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EUR/USD Technical Analysis: Struggles to defend 200-hour SMA ahead of Euro-zone PMI

   “¢   The pair extended overnight retracement slide from a descending trend-line resistance, forming a part of a descending triangle on the daily chart.

   “¢   A follow-through slide below 200-hour SMA further aggravated the selling bias in the past hour or so, albeit downside remained limited ahead of flash Euro-zone  PMIs.

   “¢   With technical indicators on the 1-hourly chart gradually gaining negative momentum, any up-move might now be looked upon as an opportunity to sell.  

EUR/USD 1-hourly chart

Spot rate: 1.1676
Daily High: 1.1702
Daily Low: 1.1655
Trend: Bearish

Resistance
R1: 1.1702 (current day swing high)
R2: 1.1742 (50-day SMA)
R3: 1.1791 (monthly tops set on July 9)

Support
S1: 1.1655 (current day swing low)
S2: 1.1635 (horizontal zone)
S3: 1.1598 (S3 daily pivot-point)
 

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