AUD/USD Technical Analysis: Trapped by near-term resistance, 0.7300 looking out of reach

• The short-term Aussie chart has left the AUD/USD in the lurch, strung out in a constraining pattern within Thursday's trading range as the broader markets await further impetus to trigger directional changes.

AUD/USD Chart, 5-Minute

• The past two weeks sees the AUD/USD's latest bull move facing potential rejection from that pair's last swing high into the 0.7300 region, and buyers are risking a stall-out if they don't keep the pair propped up beyond the last higher low at 0.7250.

AUD/USD Chart, 30-Minute

• A flatlining H4 candlestick chart likewise brings poor news for Aussie bidders, with the 200-period moving average nearly perfectly horizontal from 0.7140, with only thin support coming from the 50-period MA at 0.7225.

AUD/USD Chart, 4-Hour