• US Dollar Index Price Analysis: Room for a test of YTD highs

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2 May 2022

US Dollar Index Price Analysis: Room for a test of YTD highs

  • DXY resumes the upside beyond the 103.00 yardstick.
  • Next on the upside comes the cycle tops near 104.00.

The index leaves behind the pullback seen at the end of last week and advances above the 103.00 area on Monday.

Price action in DXY remains supportive of the resumption of the uptrend with the initial target at the 2022 highs just below the 104.00 yardstick (April 28). Above this level comes 105.63 (December 11 2002 high).

The current bullish stance in the index remains supported by the 8-month line near 96.80, while the longer-term outlook for the dollar is seen constructive while above the 200-day SMA at 95.76.

DXY daily chart

 

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