EUR/CAD chart on Trading View used for analysis
- EUR/CAD recovery capped below 5-DMA, the pair trades 0.04% lower on the day at 1.4987 at 0550 GMT.
- The pair is extending weakness below daily cloud, bias lower, momentum with the bears.
- Price action has broken major trendline support and is on track to test 78.6% Fib at 1.4944.
- Stochs and RSI are biased lower and MACD supports weakness. Break below 78.6% Fib to see further downside.
- On the upside, 5-DMA is immediate resistance at 1.5019. Bearish invalidation only above 200-DMA.
- Focus on Markit's Services PMI reports for the euro area and Germany later in the day for further impetus.
- If the PMI data from the eurozone disappoint, we could see the shared currency come under a renewed pressure.
Support levels - 1.4944 (78.6% Fib), 1.4914 (Dec 3rd low), 1.4855 (88.6% Fib)
Resistance levels - 1.5019 (5-DMA), 1.5119 (21-EMA), 1.5163 (200-DMA)
Recommendation: Good to go short on upticks, SL: 1.5120, TP: 1.4945/ 1.4920/ 1.4855
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