EURUSD – Can Euro Break 1.0700 Versus US Dollar?

Aayush Jindal TitanFX

Key Highlights

The Euro faced selling pressure this past week, but remained above the 1.0610 support against the US Dollar.
There is a major resistance formed at 1.0675 and 1.0690 on the 4-hours chart of EURUSD.
Recently in the US, the NY Empire State Manufacturing index for April 2017 released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York posted a decline from 16.4 to 5.2.
Today, the US Industrial Production data for March 2017 will be released by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, which is forecasted to increase by 0.5%.

EURUSD Technical Analysis

The Euro after trading as low as 1.0570 against the US Dollar found support, and started a recovery. The EURUSD is correcting higher, but faces a major resistance near 1.0675 and 1.0690.

The pair recently traded near the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the last decline from the 1.0906 high to 1.0570 low. However, it faces a major hurdle near 1.0675, as the 200 simple moving average (H4) is positioned.

Moreover, there is a contracting triangle pattern with resistance near 1.0670 on the 4-hours chart. Furthermore, the 100 simple moving average (H4) is waiting on the upside at 1.0690 to act as a resistance. On the downside, the 1.0610 is triangle support.

Overall, it looks like the pair may trade in a range before attempting an upside break above 1.0690.

Interested in EURUSD technicals? Check out the key levels

1. R3 1.0635
2. R2 1.0627
3. R1 1.0618
PP 1.0611
1. S1 1.0602
2. S2 1.0594
3. S3 1.0586

Author

Aayush Jindal

TitanFX

I have spent over six years as a financial markets contributor and observer, and possess strong technical analytical skills. I am a software engineer by profession, loves blogging and observing financial markets.

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