Technical Overview of EUR/USD and GBP/USD Currency Pair
EUR/USD
• EUR traded Higher against USD and closed at 1.0791
EUR/USD closed out Tuesday below 1.07 to print the weakest daily close since April 2017.
More importantly, the single currency formed a bearish marubozu candle, implying a continuation of the downtrend.
A red marubozu, the one with a large body and little or no shadows, occurs when sellers control the price throughout the day, and is considered very bearish.
The back-to-back big red marubozu candles seen on the weekly chart are also painting a bearish picture.
According to the Analysis, pair is expected to find support at 1.0786 and a fall through could take it to the next support level of 1.0774 The pair is expected to find its first resistance at 1.0826 and a rise through could take it to the next resistance level of 1.0838.
GBP/USD
• GBP traded higher against USD and closed at 1.2998
• GBP/USD fails to register noticeable moves following a Tuesday’s Doji candlestick.
• Short-term moves are confined between 50 and 100-day SMA, 61.8% Fibonacci retracement offers immediate resistance.
• The monthly bottom can please sellers below 100-day SMA.
GBP/USD remains a little changed below 1.3000 during early Wednesday. The cable posted a trend reversal Doji candlestick formation the previous day. Though, 50-day and 100-day SMA continue to restrict near-term moves.
While the recent Doji favors the pair’s pullback, 61.8% Fibonacci retracement of its November-December 2019 upside, at 1.3055, could lure the buyers ahead of making them confront 50-day SMA level of 1.3067.
According to the Analysis, pair is expected to find support at 1.2976 and a fall through could take it to the next support level of 1.2958. The pair is expected to find its first resistance at 1.3036 and a rise through could take it to the next resistance level of 1.3054
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