USDCHF continues its fall and prior swing highs going back to August and September

The USDCHF falls despite gains in stocks in premarket

The USDCHF has fallen today despite a more favorable stock market. Having said that, as the stock market works toward the opening, futures are pointing to lower gains vs the gains seen earlier in the New York session. The Dow futures are now up 169 points while the NASDAQ is up 67 points. The S&P is up 20 points. Near the start of the New York session, the Dow is up 264 points, the NASDAQ was up 120 points and the S&P was up 33 points.

Technically looking at the hourly chart, the price declined today pick up steam after breaking back below its 100 hour moving average (blue line currently at 0.92627. The price has also moved below its 50% midpoint at 0.92478 of the move up from the September 15 low. That level will be eyed as a risk/bias defining level going forward today. Will back above and we could see the buyers return.

The pair has moved back below recent swing highs going back to August 11, August 12 and August 13 along with the swing high highs from September 8 and September 13. Those levels come in around 0.9240 and 0.9233. The next key target on the downside comes in at 0.92279 which is home to both the 200 hour moving average and the 61.8% retracement of the move up from the September 15 low.

A move below 0.92279 would increase the bearish bias.

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