Weekly Focus on the US Dollar Index
The US dollar showed its financial Strength last week, consequently ending a two-week losing streak.To get more news about WikiFX, you can visit wikifx official website.
Adding 0.7 percent, buyers navigated from daily demand at 92.71/93.14 at the beginning of the week and eventually revisited a daily trendline formation (102.99), a level linked with a small area of daily supply at 94.08/93.84. Traders will also note the RSI oscillator is seen closing in on trendline resistance (prior support).
Bringing down the aforesaid resistances this week establishes a basis for buyers to target daily resistance from 94.65 and even the longer-term daily resistance level at 95.83.
With respect to the 200-day simple moving average, circling 96.84, the dynamic value continues to curve lower, two years after mostly drifting higher.
In the context of trend, previous research highlighted the following:
· A large-scale pullback since March 2008 from 70.70 is seen on the monthly timeframe (primary trend is considered south).
· The daily timeframes immediate trend has also faced lower since March 2020. Breaking the noted resistances this week, however, suggests a deeper pullback could be in the offing.August, as you can see, toppled supply from 1.1857/1.1352 and extended space north of long-term trendline resistance (1.6038), arguing additional upside may eventually be on the horizon, targeting trendline resistance (prior support – 1.1641).
Before seeking higher territory, a dip to the recently penetrated trendline resistance (support) could materialise, backed by Septembers monthly outside bearish reversal candle that snapped a four-month winning streak.
The primary downtrend (since July 2008) remains intact until 1.2555 is engulfed (Feb 1 high [2018]).