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EUR/USD Price Analysis: EUR/USD moves above the 200 weekly SMA and the price printed at its highest level in over a month

  • EUR/USD is trading 0.64% higher on Monday as global risk sentiment drives on.
  • The dollar has struggled against all of the majors bar GBP.

EUR/USD weekly chart

EUR/USD is one of the best-performing currencies on Monday as the pair moves over 0.60% higher. In general, the euro is having a great day as EUR/JPY rises 0.86% and EUR/NZD pushes 0.74%. The single currency is the pick of the bunch as Brexit woes hit the pound and the US continues to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Risk sentiment is also important as there were large inflows into the greenback during the initial COVID-19 panic.

Looking at the chart below the price has now conclusively broken above the 200 weekly Simple Moving Average. This is not the first time as you can see some of the shadows (wicks) have penetrated the resistance only to fall back below. Obviously we will have to wait till the end of the week to see if the bulls can sustain this momentum but the signs are good at present. 

Another key feature on the chart it the price breaking the trendline which has been in place since the peak back in February 2018. The trendline has been tested twice but once again the bulls could not manage to keep hold of the area and the subsequent move took the price below the resistance. There is also some bullishness in the indicators. The MACD histogram is green and the signal lines have crossed the mid-point. While the Relative Strength Index is now holding pretty nicely above the 50 area. 

EUR/USD weekly 200 SMA

Additional levels

EUR/USD

Overview
Today last price1.1368
Today Daily Change0.0068
Today Daily Change %0.60
Today daily open1.13
 
Trends
Daily SMA201.1259
Daily SMA501.1119
Daily SMA1001.1042
Daily SMA2001.1051
 
Levels
Previous Daily High1.1325
Previous Daily Low1.1255
Previous Weekly High1.1371
Previous Weekly Low1.1243
Previous Monthly High1.1422
Previous Monthly Low1.1097
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%1.1298
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%1.1282
Daily Pivot Point S11.1262
Daily Pivot Point S21.1224
Daily Pivot Point S31.1192
Daily Pivot Point R11.1332 
Daily Pivot Point R21.1363 
Daily Pivot Point R31.1402

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Rajan Dhall, MSTA

Rajan Dhall is an experienced market analyst, who has been trading professionally since 2007 managing various funds producing exceptional returns.

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