US Dollar Index Price Analysis: DXY bulls battle seven-week-old resistance line
|- DXY extends Friday’s run-up amid US Senate passes one-day stopgap funding with nearly final covid stimulus.
- 10-day SMA adds strength to the immediate upside hurdle.
- Bears can re-enter on the downside break below 90.00.
US Dollar Index (DXY) takes the bids near 90.45, up 0.50% intraday, during early Monday. The greenback gauge bounced off the lowest since April 2018 last Friday amid hopes of the US coronavirus (COVID-19) aid package as the current budget funding reached near expiry.
During the weekend, policymakers at Capitol Hill finalized the details of the much-awaited covid stimulus but couldn’t announce it formally as Sunday ends. However, the Congress members managed to avert the government shutdown while passing a one-day stopgap funding bill.
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In a reaction, the US dollar extends Friday’s recovery moves while battling a downward sloping trend line from November 04 as well as 10-day SMA, around 90.49/53.
While upbeat fundamentals are likely to support the greenback buyers to cross the 90.53 immediate hurdle, a 21-day SMA near 91.07 will challenge the quote afterward.
Alternatively, the 90.00 threshold restricts the sellers’ entries ahead of the recent multi-month low of 89.72.
In a case where the DXY drops below 89.72, April 2018 low near 89.22 will lure the bears.
DXY daily chart
Trend: Further recovery expected
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