EUR/USD Technical Analysis: Upper bound of consolidation awaits near 1.1475

Intraday action for EUR/USD heading into 2019 sees the pair lifting from near-term lows from 1.1300- 1.1350, testing back into a familiar resistance zone from 1.1425, though Euro bidders are adamantly

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EUR/USD, 15-Minute

Hourly candles show the Fiber's sideways spiral as the major pairing continues to struggle to separate itself from the 1.1400 major handle.

EUR/USD, 1-Hour

EUR/USD looks set for one more pass at the upper bound of rough consolidation near 1.1475, and the pair's two-month-plus ranging period looks set to continue into the new year.

EUR/USD, 4-Hour

EUR/USD

Overview:
    Today Last Price: 1.1424
    Today Daily change: 21 pips
    Today Daily change %: 0.184%
    Today Daily Open: 1.1403
Trends:
    Previous Daily SMA20: 1.1388
    Previous Daily SMA50: 1.1372
    Previous Daily SMA100: 1.148
    Previous Daily SMA200: 1.1647
Levels:
    Previous Daily High: 1.142
    Previous Daily Low: 1.1345
    Previous Weekly High: 1.1586
    Previous Weekly Low: 1.1309
    Previous Monthly High: 1.1486
    Previous Monthly Low: 1.1269
    Previous Daily Fibonacci 38.2%: 1.1391
    Previous Daily Fibonacci 61.8%: 1.1374
    Previous Daily Pivot Point S1: 1.1359
    Previous Daily Pivot Point S2: 1.1315
    Previous Daily Pivot Point S3: 1.1285
    Previous Daily Pivot Point R1: 1.1433
    Previous Daily Pivot Point R2: 1.1463
    Previous Daily Pivot Point R3: 1.1507

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