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USD/CHF Price Analysis: Bounces from multi-month lows, approaching the 100-DMA

  • The USD/CHF stages recovery after hitting a four-month low at 0.9470.
  • Sentiment remains negative, bolstering appetite for the greenback.
  • In the long-term, the USD/CHF is neutral biased, but short-term is tilted upwards, opening the door for a test of the 0.9600 mark.

The USD/CHF rebounded from under the June 29 swing low at 0.9495 and climbed to the daily high at  0.9559s, amidst a sour market mood, on US-China tussles, while also Fed speakers continued to push back against the market’s reaction to the FOMC 75 bps rate hike. At the time of writing, the USD/CHF is trading at 0.9551, up 0.67%.

USD/CHF Price Analysis: Technical outlook

The USD/CHF is neutral biased on sellers’ failure to hold the exchange rate below 0.9495, which would have paved the way towards the 200-day EMA at 0.9412. Instead, the USD/CHF edged higher, forming a bullish-engulfing chart pattern, a reversal pattern indicating buyers outweigh sellers, keeping risks skewed to the upside. Besides, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) is about to cross over its 7-day RSI’s SMA, which would open the door for higher prices.

Therefore, the USD/CHF first ceiling level would be the 100-day EMA at 0.9614. Break above will expose the major for further upside. Otherwise, a breach under 0.9500 could send the pair towards 0.9412, the 200-day EMA.

USD/CHF 1-hour chart

The USD/CHF is neutral-upward biased but faced solid resistance at a fifteen-day-old downslope trendline, which capped the rally at 0.9559. However, with the spot price above the 20, 50, and 100-hour EMAs, alongside the Relative Strength Index (RSI) aiming higher. That could open the door for a USD/CHF re-test of 95.60, which would lift the major towards the 200-hour EMA at 0.9592.

USD/CHF Key Technical Levels

USD/CHF

Overview
Today last price0.9545
Today Daily Change0.0049
Today Daily Change %0.52
Today daily open0.9496
 
Trends
Daily SMA200.9691
Daily SMA500.968
Daily SMA1000.9617
Daily SMA2000.9415
 
Levels
Previous Daily High0.9536
Previous Daily Low0.9482
Previous Weekly High0.9668
Previous Weekly Low0.9502
Previous Monthly High0.9886
Previous Monthly Low0.9502
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%0.9503
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%0.9516
Daily Pivot Point S10.9473
Daily Pivot Point S20.9451
Daily Pivot Point S30.9419
Daily Pivot Point R10.9527
Daily Pivot Point R20.9559
Daily Pivot Point R30.9581

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Christian Borjon Valencia

Christian Borjon began his career as a retail trader in 2010, mainly focused on technical analysis and strategies around it. He started as a swing trader, as he used to work in another industry unrelated to the financial markets.

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