US Dollar Index Price Analysis: Fizzles corrective pullback from multi-day low below weekly resistance

DXY eases back towards the lowest since April 2018 refreshed in Asia.
Two-week-old horizontal resistance, 200-HMA add to the upside filters.
April 2018 bottom, two-year low lure US dollar sellers.

Anil Panchal FXStreet

US dollar index (DXY) fades recent bounces off 32-month low while receding to 89.60 during the early Thursday. In doing so, the greenback gauge reverses the recovery gains from the multi-month low, marked during the Asian session, amid failures to cross the immediate resistance line.

Not only a descending trend line from Monday, currently around 89.67, but a horizontal area including lows marked since December 17, near 89.71/73 also challenges the DXY’s immediate upside amid sluggish MACD signals.

Even if the US dollar index crosses 89.73, it needs to surpass the 90.00 round-figure and 200-HMA near 90.18 to recall the short-term buyers.

Meanwhile, the latest low, also the multi-day bottom, near 89.50, pops on the DXY sellers’ radars as an immediate target.

However, their ultimate goal could be to revisit the year 2018 trough surrounding 88.25. In doing so, April 2018 low near 89.20 can offer an intermediate halt.

DXY hourly chart

Trend: Bearish

Additional important levels

Overview
Today last price	89.62
Today Daily Change	0.01
Today Daily Change %	0.01%
Today daily open	89.61

Trends
Daily SMA20	90.44
Daily SMA50	91.78
Daily SMA100	92.53
Daily SMA200	95.09

Levels
Previous Daily High	90.01
Previous Daily Low	89.56
Previous Weekly High	91.02
Previous Weekly Low	90.02
Previous Monthly High	94.31
Previous Monthly Low	91.5
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	89.73
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	89.84
Daily Pivot Point S1	89.44
Daily Pivot Point S2	89.28
Daily Pivot Point S3	89
Daily Pivot Point R1	89.89
Daily Pivot Point R2	90.17
Daily Pivot Point R3	90.33

Author

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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