US Dollar Index technical analysis: DXY ending Wednesday at one-month lows near the 98.00 handle

10/16/2019 20:18:09 GMT|ByFlavio Tosti

DXY is under bearish pressure as the market is challenging the September lows.
DXY is approaching the 100-day simple moving average today at 97.84.

DXY daily chart

The US Dollar Index (DXY) is trading in a bull trend above the 100 and 200-day simple moving averages (DSMAs). This Wednesday the Greenback declined to the 98.00 handle, trading just above the 100 SMA. On the macroeconomic front, the Retail Sales Control Group in the United States disappointed coming out at 0% vs 0.3% in September, exacerbating the already negative sentiment on the US Dollar.

DXY four-hour chart

DXY is under bearish pressure below the main SMAs. The market had another leg down to the 98.00 handle and the September lows. If the bears keep the pressure on the market might reach the 97.60 swing low.

DXY 30-minute chart

DXY is trading below the main SMAs, suggesting a bearish bias in the short term. Resistances are seen at the 98.20 and 98.63 levels. Bulls would need to have a daily close above the 98.63 resistance to alleviate the current bearish pressure.

Additional key levels

Dollar Index Spot

Overview
Today last price	98.01
Today Daily Change	-0.29
Today Daily Change %	-0.30
Today daily open	98.3

Trends
Daily SMA20	98.81
Daily SMA50	98.46
Daily SMA100	97.84
Daily SMA200	97.36

Levels
Previous Daily High	98.65
Previous Daily Low	98.2
Previous Weekly High	99.26
Previous Weekly Low	98.19
Previous Monthly High	99.46
Previous Monthly Low	97.99
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	98.37
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	98.48
Daily Pivot Point S1	98.12
Daily Pivot Point S2	97.93
Daily Pivot Point S3	97.67
Daily Pivot Point R1	98.57
Daily Pivot Point R2	98.83
Daily Pivot Point R3	99.02

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