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EUR/USD, USD/CAD and USD/CHF Face Key Dollar Tests

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Christopher Lewis

EUR/USD, USD/CAD and USD/CHF approach key technical levels as traders track US yields and prepare for Friday’s potentially market-moving jobs data.

EUR/USD Technical Analysis

Intraday candlestick chart for EUR/USD showing the price at 1.15811, 50-period EMA at 1.15923, and 200-period EMA at 1.16172.
EUR/USD price chart displaying trading near 1.15811 with the 10-year Treasury yield at 4.780%. Source: TradingView

The euro has been pretty negative in the early part of the session, but we are starting to turn things around a little bit here as we head into the US session. With this, I think we have to look at this as a market that may try to recover a little bit.

With interest rates in America drifting lower, I’m still going to watch the 1.16 level. I think that’s an area that could end up being a little bit of a barrier. I still prefer the US dollar over the euro. A nice bounce here, signs of exhaustion, would be a classic continuation play.

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USD/CAD Technical Analysis

Intraday candlestick chart for USD/CAD showing the price at 1.39149, horizontal resistance at 1.39500, and support at 1.37500.
USD/CAD price chart with the 50-period EMA at 1.38975 and 200-period EMA at 1.38748. Source: TradingView

The US dollar has been strong against the Canadian dollar, and I think that probably continues. So, I’ll be watching the 1.3910 level for a potential bounce that I can take advantage of.

In this environment, the trade war between the United States and America continues to be a major factor. Plus, we have to keep in mind that both of these countries release their jobs numbers on Friday, so we could get a little bit of a wiggle here. I plan on taking advantage of it.

USD/CHF Technical Analysis

Intraday candlestick chart for USD/CHF showing the price at 0.81403, 50-period EMA at 0.81127, and horizontal level at 0.81000.
USD/CHF price chart showing the 200-period EMA at 0.80766 and Fibonacci retracement levels. Source: TradingView

In the US dollar against the Swiss franc pair, this has been a long-term holding of mine for some time. I think we have a situation here where traders will continue to look at this as a buy-on-the-dip scenario right around 0.8120 and 0.81. Both areas I’m looking to buy some type of bounce if I get the opportunity. The 0.8160 level above is short-term resistance that, if broken, could get a bit of FOMO trading in this pair for short-term traders to join the trend.

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About the Author

Christopher LewisSenior Analyst

Chris is a proprietary trader with more than 20 years of experience across various markets, including currencies, indices and commodities. As a senior analyst at FXEmpire since the website’s early days, he offers readers advanced market perspectives to navigate today’s financial landscape with confidence.

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