US Dollar Index Technical Analysis: DXY ends the week neutral

Flavio Tosti Independent Analyst

DXY daily chart

The US Dollar Index (DXY) is trading in a bull trend above its main simple moving averages.
The market is in a triangle pattern and both bulls and bears have valid arguments.
DXY is also currently supported by the 50 SMA.

Additional key levels

Dollar Index Spot

Overview:
    Today Last Price: 96.6
    Today Daily change: -17 pips
    Today Daily change %: -0.176%
    Today Daily Open: 96.77
Trends:
    Previous Daily SMA20: 96.92
    Previous Daily SMA50: 96.34
    Previous Daily SMA100: 95.69
    Previous Daily SMA200: 94.03
Levels:
    Previous Daily High: 97.21
    Previous Daily Low: 96.55
    Previous Weekly High: 97.54
    Previous Weekly Low: 96.62
    Previous Monthly High: 97.7
    Previous Monthly Low: 95.68
    Previous Daily Fibonacci 38.2%: 96.8
    Previous Daily Fibonacci 61.8%: 96.96
    Previous Daily Pivot Point S1: 96.48
    Previous Daily Pivot Point S2: 96.18
    Previous Daily Pivot Point S3: 95.82
    Previous Daily Pivot Point R1: 97.14
    Previous Daily Pivot Point R2: 97.5
    Previous Daily Pivot Point R3: 97.8

Author

Flavio Tosti

Independent Analyst

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