Market Analysis: AUD/USD Under Pressure, Downtrend Persists
AUD/USD declined below the 0.6500 and 0.6455 support levels.
Important Takeaways for AUD/USD Analysis Today
- The Aussie Dollar started a fresh decline from well above the 0.6500 level against the US Dollar. - There is a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance at 0.6465 on the hourly chart of AUD/USD at FXOpen.
AUD/USD Technical Analysis On the hourly chart of AUD/USD at FXOpen, the pair struggled to clear the 0.6530 zone. The Aussie Dollar started a fresh decline below the 0.6500 support against the US Dollar.
The pair even settled below 0.6455 and the 50-hour simple moving average. There was a clear move below 0.6430. A low was formed at 0.6407 and the pair is now consolidating losses. On the upside, an immediate resistance is near the 0.6430 level.
The 23.6% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the 0.6504 swing high to the 0.6407 low is also near 0.6430. The next major resistance is near a connecting bearish trend line at 0.6465.
The trend line is near the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the 0.6504 swing high to the 0.6407 low, above which the price could rise toward 0.6500.
Any more gains might send the pair toward the 0.6530 resistance. A close above the 0.6530 level could start another steady increase in the near term. The next major resistance on the AUD/USD chart could be 0.6620.
On the downside, initial support is near the 0.6405 zone. The next support sits at 0.6380. If there is a downside break below 0.6380, the pair could extend its decline. The next support could be 0.6350. Any more losses might send the pair toward the 0.6320 support.
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