EUR/USD pierces support zone

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Source: Dukascopy Bank SA
The reaction to the ECB interest rate hike was a decline of the Euro against other currencies. On the EUR/USD chart it resulted in a piercing of the combined support of the 1.0000 mark, the 50-hour simple moving average and the weekly R2 simple pivot point at 0.9985. However, by 14:00 GMT, the pair was observed to have recovered back up to 1.0025.

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On Friday, the US Core PCE Price Index is scheduled to be published at 12:30 GMT. This inflation measure is watched by the US Federal Reserve when setting their policy.

EUR/USD hourly chart

An extension of the recovery is set to once again test the resistance of the 1.0100 mark and the weekly R3 simple pivot point at 1.0094. However, take into account that the 1.0050 level could act as resistance, as it has shown during this week.

Meanwhile, a resumption of the Euro decline might result in the rate once again looking for support in the 1.0000 mark and the technical levels near it.

Hourly Chart

EUR/USD daily chart's review

On the daily candle chart, the 100-day simple moving average also failed to keep the rate down. Next resistance on this chart is the zone near 1.0400 and the 200-day simple moving average.

Daily chart




Traders are mostly bullish

On Wednesday, on the Swiss Foreign Exchange, trader open positions were bullish, as 57% of open position volume was in long positions.

Meanwhile, trader set up pending orders in the 100-pip range around the pair were 54% to buy the Euro against the USD.

On Thursday, positions were 58% long and pending orders were 54% to buy.

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