USD/CHF starts new week quiet around 0.9900

USD/CHF pair recovered on Friday following upbeat NFP data.
Major European equity indexes register small losses on Monday.
US Dollar Index moves sideways above 97.50 mark.

Eren Sengezer FXStreet

Despite a 30-pip rebound fueled by the broad-based USD strength on Friday, the USD/CHF pair erased 100 pips for the week and is now staying flat on the day near 0.9900.

The data from the US on Friday revealed that Nonfarm Payrolls in November increased by 266,000 to bear the market expectation of 180,000 and helped the greenback outperform its rivals. The US Dollar Index, which posted losses for five straight days, added 0.3% on Friday to help the pair pull away from its lows.

Volatility to pick up later in the week

Nevertheless, investors seem to be refraining from taking large positions ahead of this week's key events that could potentially impact the market sentiment and the USD's valuation.

The US and China will try to finalize the phase-one of the trade deal before the planned tariff hike goes into effect on December 15th and the Federal Open Market Committee will announce the monetary policy decisions on Wednesday following the two-day meeting that will kick off on Tuesday.

Previewing the FOMC event, "barring unfavourable developments on the trade front in the coming days, we doubt the Fed 2020 central tendency GDP growth projection will be significantly altered, allowing the FOMC to remain “watchfully waiting” as Cleveland Fed president Loretta Mester put it," said analysts at National Bank Financial. "Our base case scenario remains for the target range to be left unchanged at 1.50 to 1.75%.”

Confirming the neutral mood on Monday, major European equity indexes are posting small daily losses while the S&P 500 futures remain flat on the day. Furthermore, the 10-year US Treasury bond yield is staying calm near last week's closing level of 1.81%.

Technical levels to watch for

USD/CHF

Overview
Today last price	0.9903
Today Daily Change	0.0004
Today Daily Change %	0.04
Today daily open	0.9899

Trends
Daily SMA20	0.9925
Daily SMA50	0.9928
Daily SMA100	0.989
Daily SMA200	0.9945

Levels
Previous Daily High	0.9918
Previous Daily Low	0.9864
Previous Weekly High	1.0009
Previous Weekly Low	0.9855
Previous Monthly High	1.0024
Previous Monthly Low	0.985
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	0.9898
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	0.9885
Daily Pivot Point S1	0.9869
Daily Pivot Point S2	0.9839
Daily Pivot Point S3	0.9815
Daily Pivot Point R1	0.9924
Daily Pivot Point R2	0.9948
Daily Pivot Point R3	0.9978

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Eren Sengezer

FXStreet

As an economist at heart, Eren Sengezer specializes in the assessment of the short-term and long-term impacts of macroeconomic data, central bank policies and political developments on financial assets.

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