USD/CNH Technical Analysis: Potential inverse head-and-shoulders

Omkar Godbole FXStreet Contributor

The USD/CNH pair fell 0.4 percent yesterday, validating the bearish crossover between the 5 and 10-day moving averages.

The immediate bearish case, however, would weaken if the pair bounces off strongly from 6.7373-6.7350 support zone. That could be followed by a rally to 6.8033 (neckline of the inverse head-and-shoulders). A close above that level would confirm a bull reversal.

The probability of USD/CNH forming an inverse head-and-shoulders pattern would drop sharply if the support zone of 6.7373-6.7350 is convincingly breached.

Daily chart

Trend: bearish

1. R3 6.8153
2. R2 6.8002
3. R1 6.7727
PP 6.7576
1. S1 6.7301
2. S2 6.715
3. S3 6.6875

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Omkar Godbole

FXStreet Contributor

Omkar Godbole, editor and analyst, joined FXStreet after four years as a research analyst at several Indian brokerage companies.

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