The Euro (EUR) fell against the US Dollar (USD) on Tuesday, this caused a decrease in the price of EURUSD, bringing it to less than 1.1300. The price of the pair decreased after major economic news released. Considering the price movement of the pair over the last few days, it is anticipated that the technical bias may remain bearish because the pair’s price marked a lower low in the recent downside move.

EUR/USD Technical Analysis

Currently, the pair is being traded around 1.1295, since the price is decreasing it is likely to observe support around 1.1268, the trend line support is the point of reference. Another support may come around 1.1250, the psychological number and then 1.1233, the major horizontal support level.

Talking about the upside, a resistance around 1.1361,  the 38.2% Fib level resistance ahead of 1.1401, the key horizontal resistance level and then 1.1464, the trend line resistance which is likely to prevent the price from increasing further as demonstrated in the given above chart. The technical bias may remain bullish as long as 1.1350, the major horizontal support level remains intact.

Nonfarm Productivity News – United States

In the United States, the figure with respect to the nonfarm productivity remained 2.9% in the 2nd quarter this year, as compared to 2.9% during the quarter before, down beating the economist expectation which was 3.0%. The data is copied from the news released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Department of Labor, United States.

The data represents the output level yielded by the labor force in an hour. The data is considered a good indicator of the overall market condition of the businesses in the US. It also affects GDP. Generally speaking a high reading in this regard is considered as a bullish or upward trend for the US Dollar (USD) whereas low reading indicates a downward trend or bearish market for the US Dollar (USD).

Trade Idea

Considering the overall price behavior of the pair over the last couple of days, selling the EURUSD around current levels can be a good decision in short to medium term.