US Dollar Index technical analysis: DXY trading below 99.00 after the US NFP

DXY is trading mixed this Friday but down for the week.
The US Non-Farm Payrolls came below forecast at 136K vs. 145K in September, while wages disappointed at 2.9% vs. 3.2% forecast.

Flavio Tosti Independent Analyst

DXY daily chart

The US Dollar Index (DXY) is an uptrend above its main daily simple moving averages (DSMAs). Earlier in the New York session, the US Non-Farm Payrolls came below expectations at 136K vs. 145K in September, while wages also disappointed at 2.9% vs. 3.2% forecast.

DXY four-hour chart

DXY is trading in the 98.63-99.00 range and between the 50 and 100 SMAs. A break of the 99.00/99.10 resistance zone could lead to 99.30 in the medium term.

DXY 30-minute chart

DXY is trading below its main SMAs, suggesting a bearish bias in the short term. A break of 98.63 support can expose 98.30 on the way down.

Additional key levels

Dollar Index Spot

Overview
Today last price	98.81
Today Daily Change	-0.15
Today Daily Change %	-0.15
Today daily open	98.96

Trends
Daily SMA20	98.67
Daily SMA50	98.35
Daily SMA100	97.77
Daily SMA200	97.26

Levels
Previous Daily High	99.2
Previous Daily Low	98.63
Previous Weekly High	99.31
Previous Weekly Low	98.29
Previous Monthly High	99.46
Previous Monthly Low	97.99
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	98.85
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	98.98
Daily Pivot Point S1	98.66
Daily Pivot Point S2	98.36
Daily Pivot Point S3	98.09
Daily Pivot Point R1	99.23
Daily Pivot Point R2	99.5
Daily Pivot Point R3	99.8

Author

Flavio Tosti

Independent Analyst

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