AUD/USD Price Prediction: Looks to build on move beyond 200-day SMA/0.6600 ahead of US PPI

AUD/USD prolongs its one-week-old uptrend and climbs to a three-week top on Tuesday.
The RBA’s hawkish tilt remains supportive amid subdued USD demand ahead of US PPI.
The technical setup favors bulls and supports prospects for a further appreciating move.

Haresh Menghani FXStreet

The AUD/USD pair attracts some follow-through buying for the second successive day on Tuesday and climbs to a fresh three-week top during the early part of the European session. Spot prices currently trade around the 0.6600 mark, with bulls looking to build on the momentum beyond the very important 200-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) resistance.

Against the backdrop of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) hawkish stance, a stable performance across the global equity markets is seen lending some support to the risk-sensitive Australian Dollar (AUD). The US Dollar (USD), on the other hand, struggles to gain any meaningful traction amid expectations for bigger interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve (Fed). This turns out to be another factor acting as a tailwind for the AUD/USD pair, though the upside potential seems limited ahead of the crucial US inflation figures.

From a technical perspective, sustained strength and acceptance beyond the 200-day SMA hurdle would be seen as a fresh trigger for bullish traders and pave the way for a further appreciating move. Given that oscillators on the daily chart have just started moving in positive territory, the AUD/USD pair might then climb to the 0.6655 intermediate hurdle en route to the 0.6675-0.6680 region and the 0.6700 mark. The latter coincides with the 78.6% Fibonacci retracement level of the July-August fall and should act as a pivotal point.

On the flip side, the 0.6575-0.6570 area, or the 50% Fibo. level now seems to have emerged as an immediate support. This is followed by support near the 0.6545 horizontal zone, the 38.2% Fibo. level near the 0.6520 region, and the 0.6500 psychological mark. Some follow-through buying will suggest that the latest recovery move from the YTD low has run its course and drag the AUD/USD pair to the 0.6435 intermediate support en route to the 0.6400 mark and last week's swing low, around the 0.6350-0.6345 region.

AUD/USD daily chart

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