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Talking Points:
- EUR/USD Technical Strategy: Short at 1.1037
- Euro drops most in nearly a month, clears a path below 1.10 vs. US Dollar
- Short position triggered, looking for resumption of the long-term down trend
The Euro succumbed to renewed selling pressure after a brief pause having recoiled from trend line support-turned-resistance set from mid-March. Prices issued the largest drop in nearly a month against the US Dollar and now look poised to test below the 1.10 figure.
A daily close below the 38.2% Fibonacci expansion at 1.0919 opens the door for a test of the 50% level at 1.0777. Alternatively, a turn back above the 23.6% Fib at 1.1094 paves the way for a challenge of the 14.6% expansion at 1.1201.
Technical and risk/reward parameters look acceptable to attempt a short trade in line with our 2016 fundamental view. We will initially target 1.0919 and set a stop-loss triggered on a daily close above 1.1094. We will book profit on half of the trade and move the stop to breakeven once the first objective is reached.
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