USD/MXN: US Dollar To Mexican Peso Resumes Surge As Oil Plunges

USD/MXN has gained roughly 4% so far on Monday to trade back above the 24.000 price. The latest surge in the US Dollar relative to the Mexican Peso – a top emerging market currency pair – mirrors another plunge in crude oil.

USD/MXN & CRUDE OIL PRICE CHART: 4-HOUR TIME FRAME (19 FEBRUARY TO 30 MARCH 2020)

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USDMXN Price Chart Crude Oil Correlation

Chart created by @RichDvorakFX with TradingView

Since Thursday, spot USD/MXN price action has climbed by more than 6% while crude oil has crumbled about 20% from their respective intraday low and high. A strong inverse relationship between USD/MXN and crude oil has been observable throughout most of the year, which will likely continue over the short and medium-term considering the macroeconomic backdrop.

USD/MXN PRICE CHART: 4-HOUR TIME FRAME (28 FEBRUARY TO 30 MARCH 2020)

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USDMXN Price Chart US Dollar to Mexican Peso Forecast

That said, a healthy pullback in the US Dollar to Mexican Peso could be over as USD/MXN looks to extend its parabolic climb. This follows a support bounce off the 23.000 price mark – a technical level of confluence coinciding with the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement of the month-to-date trading range recorded by USD/MXN.

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