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Dollar Index Technical Analysis: MACD offers strongest bearish signal since June

  • Dollar Index is looking south with a key indicator reporting the strongest bearish bias in six months. 
  • The 200-week average support at 96.01 could be put to test. 

The path of least resistance for the dollar index (DXY) is to the downside, according to a key technical indicator. 

The weekly MACD histogram, an indicator used to identify trend changes and gauge trend strength, is currently hovering at -0.19 – the lowest since June. A reading below zero indicates bearish conditions. 

The indicator, therefore, is reporting the strongest bearish bias in six months. The weekly relative strength index (RSI) is also hovering in bearish territory below 50.

Meanwhile, the daily chart is reporting a bearish lower high, lower low setup.

The DXY looks set to test the 200-week average, currently at 96.01. The long-term average acted as strong support three times in the first six months of this year. 

A weekly close above 97.82 (last week's high) is needed to confirm a bullish reversal. 

Weekly chart

Trend: Bearish

Technical levels

Dollar Index Spot

Overview
Today last price96.81
Today Daily Change-0.20
Today Daily Change %-0.21
Today daily open97.01
 
Trends
Daily SMA2097.47
Daily SMA5097.74
Daily SMA10098.1
Daily SMA20097.72
 
Levels
Previous Daily High97.57
Previous Daily Low96.92
Previous Weekly High97.82
Previous Weekly Low96.92
Previous Monthly High98.54
Previous Monthly Low97.16
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%97.17
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%97.32
Daily Pivot Point S196.76
Daily Pivot Point S296.52
Daily Pivot Point S396.11
Daily Pivot Point R197.41
Daily Pivot Point R297.82
Daily Pivot Point R398.06

Author

Omkar Godbole

Omkar Godbole

FXStreet Contributor

Omkar Godbole, editor and analyst, joined FXStreet after four years as a research analyst at several Indian brokerage companies.

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