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EUR/USD Forecast: Struggles on Monday Despite Surge

By Christopher Lewis
Senior Technical Analyst

Christopher Lewis is a technical analyst and market commentator at DailyForex with more than two decades of trading experience in Forex and other leveraged markets. Based in Columbus, Ohio, he specializes in chart-based analysis of major currency pairs, stock indices, commodities, and energy markets, focusing on clear support and resistance levels, trend structure, and risk management. Christopher produces daily written and video analysis for tra...

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  • The Euro has been rather quiet during the trading session on Monday after having an explosive Friday session reaching the 1.16 level.
  • The 1.16 level is a large round psychologically significant figure that a lot of people will be paying close attention to.
  • The 1.16 level has been important multiple times and what I am seeing around the forex world is that the US dollar isn't necessarily willing to roll over during the day.

At this point we are sitting on top of the 50-day EMA and in and of itself that does make a certain amount of sense that we would see sideways action but if we can break down below here then we could go to the 1.15 level.

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Support Breaking Opens Move Lower to 1.14 Quickly

EUR/USD Forecast 05/08: Struggles on Monday (graph)

The 1.15 level being broken through could open up a move down to the 1.14 level. The 1.14 level offered a nice support level. If we were to break down below there, then I think we really see this market fall apart. In that scenario, we would see the US dollar gain against almost everything. With the Euro being a large portion of the US dollar index, I think you've got a situation where you would see other currencies like the Canadian dollar specifically, maybe a few other ones, such as the Australian dollar, New Zealand dollar really taken on the chin.

The dollar has seen a certain amount of negative pressure due to the jobs number, but again, the initial knee-jerk reaction is almost never the correct one. After all, if the United States were to enter a recession, that's going to play havoc with the rest of the world. Ultimately, I think that we are in the midst of trying to change the narrative in the market, and it tends to be a very messy affair. So, watch 1.14 for a breakdown and 1.16 for a rally. That could open up a move to the 1.18 level, which I think at this point in time, you have to look at as the potential ceiling.

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Senior Technical Analyst
Christopher Lewis is a technical analyst and market commentator at DailyForex with more than two decades of trading experience in Forex and other leveraged markets. Based in Columbus, Ohio, he specializes in chart-based analysis of major currency pairs, stock indices, commodities, and energy markets, focusing on clear support and resistance levels, trend structure, and risk management. Christopher produces daily written and video analysis for traders who rely on technical setups to navigate volatile market conditions

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