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US Dollar Index Price Analysis: Further downside could test 98.50/60

  • DXY briefly dropped below the 99.00 support on Tuesday.
  • Decent support is expected to emerge in the 98.50/60 band.

DXY tested the sub-99.00 area on Tuesday, recording at the same time fresh multi-day lows.

The corrective downside could extend to the 98.54/58 band, where coincide the November’s top and a Fibo retracement of the 2020 rally.

Looking at the broader picture, the dollar’s outlook remains constructive while above the 200-day SMA, today at 97.82.

DXY daily chart

Dollar Index Spot

Overview
Today last price99.32
Today Daily Change24
Today Daily Change %0.34
Today daily open98.98
 
Trends
Daily SMA2098.75
Daily SMA5097.91
Daily SMA10097.88
Daily SMA20097.84
 
Levels
Previous Daily High99.39
Previous Daily Low98.88
Previous Weekly High99.91
Previous Weekly Low99.04
Previous Monthly High98.19
Previous Monthly Low96.42
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%99.07
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%99.2
Daily Pivot Point S198.78
Daily Pivot Point S298.57
Daily Pivot Point S398.27
Daily Pivot Point R199.29
Daily Pivot Point R299.59
Daily Pivot Point R399.8

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Pablo Piovano

Born and bred in Argentina, Pablo has been carrying on with his passion for FX markets and trading since his first college years.

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