During the previous trading session, the euro incurred strong losses against the US dollar to complete the bearish directional movement that the pair confirmed by breaking the mentioned low during all reports this week at 1.0500, heading towards the official target station at 1.0400, recording its lowest level at 1.0353. …
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European shares fell on Thursday, pulled down by steep losses on Wall Street overnight, after US inflation data fueled concerns about the impact of higher interest rates on economic growth. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 1.7 percent, losing many of the gains it made in the middle of the …
Read More »Euro confused between directional movement and correction 11/5/2022
The movements of the European single currency did not witness much change within sideways movements that tended to the negative and are still confined from the bottom above 1.0500 and from above below at 1.0580; therefore, the technical outlook has not changed. On the technical side today, and by looking …
Read More »Euro between directional movement and correction 10/5/2022
Attempts tended to the positive, witnessing the euro’s movements against the US dollar, building on the support level of the psychological barrier published in the previous analysis at 1.0500, to record a marginal rise to retest the 1.0590 level. On the technical side today, and with careful consideration on the …
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The dollar rose to a 20-year high on Monday as a combination of rising US Treasury yields and closings in China boosted the dollar’s safe-haven appeal. Against a basket of major currencies, the dollar index exceeded 104.19 for the first time since July 2002, continuing its rise by nine percent …
Read More »Euro collides with resistance 9/5/2022
The pivotal supply zones published in Friday analysis at 1.0600 managed to limit the euro’s attempts to rebound upwards, which forced the pair to trade negatively again. Technically, by looking at the 4-hour chart, we notice the continuation of the negative features coming from the stochastic indicator, which is gradually …
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Read More »The Euro is temporarily rising 6/5/2022
mixed trading Dominated the movements of the euro against the US dollar, approaching the realization of the idea of the temporary rise referred to during the previous analysis at a price of 1.0640, recording the highest level at 1.0640. From the angle of technical analysis today, and carefully looking at …
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Read More »The Euro is temporarily rising 5/5/2022
A positive trading session dominated the EUR/USD moves despite the Fed’s 50bp hike in interest rates, the most significant rate hike in 20 years. Technically, we find the euro building on the psychological barrier’s 1.0500 support floor, in addition to breaching the 1.0530 level and by looking closely at the …
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