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USD/CHF pulls back from six week high. Falling trend line since early October, 200-day SMA keeps buyers hopeful. An upside beyond mid-October high could escalate pair’s run-up towards the previous month high. USD/CHF fails to hold the recent trend line breakout while declining to 0.9970 during early Monday. Even so, the quote stays beyond a multi-week-old falling support-line, at 0.9960, while also trading above 200-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) level of 0.9948. As...

Following its latest recovery, USD/CHF rises to the highest since the previous Tuesday. 200-day SMA and multi-week-old resistance line hold the key to pair’s run-up towards 1.0000 mark. 0.9870 can entertain short-term sellers. Based on its U-turn from 0.9870, the USD/CHF pair current takes the bids to the highest in eight-day while trading around 0.9940 during early Friday. However, 200-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) and a downward sloping trend line since...

USD/CHF fails to extend uptick beyond 200-bar SMA, 50% Fibonacci retracement. The symmetrical triangle continues to favor sideways momentum. While failure to break 200-bar SMA and 50% Fibonacci retracement speaks loudly of the USD/CHF pair’s weakness, a month-old symmetrical triangle could restrict pair’s near-term moves. The quote takes the rounds to 0.9910 by the press time of the pre-European session on Thursday. Given the quote’s latest slip beneath key technical...

USD/CHF takes another U-turn from 100-day SMA, takes the bids above 38.2% Fibonacci retracement. 61.8% Fibonacci retracement acts as the key support while 200-day SMA holds the pair’s recovery confined. Following its bounce off 100-day SMA, USD/CHF rises past-38.2% Fibonacci retracement of August-October upside while taking the bids to 0.9900 by the press time ahead of the European session on Monday. Considering the pair’s recent recovery from near-term strong...

Renewed US-China trade optimism helped regain some traction. The uptick lacked bullish conviction and warrants some caution. The USD/CHF pair stalled its recent pullback from levels beyond 200-day SMA and regained some traction on the last trading day of the week. Renewed trade optimism weighed on the Swiss franc’s safe-haven status and led to a modest recovery, though bulls struggled to extend the momentum beyond the 0.9900 handle. On the daily chart, the pair has...

USD/CHF erased its intraday gains, settling near the 0.9930 level.  Support is seen at the 0.9920 level. USD/CHF daily chart On the daily chart, USD/CHF is trading in a range below its 200-day simple moving average (DMA). The spot is holding just above the 50 SMA today at the 0.9921 level. USD/CHF daily chart(see more posts on USD/CHF, ) - Click to enlarge USD/CHF four-hour chart USD/CHF is retracing down from the current November highs while challenging the...

The USD/CHF pair’s recent recovery confronts 100-HMA, adjacent resistance line. 38.2% Fibonacci retracement, 0.9900 act as nearby supports. Following its bounce off 38.2% Fibonacci retracement of the current month upside, USD/CHF confronts near-term key resistance confluence while taking the bids to 0.9942 during early Tuesday. However, a sustained break of 0.9945 becomes necessary for the quote to extend recent recovery towards the support-turned-resistance line of...

USD/CHF fails to cross mid-October high, 61.8% Fibonacci retracement. A downside break of 0.9948 could recall 0.9900 on the chart Bullish MACD keeps buyers hopeful. The USD/CHF pair’s failure to rise beyond mid-October highs can’t be considered as it’s weakness unless the quote traders above 200-day SMA, 50% Fibonacci retracement of April-August downpour. The prices seesaw around 0.9970 during early Monday. Also favoring the buyers are the bullish signals from 12-bar...

Swiss Franc amid the worst performers on Thursday amid positive trade headlines.  US dollar rises supported by higher US yields; Wall Street hits a new record. The USD/CHF pair broke to the upside after trading sideways around 0.9925 for hours. It climbed to 0.9975, reaching a three-week high. Near the end of the session, it is consolidating gains, holding above relevant short-term technical levels. Equity prices are higher in Wall Street amid reports that the US and...

USD/CHF is trading flat on the day, consolidating the gains of the last two days.  The level to beat for bulls is the 0.9940/0.9956 resistance zone. USD/CHF daily chart On the daily chart, USD/CHF is trading in a range below its 200-day simple moving average (DMA). The market is holding just above the 50 SMA today at the 0.9916 level. USD/CHF daily chart(see more posts on USD/CHF, ) - Click to enlarge USD/CHF four-hour chart USD/CHF is trading near the monthly...