USD/CHF Price Analysis: Bulls have softer road to travel past 0.9200

USD/CHF grinds higher inside monthly triangle, struggling to extend two-day uptrend.
Sustained break of 10-DMA, bullish MACD signals keep buyers hopeful.
USD/CHF buyers lurk around six-week-old descending support line.

Anil Panchal FXStreet

USD/CHF bulls take a breather around 0.9210 during Monday’s sluggish Asian session, following a two-day uptrend, as traders await this week’s bumper data/events. Also challenging the Swiss Franc (CHF) pair is the return of Chinese traders after a one-week-long Lunar New Year (LNY) holiday.

It’s worth noting that the quote marked the first daily closing beyond the 10-DMA since January 11 the previous day. That said, the upside break of the short-term key moving average joins the bullish MACD signals to suggest the USD/CHF pair’s further upside.

However, a symmetrical triangle formation connecting levels marked since January 06 restricts short-term USD/CHF moves between 0.9235 and 0.9170.

It should be observed that a downward-sloping support line from December 14, 2022, close to 0.9125 by the press time, acts as an extra filter towards the north.

In a case where the USD/CHF bears dominate past 0.9125, the 0.9100 round figure and the monthly low of 0.9085 could act as the last defense of the buyer.

On the flip side, a successful break of the 0.9235 hurdle could propel the USD/CHF buyers toward the monthly peak surrounding 0.9410. It’s worth observing that the August 2022 low near 0.9370 acts as an extra filter towards the north.

USD/CHF: Daily chart

Trend: Further upside expected

Additional important levels

Overview
Today last price	0.9209
Today Daily Change	-0.0003
Today Daily Change %	-0.03%
Today daily open	0.9212

Trends
Daily SMA20	0.9245
Daily SMA50	0.9318
Daily SMA100	0.9569
Daily SMA200	0.9632

Levels
Previous Daily High	0.924
Previous Daily Low	0.919
Previous Weekly High	0.928
Previous Weekly Low	0.9158
Previous Monthly High	0.9471
Previous Monthly Low	0.9201
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	0.9221
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	0.9209
Daily Pivot Point S1	0.9188
Daily Pivot Point S2	0.9164
Daily Pivot Point S3	0.9139
Daily Pivot Point R1	0.9238
Daily Pivot Point R2	0.9264
Daily Pivot Point R3	0.9287

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Anil Panchal

FXStreet

Anil Panchal has nearly 15 years of experience in tracking financial markets. With a keen interest in macroeconomics, Anil aptly tracks global news/updates and stays well-informed about the global financial moves and their implications.

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