EUR/USD Ends the Sideways Trend and Drops Like a Rock

Not directly, because the data was released yesterday and the breakout just happened today. However, the increased momentum can definitely be contributed to Wednesday’s CPI.

Boring rectangle

EURUSD fell in a sideways trend at the end of April. The sideways trend can technically be described as a rectangle (orange). We had a horizontal resistance on the 1.058 and a horizontal support on the 1.048, around 100 pips range. Over the past few days, that boring sideways movement became even less interesting, and the volatility drop allowed for a smaller pennant (blue) to be created.

EUR/USD tango down

CPI helped to introduce some life into the price. After the initial roller coaster, the price chose the southward direction. We broke the lower line of the pennant and the horizontal support on 1.048. EURUSD managed to set new, long-term lows and trigger a refreshed sell signal.

At some point, we may see an upward movement which would be typical price action for testing the broken support as a resistance. As long as we stay below the lower orange area, the sentiment is definitely negative.

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