FXTM

AUD/USD – Bearish momentum is strong

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FX:AUDUSD   Australian Dollar / U.S. Dollar
The AUD/USD on the hourly time frame has been following a downtrend recently. The price dipped below 0.67500 on 01 October to reach the lowest level of period under study at 0.67149. Bears are pushing the price lower as key technical indicators are supporting the bearish trend. The price action in the currency pair is mainly driven by the recent weakness in the Aussie Dollar. As of writing, the price is hovering around 0.67130 with negative MACD and price below 200 period simple moving average.
The hourly chart of the AUD/USD confirms the negative sentiment in the price movement as the currency pair is making successively lower tops and lower bottoms.
By applying Oscillators Analysis, all three indicators confirm the negative bias in the market. As the chart shows, price is below the 200-period Simple Moving Average. The MACD (Moving Average Convergence/Divergence) is recording values below the zero-line which shows negative sentiment in the currency pair. RSI (Relative Strength Index) showing values below 50 which supports the bearish sentiment.
In alternative scenario, key resistance level lies at 0.67824. Bulls must break this level in order to regain bullish sentiment in the market.

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