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USD/CHF dives to the lowest level since Jan. 2015, around mid-0.9000s

  • USD/CHF witnessed some heavy selling on Wednesday amid a broad-based USD selloff.
  • Mixed US macro data failed to impress the USD bulls or provide any respite to the major.
  • Oversold conditions on short-term charts might extend some support, at least for now.

The USD bearish pressure remained unabated through the early North American session and pushed the USD/CHF pair to the lowest level since January 2015, around mid-0.9000s.

The pair added to the previous day's losses and remained under some intense selling pressure for the second consecutive session on Wednesday. The downfall was exclusively sponsored by the heavily offered tone surrounding the US dollar. Diminishing hopes of a swift US economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic forced investors to continue dumping the USD. Adding to this, the impasse over the next round of the US fiscal stimulus further undermined the greenback.

The USD bulls largely shrugged off Wednesday's upbeat US ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI, which jumped to 58.1 in July from the 57.1 previous as compared to estimates pointing to a modest pullback to 55. Earlier the ADP report showed that the US private-sector employment increased by 167K in July as against 1500K rise anticipated and dampened prospects for any positive surprise from the official non-farm payrolls data (NFP), scheduled for release on Friday.

Even the upbeat market mood, which tends to dent the Swiss franc's perceived safe-haven status, failed to lend any support to the USD/CHF pair or stall the ongoing downfall to the lowest level since January 2015. However, oversold conditions on short-term charts might turn out to be the only factor that might help limit any further losses, at least for the time being.

Technical levels to watch

USD/CHF

Overview
Today last price0.9058
Today Daily Change-0.0075
Today Daily Change %-0.82
Today daily open0.9133
 
Trends
Daily SMA200.929
Daily SMA500.9427
Daily SMA1000.9566
Daily SMA2000.9665
 
Levels
Previous Daily High0.9188
Previous Daily Low0.913
Previous Weekly High0.923
Previous Weekly Low0.9056
Previous Monthly High0.9494
Previous Monthly Low0.9056
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%0.9152
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%0.9166
Daily Pivot Point S10.9113
Daily Pivot Point S20.9093
Daily Pivot Point S30.9055
Daily Pivot Point R10.917
Daily Pivot Point R20.9208
Daily Pivot Point R30.9228

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Haresh Menghani

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

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