USDTRY Slips Below 20-Day SMA but Retains Bullish Outlook

Technical analysis of Forex market

USDTRY held in losses for more than a week, dropping marginally below the 20-day simple moving average (SMA). The RSI continues to head lower in bullish area, while the MACD oscillator keeps falling beneath its trigger line, both suggesting a weaker price momentum in the short-term.

The price is currenty touching the flat Kijun-sen line and any declines below this barrier could shift the spotlight towards the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement level of the up leg from 5.4452 to 7.2662, at 6.8403. A drop below this line could send prices towards the 6.6085 support and the 38.2% Fibonacci at 6.5730, which stands near the lower surface of the Ichimoku cloud.

In the positive scenario, where the blue Kijun-sen line halts downside movements, the market should surpass the 20-day SMA in order to retest the record high of 7.2662. Above the latter, the price could enter new positive paths, challenging the 7.5000 and the 8.0000 round numbers.

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In brief, USDTRY is facing negative short-term signals, though overall it maintains a bullish profile since January 2019.