
Momentum and trend for NZD/USD, from its daily closes.
As of October 17, 2026, with NZD/USD at $0.5654, its 14-day RSI is 51.5 (neutral territory), its 50-day simple moving average is $0.5716 and its 200-day is $0.5809.
Calculated by CleaRank on daily closes as of October 17, 2026: Wilder's 14-day RSI, 50- and 200-day simple moving averages, MACD line (12, 26).
What NZD/USD moves with
Correlation of daily returns over one year: +1 moves in step, 0 has no link, -1 moves the opposite way.
As of October 17, 2026, NZD/USD's 1-year correlation of daily returns is +0.35 with S&P 500 (SPY), +0.34 with Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), +0.31 with Bitcoin (BTC) and +0.42 with gold (XAU).
A trade plan, if you want one
Entry, stop and target levels from the moving averages and recent volatility. Educational, not advice.
NZD/USD trade plan
Entry, stop and target levels, sized to your account. Change the bias or the risk and every level updates.
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Risk management
Profit targets (Based on Conservative Entry)
With leverage, losses on NZD/USD can exceed the deposit, and news can gap the price through these levels. Educational levels, not financial advice; the full disclaimer is at the foot of the page.
Risk profile
How much NZD/USD tends to move, against the market and on its own.
The long record
NZD/USD's worst falls and recoveries, what $10,000 became, and which months have been kind to it.
Track record checks
1/2Average daily move under 2% ›
The price has moved 0.34% on an average day (30-day standard deviation of daily returns).Beat the S&P 500 since the chart begins ›
$10,000 invested in October 2016 is now worth $7,922.62, against $35,938 in the S&P 500 (SPY).
Growth of $10,000
What $10,000 put into NZD/USD in October 2016 is worth now, against the same amount in the S&P 500.
Against the market: NZD/USD trailed the S&P 500 over this period: $7,922.62 against $35,938.
A $10,000 investment in NZD/USD in October 2016 would be worth about $7,923 today, compared with about $35,938 for the same investment in the S&P 500 benchmark.
Seasonal patterns
Which calendar months have been kind to NZD/USD, and which have not.
Strongest month, November: an average of +1.29%, up in 6 of 10 years.
Weakest month, September: an average of -1.70%, up in 4 of 10 years.
This month, October: has averaged -0.72%, up in 5 of 9 years. Past seasonality does not repeat on schedule.
Over the last 10 years, NZD/USD's strongest calendar month has been November (average +1.29%, up in 6 of 10 years) and its weakest September (average -1.70%, up in 4 of 10 years).
Average return for each calendar month over the last 10 years, from weekly closing prices.
Long-term scenarios
Thousands of simulated paths from the price history. A range of outcomes, not a forecast.
Monte Carlo projection
Thousands of simulated paths for $10,000 in NZD/USD, from its own past volatility. The shaded area holds 80% of them.
CleaRank's 10-year Monte Carlo simulation projects that a $10,000 investment in NZD/USD today could grow to about $10,000 by 2036 in the base case, with a 90th-percentile outcome near $14,605 and a 10th-percentile outcome around $6,847. Projections are statistical simulations, not guarantees.
NZD/USD 2030 Scenarios (Monte Carlo)
The same simulation in share prices, year by year.
CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $0.5654 for NZD/USD by 2030 in the base case, from $0.5654 today (1.0x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $0.4449. These are outcomes of a Monte Carlo simulation run on NZD/USD's historical return distribution, not price targets.
| Year | 10th percentile | Base case | 90th percentile | range base today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | $0.5015 | $0.5654 | $0.6373 | |
| 2028 | $0.4773 | $0.5654 | $0.6697 | |
| 2029 | $0.4594 | $0.5654 | $0.6957 | |
| 2030 | $0.4449 | $0.5654 | $0.7184 | |
| 2031 | $0.4325 | $0.5654 | $0.739 |
Method: a lognormal simulation of NZD/USD's own volatility with no trend assumed, re-run daily; base case is the median path, the outer columns the 10th and 90th percentiles.
Questions people ask
Answered from the figures on this page, as of October 17, 2026.