EUR/USD technical analysis: Bid near 1.12, stuck in a pennant pattern

EUR/USD has charted a narrowing price range or a pennant pattern over the last four trading days.
A pennant breakout would imply a continuation of the rally from recent lows near 1.1027.

Omkar Godbole FXStreet Contributor

EUR/USD is mildly bid around 1.12 at press time, but the outlook remains neutral with the pair still trapped in a pennant pattern.

Pennants are considered as continuation setups, meaning they end up accelerating the preceding move.

EUR/USD has charted a pennant pattern after having rallied from 1.1027 to 1.1250.

So, a pennant breakout on the 4-hour chart, if confirmed, will signal a resumption of 1.1027 and could yield 1.14. On the way higher, the pair may encounter resistance at 1.1286 (July 11 high).

On the other hand, a pennant breakdown would imply an end of the bounce from recent lows near 1.1027.

4-hour chart

Trend: Neutral

1. R3 1.1267
2. R2 1.1245
3. R1 1.1223
PP 1.1201
1. S1 1.1179
2. S2 1.1157
3. S3 1.1135

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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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