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USD/CHF Price Analysis: Looks downside to 0.9200 on H&S formation

  • The Swiss franc bulls are likely to drive the asset lower on head and shoulder formation.
  • The bearish range shift in the RSI (14) adds to the downside filters.
  • The 200-period EMA will act as a major barricade going forward.

The USD/CHF pair has rallied after a flat opening near Friday’s low at 0.9414. The major has witnessed an intensified sell-off after hitting a fresh 11-month high at 0.9460 on March 16.

On an hourly scale, USD/CHF has been slipped after a head and shoulder formation, which signals a bearish reversal. Usually, a head and shoulder formation denote a sustained inventory distribution from institutional investors to retail participants. The greenback bulls are likely to test the neckline which is placed from March 11’s average traded price at 0.9321, adjoining the March 14 low at a similar figure and March 18’s average traded price at 0.9333.

The spot has slipped below the 200-period period Exponential Moving Average (EMA), which is trading at 0.9342. Moreover, the latter will act as a major barricade for the pair.

The Relative Strength Index (RSI) (14) has slipped from a consolidation range of 40.00-60.00 to a bearish range of 20.00-40.00, which adds to the downside filter.

For more downside, a pullback near the neckline at 0.9333 will bring fresh offers from the market participants, which will send the pair lower to February 24 high at 0.9289, followed by a round level at 0.9200.

On the flip side, bulls can take the charge if the asset surpasses March 18 high at 0.9383, which will drive the pair towards March 16 high and 11-month high at 0.9418 and 0.9460 respectively.

USD/CHF hourly chart

USD/CHF

Overview
Today last price0.9327
Today Daily Change0.0009
Today Daily Change %0.10
Today daily open0.9318
 
Trends
Daily SMA200.9267
Daily SMA500.9234
Daily SMA1000.9222
Daily SMA2000.9205
 
Levels
Previous Daily High0.9383
Previous Daily Low0.9314
Previous Weekly High0.946
Previous Weekly Low0.9314
Previous Monthly High0.9297
Previous Monthly Low0.915
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%0.934
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%0.9356
Daily Pivot Point S10.9294
Daily Pivot Point S20.927
Daily Pivot Point S30.9225
Daily Pivot Point R10.9362
Daily Pivot Point R20.9407
Daily Pivot Point R30.9431

Author

Sagar Dua

Sagar Dua

FXStreet

Sagar Dua is associated with the financial markets from his college days. Along with pursuing post-graduation in Commerce in 2014, he started his markets training with chart analysis.

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