USD Index Price Analysis: Upside capped by 103.00 so far

The index remains within a range bound theme around 102.00.
Bullish attempts face immediate hurdle near the 103.00 mark.

Pablo Piovano FXStreet

DXY extends the side-lined mood for yet another day near the 102.00 zone on Wednesday.

Further range bound should not be ruled out for the time being. In case bears regain the upper hand, the index could then slip further back and revisit the so far 2023 low at 101.52 (January 18) ahead of the May 2022 low around 101.30 (May 30), all before the psychological 100.00 yardstick.

On the upside, the so far weekly high at 102.89 (January 18) is expected to offer initial resistance.

In the meantime, while below the 200-day SMA at 106.46 the outlook for the index should remain tilted to the negative side.

DXY daily chart

Dollar Index Spot

Overview
Today last price	102.03
Today Daily Change	34
Today Daily Change %	0.12
Today daily open	101.91

Trends
Daily SMA20	103.15
Daily SMA50	104.26
Daily SMA100	107.37
Daily SMA200	106.77

Levels
Previous Daily High	102.44
Previous Daily Low	101.72
Previous Weekly High	102.9
Previous Weekly Low	101.51
Previous Monthly High	106.02
Previous Monthly Low	103.39
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	101.99
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	102.16
Daily Pivot Point S1	101.61
Daily Pivot Point S2	101.31
Daily Pivot Point S3	100.89
Daily Pivot Point R1	102.32
Daily Pivot Point R2	102.74
Daily Pivot Point R3	103.04

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Pablo Piovano

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Born and bred in Argentina, Pablo has been carrying on with his passion for FX markets and trading since his first college years.

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