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September 17, 2026
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US Dollar Surges Post-Fed Hike: Key Technical Levels for EUR/USD and Gold

The US Dollar Index (DXY) touched fresh session highs following the Federal Reserve policy decision, sending EUR/USD into discount demand zones.

The US Dollar Index (DXY) broke above its weekly consolidation range following the Federal Reserve rate decision and hawkish dot-plot commentary.\n\n### Currency Market Reactions\n\nEUR/USD plunged through key equilibrium support levels as yield spreads widened sharply in favor of the greenback. Smart money order blocks resting near 1.0820 were tapped with heavy sell-side liquidity sweeps.\n\n### Key Technical Levels\n\n- Resistance: 104.85 on DXY index\n- Immediate Support: 1.0790 on EUR/USD\n- Gold Reaction: XAU/USD re-testing ,880 support with strong bid mitigation\n\n### Desk Execution Recommendation\n\nAvoid entering aggressive short USD positions until clear 15m bullish divergence develops against liquidity pools.

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