USD/CNH Price Analysis: Pullback remains elusive beyond 6.9450 support confluence

USD/CNH consolidates the biggest daily gains in a month at one-week high.
Bearish MACD signals keep sellers hopeful but 200/100 HMAs challenge further downside.
Bulls need validation from the monthly high, the 7.0000 threshold.

Anil Panchal FXStreet

USD/CNH retreats to 6.9700 during Wednesday’s Asian session, after rising the most in a month to refresh the weekly the previous day.

In doing so, the offshore Chinese yuan (CNH) pair justifies the bearish MACD signals, as well as the RSI (14) pullback from the overbought territory.

However, a convergence of the 100-HMA and the 200-HMA around 6.9450 appears a tough nut to crack for the USD/CNH bears.

Should the quote drops below 6.9450, the 78.6% Fibonacci retracement level of the pair’s September 01-07 upside, near 6.9100 can’t be ruled out. However, the monthly low near 6.8870 could challenge the pair sellers afterward.

Alternatively, recovery moves need to cross the latest swing high surrounding 6.9850 to convince intraday buyers.

Following that, the monthly high near 6.9970 and the 7.0000 psychological magnet will be crucial to challenge the USD/CNH bulls.

In a case where the pair remains firmer past 7.0000, the late July 2020 high near 7.0300 will be in focus.

To sum up, USD/CNH is likely to witness further downside but the overall trend remains bullish.

USD/CNH: Hourly chart

Trend: Limited downside expected

Additional important levels

Overview
Today last price	6.9706
Today Daily Change	-0.0116
Today Daily Change %	-0.17%
Today daily open	6.9822

Trends
Daily SMA20	6.9011
Daily SMA50	6.8111
Daily SMA100	6.7576
Daily SMA200	6.5635

Levels
Previous Daily High	6.9846
Previous Daily Low	6.911
Previous Weekly High	6.997
Previous Weekly Low	6.9176
Previous Monthly High	6.9326
Previous Monthly Low	6.7164
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	6.9565
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	6.9392
Daily Pivot Point S1	6.934
Daily Pivot Point S2	6.8857
Daily Pivot Point S3	6.8604
Daily Pivot Point R1	7.0076
Daily Pivot Point R2	7.0329
Daily Pivot Point R3	7.0812

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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