Inflation runs hot, USDCHF follows suit.
“US inflation continues to appreciate despite policy tightening efforts, signaling prolonged tightening from Federal Reserve.”
Market bulls steered the greenback higher, catalyzed by rising inflation in the United States. Both CPI and Core CPI for last month beats expectations, with market participants speculating a prolonged policy tightening from the Federal Reserve. Moreover, demoralizing sentiment towards other region’s asset helps to keep the greenback afloat at high levels.
Quick recap on USDCHF
The pair remains in a range bound as it subject to both strong resistance and support.
USDCHF Weekly Technical Analysis
From weekly perspective, USDCHF retest at strong hurdle of 1.0027. With MACD forming bullish signal, a break will signify bullish extension.
USDCHF Daily Technical Analysis
Similar case can be seen in daily perspective albeit a rather uneven bullish momentum from the MACD.
Trading Idea
ORDER: BUY STOP
ENTRY: 1.0070
STOP LOSS: 0.9990
Target 1: 1.0150
Target 2: 1.0200
ZFX Analyst’s Comment
From 2 different perspective, we could observe similar signals which point towards further upside ahead. Thus, a closure above the strong resistance will provide us with confirmation on the hypothesis.
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