USD/MXN Price Analysis: Double tops keeps Mexican Peso buyers hopeful of revisiting 17.00, Banxico eyed

USD/MXN holds lower grounds after snapping two-day recovery.
Sustained trading below 100-EMA, downside break of weekly support line favor confirmation of bearish chart pattern.
Banxico is likely to announce no interest rate change but a surprise won’t hesitate to break the key 17.00 support.
Mexican Peso sellers remain off the table below 17.25.

Anil Panchal FXStreet

USD/MXN aptly portrays the pre-event anxiety while posting mild gains around 17.13 amid early Thursday morning. In doing so, the Mexican Peso (MXN) pair licks its wounds after printing the first daily loss in three ahead of today’s Central Bank Interest Rate announcement from Mexico, namely the Banxico.

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Despite the latest inaction, the USD/MXN pair remains on the seller’s radar as it portrays the double-top bearish chart formation ahead of the Banxico announcements. Adding strength to the downside bias is the Mexican Peso (MXN) pair’s sustained trading below the 100-Exponential Moving Average (EMA), as well as a downside break of the one-week-old ascending trend line, intersecting each other around 17.15 by the press time.

It should be noted, however, that the below 50.0 levels of the RSI (14) line suggests bottom-picking and hence the multi-month low marked the last week around 17.00 gains major attention as the key support.

Should Banxico surprise markets with hawkish moves, the USD/MXN pair can quickly break the 17.00 support and confirm the “double tops” bearish chart formation, which in turn flashes a theoretical target of near 16.75.

Alternatively, an upside break of the 17.15 resistance confluence, mentioned above, isn’t an open invitation to the Mexican Peso sellers as the double tops near 17.25 can challenge the USD/MXN pair’s upside.

USD/MXN: Hourly chart

Trend: Further downside expected

Additional important levels

Overview
Today last price	17.129
Today Daily Change	0.0100
Today Daily Change %	0.06%
Today daily open	17.119

Trends
Daily SMA20	17.3815
Daily SMA50	17.6709
Daily SMA100	18.0521
Daily SMA200	18.8047

Levels
Previous Daily High	17.2576
Previous Daily Low	17.106
Previous Weekly High	17.3353
Previous Weekly Low	17.0243
Previous Monthly High	18.078
Previous Monthly Low	17.4203
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	17.1639
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	17.1997
Daily Pivot Point S1	17.0642
Daily Pivot Point S2	17.0094
Daily Pivot Point S3	16.9127
Daily Pivot Point R1	17.2157
Daily Pivot Point R2	17.3124
Daily Pivot Point R3	17.3673

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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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