EUR/USD Technical Analysis: Euro rises above 1.1400 figure - Can it last?

Flavio Tosti Independent Analyst

EUR/USD daily chart

EUR/USD is trading in a bear trend below the 100 and 200-day simple moving average (SMA) while the market is testing the 50 SMA.

EUR/USD 4-hour chart

EUR/USD moved above 1.1400 and tested the 1.1425 level.

EUR/USD 30-minute chart

On small time frames, the momentum is bearish.
1.1388 and the 1.1360 levels should be next targets to the downside.

Additional key levels

EUR/USD

Overview:
    Today Last Price: 1.141
    Today Daily change: -1.0 pips
    Today Daily change %: -0.00876%
    Today Daily Open: 1.1411
Trends:
    Previous Daily SMA20: 1.1353
    Previous Daily SMA50: 1.1417
    Previous Daily SMA100: 1.1515
    Previous Daily SMA200: 1.1742
Levels:
    Previous Daily High: 1.1424
    Previous Daily Low: 1.136
    Previous Weekly High: 1.1424
    Previous Weekly Low: 1.1311
    Previous Monthly High: 1.15
    Previous Monthly Low: 1.1216
    Previous Daily Fibonacci 38.2%: 1.14
    Previous Daily Fibonacci 61.8%: 1.1385
    Previous Daily Pivot Point S1: 1.1373
    Previous Daily Pivot Point S2: 1.1335
    Previous Daily Pivot Point S3: 1.131
    Previous Daily Pivot Point R1: 1.1437
    Previous Daily Pivot Point R2: 1.1462
    Previous Daily Pivot Point R3: 1.15

Author

Flavio Tosti

Independent Analyst

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