AUD/USD technical analysis: Aussie falling below the 0.7000 handle

AUD/USD is moving down sharply below the 0.7000 figure.
The level to beat for bears is 0.6960.

Flavio Tosti Independent Analyst

AUD/USD daily chart

AUD/USD is trading in a bear trend below its 100 and 200-day simple moving averages (DSMAs). The market is trading below the 0.7000 mark.

AUD/USD 4-hour chart

The Aussie made a sharp move down as it is testing the 50 SMA and 0.6960 support. Further down lies 0.6930 and 0.614 support according to the Technical Confluences Indicator.

AUD/USD 30-minute chart

AUD/USD is trading below its main SMAs suggesting bearish momentum in the near term. Resistance is at 0.7000.

Additional key levels

AUD/USD

Overview
Today last price	0.6967
Today Daily Change	-0.0053
Today Daily Change %	-0.75
Today daily open	0.702

Trends
Daily SMA20	0.6947
Daily SMA50	0.6961
Daily SMA100	0.7036
Daily SMA200	0.7102

Levels
Previous Daily High	0.7026
Previous Daily Low	0.6997
Previous Weekly High	0.7026
Previous Weekly Low	0.6926
Previous Monthly High	0.7026
Previous Monthly Low	0.6831
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	0.7015
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	0.7008
Daily Pivot Point S1	0.7003
Daily Pivot Point S2	0.6985
Daily Pivot Point S3	0.6974
Daily Pivot Point R1	0.7032
Daily Pivot Point R2	0.7043
Daily Pivot Point R3	0.7061

Author

Flavio Tosti

Independent Analyst

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