The Dollar Index is currently testing a major demand zone between 99.50 and 101. This area has marked the end of downward moves and the beginning of dollar rallies five times since early 2023.
The recent downward pressure is largely driven by rising expectations of an economic slowdown and a strengthening euro.
At this point, several possible scenarios could unfold, depending on how the market reacts to this key support zone:
Given the high level of global economic uncertainty and recent sharp reversals in financial markets, the third scenario may carry slightly higher probability. A similar pattern played out in 2017, when both the 200-week moving average and the demand zone were broken. The key difference this time is that
DXY is much closer to the long-term trendline.
The recent downward pressure is largely driven by rising expectations of an economic slowdown and a strengthening euro.
At this point, several possible scenarios could unfold, depending on how the market reacts to this key support zone:
- Repeat of the Past: Just like the previous five instances, the Dollar Index rebounds sharply from the zone and starts a strong upward move.
- Trendline Test: The Dollar Index breaks below this zone and moves toward testing the long-term uptrend line that originated in 2011.
- Fakeouts and Reversal: The Dollar Index briefly falls below the demand zone, approaches the long-term trendline, and then stages a false recovery above the zone. After trapping both bulls and bears and creating a fake breakout signal, it dips below the trendline before reversing and beginning a new medium-term uptrend that ultimately aligns above the long-term trend.
Given the high level of global economic uncertainty and recent sharp reversals in financial markets, the third scenario may carry slightly higher probability. A similar pattern played out in 2017, when both the 200-week moving average and the demand zone were broken. The key difference this time is that
DXY is much closer to the long-term trendline.Trade active
Dollar is in the demand zone but so far looks very weak. EURUSD is over the 17 years long trend as of yesterday. 
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