| Positions | Today | Yesterday | % Change | |
| Longs | 42% | 38% | 9.52% | |
| Shorts | 58% | 62% | -6.90% | |
| Indicator | 4H | 1D | 1W | |
| MACD (12; 26; 9) | Buy | Buy | Buy | |
| RSI (14) | Neutral | Neutral | Neutral | |
| Stochastic (5; 3; 3) | Sell | Sell | Sell | |
| Alligator (13; 8; 5) | Buy | Buy | Buy | |
| SAR (0.02; 0.2) | Buy | Buy | Buy | |
| Aggregate | ⇗ | ⇗ | ⇗ | |
Contrary to expectations, none of the yesterday's events, including disclosure of some insights about the new tax reform, created an impulse strong enough to force the pair to make a breakout from the rectangle pattern.
Moreover, expectations of the upcoming release of information about the state of the American labour market led to formation of a minor symmetrical triangle pattern.
A sharp plunge looks unlikely, as the southern side is reliably protected by a combination of the 100- and 200-hour SMAs together with the weekly PP at 113.79. On the other hand, a resistance area between the 114.25 and 114.35 levels managed to neutralize surge of the rate more than once in the past.
Nevertheless, if the employment change appears to be really positive, traders with bullish outlook are likely to use this occasion to try to elevate the pair to the July 2017 maximum at 114.50.