AUD/USD Price Forecast: Stuck between key SMAs as RSI turns bearish – 22 May 2026

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The AUD/USD pair edges lower during the North American session on Friday, poised to remain sideways within key technical support and resistance levels, with the 20-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) at 0.7187 and the 50-day SMA at 0.7095. At the time of writing, the pair is trading around 0.7137, down 0.17%.

AUD/USD Price Forecast: Technical outlook

From a technical perspective, AUD/USD market structure suggests further downside if the pair falls below the April 29 swing low at 0.7101, reaching a 4-week low at 0.7079 on May 19.

The Relative Strength Index (RSI) turned bearish, signaling that sellers are gaining momentum, as it fell below its 50-neutral level.

For a bearish resumption, the AUD/USD must clear the May 21 low at 0.7099, so traders can test the 50-day SMA. On further weakness, the 100-day SMA at 0.7024 becomes the next support level, followed by 0.7000.

On the upside, a break above the 20-day SMA will expose the 0.7200 milestone. Above this area, the next resistance is the year-to-date (YTD) peak at 0.7264.

AUD/USD Price Chart – Daily

Australian Dollar Price This week

The table below shows the percentage change of Australian Dollar (AUD) against listed major currencies this week. Australian Dollar was the strongest against the Canadian Dollar.

USD EUR GBP JPY CAD AUD NZD CHF USD 0.14% -0.87% 0.25% 0.46% 0.28% -0.15% -0.23% EUR -0.14% -1.03% 0.17% 0.30% 0.12% -0.22% -0.39% GBP 0.87% 1.03% 1.16% 1.33% 1.17% 0.81% 0.61% JPY -0.25% -0.17% -1.16% 0.15% -0.05% -0.45% -0.52% CAD -0.46% -0.30% -1.33% -0.15% -0.20% -0.60% -0.72% AUD -0.28% -0.12% -1.17% 0.05% 0.20% -0.34% -0.43% NZD 0.15% 0.22% -0.81% 0.45% 0.60% 0.34% -0.20% CHF 0.23% 0.39% -0.61% 0.52% 0.72% 0.43% 0.20%

The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the Australian Dollar from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US Dollar, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent AUD (base)/USD (quote).

Editorial note: This recovered market brief has been cleaned and reclassified by Next Move Markets for educational market intelligence. It is not investment advice.

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