The EUR/USD pair was closed at 1.16445 after placing a high of 1.17041 and a low of 1.16398. The EUR/USD pair extended its losses for the 5th consecutive day on Friday and remained bearish throughout the day. The main driver behind the steepest fall in Euro currency this week was the market concerns about the rising number of coronavirus infections in Europe and the effects of the social distancing measures to curb them.
The latest lockdown restrictions introduced by France and Germany and the tighter restrictions applied in Italy and Spain raised alarms about their impact on the fragile economic recovery and weighed on the single currency Euro that ultimately added pressure on EUR/USD pair.
Furthermore, the European Central Bank hinted to unleash new stimulus measures in December to counteract the pandemic’s negative impact and weighed on the Euro currency that added further losses in EUR/USD pair on Friday.
Meanwhile, on the data front, at 11:30 GMT, the French Consumer Spending for September was dropped to -5.1% against the expected -1.5% and weighed on Euro. The French Flash GDP for the quarter raised to 18.2% against the expected 15.0% and supported Euro. At 12:00 GMT, German Retail Sales for September dropped to -2.2% from the forecasted -0.6% and weighed on Euro. At 12:45 GMT, the French Prelim CPI for October fell to -0.1% against the forecasted 0.0% and weighed on Euro. At 13:00 GMT, the Spanish Flash GDP for the quarter surged to 16.7% after placing a high of 13.5% and supported Euro.
The Italian Monthly Unemployment Rate declined to 9.6% from the forecasted 10.1% and weighed on Euro. At 14:00 GMT, German Prelim GDP for the quarter raised to 8.2% from the forecasted 7.3% and supported Euro. The Italian Prelim GDP for the quarter also raised to 16.1% from the forecasted 11.1% and supported Euro. At 14:58 GMT, the Italian Prelim CPI for October remained flat with the expectations of 0.2%.
Support Resistance
1.1798 1.1789
1.1672 1.1834
1.1626 1.1870
Pivot point: 1.1753
The EUR/USD traded with a bearish bias, having dropped below the support area of 1.1653. At the moment, the EUR/USD is likely to face the resistance at the same level of 1.1653. On the higher side, a bullish crossover of 1.1653 increases the odds of continuing an upward trend, and it may lead the EUR/USD price towards 1.1700. Further bullish crossover of this area can lead the pair towards the 1.1758 level. Conversely, a bearish crossover of 1.1653 support level has opened additional room for selling until the 1.1613 area as a double bottom support area extends the level.
Entry Price – Buy 1.1646
Stop Loss – 1.1686
Take Profit – 1.1606
Risk to Reward – 1:1.25
Profit & Loss Per Standard Lot = -$400/ +$500
Profit & Loss Per Micro Lot = -$40/ +$50
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