The euro traded quietly against the US dollar within sideways trading, through which the pair succeeded in re-testing the support level mentioned in the previous analysis at 1.2060. Technically speaking, by looking at the 4-hour chart, we find the euro is stable intraday above 1.2060 Fibonacci retracement 38.20% and generally …
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