USD/INR Technical Analysis: 100-day MA is again reversing the bounce

Omkar Godbole FXStreet Contributor

USD/INR is currently trading at 71.00, having failed to take out the 100-day moving average (MA) in the previous two days.

Daily chart

As seen above, the rally from Jan. 7 low of 69.185 ran out of steam at 100-day MA earlier this month and the repeated bull failure there was followed by a drop to 70.10 on Feb. 13.

The average is again proving a tough nut to crack. As noted earlier, the pair failed to close above the 100-day MA in the previous two days and is now feeling the pull of gravity.

The support at 70.50 could again come into play if the rejection at the 100-day MA fuels a break below the immediate support near 70.80.

A daily close above the 100-day MA is needed to strengthen the bull grip.

Trend: Bullish above 100-day MA

1. R3 72.134
2. R2 71.872
3. R1 71.4635
PP 71.2015
1. S1 70.793
2. S2 70.531
3. S3 70.1225

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Omkar Godbole

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

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