FxWirePro: EUR/USD dips below lower range, bearish bias increases
Wednesday, March 8, 2017 4:25 PM UTC
- The EUR /USD pair declined on Wednesday as data on U.S. private-sector payrolls rose more than expected for February, increasing investor expectations of an increase to interest rates by the Federal Reserve later this month.
- U.S. private employers added 298,000 jobs last month, well above the gain of 190,000 predicted by economists surveyed by Reuters. That pushed the dollar to its highest level since March 3 against a basket of currency rivals.
- The ongoing weakness is set to continue for this pair as the resistance level at 1.0600 is likely to act as strong barrier to the bulls and bring a further decline towards lower levels.
- To the upside, the immediate resistance can be seen at 1.0563, a break above this level would expose the pair to next resistance level at 1.0600.
- To the downside, immediate support can be seen at 1.0527, a break below at this level will open the door towards next level at 1.0492.
Resistance Levels
R1: 1.0563 (61.8% Retracement level)
R2: 1.0600 (Psychological levels)
R3: 1.0639 (March 6th high)
Support Levels
S1: 1.0527 (38.2% Retracement level)
S2: 1.0492 (Dec 20th lows)
S3: 1.0442 (23.6% Retracement level)