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US Dollar Index Price Analysis: Bears prepare for a bumpy ride near 90.00

  • DXY refreshes weekly low but defends 90.00 threshold.
  • Yearly horizontal support tests sellers, confluence of seven-week-old resistance line, 21-day SMA restricts short-term upside.

US dollar index (DXY) bounces off intraday low, rather weekly bottom, while picking up bids near 90.11 during early Tuesday. Even so, the greenback gauge remains 0.14% down on a day by the press time.

Given the quote’s sustained weakness from the short-term SMA and key resistance line, DXY is on the way to re-test the yearly horizontal support near 90.00–89.95.

It should, however, be noted that multiple supports can test DXY bears, also the likely oversold Momentum line, during the gauge’s further weakness below 89.95, a break of which will challenge February low near 89.70.

On the contrary, 90.50 may entertain the intraday buyers in case of a corrective pullback ahead of highlighting the 90.75 resistance confluence.

If at all DXY jumps above 90.75 on a daily closing basis, the monthly peak surrounding 91.45 will be in the spotlight.

DXY daily chart

Trend: Bearish

Additional important levels

Overview
Today last price90.11
Today Daily Change-0.13
Today Daily Change %-0.14%
Today daily open90.24
 
Trends
Daily SMA2090.79
Daily SMA5091.61
Daily SMA10091.06
Daily SMA20091.83
 
Levels
Previous Daily High90.43
Previous Daily Low90.15
Previous Weekly High90.91
Previous Weekly Low89.98
Previous Monthly High93.33
Previous Monthly Low90.42
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%90.25
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%90.32
Daily Pivot Point S190.11
Daily Pivot Point S289.99
Daily Pivot Point S389.83
Daily Pivot Point R190.4
Daily Pivot Point R290.55
Daily Pivot Point R390.68

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Anil Panchal

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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