EURUSD Technical Analysis – Bearish flag in the making?

<p>US:</p><ul><li>The Fed <a href="https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/the-fomc-keeps-the-target-fed-funds-range-at-525-to-550-20230920/">left interest rates unchanged</a> as expected at the last meeting.</li><li>The macroeconomic projections were revised higher,
and the Dot Plot showed that the FOMC still expects another rate hike by the
end of the year with less rate cuts projected in 2024.</li><li><a href="https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/highlights-from-the-fed-chair-powells-press-conference-after-september-rate-decision-20230920/">Fed Chair Powell</a> reaffirmed their data dependency but added that
they will proceed carefully. </li><li>The <a href="https://www.forexlive.com/news/us-september-cpi-37-yy-versus-36-yy-expected-20231012/">US CPI</a> beat expectations on the headline
figures, but the core measures came in line with forecasts and the market’s
pricing barely changed. </li><li>The <a href="https://www.forexlive.com/news/us-august-non-farm-payrolls-187k-vs-170k-expected-20230901/">labour market</a> remains pretty resilient as seen once again last
week with the beat in<a href="https://www.forexlive.com/news/us-weekly-initial-jobs-claims-198k-versus-212k-expected-20231019/">Jobless Claims</a>, although continuing claims missed for a second
time in a row. </li><li>The <a href="https://www.forexlive.com/news/us-september-retail-sales-07-versus-03-expected-20231017/">US Retail Sales</a> last week beat expectations by a big
margin with positive revisions to the prior figures, suggesting the consumers’
spending remains resilient.</li><li><a href="https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/feds-powell-fomc-is-proceeding-carefully-20231019/">Fed Chair Powell</a>and other FOMC members continue to highlight the rise in long term yields as doing
the job for the Fed and therefore they are expected to keep rates steady in
November as well.</li><li>The market doesn’t expect the Fed to hike anymore.</li></ul><p>EU:</p><ul><li>The ECB <a href="https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/ecb-raises-key-rates-by-25-bps-in-september-monetary-policy-meeting-20230914/">hiked by 25 bps</a> at the
last meeting and added a line in the statement that signalled the end of the
tightening cycle.</li><li>President Lagarde highlighted the slowdown in
Eurozone economy and didn’t push back against the idea of them having reached
already the terminal rate.</li><li>The <a href="https://www.forexlive.com/news/eurozone-september-preliminary-cpi-43-vs-45-yy-expected-20230929/">Eurozone CPI</a> recently
missed expectations across the board supporting the ECB’s stance.</li><li>The <a href="https://www.forexlive.com/news/eurozone-august-unemployment-rate-64-vs-64-expected-20231002/">labour market</a> remains
very tight with the unemployment rate hovering at record low levels.</li><li>Overall, the economic data has been showing signs
of fast deterioration in the economy, which gives the ECB another reason to
keep rates steady.</li><li>The ECB members are leaning towards keeping rates
higher for longer now.</li><li>The market doesn’t expect the ECB to hike anymore.</li></ul><p>EURUSD Technical Analysis –
Daily Timeframe</p><p>On the daily chart, we can see that the EURUSD pair
eventually broke above the key <a href="https://www.forexlive.com/Education/technical-analysis-trendlines-20220406/">trendline</a> with the
<a href="https://www.forexlive.com/Education/technical-analysis-understanding-moving-averages-20220425/">moving averages</a> crossing
to the upside. This has switched the bias more to the upside in the short-term,
but we can also notice that it could just be a more complex correction that
might end up forming a <a href="https://www.forexlive.com/Education/chart-patterns-guide-20220125/">bearish flag</a>.
Yesterday’s rally has also overstretched a bit as depicted by the distance from
the blue 8 moving average. In such instances, we can usually see a pullback
into the moving average or some consolidation before the next move. </p><p>EURUSD Technical Analysis –
4 hour Timeframe</p><p>On the 4 hour chart, we can see that the price is
rejecting the upper bound of the hypothetical bearish flag and we have a strong
<a href="https://www.forexlive.com/Education/technical-analysis-support-and-resistance-20220405/">support</a> zone
around the 1.0620 level. From a risk management perspective, the buyers would
be better off waiting for the price to pull back into the support as they will
also find the <a href="https://www.forexlive.com/Education/technical-analysis-confluence-20220318/">confluence</a> with the
38.2% <a href="https://www.forexlive.com/Education/technical-analysis-using-fibonacci-retracements-20220421/">Fibonacci retracement</a> level
and the red 21 moving average. The sellers, on the other hand, will want to see
the price breaking below the support to increase the bearish bets into the
lower bound of the flag and eventually aiming for a breakout. </p><p>EURUSD Technical Analysis –
1 hour Timeframe</p><p>On the 1 hour chart, we can see that the
price is <a href="https://www.forexlive.com/Education/technical-analysis-understanding-divergence-20220429/">diverging</a> with
the <a href="https://www.forexlive.com/Education/technical-analysis-understanding-macd-20220427/">MACD</a> right
at the upper bound of the flag. This is generally a sign of weakening momentum
often followed by pullbacks or reversals. In this case, it might be just another
signal that confirms a pullback into the support.</p><p>Upcoming Events</p><p><a href="https://www.forexlive.com/EconomicCalendar">Today</a> we will get the latest PMIs for the Eurozone
and the US. On Thursday, we will see the US Jobless Claims figures, while on
Friday we get the US PCE report which is not expected to change anything for
the Fed at this time. </p><p>See the video below</p>

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