USD/CHF clings to modest recovery gains, above mid-0.9400s

USD/CHF gains traction on Friday and recovers further from over one-week lows.
The upbeat market mood undermined the safe-haven CHF and remained supportive.
Concerns about rising COVID-19 cases/sustained USD selling might cap the upside.

Haresh Menghani FXStreet

The USD/CHF pair held on to its modest daily gains through the early half of Friday's trading action and was last seen trading near session tops, around the 0.9465 region.

The pair built on the previous day's late bounce from over one-week tops and gained some positive traction on the last trading day of the week, snapping three consecutive days of losing streak. The prevalent risk-on environment undermined demand for the perceived safe-haven Swiss franc and was seen as one of the key factors behind the USD/CHF pair's modest uptick.

The global risk sentiment remained well supported by the latest optimism over a potential vaccine for the highly contagious coronavirus disease reviving hopes of a V-shaped global economic recovery. In fact, the incoming positive economic data, including Thursday's US NFP report, provided further evidence that the worse of the coronavirus pandemic was probably over.

However, growing market concerns that a continuous surge in new COVID-19 cases globally could trigger renewed lockdown measures to contain the spread held investors from taking excessive risk. This coupled with sustained selling around the US dollar might keep a lid on any strong gains for the USD/CHF pair, warranting some caution before positioning for any further gains.

Apart from this, traders might also refrain from placing aggressive bets amid relatively thin liquidity conditions on the back of the Independence Day holiday in the US. Hence, any subsequent positive move is more likely to remain capped, rather fizzle out near the key 0.9500 psychological mark.

Technical levels to watch

USD/CHF

Overview
Today last price	0.9466
Today Daily Change	0.0013
Today Daily Change %	0.14
Today daily open	0.9453

Trends
Daily SMA20	0.9495
Daily SMA50	0.961
Daily SMA100	0.9637
Daily SMA200	0.9737

Levels
Previous Daily High	0.9465
Previous Daily Low	0.9427
Previous Weekly High	0.9527
Previous Weekly Low	0.942
Previous Monthly High	0.9651
Previous Monthly Low	0.9376
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	0.9441
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	0.9451
Daily Pivot Point S1	0.9432
Daily Pivot Point S2	0.941
Daily Pivot Point S3	0.9393
Daily Pivot Point R1	0.947
Daily Pivot Point R2	0.9487
Daily Pivot Point R3	0.9509

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Haresh Menghani

FXStreet

Haresh Menghani is a detail-oriented professional with 10+ years of extensive experience in analysing the global financial markets.

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