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USD/JPY faces one last resistance line before it can extend its gains

The  EUR/USD  has erased its recovery and settled at the somewhat lower ground amid growing trade tensions. Where is it heading next?

The  Technical Confluences Indicator  shows that the pair is battling the  1.1722 – 1.1734  area where it is hugged by a congestion of many levels. These include the Simple Moving Average 5-one-day, the Fibonacci 38.2% one-day, the Fibonacci 61.8%, the Bolinger Band 15m-Lower, the Fibonacci 23.6% one-week, the SMA 515m, and the SMA 5-4h.

Should the pair give in to pressure and fall, the next substantial confluence of support is at  1.1704  which is the confluence of the Fibonacci 38.2% one-week, the Pivot Point one-day Support 1, and the Bolinger Band 1h-Lower.

Below,  1.1661  may provide support as it is the meeting point of the Fibonacci 61.8% one-week and the Pivot Point one-day Support 2. Yet a firm cushion is only at  1.1594  which is where the Fibonacci 23.6% one-month and the one-week low converge.

On the topside,  1.1807  is the first target with the convergence of the Fibonacci 161.8% one-day, the Pivot Point one-week Resistance 1 and the Pivot Point one-day Resistance 2.

Even higher,  1.1860  remains a target as the meeting point between the Pivot Point one-month Resistance 1 and the one-month high.

Here is how it looks on the tool:

EUR USD technical confluence July 11 2018

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Yohay Elam

Yohay Elam

Yohay Elam: Founder, Writer and Editor I have been into forex trading for over 5 years, and I share the experience that I have and the knowledge that I've accumulated. After taking a short course about forex. Like many forex traders, I've earned a significant share of my knowledge the hard way. Macroeconomics, the impact of news on the ever-moving currency markets and trading psychology have always fascinated me. Before founding Forex Crunch, I've worked as a programmer in various hi-tech companies. I have a B. Sc. in Computer Science from Ben Gurion University. Given this background, forex software has a relatively bigger share in the posts.