EUR/USD started a fresh decline and traded below 1.0150. EUR/JPY is attempting a recovery wave and might rise if it clears 139.50.
Important Takeaways for EUR/USD and EUR/JPY
· The Euro started a major decline from the 1.0250 and 1.0280 resistance levels.
· There is a short-term contracting triangle forming with resistance near 1.0145 on the hourly chart.
· EUR/JPY also started a major decline below the 140.00 and 139.50 support levels.
· There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near 139.20 on the hourly chart.
EUR/USD Technical Analysis
The Euro failed to clear the 1.0280 resistance against the US Dollar. The EUR/USD pair started a major decline below the 1.0220 and 1.0200 support levels.
There was a clear move below the 1.0150 level and the 50 hourly simple moving average. The pair even settled below the 1.0180 level. A low was formed near 1.0107 on FXOpen and the pair is now consolidating losses.
EUR/USD Hourly Chart
The pair climbed above the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the 1.0250 swing high to 1.0107 low. On the upside, the pair is facing resistance near the 1.0145 level.
There is also a short-term contracting triangle forming with resistance near 1.0145 on the hourly chart. A clear move above the triangle resistance might send the price towards 1.0165. The next major resistance is near the 1.0180 level.
It is near the 50% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the 1.0250 swing high to 1.0107 low. If the bulls remain in action, the pair could revisit the 1.0250 resistance zone in the near term.
On the downside, the pair might find support near the 1.0120 level. The next major support sits near the 1.0100 level. If there is a downside break below the 1.0100 support, the pair might accelerate lower in the coming sessions.
EUR/JPY Technical Analysis
The Euro also started a fresh decline from the 142.00 resistance against the Japanese Yen. The EUR/JPY pair gained pace and traded below the 141.00 support level.
The pair even broke the 140.00 level and the 50 hourly simple moving average. It traded as low as 138.13 and is currently correcting losses. An immediate resistance on the upside is near the 139.00 level. It is near the 50% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the 139.83 swing high to 138.13 low.
EUR/JPY Hourly Chart
The next major resistance could be near the 139.20 level. There is also a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near 139.20 on the hourly chart.
The trend line is near the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the 139.83 swing high to 138.13 low. If there is an upside break above the 139.20 resistance, the pair could test the 139.50 resistance. Any more gains might send the pair towards the 140.00 level.
If not, the pair could start a fresh decline below the 138.75 support. The next major support is near the 138.50 level. The main support sits near the 138.20 level. Any more losses could lead the pair towards the 137.50 support level in the near term.