US Dollar Index Price Analysis: Initial contention lines up at 90.42

The index remains on the defensive below 91.00.
Next support comes in at the April low near 90.40.

Pablo Piovano FXStreet

The leg lower in the dollar remains well in place on Friday, with DXY extending the corrective downside to the sub-91.00 area ahead of key US data.

The very near-term price action in the index highly hinges on the Payrolls results due later on Friday. Against that, a deeper pullback carries the potential to re-visit the April’s low at 90.40, while an upbeat outcome of the labour report could push DXY to the next up barrier in the 91.40/50 band.

In the meantime, and looking at the broader scenario, while below the 200-day SMA, today at 91.92, the outlook for the buck is expected to remain negative.

DXY daily chart

Dollar Index Spot

Overview
Today last price	90.81
Today Daily Change	21
Today Daily Change %	-0.07
Today daily open	90.87

Trends
Daily SMA20	91.26
Daily SMA50	91.75
Daily SMA100	91.06
Daily SMA200	91.93

Levels
Previous Daily High	91.38
Previous Daily Low	90.87
Previous Weekly High	91.32
Previous Weekly Low	90.42
Previous Monthly High	93.33
Previous Monthly Low	90.42
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	91.07
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	91.19
Daily Pivot Point S1	90.71
Daily Pivot Point S2	90.54
Daily Pivot Point S3	90.2
Daily Pivot Point R1	91.21
Daily Pivot Point R2	91.55
Daily Pivot Point R3	91.71

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Pablo Piovano

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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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