EUR/USD Current price: 1.3217
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Despite slightly disappointing US data, the greenback maintains its strength across the board, accelerating against the EUR, with the pair testing recent lows around 1.3220. The pair has been trading in a quite limited range this Friday, capped below 1.3254 daily high. The hourly chart shows price below 20 SMA and indicators heading lower, supporting a soon test of the 1.3180 static support level; 4 hours chart shows indicators still heading south despite in oversold territory, which supports the shorter term view.
Support levels: 1.3180 1.3140 1.3100
Resistance levels: 1.3250 1.3300 1.3345
GBP/USD Current price: 1.5485
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The GBP/USD trades also lower in range, approaching its daily low ahead of US opening, and with the hourly chart showing a slightly bearish tone, with price finding short term resistance in a flat 20 SMA and indicators heading lower below their midlines. In the 4 hours chart the distance in between 20 SMA and 200 EMA continues to shrink, with both indicators containing price; however, the downside is still favored as per indicators heading lower below their midlines and current dollar strength.
Support levels: 1.5445 1.5400 1.5360
Resistance levels: 1.5520 1.5550 1.5595
USD/JPY Current price: 98.15
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Technical picture in the USD/JPY remains unchanged, with price holding right above its moving averages in the hourly chart and indicators standing around their midlines, lacking clear direction at the time being. Risk to the downside increases with local share markets in red, and US indexes pointing for a negative opening: break of the daily low around 97.90 is required to confirm further slides today, down towards 97.00/20 price zone.
Support levels: 97.90 97.50 97.20
Resistance levels: 98.50 98.85 99.20
AUD/USD Current price: 0.8933
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The AUD/USD also found no reasons to move far away, with technical readings presenting a quite neutral stance in the hourly chart. An attempt of recovery remained limited by 0.8930, but the pair held above the weekly low of 0.8891. 4 hours chart shows price barely below 20 SMA and indicators flat around their midlines, giving no clues on direction either. Being the last trading day of the month, some profit taking may affect the market and reverse latest greenback gains, but if stocks remain under pressure, the movement should be limited.
Support levels: 0.8910 0.8885 0.8840
Resistance levels: 0.8935 0.8980 0.9020
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