EURGBP TECHS: Briefly Pierces 50-day EMA
May-21 18:00
- RES 4: 0.8768 High Nov 20 ‘23
- RES 3: 0.8624/0.8738 High Apr 21/ High Apr 11 and the bull trigger
- RES 2: 0.8541/8557 High May 2 / High Apr 28
- RES 1: 0.8456 50-day EMA
- PRICE: 0.8441 @ 16:00 BST May 21
- SUP 1: 0.8394 Low May 16
- SUP 2: 0.8359 1.236 proj of the Apr 11 - 16 - 21 price swing
- SUP 3: 0.8316 Low Mar 28 and a key support
- SUP 4: 0.8277 1.618 proj of the Apr 11 - 16 - 21 price swing
The cross rallied to show briefly above the 50-day EMA as the EUR rallied across the board into the Wednesday close. A clear break and close above would conclude the recent bearish phase and shift attention to 0.8541 resistance, the May 2 high. To the downside, the 0.8400 handle has been breached in recent weeks, an extension below which would open 0.8359, a Fibonacci projection.
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