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AUD/USD Price Forecast: Doji high guards bulls as Fed bets bite

  • AUD/USD ends Friday higher, but posts weekly losses.
  • Bullish RSI supports upside despite Fed-driven Dollar strength.
  • Break above 0.7237 exposes 0.7277 and 0.7300 next.

The AUD/USD ended the day in the green but finished the week 0.45% lower amid growing bets that the Fed will raise rates next week, boosting the US Dollar. Nevertheless, on Friday, the pair traded at 0.7171, up a decent 0.38%.

AUD/USD Price Forecast: Technical Outlook

From a technical perspective, AUD/USD closed the week on the back foot, but the daily chart suggests a possible consolidation lies ahead.

Momentum, as measured by the Relative Strength Index (RSI), is bullish, indicating further upside.

Although the market structure points to higher prices, buyers must clear the high of the ‘doji’ formed on September 9 at 0.7237. In that outcome, the next ceiling level will be the May 6 high at 0.7277. Above, the next area of interest is the 0.7300 milestone.

In a bearish scenario, if AUD/USD dives below the September 11 low of 0.7150, a move towards 0.7100 is on the cards. The next downside levels will be the 100-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) at 0.7080, followed by the 50-day SMA at 0.7066.

AUD/USD Price Chart – Daily

AUD/USD daily chart

Australian Dollar Price Today

The table below shows the percentage change of Australian Dollar (AUD) against listed major currencies today. Australian Dollar was the strongest against the Swiss Franc.

USDEURGBPJPYCADAUDNZDCHF
USD0.11%-0.10%-0.58%0.28%-0.18%-0.26%0.38%
EUR-0.11%-0.23%-0.64%0.19%-0.29%-0.42%0.28%
GBP0.10%0.23%-0.42%0.41%-0.08%-0.17%0.58%
JPY0.58%0.64%0.42%0.87%0.37%0.29%1.01%
CAD-0.28%-0.19%-0.41%-0.87%-0.46%-0.56%0.17%
AUD0.18%0.29%0.08%-0.37%0.46%-0.10%0.65%
NZD0.26%0.42%0.17%-0.29%0.56%0.10%0.76%
CHF-0.38%-0.28%-0.58%-1.01%-0.17%-0.65%-0.76%

The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the Australian Dollar from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US Dollar, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent AUD (base)/USD (quote).

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