USD/CHF Price Analysis: Slides towards 0.9160 support

USD/CHF consolidation the biggest daily gains in over a week.
Two-week-old descending trend line, 200-HMA guard immediate upside.
Bearish MACD signals back the failure to cross key hurdles and direct sellers towards immediate support line.

Anil Panchal FXStreet

USD/CHF holds lower ground as it extends the previous day’s pullback to snap a two-day uptrend around 0.9180 on early Monday.

In doing so, the Swiss Franc (CHF) pair also justifies the bearish MACD signals while approaching an ascending support line from last Wednesday, close to 0.9160 by the press time.

It’s worth noting that the quote’s weakness past 0.9160 will make it vulnerable to refreshing the monthly low, currently around 0.9085.

As a result, August 2021 low near 0.9020 and the 0.9000 psychological magnet could gain the USD/CHF bear’s attention past 0.9160.

If at all the USD/CHF pair remains bearish past 0.9000, the June 2021 bottom around 0.8925 and the year 2021 trough of 0.8757 will be in focus.

On the flip side, a convergence of the downward-sloping resistance line from January 06 and the 200-Hour Moving Average (HMA), close to 0.9230-35, could challenge short-term USD/CHF recovery.

Following that, a run-up towards 0.9365 and the monthly high near 0.9410 can’t be ruled out.

In a case where USD/CHF remains firmer past 0.9410, the late November 2022 swing high around 0.9600 will be in focus as it acts as the last defense of the pair sellers.

Overall, USD/CHF is likely to decline more but the downside room appears limited.

USD/CHF: Hourly chart

Trend: Further downside expected

Additional important levels

Overview
Today last price	0.9182
Today Daily Change	-0.0021
Today Daily Change %	-0.23%
Today daily open	0.9203

Trends
Daily SMA20	0.9262
Daily SMA50	0.9345
Daily SMA100	0.9596
Daily SMA200	0.9639

Levels
Previous Daily High	0.9235
Previous Daily Low	0.9142
Previous Weekly High	0.9288
Previous Weekly Low	0.9085
Previous Monthly High	0.9471
Previous Monthly Low	0.9201
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	0.9199
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	0.9177
Daily Pivot Point S1	0.9151
Daily Pivot Point S2	0.91
Daily Pivot Point S3	0.9058
Daily Pivot Point R1	0.9245
Daily Pivot Point R2	0.9287
Daily Pivot Point R3	0.9338

Author

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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