EUR/USD hits fresh daily highs above 1.0720 on risk appetite

US dollar remains weak, but losses are limited.
Wall Street rises sharply, US yields at fresh 2-day highs.
EUR/USD short-term outlook is bullish, and faces resistance at 1.0730 and 1.0750.

Matías Salord FXStreet

The EUR/USD rose further during the American session and printed a fresh daily high at 1.0729. It then pulled back, staying above 1.0700. The euro is holding onto important weekly gains.

Bullish but capped under 1.0750

The recovery of EUR/USD appears to be resuming after a pullback from the 1.0750 area to 1.0640. The euro remains below the recent top but the chart still shows some positive momentum. A break of 1.0730 should clear the way for a test of 1.0750. The next resistance stands at 1.0765. A decline back below 1.0700 would alleviate the pressure. Under 1.0645, the pair could drop to test the important support area of 1.0600.

The move higher on Thursday is being driven by a weaker US dollar and risk appetite, the day after the FOMC minutes. The DXY is falling 0.12%, under 102.00. Equity prices in the US are up considerably. The Dow Jones gains 1.72% and the Nasdaq 2.87%.

The improvement in market sentiment is keeping the dollar on the defensive. At the same time, US yields are reacting. The US 10-year rose to 2.78% and the 30-year to 3.02%, both at 2-day highs.

Economic data from the US came in mixed on Thursday. The second reading of Q1 GDP showed a negative revision from -1.4% to -1.5%. Initial Jobless Claims dropped more than expected to 210K while Continuing Claims rose to 1.34 million above the 1.31 million of market consensus. The Kansas Fed Manufacturing Index declined unexpectedly in May to 19 from 28, against an expectation of 37. On Friday, Personal Income and Spending data are due in the US, including the Core PCE.

Ahead of a long weekend in the US, the EUR/USD is holding into important weekly gains as it continues to rebound from multi-year lows. During the last two weeks, it gains more than 300 pips. “EUR/USD looks to have stalled at the top of a potential 1.02-1.08 trading range this summer and we could quite easily see a near-term move back towards the 1.0500/1.0550 area as the Fed cycle is repriced higher”, explained analysts at ING.

Technical levels

EUR/USD

Overview
Today last price	1.0718
Today Daily Change	0.0031
Today Daily Change %	0.29
Today daily open	1.0687

Trends
Daily SMA20	1.0545
Daily SMA50	1.0763
Daily SMA100	1.1007
Daily SMA200	1.1269

Levels
Previous Daily High	1.0739
Previous Daily Low	1.0642
Previous Weekly High	1.0607
Previous Weekly Low	1.0389
Previous Monthly High	1.1076
Previous Monthly Low	1.0471
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	1.0679
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	1.0702
Daily Pivot Point S1	1.064
Daily Pivot Point S2	1.0593
Daily Pivot Point S3	1.0543
Daily Pivot Point R1	1.0736
Daily Pivot Point R2	1.0786
Daily Pivot Point R3	1.0833

Author

Matías Salord

FXStreet

Matías started in financial markets in 2008, after graduating in Economics. He was trained in chart analysis and then became an educator. He also studied Journalism. He started writing analyses for specialized websites before joining FXStreet.

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