EUR/USD Technical Analysis: Euro best daily performance since September as the market hits 1.1400 figure

EUR/USD is trading in a bear trend below the 200-period simple moving average on the 4-hour chart; however, bulls made a substantial advance this Thursday as they printed the best daily advance since September.
EUR/USD closed above the 1.1400 figure and the 50 SMA suggesting potential bullish continuation in the coming sessions.
Targets to the upside are likely located near 1.1430 (October 9 low), 1.1463 (October 4 low) and 1.1500 figure and October 2 swing low.

Flavio Tosti Independent Analyst

EUR/USD 4-hour chart

Main trend: Bearish

Resistance 1: 1.1400 figure
Resistance 2: 1.1430 October 9 low
Resistance 3: 1.1463 October 4 low
Resistance 4: 1.1500 figure and October 2 swing low
Resistance 5: 1.1530 August 23 swing low (key level)

Support 1: 1.1350 figure
Support 2: 1.1300 current 2018 low
Support 3: 1.1200 figure

Additional key levels at a glance:

EUR/USD

Overview:
    Last Price: 1.1405
    Daily change: 93 pips
    Daily change: 0.822%
    Daily Open: 1.1312
Trends:
    Daily SMA20: 1.1472
    Daily SMA50: 1.1575
    Daily SMA100: 1.1593
    Daily SMA200: 1.1876
Levels:
    Daily High: 1.1362
    Daily Low: 1.1302
    Weekly High: 1.1551
    Weekly Low: 1.1336
    Monthly High: 1.1625
    Monthly Low: 1.1302
    Daily Fibonacci 38.2%: 1.1325
    Daily Fibonacci 61.8%: 1.1339
    Daily Pivot Point S1: 1.1289
    Daily Pivot Point S2: 1.1266
    Daily Pivot Point S3: 1.1229
    Daily Pivot Point R1: 1.1348
    Daily Pivot Point R2: 1.1385
    Daily Pivot Point R3: 1.1408

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Flavio Tosti

Independent Analyst

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