USD/CHF technical analysis: Intraday uptick falters just ahead of parity mark

Despite the intraday pullback, the pair has managed to hold above 200-DMA.
The near-term technical set-up support prospects for some dip-buying interest.

Haresh Menghani FXStreet

The USD/CHF pair failed to capitalize on its intraday positive move and faced rejection near the key parity mark, albeit has still managed to hold above the very important 200-day SMA.

Given the pair's repeated bounce from a support marked by the lower end of a two-month-old ascending trend-channel, the near-term bias remains tilted in favour of bullish traders.

Moreover, technical indicators on hourly charts have been losing positive momentum but maintained their bullish bias on the daily chart, supporting prospects for some dip-buying interest.

Hence, any meaningful slide might still be seen as an opportunity to initiate some fresh bullish positions near the mentioned trend-channel support, currently near the 0.9935 region.

Meanwhile, a sustained strength beyond the parity mark might prompt some technical buying and accelerate the momentum further towards the recent swing highs near the 1.0025-30 region.

The pair then could further extend the appreciating move, though is likely to confront stiff resistance near the top end of the mentioned trend-channel, currently near the 1.0100 round-figure mark.

On the flip side, a decisive break below the trend-channel support might negate any near-term bullish bias and turn the pair vulnerable to slide further towards the next major support near the 0.9860-55 region.

USD/CHF daily chart

USD/CHF

Overview
Today last price	0.9975
Today Daily Change	0.0004
Today Daily Change %	0.04
Today daily open	0.9971

Trends
Daily SMA20	0.9941
Daily SMA50	0.9871
Daily SMA100	0.9881
Daily SMA200	0.9954

Levels
Previous Daily High	0.9984
Previous Daily Low	0.9943
Previous Weekly High	0.9991
Previous Weekly Low	0.9904
Previous Monthly High	0.9988
Previous Monthly Low	0.9797
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	0.9959
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	0.9968
Daily Pivot Point S1	0.9948
Daily Pivot Point S2	0.9925
Daily Pivot Point S3	0.9907
Daily Pivot Point R1	0.9989
Daily Pivot Point R2	1.0007
Daily Pivot Point R3	1.003

Author

Haresh Menghani

FXStreet

Haresh Menghani is a detail-oriented professional with 10+ years of extensive experience in analysing the global financial markets.

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