The golden cross of the 50-day MA above the 200-day MA is a long-term buy signal and possibly the start of a fresh impulse wave higher. The daily MACD has also recently crossed to a buy signal after the pair closed above the psychological 15.00 barrier earlier this week. A daily close above the current yearly high of 15.28 could be an early sign of another leg higher towards the 15.60 and the lower 16.00's.
Fundamentally, the rand is still struggling to nurse its wounds from the July riots, the SARB is still maintaining a dovish stance (while other emerging market central banks from Russia and Brazil have started hiking) which dampens the rand's carry trade appeal and most importantly imo, precious metal prices (particularly platinum) are still trending lower which is rand negative.
In terms of the broader market sentiment, as equity markets continue to hit record highs, crude oil keeps ripping higher and the US treasury yield curve remaining suppressed, I'm hesitant to call an end to the current risk-on wave, which is however rand positive. Yes, the fed has signalled for a possible taper recently and China seems to be reigning in its debt but nothing has spooked the bond or equity markets just yet.
SA's trade surplus has supported the rand and tomorrow we'll get the latest trade balance results from SA for the month of September. It currently stands at a healthy surplus of R42.40 billion, but if we are to see a significant reduction of the trade surplus towards year-end, the rand could take quite a tumble.