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USD/CHF Price Analysis: Retreats further but holds above key trendline, eyes on 0.9000

  • USD/CHF holds above crucial support despite the second-day drop
  • The USD buyers struggle to recapture the 0.9000 mark.
  • Triple-bottom pattern hints at a potential bullish reversal.

USD/CHF drops for the second straight day but remains above a one-month-old upslope support trendline amidst buyers’ failure to reclaim the 0.9000 figure on a risk-on mood environment. At the time of writing, the USD/CHF exchanges hands at 0.8933, losses 0.26% after reaching a daily high of 0.8970.

USD/CHF Price Analysis: Technical outlook

Although the USD/CHF remains downward biased in the short term, the downtrend remains suspect, as sellers couldn’t break below 0.8900 to test the year-to-date (YTD) low of 0.8819. That, alongside subsequent failure tests of USD/CHF sellers to surpass the 0.8920 area, formed a triple-bottom chart pattern, which warrants further upside.

If the above scenario plays out, the USD/CHF first resistance would be the 20-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at 0.8983, followed by the 50-day EMA at 0.9011. A breach of the latter, and the USD/CHF could rally towards the 100-day EMA at 0.9087 before challenging the 0.9100 figure.

Conversely, and the path of least resistance as oscillators remain in bearish territory, the USD/CHF first support would be 0.8920. Once cleared, the next support would be 0.8900, ahead of plunging toward the YTD low of 0.8819.

USD/CHF Price Action – Daily chart

USD/CHF Daily chart

USD/CHF

Overview
Today last price0.8932
Today Daily Change-0.0025
Today Daily Change %-0.28
Today daily open0.8957
 
Trends
Daily SMA200.9017
Daily SMA500.8979
Daily SMA1000.9095
Daily SMA2000.932
 
Levels
Previous Daily High0.8979
Previous Daily Low0.8912
Previous Weekly High0.9013
Previous Weekly Low0.8907
Previous Monthly High0.9148
Previous Monthly Low0.882
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%0.8937
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%0.8953
Daily Pivot Point S10.892
Daily Pivot Point S20.8882
Daily Pivot Point S30.8852
Daily Pivot Point R10.8987
Daily Pivot Point R20.9017
Daily Pivot Point R30.9054

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Christian Borjon Valencia

Christian Borjon began his career as a retail trader in 2010, mainly focused on technical analysis and strategies around it. He started as a swing trader, as he used to work in another industry unrelated to the financial markets.

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