EUR/USD Price Forecast: Falls toward 1.1750 near nine-day EMA
- EUR/USD may find the initial barrier at the 12-week high of 1.1849.
- The 14-day Relative Strength Index of 56 indicates constructive upside momentum.
- The immediate support lies at the nine-day EMA of 1.1744.
EUR/USD extends its losses for the second successive day, trading around 1.1760 during the Asian hours on Tuesday. The daily chart technical analysis indicates an ongoing bullish bias as the pair is remaining within the ascending channel pattern.
The EUR/USD pair is holding above both the nine-period and 50-period Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs), keeping a mild bullish bias. The short-term EMA running above the longer one, together with a 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) hovering around 56, suggests that upside momentum remains constructive, even if not yet in overbought territory.
On the upside, the primary barrier lies at the 12-week high of 1.1849, reached on April 17. A break above this level would lead the pair to test the upper boundary of the ascending channel around 1.2020. Further advances above the channel would lead the pair to explore the region around 1.2082, the highest since June 2021, reached on January 27.
The EUR/USD pair may find immediate support at the nine-day EMA of 1.1744, followed by the lower ascending channel boundary around 1.1730 and the 50-day EMA of 1.1697. Further declines will put downward pressure on the pair to navigate the region around the nine-month low of 1.1411, recorded on March 13.
(The technical analysis of this story was written with the help of an AI tool.)
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