Despite volatility following the US Non-farm payroll report the EUR/USD continues to trade within its current range. The pair has seen relatively little movement this past week considering the monumental event risk that it faced. Next week’s EZ GDP and CPI reports may be market moving but until their release on Friday, we could see the euro trade in a defined range.
Key Technical Levels

The Euro/Dollar continues see its upside limited by the 20-Day SMA at 1.4866 which has led to the pair settling into a range. 1.4700 is serving as the lower bound giving traders definable levels for exiting and entering positions.

Quantitative Metrics
The EUR/USD has seen its ATR start to rise as the pair has seen a pickup in volatility as risk appetite has become sporadic. A daily range of 141 pips remains in line with other major pairs, but at only 0.94% of the spot price, it becomes more attractive. A narrowing Bollinger band speaks to their pairs recent range bound activity which is a bonus for scalpers. However, be aware that if the band becomes too thin a breakout may be imminent.

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