DAILY USD/CHF TECHNICAL OUTLOOK
Last Update At 25/03/2015 01:03 GMT
Trend Daily Chart
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Daily Indicators
Turning down
21 HR EMA
0.9602
55 HR EMA
0.9671
Trend Hourly Chart
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Hourly Indicators
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13 HR RSI
42
14 HR DMI
-ve
Daily Analysis
Consolidation b4 decline resumes
Resistance
0.9695 - Y'day's high
0.9630 - Last Wed's low (now res)
0.9604 - Y'day's NY high
Support
0.9536 - Y'day's low
0.9485 - Equality of 1.0129-0.9630 fm 0.9984
0.9450 - 26 Feb low
. USD/CHF - 0.9590... Although dlr rebounded fm Mon's low at 0.9641 (NY) to 0.9695 in Asia y'day, active selling in eur/chf cross n weakness in the green back pressured price to fresh a 3-1/2 week low at 0.9536 at NY open. Later, dlr recovered to 0.9604 n then moved in a choppy fashion for rest of NY session.
. Looking at the daily chart, y'day's selloff n daily close below last Wed's post-FOMC low at 0.9630 confirms dlr's cross-inspired rally fm Jan's 40-month trough at 0.7360 has indeed made a top at 1.0129 (Mar 12) n consolidation with downside bias is seen for a retracement to 0.9485, being 100% projection of 1.0129-0.9630 measured fm 0.9984. Below wud extend further weakness to 0.9448/50 (being 26 Feb low n 38.2% r of the rise fm 0.8352 to 1.0129 respectively) shud remain intact this week n yield correction later. On the upside, only a move back abv y'day's high at 0.9695 wud indicate a temporary low has been made n turn outlook bullish for further gain twds 0.9729 (prev. sup, now res).
. Today, as broad-based rebound in the greenback in NY session has lifted price fm 0.9536 to 0.9604, suggesting initial consolidation wud be seen but res at 0.9695 shud hold n yield another fall later.
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