EUR/USD: Back above 50-day MA ahead of German ZEW Survey


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  • EUR/USD is attempting a convincing move above the 50-day average. 
  • German ZEW Survey for January is expected to show an improvement in the economic sentiment. 
  • A big beat on expectations will likely bode well for the single currency. 

The single currency is showing signs of life ahead of the key German data, as EUR/USD is looking to post a convincing move above the 50-day moving average (MA) at 1.1094. 

The pair is currently trading at 1.11, having hit a 3.5-week low of 1.1077 on Monday. 

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The ZEW Financial Market Survey is an aggregation of the sentiments of approximately 350 economists and analysts on the economic future of Germany, the Eurozone's manufacturing powerhouse, which suffered a marked slowdown in 2019, courtest of the US-China trade tensions. 

The German ZEW survey for January, due at 10:00 GMT, is forecasted to show improvement, with the Economic Sentiment index rising to 15.0 from 10.7 in December. Meanwhile, the Current Situation index is seen improving to -13.8 from -19.9. 

A big beat on expectations would reinforce expectations of a notable economic rebound in 2020 and will likely put a strong bid under the common currency. 

From a technical perspective, a close above 1.1173 (Jan. 16 high) is needed to invalidate the lower highs set up and confirm a bullish reversal. 

If the data disappoints expectations, the pair could challenge Monday's low of 1.1077 and may extend the decline to the 100-day MA at 1.1066.

Technical levels

EUR/USD

Overview
Today last price 1.1097
Today Daily Change -0.0001
Today Daily Change % -0.01
Today daily open 1.1098
 
Trends
Daily SMA20 1.1143
Daily SMA50 1.11
Daily SMA100 1.1071
Daily SMA200 1.1136
 
Levels
Previous Daily High 1.1102
Previous Daily Low 1.1077
Previous Weekly High 1.1173
Previous Weekly Low 1.1086
Previous Monthly High 1.124
Previous Monthly Low 1.1002
Daily Fibonacci 38.2% 1.1092
Daily Fibonacci 61.8% 1.1087
Daily Pivot Point S1 1.1083
Daily Pivot Point S2 1.1067
Daily Pivot Point S3 1.1058
Daily Pivot Point R1 1.1108
Daily Pivot Point R2 1.1117
Daily Pivot Point R3 1.1133

 

 

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