USD/MXN Price Analysis: Struggles for a firm near-term direction, stuck in a range above 17.00

USD/MXN extends its consolidative price moves and remains confined in a familiar range.
The technical setup favours bearish traders and supports prospects for additional losses.
A sustained strength above the 17.20-25 area is needed to negate the negative outlook.

Haresh Menghani FXStreet

The USD/MXN pair struggles to capitalize on the previous day's positive move and oscillates in a narrow trading band, just above the 17.00 mark through the Asian session on Friday.

The range-bound price action witnessed over the past two weeks or so constitutes the formation of a rectangle on the daily chart. Against the backdrop of the recent downfall from the 18.00 mark touched on May 23, this might still be categorized as a bearish consolidation phase and supports prospects for additional losses. The negative outlook is reinforced by the fact that oscillators on the daily chart have recovered from the oversold zone and are holding deep in the bearish territory.

The aforementioned technical setup suggests that the path of least resistance for the USD/MXN pair is to the downside. That said, it will still be prudent to wait for a sustained break and acceptance below the 17.00 round figure before positioning for the resumption of over a three-month-old descending trend. Spot prices might then turn vulnerable to accelerate the slide towards the 16.60-16.55 intermediate support before dropping to November 2015 low, around the 16.35 area.

On the flip side, last week's swing high, around the 17.20-17.25 region, also representing the trading range barrier, should cap the immediate upside for the USD/MXN pair. A sustained strength beyond might trigger a short-covering rally towards the 17.40-17.45 region. This is closely followed by the 50-day Simple Moving Average (SMA), currently pegged near the 17.55 zone, which if cleared will suggest that spot prices have bottomed out and pave the way for further gains.

USD/MXN daily chart

Key levels to watch

USD/MXN

Overview
Today last price	17.1164
Today Daily Change	-0.0088
Today Daily Change %	-0.05
Today daily open	17.1252

Trends
Daily SMA20	17.223
Daily SMA50	17.5638
Daily SMA100	17.9462
Daily SMA200	18.7188

Levels
Previous Daily High	17.153
Previous Daily Low	17.0694
Previous Weekly High	17.2656
Previous Weekly Low	17.061
Previous Monthly High	18.078
Previous Monthly Low	17.4203
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	17.1211
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	17.1013
Daily Pivot Point S1	17.0788
Daily Pivot Point S2	17.0323
Daily Pivot Point S3	16.9952
Daily Pivot Point R1	17.1624
Daily Pivot Point R2	17.1995
Daily Pivot Point R3	17.246

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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