AUD/USD Price Analysis: Stays directed to 0.7820 immediate hurdle

AUD/USD reverses early Asian losses, off intraday low.
Westpac Consumer Confidence dropped to -4.8% in May versus +6.2% prior.
Monthly horizontal line tame bulls inside five-week-old rising channel.
50-day SMA adds to the downside filters, sluggish Momentum probe bulls near key resistance.

Anil Panchal FXStreet

AUD/USD picks up bids from intraday low to 0.7791, taming short-term bears of late, during early Tuesday. The pair recently paid a little heed to downbeat Westpac Consumer Confidence as the risk-tone improves. However, buyers remain cautious ahead of Australia’s Q1 Wage Price Index, forecast 0.5% QoQ versus 0.6% previous readouts.

Technically, the pair portrays a short-term rising channel formation above 50-day SMA, supporting AUD/USD bulls.

However, the sluggish Momentum indicator restricts the pair’s immediate upside around the one-month-old horizontal resistance area of 0.7815-20.

Hence, the AUD/USD buyers remain hopeful but need a clear break of 0.7820 to challenge the monthly high near 0.7890, not to forget the stated channel’s upper line close to 0.7930.

On the flip side, the channel’s support line and 50-day SMA, respectively around 0.7735 and 0.7715, can restrict the quote’s short-term declines.

Also acting as additional support is a horizontal line comprising early April tops and the current month low around 0.7675.

Overall, AUD/USD remains in the upward trajectory but buyers need fresh fuel.

AUD/USD daily chart

Trend: Bullish

Additional important levels

Overview
Today last price	0.7791
Today Daily Change	-2 pips
Today Daily Change %	-0.03%
Today daily open	0.7793

Trends
Daily SMA20	0.7767
Daily SMA50	0.7716
Daily SMA100	0.7726
Daily SMA200	0.7501

Levels
Previous Daily High	0.7814
Previous Daily Low	0.7759
Previous Weekly High	0.7892
Previous Weekly Low	0.7688
Previous Monthly High	0.7819
Previous Monthly Low	0.7531
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	0.7793
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	0.778
Daily Pivot Point S1	0.7763
Daily Pivot Point S2	0.7734
Daily Pivot Point S3	0.7708
Daily Pivot Point R1	0.7818
Daily Pivot Point R2	0.7844
Daily Pivot Point R3	0.7873

Author

Anil Panchal

FXStreet

Anil Panchal has nearly 15 years of experience in tracking financial markets. With a keen interest in macroeconomics, Anil aptly tracks global news/updates and stays well-informed about the global financial moves and their implications.

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