US Dollar Index Technical Analysis: Greenback bulls erase daily losses as they close above 96.00 figure


  • The US Dollar Index (DXY) is trading in a bull trend above the 200-day simple moving average. 
  • DXY erases early daily losses stemming from the reaction to the US mid-term elections. Bulls found support at 95.65 (multi-month resistance) and their objective is to drive the market back up to 97.00.
  • However, it remains to be seen how high the market can go as the RSI, MACD and Stochastic indicators are turning bearish.   

DXY daily chart

Trend:                     Bullish

Resistance 1:         96.41 August 20 high
Resistance 2:         97.00 former 2018 high
Resistance 3:         97.20 current 2018 high
Resistance 4:         97.87 June 20, 2017
Resistance 5:         98.00 figure

Support 1:               96.00 figure
Support 2:               95.65 multi-month resistance (key level)
Support 3:               95.52 August 6 high
Support 4:               95.24 July 13 high


Additional key levels at a glance:

Dollar Index Spot

Overview:
    Last Price: 96.2
    Daily change: -3.0 pips
    Daily change: -0.0312%
    Daily Open: 96.23
Trends:
    Daily SMA20: 96.04
    Daily SMA50: 95.41
    Daily SMA100: 95.21
    Daily SMA200: 93.24
Levels:
    Daily High: 96.45
    Daily Low: 96.14
    Weekly High: 97.2
    Weekly Low: 95.99
    Monthly High: 97.2
    Monthly Low: 94.79
    Daily Fibonacci 38.2%: 96.26
    Daily Fibonacci 61.8%: 96.33
    Daily Pivot Point S1: 96.1
    Daily Pivot Point S2: 95.96
    Daily Pivot Point S3: 95.79
    Daily Pivot Point R1: 96.41
    Daily Pivot Point R2: 96.58
    Daily Pivot Point R3: 96.72

 

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