EUR/USD: On the defensive after Friday's drop

EUR/USD logged its biggest single-day loss in two weeks on Friday.
The pair risks extending losses to key trendline support.
With US markets closed, the pair may witness some moves on German PPI data.

Omkar Godbole FXStreet Contributor

EUR/USD is looking weak, having registered its biggest single-day decline in over two weeks on Friday.

The pair fell 0.43%, its biggest single-day loss since Jan. 2, signaling an end of the minor bounce from the Jan. 10 low of 1.1085 and a resumption of the sell-off from the Dec. 31 high of 1.1239.

The single currency, therefore, risks falling to the support at 1.1063 – the support of the trendline connecting lows seen on Oct, 1 and Nov. 29.

The drop to key support, however, may not happen if the German Producer Price Index (PPI), due at 07:00 GMT, betters estimates.

Indeed, the PPI has rarely moved markets in the past. However, with the US closed on account of Martin Luther King's birthday, trading volumes are likely to be weak. The pair, therefore, could witness erratic moves on PPI figures.

The German Bundesbank's monthly report is also scheduled for release on Monday and could influence the pair. At press time, EUR/USD is trading near 1.1095.

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Technical levels

EUR/USD

Overview
Today last price	1.1096
Today Daily Change	0.0003
Today Daily Change %	0.03
Today daily open	1.1093

Trends
Daily SMA20	1.1143
Daily SMA50	1.1098
Daily SMA100	1.1069
Daily SMA200	1.1137

Levels
Previous Daily High	1.1143
Previous Daily Low	1.1086
Previous Weekly High	1.1173
Previous Weekly Low	1.1086
Previous Monthly High	1.124
Previous Monthly Low	1.1002
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	1.1108
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	1.1121
Daily Pivot Point S1	1.1072
Daily Pivot Point S2	1.105
Daily Pivot Point S3	1.1015
Daily Pivot Point R1	1.1129
Daily Pivot Point R2	1.1164
Daily Pivot Point R3	1.1186

Author

Omkar Godbole

FXStreet Contributor

Omkar Godbole, editor and analyst, joined FXStreet after four years as a research analyst at several Indian brokerage companies.

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