AUD/USD Technical Analysis: Tumbles to 20-month lows, below 0.7300 mark

Haresh Menghani FXStreet

• The pair extended overnight rejection slide from a one-month-old descending trend-line hurdle, also coinciding with 55-day SMA and tumbled to 20-month lows.

• Weakness below the 0.7300 handle now seems to have confirmed a bearish breakdown below an eight-week-old broader trading range.

• Technical indicators on daily charts are still far from near-term oversold conditions and thus, increase the pair's vulnerability to continue with its downward trajectory.

AUD/USD 4-hourly chart

Spot Rate: 0.7296
Daily High: 0.7380
Trend: Bearish

Resistance
R1: 0.7310 (previous YTD low set on July 2)
R2: 0.7355 (horizontal zone)
R3: 0.7380 (daily swing high)

Support
S1: 0.7280 (horizontal zone)
S2: 0.7259 (S3 daily pivot-point)
S3: 0.7200 (round figure mark)

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Haresh Menghani

FXStreet

Haresh Menghani is a detail-oriented professional with 10+ years of extensive experience in analysing the global financial markets.

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