USD/CHF Price Analysis: Bulls poke 0.9980 resistance confluence

USD/CHF grinds higher during a three-day uptrend, eyes third consecutive monthly gain.
Convergence of 50-SMA, 100-SMA challenge buyers of late.
MACD, RSI conditions suggest gradual advances toward the yearly low.

Anil Panchal FXStreet

USD/CHF buyers jostle with the 0.9975-80 hurdle during the initial hour of Monday morning in Europe. In doing so, the Swiss currency (CHF) pair braces for the third monthly gain as it pokes a joint of the 100-SMA and the 50-SMA.

Given the firmer RSI (14) and the bullish MACD signals, not to forget the pair’s sustained trading beyond a three-day-old ascending trend line, USD/CHF prices are likely to remain firmer.

However, a clear upside break of the 0.9980 hurdle appears necessary for the buyers to meet the 1.0000 psychological magnet.

Following that, multiple hurdles around 1.0080 could probe the USD/CHF pair’s upside ahead of challenging the yearly top of 1.0148. In a case where the quote remains firmer past 1.0150, the April 2019 peak surrounding 1.0240 will gain the market’s attention.

Meanwhile, the pullback move remains elusive unless the quote stays beyond the aforementioned support line from Wednesday, close to 0.9920 at the latest.

Should the USD/CHF bears manage to conquer the 0.9920 support, the 0.9900 threshold and the monthly low near 0.9840 will be on their radar.

Overall, USD/CHF is likely to remain firmer but the upside room appears limited.

USD/CHF: Four-hour chart

Trend: Further upside expected

Additional important levels

Overview
Today last price	0.9974
Today Daily Change	0.0019
Today Daily Change %	0.19%
Today daily open	0.9955

Trends
Daily SMA20	0.9953
Daily SMA50	0.9813
Daily SMA100	0.9727
Daily SMA200	0.9591

Levels
Previous Daily High	0.998
Previous Daily Low	0.9883
Previous Weekly High	1.0032
Previous Weekly Low	0.9842
Previous Monthly High	0.9966
Previous Monthly Low	0.948
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	0.9943
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	0.992
Daily Pivot Point S1	0.9899
Daily Pivot Point S2	0.9842
Daily Pivot Point S3	0.9801
Daily Pivot Point R1	0.9996
Daily Pivot Point R2	1.0037
Daily Pivot Point R3	1.0093

Author

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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