AUD/USD catches some lift on Aussie data beats, US Dollar eases back ahead of Fed

The AUD/USD is trading near 0.6375, trading into the top side for Monday.
US Dollar bidding pressure is easing back as investors brace for Fed rate call in the mid-week.
Aussie Retail Sales beat expectations, giving a much-needed boost for the AUD.

Joshua Gibson FXStreet

The AUD/USD is trading upwards for Monday, looking for an extended bid into the 0.6380 level after the Aussie (AUD) caught some bidding momentum after Australian Retail Sales beat expectations, helping the Aussie capitalize on a Greenback (USD) that is treading water ahead of the Federal Reserve's (Fed) upcoming rate call on Wednesday.

Australian Retail Sales for September came in at a forecast-thumping 0.9%, well above the expected 0.3% and seeing a significant jump from August's reading of 03%, which was revised upwards from 0.2%.

Australia’s Retail Sales jump 0.9% MoM in September vs. 0.3% expected

On the US side, investors are awaiting the latest showing from the Federal Reserve (Fed) due to come in for a landing on Wednesday, and investors will be keeping their heads down ahead of the US central bank showing.

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AUD/USD Technical Outlook

Monday's rebound continuation for the AUD/USD sees the pair set for a challenge of the 0.6400 handle in the near-term, with technical resistance building into the level from the 50-day Simple Moving Average (SMA).

The Aussie settled into a twelve-month low last week, tapping 0.6270 before getting pushed back into recent consolidation.

Aussie bulls will be looking for a chance to push the AUD/USD back into the topside of recent swing highs which built up a resistance zone from 0.6450 to 0.6500.

AUD/USD Daily Chart

AUD/USD Technical Levels

AUD/USD

Overview
Today last price	0.6375
Today Daily Change	0.0040
Today Daily Change %	0.63
Today daily open	0.6335

Trends
Daily SMA20	0.6348
Daily SMA50	0.6395
Daily SMA100	0.6535
Daily SMA200	0.6638

Levels
Previous Daily High	0.6368
Previous Daily Low	0.632
Previous Weekly High	0.64
Previous Weekly Low	0.627
Previous Monthly High	0.6522
Previous Monthly Low	0.6332
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	0.635
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	0.6338
Daily Pivot Point S1	0.6314
Daily Pivot Point S2	0.6293
Daily Pivot Point S3	0.6266
Daily Pivot Point R1	0.6362
Daily Pivot Point R2	0.6389
Daily Pivot Point R3	0.641

Author

Joshua Gibson

FXStreet

Joshua joins the FXStreet team as an Economics and Finance double major from Vancouver Island University with twelve years' experience as an independent trader focusing on technical analysis.

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