EUR/USD confirms 1.0850 as support

Source: Dukascopy Bank SA
The decline of the Euro against the US Dollar eventually encountered support in the form of the 1.0850 level. In addition, it is assumed that some pressure came from the approaching 200-hour simple moving average. The event was followed by a recovery up and above the 1.0900 mark.

Economic Calendar Analysis



Next week, the EUR/USD could react to the publication of the German and Spanish Consumer Price Indices on Wednesday morning.

On Wednesday, at 13:30 GMT, the US Preliminary quarterly GDP is expected to impact the financial markets through the value of the US Dollar.

On Thursday, the publication of the US Core PCE Price Index at 13:30 GMT is most likely going to cause a USD move, as the US monetary policymakers watch this indicator.

EUR/USD hourly chart analysis

A resumption of the previous decline could look for support in the 200-hour simple moving average near 1.0860 and the 1.0850 mark, before the rate reaches the weekly simple pivot point at 1.0831 and the 1.0825/1.0830 range.

On the other hand, a recovery of the EUR/UD is set to face the resistance of the 1.0950/1.0965 range. Higher above, take into account the combination of the 1.1000 mark and the weekly R1 simple pivot point.

Hourly Chart

EUR/USD daily chart's review

On the daily candle chart, the rate has passed above the 200-day simple moving average near 1.0830 and confirmed the SMA as support. Next target for a broader surge could be the 1.1100 mark and the 1.1250 level that have acted as resistance during summer.
Daily chart




Traders are shorting the decline

On Wednesday, the Swiss Foreign Exchange traders were 64% in short positions.

Meanwhile, trader set up pending orders in a 100-point range around the current rate were 56% to buy the Euro against the US Dollar.

By mid-Thursday, traders were still 64% short, but orders were only 54% to buy.

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